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Tatai Patara Festival – Re-enacting the siege of Tata Castle
It was all of eight years ago that the Tatai Patara Festival has been launched. This year, the festival will be held from 22nd to 24th of May at the Tata Castle and at Eszterhazy Square. The organizers of the…
Opposition parties call on justice minister to quit
Budapest, May 22 (MTI) – Opposition parties Dialogue for Hungary (PM) and the Hungarian Liberal Party (MLP) have called on Justice Minister Laszlo Trocsanyi to resign over what they called “racist remarks” about Hungarian Roma earlier this week. Trocsanyi told…
Riga summit fails to resolve Ukraine visa issue, says Orban
Budapest, May 22 (MTI) – The European Union’s Eastern Partnership summit in Riga failed to resolve issues around lifting the EU’s visa requirement for citizens of Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told public news channel M1 on Friday. Presenting…
Hungarian swimming federation defends Katinka Hosszu
Budapest, May 22 (MTI) – Hungarian swimming federation chief Tamas Gyarfas has defended swimming star Katinka Hosszu against allegations of doping by Swimming World Magazine. Earlier this week, Swimming World Magazine published an article questioning Hosszu’s outstanding performances and implying…
Chinese wanted in Budapest murder case
Budapest, May 22 (MTI) – Hungarian police have identified Xiao Qiao Peng, a 32-year-old Chinese man, as the murderer of a young woman in central Budapest, the police’s website reported on Friday. The authorities have issued European and international warrants…
Wage gap narrows in Hungary
Budapest, May 22 (MTI) – In terms of the regional distribution of incomes in Hungary, the richest take home just over seven times the amount as the poorest — a better reading than the OECD average, Zoltan Csefalvay, the head…
Gourmet Festival in Millenaris Park
The Gourmet Festival is being held from 21st to 24th of May in Millenaris Park, which is a great opportunity for gastro lovers to sample dishes from almost all of Hungary’s top restaurants at one location, and to taste Hungarian…
Conference on Iron Curtain in Budapest
Budapest, May 21 (MTI) – Hungary’s Crimes of Communism Foundation and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung organised in Budapest on Thursday a symposium on the Iron Curtain. In his address to the conference, Bence Retvari, state secretary at the human resources…
Corvinus letter forgery, says ministry
Budapest, May 21 (MTI) – A letter purporting to be an instruction to Budapest Corvinus University to sell several campus buildings is a fake, the ministry of human resources said on Thursday. The letter posted online and containing instructions to…
Congress hearing confirmed Hungary-US ties good, says ex-congressman
Budapest, May 21 (MTI) – The recent hearing at the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe, confirmed that relations between Hungary and the US are very good, former Republican Congressman Connie Mack told public news channel M1 on Thursday.…