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Gripen Fighter Jets Alerted In Hungary
- 2 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Hungarian Gripen fighter planes were alerted on Thursday because of a Boeing 767 Canadian airliner, the Defence Ministry told state news agency MTI. The aircraft entered Slovak air space without contacting Slovak air control. The pilots still did not get in touch with Slovak air control after Slovak fighter planes intercepted the plane.
Hungary Slips To 63rd Place In Global Competitiveness Ranking
- 30 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary has slipped to the 63rd place in the latest ranking of 140 countries based on competitiveness compiled by the World Economic Forum. In the report, Hungary fell by three places (the report included 144 countries a year earlier). On a scale of 1-7, Hungary’s overall score edged down to 4.25 from 4.28 a year earlier. Hungary reached higher scores in the category of health and primary ...
Budapest International Documentary Festival, On Until 27 Sept
- 24 Sep 2015 12:55 PM
- entertainment
In 2015, Budapest International Documentary Festival will have its second edition. After the great reviews and feedback of the first session, the main concept remains unchanged: BIDF is an international competition for creative documentaries from all over the world without thematic restriction, with money awards and an international jury.
Second Cities In Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia & Poland Co-Operate On Tourism
- 21 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
The second largest cities in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland signed a letter of intent on Friday to co-operate in tourism matters. Debrecen, Brno, Kosice and Krakow will present each other at their tourism fairs and will harmonise their tourism marketing, while their universities will engage in joint research in tourism development. They will apply together for EU subsidies.
National Gallop, Heroes Square Budapest, 18 - 20 September
- 20 Sep 2015 11:20 AM
- sport
The biggest equestrian festival in Hungary is arranged every year in Budapest in a most beautiful environment at the majestic Heroes Square. The first National Gallop was arranged in 2008 and it has since then become a popular event with lots of Hungarian culture, crowds of people and action filled horse races at the 6200m2 horse track at the Heroes Square.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Central European Relations Must Be Strengthened
- 18 Sep 2015 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and and Serbia developed the best political, economic and trade cooperation of all time in recent years and it would be a shame if this was damaged by the issue of migration which is far from being a bilateral matter, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The minister said prior to his visit to Belgrade that he plans to clear up all misunderstandings in order to prevent any damage to ...
Govt Supporters Rally Against Liberal Weekly’s Cover Comparing Hungary’s PM To Hitler
- 14 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 2500-3000 pro-government demonstrators held a protest yesterday in front of the editorial office of the liberal news magazine Magyar Narancs against the cover design of its Thursday issue that featured Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with a barbed-wire moustache, a joint reference to the border fence and the late German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Ends On 18 Oct: “...And The Idea Takes Shape...”, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Műcsarnok and the Millennium Memorial were the joint concept of Albert Schickedanz and sculptor György Zala (whose exhibition is currently running at the Műcsarnok). Both projects were completed by 1896 for the events celebrating the millennium of the Magyars’ arrival in the Carpathian Basin (although all of the sculptures were not fully installed until 1929). Andrássy út, the avenue ...
Video: 'Brave Warrior' NATO Military Exercise In Hungary, 14-21 Sept.
- 12 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
An international military exercise dubbed Brave Warrior 2015 will be held in Hungary from September 14 to 21, the Defence Ministry said. The exercise, a part of a series of NATO drills in several countries, will involve 1,800 troops. The operations will be headed by Hungarian officers, and will involve servicemen from Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia and the US, the ministry said in ...
Gripen Fighter Jets Alerted In Hungary
- 2 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Hungarian Gripen fighter planes were alerted on Thursday because of a Boeing 767 Canadian airliner, the Defence Ministry told state news agency MTI. The aircraft entered Slovak air space without contacting Slovak air control. The pilots still did not get in touch with Slovak air control after Slovak fighter planes intercepted the plane.
Hungary Slips To 63rd Place In Global Competitiveness Ranking
- 30 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary has slipped to the 63rd place in the latest ranking of 140 countries based on competitiveness compiled by the World Economic Forum. In the report, Hungary fell by three places (the report included 144 countries a year earlier). On a scale of 1-7, Hungary’s overall score edged down to 4.25 from 4.28 a year earlier. Hungary reached higher scores in the category of health and primary ...
Budapest International Documentary Festival, On Until 27 Sept
- 24 Sep 2015 12:55 PM
- entertainment
In 2015, Budapest International Documentary Festival will have its second edition. After the great reviews and feedback of the first session, the main concept remains unchanged: BIDF is an international competition for creative documentaries from all over the world without thematic restriction, with money awards and an international jury.
Second Cities In Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia & Poland Co-Operate On Tourism
- 21 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
The second largest cities in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland signed a letter of intent on Friday to co-operate in tourism matters. Debrecen, Brno, Kosice and Krakow will present each other at their tourism fairs and will harmonise their tourism marketing, while their universities will engage in joint research in tourism development. They will apply together for EU subsidies.
National Gallop, Heroes Square Budapest, 18 - 20 September
- 20 Sep 2015 11:20 AM
- sport
The biggest equestrian festival in Hungary is arranged every year in Budapest in a most beautiful environment at the majestic Heroes Square. The first National Gallop was arranged in 2008 and it has since then become a popular event with lots of Hungarian culture, crowds of people and action filled horse races at the 6200m2 horse track at the Heroes Square.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Central European Relations Must Be Strengthened
- 18 Sep 2015 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and and Serbia developed the best political, economic and trade cooperation of all time in recent years and it would be a shame if this was damaged by the issue of migration which is far from being a bilateral matter, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The minister said prior to his visit to Belgrade that he plans to clear up all misunderstandings in order to prevent any damage to ...
Govt Supporters Rally Against Liberal Weekly’s Cover Comparing Hungary’s PM To Hitler
- 14 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 2500-3000 pro-government demonstrators held a protest yesterday in front of the editorial office of the liberal news magazine Magyar Narancs against the cover design of its Thursday issue that featured Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with a barbed-wire moustache, a joint reference to the border fence and the late German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Ends On 18 Oct: “...And The Idea Takes Shape...”, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Műcsarnok and the Millennium Memorial were the joint concept of Albert Schickedanz and sculptor György Zala (whose exhibition is currently running at the Műcsarnok). Both projects were completed by 1896 for the events celebrating the millennium of the Magyars’ arrival in the Carpathian Basin (although all of the sculptures were not fully installed until 1929). Andrássy út, the avenue ...
Video: 'Brave Warrior' NATO Military Exercise In Hungary, 14-21 Sept.
- 12 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
An international military exercise dubbed Brave Warrior 2015 will be held in Hungary from September 14 to 21, the Defence Ministry said. The exercise, a part of a series of NATO drills in several countries, will involve 1,800 troops. The operations will be headed by Hungarian officers, and will involve servicemen from Slovakia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia and the US, the ministry said in ...