Adrienn Sain
Hungary may turn to EU for lower VAT on internet
Budapest, March 4 (MTI) – Hungary may turn to Brussels asking reduction of the value added tax on internet services, the government commissioner in charge of internet programmes said on Friday. Tamás Deutsch said in the online edition of daily…
2015 crime rate down, says Hungarian national police report
Budapest, March 4 (MTI) – Hungary’s national police registered a total of 268,000 crimes in 2015, down significantly from the 309,000 registered in 2014, police said on their website on Friday. Cybercrime continues to be on the rise, according to…
Police launch probe into election office incident
Budapest, March 4 (MTI) – The national police on Friday launched an investigation into an incident which took place at the election office last Tuesday, when a Socialist politician’s attempt to submit a question for a referendum on Sunday shopping…
Tom Hanks has another Budapest selfie
As Daily News Hungary has recently reported, Tom Hanks returned to Budapest to re-shoot a couple of scenes for the upcoming movie Inferno, because director Ron Howard was dissatisfied with some parts. Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu later reported that the actor has visited several Budapest bars already…
Hungarian air force provided security to millions of Europeans
Budapest, March 4 (MTI) – The Hungarian air force provided security to tens of millions of Europeans during the four months when it protected the airspace for the Baltic countries and Slovenia, the defence ministry’s state secretary said on Friday.…
Kúria: Socialist MP rights infringed during referendum submission
Budapest, March 4 (MTI) – The rights of Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó were infringed when he was prevented in submitting a referendum question to the National Election Office (NVI) last week, the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, said in a ruling.…
More Czech and Serbian tourists visit Hungary
According to turizmusonline.hu, the Hungarian Tourism Ltd. was present at many exhibitions focusing on tourism, such as the Holiday World, which focuses on Central Europe, and on the Belgrade Fair, which was held between 18-21 February and concentrated on South-Easter Europe.…
PM Viktor Orbán: Hungary among best-protected EU states from migration
Budapest, March 4 (MTI) – Hungary was the first nation state that took action independently to handle illegal migration and it is still among the best-protected EU states, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. Individual countries taking action independently…
The 5th African Expo has started
It’s the 5th occasion that the Africa Expo and Market is present at the Hungexpo. The Travel exhibition’s aim is to show people how colourful this country is, writes globoport.hu. The exhibition does not only inform potential travellers about the country’s…
More migrants arriving despite protective measures
Budapest, March 4 (MTI) – The number of migrants arriving in Hungary has been increasing despite serious protective measures, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said on Thursday. Around 3,000 migrants arrived in two months this year and based on this, there…