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Former Hungarian Gov't Official Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for 'Grave Crimes'
- 31 Jan 2025 8:48 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has sentenced Janos Nagy, a former agriculture ministry deputy state secretary, to 6 years 6 months in prison for accepting bribes and forging official documents in a non-binding ruling that also bans Nagy from public affairs.
Kurtag at 99: Hungarian Public Media Person of Year Celebrated on His Birthday With Concert
- 31 Jan 2025 8:12 AM
- community & culture
Kossuth laureate composer, pianist and teacher Gyorgy Kurtag, who is Public Media Person of the Year in 2024, will celebrate his 99th birthday on Feb 19 with a concert held at the Budapest Music Centre (BMC).
50th Anniversary of Rubik Cube's Patenting Celebrated in Hungary With Special Stamps
- 31 Jan 2025 8:03 AM
- community & culture
The Rubik cube is symbol of national pride in Hungary as well as being a famous emblem abroad of Hungarian culture, ingenuity and "engineering spirit", the national economy minister said on Thursday, on the day the Hungarian post office issued a block of stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the game's patenting.
Mini-Dubai: Budapest Leadership Wants to Hand Over Rakosrendezo Area to ‘Left-Wing Investors’, Claims Szentkiralyi
- 30 Jan 2025 12:40 PM
- property
Alexandra Szentkiralyi, the head of ruling Fidesz’s Budapest chapter, on Thursday said the opposition city leadership wanted to hand over the 14th district’s Rakosrendezo development area to a "circle of left-wing investors" in hopes of getting funding for the 2026 election campaign in return.
A First in Hungary: Smart Gas Pressure Control Station Inaugurated Close to Budapest
- 30 Jan 2025 10:02 AM
- business
OPUS TIGAZ inaugurated a smart gas pressure control station in Jaszberény (E Hungary).
Hungary Wins New Guinness Record for World's Longest Span Pedestrian Suspension Bridge
- 30 Jan 2025 9:18 AM
- getting around
Satoraljaujhely's Bridge of National Unity with a length of 723 metres has received a World Guinness World Record Certificate, Peter Szamosvolgyi, the mayor of the town in north-eastern Hungary said.
Lake Balaton Ferry Company Passenger Numbers Up Over 2.3 Million
- 30 Jan 2025 9:09 AM
- getting around
Passenger numbers on vessels operated by Lake Balaton ferry company Bahart rose by 178,000 to over 2,300,000 in 2024, the company said.
Hungary Shatters National Heat Records on Tuesday
- 30 Jan 2025 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The national heat record was broken three days running on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the national weather service HungaroMet said.
Jeanne d'Arc Coming to Hungary?
- 30 Jan 2025 9:02 AM
- getting around
Mateszalka, in Hungary's north-east, has offered to be home to a statue of Jeanne d'Arc, which is to be removed from France's Nice, the co-ruling Christian Democrat party (KDNP) said in a statement.
Former Hungarian Gov't Official Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for 'Grave Crimes'
- 31 Jan 2025 8:48 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has sentenced Janos Nagy, a former agriculture ministry deputy state secretary, to 6 years 6 months in prison for accepting bribes and forging official documents in a non-binding ruling that also bans Nagy from public affairs.
Kurtag at 99: Hungarian Public Media Person of Year Celebrated on His Birthday With Concert
- 31 Jan 2025 8:12 AM
- community & culture
Kossuth laureate composer, pianist and teacher Gyorgy Kurtag, who is Public Media Person of the Year in 2024, will celebrate his 99th birthday on Feb 19 with a concert held at the Budapest Music Centre (BMC).
50th Anniversary of Rubik Cube's Patenting Celebrated in Hungary With Special Stamps
- 31 Jan 2025 8:03 AM
- community & culture
The Rubik cube is symbol of national pride in Hungary as well as being a famous emblem abroad of Hungarian culture, ingenuity and "engineering spirit", the national economy minister said on Thursday, on the day the Hungarian post office issued a block of stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the game's patenting.
Mini-Dubai: Budapest Leadership Wants to Hand Over Rakosrendezo Area to ‘Left-Wing Investors’, Claims Szentkiralyi
- 30 Jan 2025 12:40 PM
- property
Alexandra Szentkiralyi, the head of ruling Fidesz’s Budapest chapter, on Thursday said the opposition city leadership wanted to hand over the 14th district’s Rakosrendezo development area to a "circle of left-wing investors" in hopes of getting funding for the 2026 election campaign in return.
A First in Hungary: Smart Gas Pressure Control Station Inaugurated Close to Budapest
- 30 Jan 2025 10:02 AM
- business
OPUS TIGAZ inaugurated a smart gas pressure control station in Jaszberény (E Hungary).
Hungary Wins New Guinness Record for World's Longest Span Pedestrian Suspension Bridge
- 30 Jan 2025 9:18 AM
- getting around
Satoraljaujhely's Bridge of National Unity with a length of 723 metres has received a World Guinness World Record Certificate, Peter Szamosvolgyi, the mayor of the town in north-eastern Hungary said.
Lake Balaton Ferry Company Passenger Numbers Up Over 2.3 Million
- 30 Jan 2025 9:09 AM
- getting around
Passenger numbers on vessels operated by Lake Balaton ferry company Bahart rose by 178,000 to over 2,300,000 in 2024, the company said.
Hungary Shatters National Heat Records on Tuesday
- 30 Jan 2025 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The national heat record was broken three days running on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the national weather service HungaroMet said.
Jeanne d'Arc Coming to Hungary?
- 30 Jan 2025 9:02 AM
- getting around
Mateszalka, in Hungary's north-east, has offered to be home to a statue of Jeanne d'Arc, which is to be removed from France's Nice, the co-ruling Christian Democrat party (KDNP) said in a statement.