Alexandra Béni
Official: Hungary aims to become hub for fighting persecution of Christians
Budapest, January 27 (MTI) – Hungary aims to establish itself as a hub and supporter of organisations fighting the persecution of Christians, human resources state secretary Bence Rétvári said at an international conference about the persecution of Christians around the…
Socialists accuse Fidesz of using ‘tricks to cheat people’
Budapest, January 27 (MTI) – The ruling Fidesz uses “tricks to cheat people” and pretends to give them something while taking away several times more, the opposition Socialists said on Friday. Despite the increase in minimum wages and 1.6 percent…
LMP slams government’s ‘luxury’ projects
Budapest (MTI) – The government spent 735 billion forints (EUR 2.4bn) on “useless luxury projects” last year, while the cost of tax reductions and wage hikes added up to only half of that total, opposition LMP group leader Erzsébet Schmuck…
German MP: Hungary should be thanked for protecting EU external border
Berlin, January 27 (MTI) – Instead of criticism, Hungary should receive thanks for protecting the European Union’s external borders which also protects Germany, Bundestag member Erika Steinbach said in an interview with public media. After 43 years as a member…
Government to consult OLAF report with Budapest leaders
Budapest (MTI) – The government has shared the European Union anti-fraud office’s (OLAF) report on the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro with the Budapest metropolitan council with a view to receiving feedback from Budapest leaders concerning alleged fraudulent activities described…
Spanish-Hungarian cooperation in EU tenders
Madrid (MTI) – The Hungarian Development Centre (MFK) and the Spanish project development company Inspiralia signed a representative partnership agreement on Thursday to cooperate in European Union tenders. The agreement signed in Madrid covers seven countries in central and eastern…
Government official: V4, Bavaria share same views about EU
Berlin (MTI) – The Visegrád Group and Bavaria share the same views about the European Union and agree that there are no problems with its basic values or the bloc’s concept but with Brussels’ inability to make decisions, foreign ministry…
Orbán holds comfortable lead according to new Nézőpont poll
Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – Nearly two-fifths of Hungarians would vote for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán if a general election were held now, a new poll conducted by the Nézőpont Institute released on Thursday shows. In the total sample, Orbán…
The man who walked through the frozen Balaton – VIDEO
The frozen Lake Balaton has inspired quite a lot of photographers and videographers. The most recent example is Péter Kálló, known for his Balance project, who amazingly tried to walk through the icy Balaton. Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that the ice-floats of Lake…
Hungary wins two special prizes at Bocuse d’Or 2017 – Photos
Almost reaching the podium and overtaking the host French team, Chef Tamás Széll and his team finished in the 4th place out of 24 countries at the 30th Bocuse d’Or chef competition in Lyon. Széll first took part in the…