Captain of cruise ship in Veroce accident detained
The police have taken into custody the captain of a cruise ship that collided with a boat on the River Danube near Veroce, in northern Hungary, over suspicion of failing to provide help to the small boat's passengers.
Ader at World Water Forum: Water crisis ‘not eased by regional, global rivalry’
Former President Janos Ader talked about the rivalry between regional or global powers in view of the global crisis in water supply in his address at the opening ceremony of the 10th World Water Forum in Bali on Monday.
Orbán: Patriotic fighters needed in Europe
Lots of patriotic fighters are needed in Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message shown at the Europa Viva 2024 convention of the right-wing Spanish Vox party in Madrid on Sunday.
Menczer: Pressman wants prolonged war
US President Joe Biden and David Pressman, the American ambassador to Budapest, want a prolonged war in Ukraine, the communications director of the Fidesz party said on Facebook on Sunday.
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Search under way for 3 men, 2 women after boat accident on Danube
Two people have died and a search is under way for three men and two women after a boat accident on Saturday evening which took place on the River Danube near Veroce, north of Budapest, the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) said on its website ...
Fidesz MEP: Strong conservative right wing ‘needed’ in EP
A strong conservative right wing "is needed" in the European Parliament, Kinga Gal, the head of ruling Fidesz party's European parliamentary group, said on Saturday in Madrid at a panel discussion held at the Europa Viva 2024 convention organised by the Spanish Vox party.
Chinese Film Week from May 24 at Urania Film Theatre
Six features, several shorts will be screened as part of the 2024 Imazsia Chinese Film Week held from May 24 to 28 at the Urania National Film Theatre in Budapest, the organisers said on Saturday.
Azbej: Christian communities are being reborn in Iraq
The work of the Hungary Helps programme is bearing fruit and Christian communities are being reborn in northern Iraq, Azbej Tristan, the state secretary for aiding persecuted Christians, said on Saturday in a post on Facebook during a visit to Zakho.
Szijjarto: Alliance with Serbia ‘invaluable’ to Hungary
Hungary considers its alliance with Serbia "an invaluable asset", Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a joint press conference with his Serbian counterpart in Budapest on Friday.
Divas and Icons exhibition opens in House of Music Hungary
A large-scale exhibition from London's Victoria&Albert; Museum showcasing the original costumes and personal items opera divas, film stars and pop and rock icons wore on stage has opened in the House of Music Hungary.
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CPAC – International speakers address issues of gender, sovereignty, wokeism
International speakers at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Budapest (CPAC Hungary) on Friday talked about the issues of gender ideology, the sovereignty of nation states, the exploitation of children and wokeism.
Nagy on Huawei, 4iG cooperation pact: China, Hungary ties ‘remain strong and unbroken’
Addressing a press conference during which the leaders of China's Huawei and Hungary's 4iG signed a cooperation agreement in Budapest, Marton Nagy, the national economy minister, said ties between China and Hungary had "always been strong" and would remain "unbroken in the future".
Chinese investments worth HUF 6,000 billion under way in Hungary
Currently there are some 6,000 billion forints (EUR 15.2bn) worth of Chinese investment projects under way in Hungary, creating 25,000 new jobs, the foreign ministry quoted Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, as saying in Beijing on Tuesday.
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Fidesz MEP slams leftist opposition for thwarting proposal on Islamist terrorism
Leftist MEPs of the European Parliament, including those of Hungary's Democratic Coalition and Momentum parties, on Monday voted down a right-wing proposal to put issues around Islamist terrorism in Europe on the agenda, ruling Fidesz MEP Balazs Hidveghi told public media.
Egis favipiravir drug licenced for Covid-19 treatment
A new drug with the active ingredient favipiravir manufactured by Hungarian pharmaceutical company Egis has been licenced for treatment of Covid-19 by the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYEI), the institute said on Saturday.
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Orbán: New EU migration pact could force Hungary to welcome migrants
Hungary does not support the new migration and refugee package presented by the European Commission on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Reuters newswire on Friday. Under the package, Hungary's commitment to send people back from the southern EU states like Italy or Greece, ...