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Coronavirus: 207 Fatalities, 2,527 New Cases Reported in Hungary

Coronavirus: 207 Fatalities, 2,527 New Cases Reported in Hungary

Fully 207 patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 2,527 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Wednesday. The number of active infections has decreased to 266,823, while hospitals are caring for 8,097 Covid patients,... MTI-Hungary Today

Used Car Prices Skyrocket Due to Pandemic

Used Car Prices Skyrocket Due to Pandemic

As a result of the pandemic, the demand for used cars in the Hungarian car market has increased, and at the same time the average prices have also increased by 33 percent, according to a report conducted by Használtautó.hu. According... Márton Jász

Opinion

Press Roundup: Ruminations on Life after Covid

Press Roundup: Ruminations on Life after Covid

As the third wave of the coronavirus passes its peak, the number of infections declines and the vaccination rate passes 31 per cent, commentators ponder the post-Covid prospects of economic... Hungary Today

Press Roundup: Chinese Fudan University to Build Campus in Budapest

Press Roundup: Chinese Fudan University to Build Campus in Budapest

Opinions diverge sharply on the plan to open a Chinese university campus in Budapest in 2024. This will be the first campus the Shanghai-based Fudan University opens abroad. The Hungarian... Hungary Today

Coronavirus Infections Plateauing in Hungary but Pandemic Far From Over

Coronavirus Infections Plateauing in Hungary but Pandemic Far From Over

The third wave of the coronavirus is plateauing in Hungary, according to the chief medical officer. Despite the declining number of new daily cases, however, other relevant figures remain high... Hungary Today

Janssen Vaccine Arrives in Hungary – How Does it Work?

Janssen Vaccine Arrives in Hungary – How Does it Work?

Pharmaceutical company Janssen Pharmaceutica-Cilag NV, part of the Johnson & Johnson group, has started shipping its single-dose vaccine against coronavirus to EU countries, European Commission spokesman Stefan De Keersmaecker said... Márton Jász

Domestic Politics

Tamás Vaski

Opposition Lights Candles for 25,000 Covid Victims

Opposition Lights Candles for 25,000 Covid Victims

Leaders of the joint opposition gathered on Kossuth Square to light candles in front of the Parliament, commemorating the more than 25 thousand people who have fallen victim to the...

Pro-Fidesz Group Proposes Making June 19 National Holiday

June 19, the anniversary of the withdrawal of the last Soviet troops from Hungary in 1991, should be declared a national holiday,...

Independent MPs to Work off Fines for ‘Car-Honking’ Protests with Community Service

Tolna County Government Office appointed independent MP Ákos Hadházy to unskilled horticultural work, the lawmaker announced on social media, after he was...

Socialists Submit Bill on Making Minimum Wage Tax-exempt

The opposition Socialist Party (MSZP) on Tuesday said it has submitted a bill to parliament that would make the minimum wage tax-exempt...

Fidesz Deputy Leader: Family Key Value of Christian Democracy

Katalin Novák, Fidesz's deputy leader, addressing an international conference on the future of Christian democracy in Europe, called the family the central...

Tamás Vaski

Ideology and Competition Key Issues Around Fudan University Budapest

Ideology and Competition Key Issues Around Fudan University Budapest

Foreign politics

Tamás Vaski

State Sec Dismisses Reporters Without Borders’ Criticism of Hungary’s Media Freedom

State Sec Dismisses Reporters Without Borders’ Criticism of Hungary’s Media Freedom

Reporters Without Borders has updated its World Press Freedom Index, ranking Hungary three places lower than last year, and describing the state of Hungary's media freedom as the EU’s “alternative,...

Hungarian Construction Companies Send Containers to Earthquake-hit Croatia

Hungarian construction companies have funded a delivery of 120 containers to central Croatia, which was hit by an earthquake last December. The...

Fidesz MEP: Transnational Election List Would Weaken National Parties

The European Parliament's idea of creating a transnational election list, supported mainly by left-liberal EP parties, would weaken national parties and skew...

Fidesz’s Németh: Europe’s Fundamental Value Lies in National Minorities

Europe's fundamental value lies in its "indigenous national minorities", Zsolt Németh, the head of parliament's foreign affairs committee, said on Tuesday. The...

International Military Exercise Starts in Hungary

Hungarian, Austrian, Croatian, Slovak and Slovenian soldiers are participating in the Black Swan 2021 military exercise aimed at launching the regional special...

MTI-Hungary Today

Justice Minister: Rule of Law Debate Should Not Create Division Between EU Members

Justice Minister: Rule of Law Debate Should Not Create Division Between EU Members

Society

Balázs Frei

Feeding Those in Need, Sustainably: New Strategic Partnership – Interview with Munch Cofounder Bence Zwecker – Hungarian Horizon #4

Feeding Those in Need, Sustainably: New Strategic Partnership – Interview with Munch Cofounder Bence Zwecker – Hungarian Horizon #4

Bence Zwecker is a cofounder of the student-led startup Munch, whose main aim is to fight food waste by ‘rescuing’ the surplus food of cafes, restaurants, hotels and grocery stores....

Coronavirus: 207 Fatalities, 2,527 New Cases Reported in Hungary

Fully 207 patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 2,527 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on...

Vaccine Impact Reflected in Falling Daily Cases, Chief Medical Officer Says

The impact of Covid-19 vaccines can already be seen in Hungary's trend of declining daily new cases, the chief medical officer said...

“Vaccine Hunters” in Hungary Use Social Media to Find Unused COVID-19 Doses

Several groups of so-called "vaccine hunters" in Hungary are using social media to find vaccination points that may have unused COVID-19 vaccines...

First Day of Schools Reopening Sees 25-40% of Students Opting to Stay Home

The lower grades of primary schools (grades 1-4) and kindergartens opened on the 19th of April. According to the decision of the...

Tamás Vaski

Hungary to Use EU Recovery Plan for Doctor’s Wage Increases

Hungary to Use EU Recovery Plan for Doctor’s Wage Increases

Economy

MTI-Hungary Today

Finance Ministry Submits Budget Amendment to Parliament

Finance Ministry Submits Budget Amendment to Parliament

The finance ministry on Tuesday submitted to parliament the amendment to the 2021 budget on continued allocation of funds for coronavirus protection and economic recovery measures, the ministry said in...

Used Car Prices Skyrocket Due to Pandemic

As a result of the pandemic, the demand for used cars in the Hungarian car market has increased, and at the same...

Hungary Can Learn from UAE’s Success, National Bank Governor Matolcsy Says

György Matolcsy, the governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), has said Hungary should look to the United Arab Emirates as...

How Much Do Hungarians Earn? More Realistic Data Revealed by Central Statistical Office

The Central Statistical Office (KSH) published the data of monthly median wages in Hungary for the past two years. The median wage...

Dozens of Security Personnel Attempt to Take Over Dunaferr Steelworks

Police presence was high in Dunaújváros on Friday night after dozens of people, appearing to be security personnel, tried to get into...

MTI-Hungary Today

New Freight Rail Line Bypassing Budapest Set to Be Built

New Freight Rail Line Bypassing Budapest Set to Be Built

Culture

Zsófia Nagy-Vargha

“What Can We Learn From the Pandemic? Can Science Exist Without Faith?”

“What Can We Learn From the Pandemic? Can Science Exist Without Faith?”

"Large epidemics in history have often resulted in cultural-historical divides" said Cardinal Péter Erdő on Kossuth Radio's program Faith, Science, Society. E. Sylvester Vizi, the former president of the Hungarian...

Renowned Hungarian Movie and Theater Star Mari Törőcsik Passes Away

Celebrated actress Mari Törőcsik, Actress of the Nation, holder of two Kossuth prizes, the Kossuth Grand Prize and winner of the Prize...

Cardinal Erdő: Pope Francis’ Attendance at Eucharistic Congress ‘great sign of hope’

Through the International Eucharistic Congress "we do our best to present our culture, spiritual heritage, our amazing country, and capital city," said...

Budapest to Submit Bid for UNESCO World Book Capital 2023 Title

The city of Budapest will submit its bid for the UNESCO World Book Capital 2023 title on Thursday, the mayor's office said....

Former British Ambassador Recites in Hungarian on Day of Hungarian Poetry

Iain Lindsay delighted his followers with another video in Hungarian on the day of Hungarian Poetry, April 11th. The recordings were posted...

Márton Jász

Opera Singer Andrea Rost: From a Csepel Outskirts Music School to the Metropolitan Opera

Opera Singer Andrea Rost: From a Csepel Outskirts Music School to the Metropolitan Opera

Sport

MTI-Hungary Today

PM Orbán: Hungary Against Plan to Set up European Super League

PM Orbán: Hungary Against Plan to Set up European Super League

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán welcomes the UEFA's position to resolutely oppose the plan to set up a European Super League, his press chief said on Monday. Bertalan Havasi said...

Over 100 Hungarian Olympians Did Not Request Vaccination Despite Priority

Even though the Hungarian government announced in January that athletes would be given priority to get a coronavirus vaccination, it turns out...

PM Orbán Congratulates Real Madrid President Perez on Reelection

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the founder of Hungary's Puskás Akadémia, congratulated Florentino Perez on his reelection as president of Real Madrid, late...

Coach Petry Claims Press Misrepresented His Comments

Hungarian football coach, Zsolt Petry, fired by German football club Hertha BSC for controversial statements about migration and same-sex marriage, says the...

Football Federation Eyeing ‘Full House’ for Euro 2020 Matches in Budapest

Hungarian football association MLSZ said on Friday that it hoped all tickets would be sold out for four European championship matches to...

Márton Jász

Olympics: U.S. Analysis Predicts 7 Hungarian Gold Medals in Tokyo

Olympics: U.S. Analysis Predicts 7 Hungarian Gold Medals in Tokyo

Lifestyle

Adrienn Vass

Bear’s Garlic Pogácsa: The Scent of Spring – With Recipe!

Bear’s Garlic Pogácsa: The Scent of Spring – With Recipe!

Early Spring is the time when a dense green thicket covers a few of Hungary’s forests, but without creating a total canopy. Millions of leaves make up this thicket, giving...

Meat Will Be Allowed Again on Saturday, Add This Lamb Dish to the Feast!

Easter is an ancient tradition, extending all the way back to 1400 BCE, to the Jewish holiday of Passover, or Pesach. The...

Our Favorite Lent Dessert, Mistakenly Given an Intriguing Name – With Recipe!

We consider it to be among our most interestingly named foods, but like countless other dishes we have, barátfüle (friend’s ear) has...

Confectioner Makes Chocolate Bunnies Holding Vaccines for Easter

Hungarian confectioner László Rimóczi wanted to convey a message of hope by making chocolate bunnies holding vaccines this Easter. The Rimóczi-Art Chocolate...

Budapest Central European Fashion Week Attracts Nearly 12,000 Visitors

Events of the annual Budapest Central European Fashion Week, held online for the second time this year, attracted nearly 12,000 visitors between...

Márton Jász

Trailer Revealed for ‘Black Widow,’ Partially Shot in Budapest

Trailer Revealed for ‘Black Widow,’ Partially Shot in Budapest

Gallery

Here Are the Best Hungarian Press Photos of 2020 – Gallery!

Winter Strikes Back with More April Snow – Photo Gallery!

Photos of Hungary’s Snowy Winter Wonderland… In April

The Tradition of Easter Egg Painting in Photos

The Unsettling Reality of COVID-19 Shown in Semmelweis Uni’s Photo Report

Renovation of Chain Bridge Has Finally Begun – Photos!