Alexandra Béni
This is how the Népliget cycling centre would look like
According to index.hu, Budapest is kind of a sport capital. The city will be the home of the World Aquatic Championships, it bids for the Olympic Games, stadiums grow out of the ground, you can go kayaking and canoeing on…
Container holding hazardous material catches fire in Lake Balaton area
Budapest (MTI) – A container holding hazardous material caught fire in Balatonfűzfő, on the northeastern coast of Lake Balaton, on Friday afternoon, a spokesman for the Veszprém County Disaster Management Directorate told MTI. Ákos Helt said the fire, which has…
Passport Index 2016: The Hungarian passport is the 27th most valuable in the world
Travelo.hu reports that the passport guru came out with its newest list, Passport Index 2016, which ranks passports based on how many countries its owner can visit without a visa. According to the index, nowadays German passports are the most…
Best spa parties for New Year’s Eve
Are you sick of average New Year’s Eve parties? Do pool parties, pleasant night-time saunas, spa concerts and midnight slides sound much more appealing for the last day of the year? If yes, keep on reading, because termalfurdo.hu collected some of…
Opposition parties deliver bleak appraisal of 2016
Budapest, December 30 (MTI) – Hungarian opposition parties on Friday gave a gloomy assessment of the government’s performance over the past year. The Socialist Party said 2016 was the year of failure for the ruling Fidesz party, which it said…
Catholic Church head marks centenary of last Hungarian king’s coronation
Budapest, December 30 (MTI) – The example set by the beatified Charles IV encourages unconditional faith in God, Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, said at a mass marking the centenary of the coronation of Hungary’s last king on Friday.…
Official: Funding to civil organisations to be upped in 2017
Budapest, December 30 (MTI) – Funding opportunities for civil organisations will broaden next year, the state secretary in charge of church, nationality and civil society relations said on Friday. The National Cooperation Fund (NEA) invited bids two weeks ago to…
PM office: Government committed to fighting all forms of anti-Semitism
Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s government is committed to taking firm action against all forms of anti-Semitism and will not tolerate discrimination based on worldview or religion, the PM’s office said on Thursday. In a statement marking the Jewish festival of…
Socialists: Pensioners won’t be any better off in 2017
Budapest (MTI) – A Socialist lawmaker said on Thursday that pensioners would not be any better off next year because the government planned to slice off spending in areas affecting various pension schemes. Lajos Korózs, deputy head of parliament’s welfare…
Áder accepts nomination for second presidential term
Budapest (MTI) – President János Áder has accepted the ruling Fidesz party’s nomination to serve as Hungary’s president for a second term, the president’s office told MTI on Thursday. “I accept the nomination. I will stand in next spring’s democratic…