Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the flag-raising in front of the Hungarian Parliament will be the only central event on the national holiday this year, Memorial Day of the Revolution and War of Independence of 1848-49. Let's remember the heroes together! Source: YouTube
In Warsaw bishop Michal Janocha celebrated holy mass in Esterházy’s honour, for his beatification and peace and cooperation among central European nations. "I am happy to hear about the jubilee celebrations on the occasion of the birthday of the Servant of God János Esterházy, a Hungarian politician, representative of the Hungarian minority in Slovakia and Czechoslovakia, who died in a high-security prison in Mírov in 1957 as a result of exhaustion and diseases” – wrote Cardinal…
For the first time, Budapest is included in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report, which compares more than 250 attractive startup locations – writes Origo.hu.
"We can’t keep that EU legislation in force, which seriously infringes legal certainty" – Hungary's justice minister Judit Varga wrote on social media, announcing that Hungary and Poland were challenging the general regulation on the rule of law mechanism for the protection of the EU's budget before the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
– The Three Seas project aims to bridge the gap in Europe in terms of civilization and the economy – says Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau in the interview for a Polish portal trimarium.pl.
1,107,791 people have already been vaccinated in Hungary, 317,906 of whom have already received the second vaccination.
We are working on the creation of a new party family, we are also in contact with the Hungarians and the Poles - said Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s right-wing Lega party. Fot. JOHN THYS / POOL / AFP POOL / PAP/EPA (jap)
Hungary will close Matra, its last remaining coal-fired power plant, in 2025 – five years earlier than previously planned. Photo credit: ZSOLT SZIGETVARY / MTI / PAP/EPA
On December 6 - 10, 2021 Poland will host the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2021). We will meet at the International Congress Center in Katowice. Read more at www.igf2021.pl (jap)
Pope Francis will visit Hungary and attend the mass concluding the International Eucharistic Congress on September 12 – Cardinal Peter Erdo, the head of the Hungarian Catholic Church said on Monday. Photo credit: Fot. ©VATICAN MEDIA /CPP / IPA / IPA Milestone / PAP/PA
Vodafone Hungary said it's enabling 5G connections in the majority of the residential areas of Budapest. 5G has been connected to more than 200 base stations in Budapest and in the surrounding metropolitan area.
According to the Spanish outono.net Eurostat reveals the good progress of those countries with conservative governments. Photo credit: printscreen (jap)
Two Hungarian films in competition at the Berlinale international film festival have won Silver Bears this year. The Silver Bear for Best Director went to Dénes Nagy for his debut film Natural Light made in Hungarian-Latvian-French-German co-production.
Poland has recorded the lowest unemployment rate in the European Union (3.1 percent), slightly less than the 3.2 percent held by second place the Czech Republic – according to data published by Eurostat. Photo credit: Gerd Altmann / Pixabay (jap)
Speaking at the weekly Kormányinfó event, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, announced that all shops – with the exception of food stores, pharmacies and petrol stations – must close between March 8 and 22, with primary schools and nurseries remaining shut until April 7.
Hungary will make a return to the MotoGP calendar in 2023. GP Spain. Photo credit Kai Foersterling / EFE / PAP/EPA Hungary last hosted a motorcycle Grand Prix in 1992 at the Hungaroring.(jap)
