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Extra funding of HUF 7bn for higher education in 2016, says state secy
Budapest (MTI) – Funding in higher education will be increased by 7 billion forints (EUR 25m) to 198,1 billion next year, the human resources ministry’s parliamentary state secretary said on Saturday. This includes extra funding of 5.3 billion forints to…
Orban holds talks with president of Tatarstan
Kazan (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks with Rustam Minnikhanov, the president of the Republic of Tatarstan, in Kazan on Friday evening, the prime minister’s press chief told MTI. Economic issues were also raised during the negotiations, Bertalan…
11 Hungarian universities among the world’s best
11 Hungarian universities got into the best 2000 in the recent university ranking made by University Ranking by Academic Performance – Eduline.hu said. Here are the Hungarian universities’ ranks: 513. Eotvos Lorand University 522. University of Debrecen 591. Semmelweis University…
Jobbik only able to govern as people’s party, Vona says
Gheorgheni, Romania (MTI) – Jobbik can only be able to govern as a people’s party, Gabor Vona, the radical nationalist party’s leader, said in Gheorgheni (Gyergyoszentmiklos), Romania, on Friday. The time has come for Jobbik to start preparing for the…
These are the richest Hungarian families
According to szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu, Forbes magazine made a list of the biggest Hungarian family businesses in the August issue. Csanyi family is also on the list, but they could be the 2nd. Kasza family – Jasz-Plasztik Kft. The head of Kasza…
Fidesz moves to make damaging border fence criminal offence, says Rogan
Budapest (MTI) – The ruling Fidesz party group is submitting a proposal to parliament to make damaging the fence on the Hungarian-Serbian border a criminal offence, group leader Antal Rogan said on Friday. The proposal will be submitted in September…
Anyone can be Ferenc Liszt at Ferihegy
Joining the Play me initiative, there is a piano at the Liszt Ferenc Airport, where anyone can sit down sit down to play a little bit. A piano has been exhibited in cooperation with Budapest Airport and Rotary Club, near…
Illegal migrants cut though preliminary fence at Serbian border
Budapest (MTI) – A group of 18 illegal migrants have cut through the metal barrier which is being erected on the border with Serbia near Asotthalom, public news channel M1 reported on Friday. The illegal immigrants attempted to cross to…
Ankole-Watusi cattle born in Nyíregyháza Zoo
Budapest, 2015 August 7 (MTI) – Three Ankole-Watusi cattle, also known as the “Cattle of Kings”, have been born in Sosto Zoo in Nyíregyháza, eastern Hungary. The zoo now has ten of these long horned beasts, which are generally raised…
Eleven Hungarians jailed for pimping in UK
Budapest, August 7 (MTI) – A gang of eleven Hungarians has been sentenced by a London court for trafficking and sexually exploiting more than 250 women in the UK, the Fejer County chief prosecutor said on Friday. A joint investigation…