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Prime Minister Orban to pay official visit to Mongolia
Budapest, January 18 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban is to pay an official visit to Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar on January 24, the PM’s press chief said. Bertalan Havasi said in a statement on Monday that Orban will head a…
Hungary stands by Macedonia’s EU integration, says Szijjarto
Brussels, January 18 (MTI) – Macedonia “has done a lot” to earn the European Union’s acceleration of integration talks, Hungary’s foreign minister said after an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday. Speaking before the formal meeting…
Prosecution orders detention of migrants in South Hungary camp violence
Budapest, January 18 (MTI) – Police have initiated the preliminary detention of fourteen refugees in connection with violence that broke out on Friday at the Kiskunhalas refugee camp, in southern Hungary, the Bacs-Kiskun County prosecutor told MTI. On Friday three…
New tax system to leave HUF 850 bn with taxpayers in 2016 – paper
Budapest, January 18 (MTI) – Hungary’s reformed tax system is set to leave 850 billion forints (EUR 2.7bn) with taxpayers in 2016 in comparison with 2010, the daily Magyar Idok said on Monday. Economy Minister Mihaly Varga told the paper…
Budapest taxi drivers stage demonstration against Uber
Budapest, January 18 (MTI) – About 100-120 taxi drivers began an unannounced demonstration in protest against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest on Monday morning. Taxi drivers lined up their cars at the junction of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky and Jozsef Attila streets…
Commemoration held for liberation of Budapest ghetto, Wallenberg
Budapest (MTI) – The 71st anniversary of the liberation of Budapest’s ghetto was marked by the ghetto’s memorial wall by the Dohany Street Synagogue on Sunday. Slomo Kover, Executive Rabbi of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH), told the event…
Mysterious Hungarian family photos found in an Australian small town
40-year-old photos have been found in the street of Cromer, an Australian town. The pictures are black and white and show a young couple’s wedding and other people around them, dailytelegraph.com.au reported the event. It is thought that the photos…
Gluttonous Thursday is coming: you can eat with 50% discount in the restaurants of Budapest
Because of the positive feedback from the catering establishments and the general public, Hungarian Tourism Zrt. organizes its culinary action, Gluttonous Thursday for the 11th time on February 11, 2016, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu wrote. This year’s Gluttonous Thursday, which will also be…
Donations from Középsuli arrived to the African-Hungarian Union
According to globoport.hu, one of the stars of Középsuli (High School) – which is a popular Hungarian online series – collected donations for disadvantaged African citizens. These gifts have now arrived to the African-Hungarian Union (AHU) and were sent to Africa.…
Wizz Air to strengthen position
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline of Central and Eastern Europe, continued its expansion in 2015 by establishing a new base, opening a new maintenance hangar, buying new airplanes and launching new flights. The company strengthened its position as the…