Alexandra Béni
Orbán: New era ‘knocking on Europe’s door’
Brussels, January 26 (MTI) – Instead of open societies, people want democratic societies in the new era that is “knocking on Europe’s door”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event organised by the Antall József Knowledge Centre and the…
Hungary becomes full member of EIT Digital
Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – Hungary has become a full member of EIT Digital, the arm of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology specialising in information and communication technology, the human resources minister said on Thursday. By joining EIT…
Bosch’s North Hungary logistics centre to create 250 jobs
Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – German engineering giant Bosch is moving its central and eastern European regional logistics centre to Hatvan, in northern Hungary, from 2018, creating 250 jobs, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade announced on Thursday. Hungary’s…
About 1,500 participate in Audi Hungaria warning strike
Győr, January 26 (MTI) – About 1,500 of the 11,500 staff members at Audi Hungaria participated in a two-hour warning strike at the company’s base in Győr (NW Hungary) on Thursday, the company’s communications director Péter Lőre told MTI. Union…
Simicskó: Government planning to recruit another 15,000 volunteers
Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – Hungary needs a volunteer force of 20,000 to complete its military, the defence minister said in an interview to weekly Figyelő, published on Thursday. In his interview, István Simicskó said that the military currently has…
Economic acceleration indicator shows 3pc growth in January
Budapest, January 26 – The Acceleration Indicator (GYIA), a measure of economic and financial indicators compiled by business daily Világgazdaság, showed 3 percent growth in January, edging up one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month, the paper said…
Zsolt Németh: Ukraine must guarantee minority language rights
Strasbourg (MTI) – Ukraine must ensure that national minorities living in its territory can retain the language rights they currently enjoy, even if the country passes its new language law, Zsolt Németh, head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said on…
Hungarian short film nominated for an Academy Award
Index.hu writes that the nominees for the 2017 Academy Awards were announced Tuesday afternoon (Hungarian time). If you’ve been keeping up with the current movie season, you probably won’t be surprised by the list, but we are most happy for…
Hungarian medal rain at the European Short Track Speed Skating Championships
Speed skating has been an emerging sport in Hungary for some years now, the Hungarian team comes home from most competitions with several medals. This is exactly what happened at the European Short Track Speed Skating Championships held in Torino…
What causes earthquakes in Hungary?
According to origo.hu, compared to other regions of the Earth, the Carpathian Basin counts as a relatively peaceful place from a seismic view. But the truth is that it is not peaceful at all. Due to the very deep plate…