Alexandra Béni
Rio de Janeiro’s Christ statue to light up in Hungarian stripes
Budapest (MTI) – The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro will be lit up on Friday, displaying Hungary’s national colours, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The gesture aims at acknowledging Hungary’s role in protecting Christianity as…
Katinka Hosszú chosen as the second best sportswoman of 2016
According to m4sport.hu, the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) voted for the best sportswomen of 2016. The American gymnast, Simone Biles was chosen as the ultimate best, but she is closely followed by Hungarian swimming sensation Katinka Hosszú. In the…
Best of Hungarian sport 2016
The year of 2016 was outstanding for Hungary concerning sport achievements. Just think about Euro2016, which moved the whole country, or the Rio Olympic Games, where our athletes kept on making history. But there were many other competitions, successes which…
An average Slovakian is twice as rich as an average Hungarian
According to hvg.hu, Hungarians’ fortune is way smaller than other nations’ of the region. The most determining factor besides age is whether or not someone has an own apartment. It turned out from the European Central Bank’s survey that the…
Foreign ministry confirms Szijjártó’s remarks on North Korea
Budapest, December 29 (MTI) – The Vienna embassy of North Korea, which is also accredited to Hungary, has asked Hungary’s embassy in Vienna to give an explanation for Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó’s statement made in Seoul in mid-December, Hungary’s foreign…
Official: Hungary’s economic outlook bright
Budapest, December 29 (MTI) – Hungary’s economic outlook looks promising, an economy ministry official told a news conference on Thursday. Ágnes Hornung, state secretary for financial affairs, said that in spite of a dip in the uptake of European Union…
Hungary to mark 500th anniversary of Reformation with 400 events in 2017
Budapest, December 29 (MTI) – Close to 400 programmes will be organised by Hungary in 2017 to mark the 500th anniversary of Reformation in Europe, a government commissioner said on Thursday. The series of events will open with an arts…
Hungary’s hotel capacity expected to expand by 2,000 rooms by 2018
Budapest (MTI) – About 2,000 rooms could be added to the total capacity of hotels in Hungary in the next two years, consultancy firm KPMG said in a fresh analysis published on Wednesday. Hungary’s hotel capacity would increase even without…
Zsa Zsa Gábor to be buried in Budapest
Budapest, December 29 (MTI) – The mortal remains of Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gábor will be buried in Budapest after a funeral in Los Angeles, her widower told DPA on Wednesday. Frederic Prinz von Anhalt said that Gábor, who died…
Official: Government spending on family subsidies in 2017 ‘unparalleled’ in Europe
Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s government will spend 4.7 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on family subsidies in 2017, a share unparalleled in Europe, human resources state secretary Bence Rétvári said on Wednesday. Next year’s budget will raise tax…