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Budapest 2024 is the best choice according to Orbán

The Editorial Board September 16, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán supports his city in the competition to host the Olympic Games in 2024, the other candidate cities are Paris, Rome and Los Angeles. During a visit to Rio de Janeiro, Orbán had specifically stated…

Culture

August 20: National Day of Hungary

The Editorial Board August 20, 2016

Hungary - On August 20, Hungary is celebrating her first Christian king and her foundation as a Christian state. For this reason, August 20, Saint-Stephen's day, is celebrated as the main national holiday each year since 1083. Massive celebrations take place in…

Politics

Hungary refuses treaties such as TAFTA to be decided by the European Union

The Editorial Board June 17, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Hungarian Parliament voted a motion to counter the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP ), also called Transatlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA) and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but also the Trade in Services Agreement…

Society

The first hyperloop in the world between Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna in 2020?

The Editorial Board June 1, 2016

Central Europe - The first operational hyperloop train line in the world should connect Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest in 2020 in less than 20 minutes... The news is stunning, and difficult to believe. But the first hyperloop train should be functional in…

Society

Budapest 2024

The Editorial Board April 16, 2016

Hungary, Budapest – The city revealed the logo she has chosen to promote her candidature for the Summer Olympics. The Hungarian Olympic Committee has shown it during the «Hello Budapest 2024!» festival on Thursday 14, with Budapest mayor István Tarlós and government…

Society

Budapest has a record-tram!

The Editorial Board April 15, 2016

Hungary, Budapest – Budapest now holds the record of the longest tramway in the world (55.9 meters) and which is running on line 1. For now only one is in service but 12 more are expected by the summer. They are currently tested…

Society

Low milk price: dairy producers and cows in Budapest

The Editorial Board April 5, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - 500 milk producers have manifested in three different places of the Hungarian capital, on Monday, April 4, to protest against the price of milk, lower than the actual cost of production. According to the Hungarian website alfahir.hu, the Hungarian milk…

Politics

Duda in Budapest: Minsk agreements, V4 and migration crisis

The Editorial Board March 20, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - President Duda went to Hungary for a three day-long visit. He talked mainly with his Hungarian counterpart, the President Áder, about the Minsk agreement, the Visegrád group, the migrant crisis, and other topics such as business relations, transport and…

Politics

March 15: Orbán stands up against Brussels

The Editorial Board March 16, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - March 15 is a National Holiday in Hungary, when the Hungarians remember their heroes from the 1848-1849 revolution, and more widely, all the national heroes who fought for the freedom and sovereignty of Hungary throughout History. Under the rain,…