Collegium Hungaricum Rome to Re-Open to Public
An exhibition commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain will open in Collegium Hungaricum cultural institute in Rome on September 10.
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Hungary Helps Funds Used to Finance Health and Education Projects in Kenya
Using funds from the Hungary Helps programme, the Tangaza Catholic University will open a new agriculture faculty near Nairobi, while a health centre will be built in northern Kenya, according to information from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s press office.
Number of telecommuters down since lockdown, but up in a year
The rate of employed Hungarians who telecommute stood at 7.5% in July, down from around 17% in the spring, when the country was in pandemic lockdown, but nearly four times the rate in the same month a year earlier, data compiled by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) show.
Firms capacity utilization fell to 55% in April
The capacity utilization rate of companies fell from 78% on March 1 to 55% by April 23, when lockdown measure to counter the coronavirus pandemic were at their peak, the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (MKIK) Economic Research Institute (GVI) said, citing a survey of 2,891 domestic companies.
Media Authority Launches Campaign Help People Identify Fake News
Hungary’s media authority (NMHH) has launched a campaign to help people identify fake news, with an emphasis on helping the elderly, the authority’s communications director told current affairs channel M1 on Sunday.
Government Expands Electric Car Subsidy Scheme
Given the success of the 5 billion forint (EUR 14m) subsidy scheme for electric vehicle purchases, the government has decided to expand the programme, with an extra 882 million forints now available for bids that meet the various criteria, László Palkovics, the minister of innovation and technology, told MTI on Saturday.
10 Schools, Nurseries Suspend Classroom Teaching
Out of Hungary’s 6,000 educational institutions, four nurseries and six schools have suspended classroom teaching due to coronavirus, a government official has said.
Second Hungary-Romania Motorway Crossing Opens
The foreign ministers of Hungary and Romania inaugurated the second motorway border crossing between the two countries.
Covid-19 – Registered Infections Up By 495 in Hungary
The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary has risen by 495 to 8,387 over the past 24 hours, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Sunday morning.
Government to Unveil Statue of George Bush Sr. in Capital
The Hungarian government is to unveil a statue of George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States, to Budapest to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of communist rule in central and eastern Europe.