The European Union must undergo changes, but not in a way that jeopardises basic principles , Foreign Minister János Martonyi said on Friday., at a reception celebration the 10th anniversary of Hungary joining the EU.
Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog handed over on Friday in Budapest scholarships of the Hungarian Academy in Rome to seven Hungarian visual artists.
British Telecom (BT) has come to a milestone as the number of employees at one of the world’s largest telecom services providers reached one thousand in Hungary and the company is planning to continue hiring, the enterprise announced at a press conference in Budapest.
State secretary for foreign affairs and trade Peter Szijjártó met with Bank of China chairman Tian Guoli in Budapest on Friday.
Hungary’s most visited castle – hosting the Helikon Castle Museum – received the first batch of restored furniture on Thursday, Minister of State for Culture János Halász said at a press conference in the museum in Keszthely, southern Hungary. The museum has 200,000 visitors a year.
At the Akvárium Klub in Budapest this Sunday the Wheel of Life - Roma Values Culture Festival will offer visitors a host of free events: music, “táncház” (folk dance), exhibitions, food-tasting, a fashion show and bazaar.
Volunteer work is becoming more popular in Hungary, especially among the younger generations, who typically offer their help for social and environmental causes occasionally, but at least several times a year. These are the findings of a research published on Thursday at a Budapest press conference by Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész and Balázs Orbán, research director of the Századvég Foundation.
Germany is a key strategic ally to Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at a joint press conference in Berlin on Thursday, prior to talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Speaking to the press, the Prime Minister stated that Hungary's aim was to strengthen and further deepen bilateral ties, which were excellent.
This Thursday the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice visited Gödöllő with the programme titled ‘The Internet Does Not Forget’; a campaign started in favour of raising awareness on the dangers of the World Wide Web and reducing the phenomena of in-school and cyber-bullying. Hundreds of pupils and their teachers have attended the lecture held in the Riding School of the Gödöllő Castle.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke at WDR public broadcaster’s Europa Forum in Berlin today, where he is currently on an official visit. During his opening speech, titled “Europe at crossroads” the Prime Minister underlined that the energy sector is the most important issue as far as the future of European competitiveness is concerned. He stated that energy prices must be kept radically low in order to secure Europe's future.