Experts have welcomed the Hungarian Government’s initiative to boost basic education. Less than a decade ago an independent European survey showed that Hungarian children under the age of 15 barely understand what they are reading. This reportedly caught the attention of the education experts who under the current centre-right government have pledged to boost education [...]
Arriving on the heels of media rumors concerning state acquisition of Hungarian oil giant MOL, a second instance court decision on Thursday said the company acted within legal boundaries, when it placed prohibition on board membership for its Russian shareholder Szurgutnyeftyegaz. MOL officials said denial was a reaction to the Russian company’s refusal to unveil [...]
On a three day visit to to Budapest, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Ahani on Wednesday said the time has come to revive Iranian-Hungarian economic, cultural, scientific and political relations, claiming that Hungary has “neglected” its ties outside the European Union. Meeting with Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi, Ali Ahani said the two countries look [...]
After appointing the “three faces of Hungary” representing the nation during the 2011 EU Presidency (pictured), preparations for spearheading the European Union entered full swing on Wednesday as several members of the Hungarian Government visited Brussels to finalize key policy aspects. PM Viktor Orban is set to meet with EC President Herman van Rompuy and [...]
Jealousy played a key role in the murder of a Hungarian man, shot dead in Austria by a police officer who also wounded the man’s girlfriend before committing suicide, Austrian public radio (ORF) reported on Monday morning – according to MTI. The Hungarian consulate in Vienna has yet to confirm the reports.
Hungarian retail and office property developing company TriGranit has announced the completion of a mega mall in the Croatian city of Zagreb. The capital construction, known as Arena Center, is said to have cost the investors some EUR 350-mil. It is reported that TriGranit covered the lion’s share of the project by spending some EUR [...]
Hungary’s Justice Ministry is in talks with their Canadian counterparts to discuss the immigration of Gypsies from Eastern Europe, sources close to the minister revealed in Budapest on Thursday. The two partners are believed to discuss ways of permitting Hungarian Gypsies to enjoy the social system and hospitality of the Canadian people. It is believed [...]
