Hungary internet usage rate among top ten in EU
Around 88pc of Hungarians between the ages of 16 and 74 use the internet on a daily basis, a study by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) shows.
Government earmarks HUF 3.7 billion for upgrades at border crossings with Serbia
The government has allocated HUF 3.7bn in funding to the National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) for upgrades and staff increases at border crossing stations with Serbia, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
Karacsony: Budapest prepared for peak flood levels
Budapest is prepared to handle the Danube's peak flood levels, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, has said, adding that all flood defence work will be completed by noon on Thursday.
PM approves opening of emergency reservoir along Leitha
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday inspected the flood defence work along the Leitha river where he and MP Istvan Nagy were briefed on the protection efforts in the region by water and disaster management experts, his press chief said.
Government ploughs HUF 30,000 billion into healthcare sector since 2010
The government has spent around HUF 30,000bn on healthcare since coming to power in 2010, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said on Tuesday, at the inauguration of a trauma centre at a big hospital in Budapest.
Government official: Flood defence capabilities lot more developed than in 2013
Although Hungary is facing the biggest flood since the one in 2013 it has a lot more developed flood defence capabilities than eleven years ago, the parliamentary state secretary of the interior ministry told a press briefing on the flood situation on Tuesday.
EC chief nominates Varhelyi as health and animal welfare commissioner
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has nominated Hungary's Oliver Varhelyi for the post of European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare.
Hanko: Europe needs competitiveness ‘turnaround’
Culture and Innovation Minister Balazs Hanko said Europe needed a "competitiveness turnaround" in remarks ahead of an informal meeting of European Union higher education and research ministers in Budapest on Tuesday.
MVM revenue falls, profits climb in H1
First-half sales revenue of state-owned energy group MVM fell 22pc year-on-year to HUF 2,156bn, an earnings report posted on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange on Tuesday shows.
Hungary tourism sector on the upturn, minister says
Hungary's tourism sector is on the upturn, boasting a record number of domestic travellers and foreign visitors this year, National Economy Minister Marton Nagy said at a press conference on Tuesday.
