No evidence Hungary lost on Volkswagen emission scandal, says ministry

Budapest (MTI) – There is no direct evidence that Hungary has made losses on Volkswagen’s emission scandal, the economy ministry said on Tuesday, in response to the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party’s question regarding losses. It would be premature…
Government has protected Hungary from impacts of migration, says Orban

Budapest (MTI) – “Hungary is now a protected country”, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at a press conference and insisted that his government has “fulfilled its obligations to the Hungarian people”. Speaking on the sidelines of an event in Nyiregyhaza,…
Authorities deal with 17.000 missing children case every year

The number of missing children increases year by year: in 2014 almost 17.000 cases were registered. Most of the children are soon found, but one hundred children disappear every year for good, writes hvg.hu. More and more children go missing…
Justice minister holds talks in Algeria

Budapest (MTI) – Justice Minister Laszlo Trocsanyi has met top Algerian officials to discuss the possibility of boosting bilateral ties, his ministry said on Tuesday. During an official visit to Algeria, Trocsanyi held talks with Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and…
Migration-related costs should be included in Hungary’s deficit, says Varga

Brussels (MTI) – The European Commission should include Hungary’s extraordinary spending in connection with the migration crisis in its calculations of the country’s public finance deficit, Economy Minister Mihaly Varga said on Tuesday. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting…
Winter tourist campaign get new Budapest card

During the promotion campaign amplifying winter tourism, a plastic card replaces the paper-version online voucher – thanks to the development of the Budapest Festival and Tourism Center (BFTK) – for the first time this year. The change makes the daily…
Most beautiful cat is Hungarian

A Hungarian cat had huge success in the Malmo cat world’s fair. A member of the Felis Hungarica – Hungarian Association of Cat Owners is the breeder of the cat who had worldwide success in the October competition. The Alba…
Bubi bike system will be expanded, if there will be money

According to budapest.24.hu, one of the Budapest Deputy Mayors promised it at the event where the capital and MOL (Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Limited Company) celebrated the one millionth bike rent. MOL, which sponsoring half of the operating costs…
London is the sportiest city, Budapest took a great step forward

London became the world’s “sportiest” city for the fourth time in a row, while Budapest is the 12th – stepping forward 35 places – on the list which was published by Sportcal, the world’s leading sports news website, boon.hu wrote.…
Baku from a Hungarian perspective – 80 amazing pictures

Azerbaijan and its capital were frequently in the news these days, since the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was held there, the 1st European Games were conducted there and Formula 1 Grand Prix will also be on the Baku streets from…





