Alexandra Béni
The original Cats musical is coming to Hungary
Origo.hu writes that the legendary, original British Cats musical is coming to Hungary as part of their world tour. Trevor Nunn’s directing was the most successful musical of London’s West End, New York Broadway and many other cities for 30…
The most frequently stolen car brands in Hungary
The police has published the statistics about stolen cars in the first half year. According to origo.hu, a surprising brand also made it into the top 20. Based on the data published by the police, much less cars were stolen…
Luxury settlements in Hungary: where the richest families live
According to penzcentrum.hu, the total net income per dweller is approximately two and a half times bigger in the “luxury settlements” than in the most split off regions. But where do the wealthiest Hungarian families live and how much do…
Hungarian medical students conquer Microsoft
Hungarian university students did the hat trick that no other students did: medical students won the InSimu prize at Microsoft’s innovation world competition following last year’s touristic game success with Mistory (the same idea as Pokemon Go but it was…
This is what Hungarians do for a living in the U.K.
‘In the worst case I go to London and wash dishes’ – according to index.hu, this was plan B for several Hungarian young adults in the last years when it came to what they would do if they didn’t get…
Mercedes to build new plant in Hungary
Budapest (MTI) – German carmaker Mercedes will build a new plant next to its existing one in Kecskemét, in central Hungary, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Friday. The plant to be built at costs of 1 billion euros is…
Hungary PPI down 2.6pc yr/yr in June – KSH
Budapest (MTI) – Industrial producer prices fell by 2.6 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday. Prices for domestic sales dropped by 4 percent while export prices were 1.9…
Home building permit issues more than double in H1
Budapest, July 29 (MTI) – The number of home building permits issued in Hungary in the first half of 2016 rose by an annual 137.2 percent to 13,236, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Friday show. The…
The Hungarian State Opera’s Choir chosen as the best in the world
Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that the popular online classical music site, Bachtrack, nominated the Hungarian State Opera Choir in the Best Choir competition for their Turandot performance in January. And we won hands down as our our choir scooped 73% of the…
Criminals also profited from the settlement bond business
Antal Rogán’s and Árpád Habony’s lawyer could have earned more than 5 billion forints with the bond business – writes mno.hu. Several previously sentenced foreigners obtained settlement permission in Hungary. Kristóf Kosik, a lawyer close to the Prime Minister’s informal…