In the evening of 29 November a fireball was seen over Hungary. The object was spotted in many places in the east part of country (the west part was cloudy). The eyewitnesses report the same: the fireball was very bright, moved westwards, looked liked fireworks, and finally fell into pieces. […]
According to a government resolution the Minister of National Development has to give USD 15 million to a Friends of Hungary Foundation as founding capital. Besides, the ministry provides it with donation on yearly bases. The mission is the new US based foundation is to strengthen the national identity and […]
As I wrote Hungary signed a “strategic agreement” with Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki last week. They came 5thafter such companies as Coca-Cola, pharmaceutical firm Gedeon Richter, aluminum company Alcoa-Kofem and German car manufacturer Daimler. Today, a new member, Korean tire giant Hankook was added to the group. The agreement was […]
On 21 November Hungary signed an agreement with Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki. The document of “strategic partnership” was signed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hungarian Suzuki Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Hisashi Takeuchi. In his speech Viktor Orbán praised the free trade agreement between the European Union and Japan, […]
When this story happened in Hungary it quickly became international news. In October, in South Hungary, an Austrian Hummer driver ran over a Hungarian police officer, who later died in hospital. The story sounded as if an everyday road situation escalated into a massive tragedy. The Hungarian media mainly blamed […]
The location, as usual, is Vörösmarty Square, in the very heart of the Hungarian capital. The fair, which runs until the end of the year, offers folk and applied art products, Christmas presents, but you can also find here food stalls and stages with various cultural programs. Photo: Tamás Kovács […]
Yesterday the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) published two photos by Ferenc Kálmándy with the title of „Autumn in the Mecsek Mountains”. Well, they definitely brig back memories to me and not only because I used to live in the Mecsek, but I have also had a special relationship with Lake […]
According to the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Microsoft’s chief operating officer, Kevin Turner in Budapest. The meeting took place in the Hungarian Parliament on 7 November and there were Hungarian and the Central European top managers of Microsoft as well. Kevin Turner and Viktor […]
Unfortunately we don’t know in details what happened in the Gellért Bath in Budapest in 2007. Hungarian News Agency (MTI) reports that a Hamburg court has brought a charge of embezzlement and misappropriation against two German company managers. The prosecution alleges that the insurance company Hamburg-Mannheimer International (HMI) organized a […]
Being a catholic country Hungary celebrates All Saints’ Day on 1 November. This is a national holiday, all the shops and banks are closed this day. In the evening traditionally the families go to cemeteries to place flowers on the graves of their dead relatives and friends.(Officially 2 November is […]