Twenty-five years ago, on December 15, 1999, at 5:07 AM, the Emergency Center of the Budapest Fire Brigade ordered the dispatch of four fire engines, an aerial rescue vehicle, and the Firefighting Unit, following reports of a fire at the Budapest Sports Arena. The 27 firefighters had barel...
Dr. Attila Petőfi, Major General and Chief Superintendent, along with Lieutenant Colonel Gyula Bogdány, Head of the Criminal Department at the Bács-Kiskun County Police Headquarters, held a press conference to provide updates on the investigation into the death of Tamás Till. Background:On...
El Pais – The Spanish government has blocked the acquisition of Talgo by the Hungarian Ganz-Mávag Group, citing „national security risks.” The government rejected the acquisition, citing the protection of strategic interests and the company’s economic security. Following ...
The fourth volume in the book series introducing the Buda Castle Palace District unveils the fascinating and eventful history of the breathtakingly beautiful neo-Renaissance architectural complex. Readers are taken on a real journey through time, exploring the construction led by Miklós Yb...
An ice rink named „Savoyai Ice Terrace” will open on Friday in the Buda Castle Palace District, the organizers announced to MTI on Thursday. The announcement quotes Gábor Kőrösi, the Director of Communications and Marketing at the Castle Headquarters, who stated that great effo...
In addition to its test-run door-to-door collection of kitchen food waste, MOHU has also made it possible to drop off such materials at selected waste collection centers. The service is already available in 33 locations, and the number of participating centers is continuously expanding, th...
The week didn’t go well for the president of the Józsefváros Public Safety Foundation, who is also running for the presidency of the Democratic Coalition (DK). Abd El Rahim Ali, the DK’s Józsefváros president, realized at dawn after a heavily spent night out that his recently purchas...
The tradition of the Csárdás dance was added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Wednesday by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage during its session in Asunción, Paraguay. Hungary’s professi...
The Jahn Ferenc Dél-pesti Hospital in Budapest gratefully received a donation from the DK parliamentary group to support the care of newborns in the hospital, the institution announced in a statement on Thursday to MTI. The statement noted that the donation was received in accordance with ...
