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Hungarian companies show at London fine food fair

Wednesday 03:25, September 14th, 2011

Six Hungarian companies presented their products at the 12th Specialty and Fine Food Fair in London on September 4-6Read more

Stress tests at Paks produce positive results; final report due end-Oct

Wednesday 02:15, September 14th, 2011

A report on stress tests at Hungary's Paks Nuclear Power Plant will be completed by October 31, but the tests so far have produced "positive results" Read more

Hungarian companies show at Romanian farm, food fair

Wednesday 10:25, September 14th, 2011

Twenty-five Hungarian companies showed at the Agromalin International Farm and Food Industry Expo in the Romanian city of Arad on September 8-11Read more

Chinese research institute signs agreement on bringing regional headquarters to Budapest

Tuesday 03:05, September 13th, 2011

Hungary's National Innovation Office and the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) Shenzhen signed a cooperation agreement on establishing the Chinese company's Central European headquarters in BudapestRead more

EU-financed bike path completed in central Hungary

Tuesday 02:35, September 13th, 2011

European Union funding paid for 85% of the cost of the project, while the local councils of the three village paid the remaining 15%Read more

Wine in Hungary - the Budapest Business Journal's comprehensive guide on wines

Monday 04:55, September 12th, 2011

A new publication on wine by Absolut Media Kft was released last Friday at Magyar Borok HázaRead more

MOL to raise petrol, diesel prices from Wednesday

Monday 03:30, September 12th, 2011

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL will raise its wholesale price for both petrol and diesel by HUF 5 per liter from WednesdayRead more

Budapest marathons draw more runners

Monday 02:30, September 12th, 2011

Last year, 97,420 runners participated in marathons organized by Budapest Sport Office in the capital, up 12.6% from the previous yearRead more

MTV wins exclusive UEFA EURO 2012 broadcasting rights

Friday 11:40, September 9th, 2011

Hungarian public service broadcaster MTV has been awarded exclusive rights to all 31 games of next summer's UEFA European ChampionshipRead more

Hungary to hold series of events to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11

Friday 09:50, September 9th, 2011

Among the events will be a memorial concert in the Deák térRead more

More state schools transferred under churches' authority

Friday 09:40, September 9th, 2011

More than 60 schools have been handed over to religious associations in recent months, making some parents unhappyRead more

Hungarian patients not good at exercising their rights

Friday 09:15, September 9th, 2011

Hungarian patients are ranked at the bottom of the list when it comes to practising their rightsRead more

Provocative video encourages Hungarians to take part in census

Thursday 11:55, September 8th, 2011

Hungarians can fill out onlnie the first time the national censusRead more

Austria, Hungary to strengthen cooperation in combating human trafficking

Wednesday 12:55, September 7th, 2011

Austria and Hungary have agreed to strengthen cooperation in combating human traffickingRead more

Graduates working abroad should repay for their education, says education secretary

Wednesday 12:35, September 7th, 2011

To stop fresh graduates from going to work abroad, the Education Secretary would make new students sign contracts promising to repay the cost of their studiesRead more

List of recognized churches to be expanded in Hungary, says state secretary

Wednesday 12:20, September 7th, 2011

Hungary’s new church law does not restrict religious freedoms but rather regulates state support for religious communitiesRead more

Hungary's motion to dismiss a lawsuit over art pieces dismissed by America's judge

Tuesday 09:50, September 6th, 2011

The lawsuit concerns more than 40 artworks including paintings and scuptures by El Greco, Lucas Cranach the Elder and othersRead more

Number of seasonal labourers in 'simplified' employment doubles as administration eased

Friday 01:35, September 2nd, 2011

Administration for the form of employment was eased with regulations that came into force on August 1, 2010Read more

UPDATE - Number of foreign visitors to Hungary rises 5.3% to 10.1m in Q2

Thursday 02:40, September 1st, 2011

The number of foreign visitors in Hungary was up 5.3% yr/yr at 10.057m in the second quarter of 2011 and the number of Hungarians travelling abroad rose 3.8% to 4.113mRead more