A symbolic impression of Ukraine's second city in suburban Pest
Little Kharkiv tucked away in Thököly Road
A place I was fortunate to travel to this year between pandemic lockdowns was Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city in the east of the country. And it's interesting that since my return to Budapest there have been certain moments back home when things suddenly spring ...
Army Zlin fleet complete
The Hungarian army put on show the recently arrived four Zlin light training and reconnaissance aircraft and 14 Airbus H145M medium-sized military multirole helicopters that have been purchased under the country's large-scale defence development scheme, at the Szolnok army base on Friday.
PM calls for stronger protection of Hungarian interests 'against Soros'
Orbán: Vaccinations set to start in late December
Hungary will begin inoculating people with a Covid-19 vaccine on December 27 or 28, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a radio interview on Friday. The first vaccine doses arriving in the country will be enough to inoculate 35,000 people, the prime minister told ...
Testing lab opens at Liszt Ferenc airport
Members of the public can now get tested for Covid-19 at a testing lab opened at Liszt Ferenc International Airport on Friday.
Having "to remain in one of the transit zones ... constitutes detention", ECJ says
EU court: Hungary failing to fulfil obligation to protect asylum-seekers
Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligation under EU law to grant international protection to illegal migrants from third countries, the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg ruled.
Chain Bridge renovation tender receives favourable bid
The city of Budapest's tender for the renovation of the capital's landmark Chain Bridge has received a favourable bid to carry out the works which could bring the cost of the project significantly lower than anticipated, the Mayor's Office said in a statement on ...
Szijjarto: EPP pursuing ‘witch hunt’ against Fidesz
The European People's Party is "pursuing a witch hunt" against Hungary's ruling Fidesz party, its "most successful member", Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said. At a press conference held on an unrelated topic, Szijjarto called it "strange" that the EPP had withdrawn some rights from ...
Leading Hungarian businessman arrested on suspicion of graft
Laszlo Bige, the owner of artificial fertiliser maker Nitrogenmuvek, has been placed under criminal supervision on suspicion of bribery and other financial crimes, a Nyiregyhaza court said.
Budapest to expand free testing
Budapest will expand its free coronavirus testing programme in light of the strong interest expressed by residents, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, said on Facebook.
Government measure to help with epidemic defence
New Year’s Eve fireworks banned
The government is banning the sale and use of fireworks on New Year's Eve in the interest of complying with the curfew and preventing large gatherings, as part of its defence against the coronavirus epidemic, the Government Information Centre said.
