International Hunting, Nature Expo Breaks Visitor Records
The “One With Nature” World Hunting and Nature Exhibition in Budapest broke visitor records in many aspects, the government commissioner in charge of the expo said.
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Former Frontman of the UFO Band Has Been Legally Convicted for Exploiting Prostitutes
Former frontman of the Hungarian UFO music band has been legally sentenced for two years in prison and fined for three million forints for exploiting prostitutes, the Metropolitan Appellate General of the Capital informed MTI on Tuesday.
Young Girl Hit and Killed By the Metro in Széll Kálmán Square
Due to the accident, the metro was not available for passengers between Déli railway station and Deák Ferenc square.
Agrarian Leaders of Eight Countries Meet in Budapest
István Nagy, Hungary’s minister of agriculture, held talks with agrarian leaders of seven central European countries on challenges to the region on the Budapest fairground Hungexpo.
André Kertész’s Unpublished Photographs Arrive in National Museum
The National Museum in Budapest on Wednesday took possession of 1,163 photographs of the celebrated Hungarian photographer André Kertész.
Budapest Guest Nights Jump in September
The number of guest nights in the capital came close to 600,000 in September, quadruple the number in the same month a year earlier, business daily Világgazdaság said on Monday, citing the Hungarian Tourism Agency.
From Today Until Mid-November the Cog-Wheel Railway Will Not Be Available in Budapest
From today, the cog-wheel railway will not be available for passengers until November 16th due to a track maintenance. During the works it is possible to travel between Svábhegy and Széchenyi Hill by a replacement bus.
Szijjártó Inaugurates thyssenkrupp R&D Centre in Budapest
Drawing research and development investment is especially important to Hungary as a means to “win the future”, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said at the inauguration of a 13,200 sqm R&D centre of German company thyssenkrupp in Budapest.
Budapest Assembly to Set Up New Homeless Shelter
Budapest is setting up a new homeless shelter to house 100 homeless people overnight at a recently renovated 2,000sqm facility in the city’s 9th district, the Budapest Assembly decided in a unanimous vote. The shelter will ease the burden on other facilities in the city, an especially important step in view of a potential fourth […]
Párbeszéd Proposes Expanding Free Public Transport for Children to Pest County
The opposition Párbeszéd party has submitted a proposal to parliament to making public transport free in Pest County for children under 14. Párbeszéd’s Dávid Dorosz told an online news conference on Wednesday that the measure, which had been “a success” since it was introduced in Budapest on September 1, would “make life easier” for 120,000 […]