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The EFOTT starts off today
With its day number zero the EFOTT (Egyetemisták És Foiskolások Országos Turisztikai Találkozója) starts off today. It will be the second time the festival conquers Velence in a row, which is interesting, because it was a traditionally traveling festival before, organized in…
Balaton Sound, the festival that can be heard up to tens of kilometers
The 2016 season of the popular Hungarian festival came to an end with the 11th of July. The Balaton Sound was organized, as usual, at the biggest European freshwater lake, Balaton, at the beach of Zamárdi. It was the tenth…
Cabinet office denies connection between Rogan, Portik
Budapest, June 17 (MTI) – Hungary’s cabinet office head Antal Rogan has never met Tamas Portik, a notorious criminal, the office said in a statement on Friday. Portik, who used to be an influential businessman and who has recently been…
Austria, Hungary defence, interior ministers discuss migration
St Martin, Austria, June 17 (MTI) – The defence and interior ministers of Hungary and Austria discussed recent developments in migration and related tasks at their meeting in St Martin (Rábaszentmárton) in south-eastern Austria on Friday. István Simicskó and Sándor…
Election Cttee repeatedly turns down Liberals’ complaint over quota referendum
Budapest, June 17 (MTI) – The National Election Committee has repeatedly turned down a complaint filed by the Liberal Party over the government’s campaign ahead of a planned national referendum concerning European migrant quotas. According to the Liberals, the government’s…
Szijjarto signs deals on gas supply, railway carriage production in Russia
Moscow, June 17 (MTI) – Foreign minister Peter Szijjarto agreed on changes to Hungary’s gas supply contract, as well as on cooperation to produce 700 railway carriages for the Egyptian market with his Russian counterparts in St Petersburg on Friday.…
LMP: Farm minister secretly procured GM seeds in Washington
Budapest, June 17 (MTI) – Farm Minister Sándor Fazekas had violated Hungary’s fundamental law when he allegedly procured genetically modified seeds for research purposes during a visit to Washington in April, the opposition LMP party said. Benedek R. Sallai, the…
MOL makes another discovery in Pakistan
Budapest, June 17 (MTI) – Hungarian oil and gas company MOL on Friday announced a new oil and gas discovery it made in Pakistan. An exploration well in the TAL block, which MOL operates, flowed at a rate of 2,020…
Ader raises concerns over land compensation amendment
Budapest, June 17 (MTI) – Hungary’s President Janos Ader has returned to lawmakers an amendment of the laws in connection with compensation for land confiscated during the communist era. Ader said in a letter published on Parliament’s website on Friday…
Budapest transport centre to run EUR 1.7m ad campaign for e-tickets
Budapest, June 17 (MTI) – The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) will run a 550 million forint (EUR 1.7m) ad campaign over two and a half years to promote the electronic ticketing system it plans to introduce, daily Magyar Idok reported…