After the Serbian president announced that Serbia will host the 2028 UEFA Europa League final, he also revealed that he plans to compete jointly with Hungary for the hosting of the Olympic Games, balk.hu reports. The construction of the Serbian National Stadium in Surčin, near Belgrade, has officially begun, and on this occasion Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced that the 2028 final of the UEFA Europa League will be played in this stadium. He also suggested that Serbia could in the future sign up to host the Olympic Games, together with Hungary. However, he did not give a specific da ..read more

Almost two-thirds of EU citizens are concerned that more than a year and a half later, there is still no meaningful result from investigations into the attack on the EU’s critical infrastructure, according to the results of the Hungarian-based thinktank, Századvég’s Europe Project survey. In February, Sweden and Denmark closed investigations into the 2022 sabotage attack on the Nord Stream gas pipeline. Only Germany is now conducting an official investigation, but the government has no interest in naming those responsible, according to the German press. How concerned are you about the lack of ..read more

On May 9, only Hungarian music will be played in many shops, hotels, restaurants and petrol stations across the country. “Él a zene!” (“Music is alive!”) aims to highlight Hungarian songwriters, artists and songs. The ambassadors of the initiative, supported by the Artisjus Association, are four women who work as a bridge between the songs and the audience, writes Index. The initiative was launched in 2022, when around a thousand shops in Hungary played only Hungarian music for one day. Last year, it was expanded with more shops, and this year even more have joined in. Four background music pr ..read more

Visitors of the Judit Virág Gallery’s auction exhibition will once again have the opportunity to see some of the most important artists in Hungarian painting until May 12. The walls of the imposing Budapest gallery will be adorned with material from both the 75th spring auction and the 14th auction of post-war and contemporary works. According to Magyar Nemzet, the exhibition features pieces by artists such as József Rippl-Rónai (1861-1927), Béla Kondor (1931-1972), Jenő Gábor (1893-1968), Ilona Keserü (b. 1933), and Imre Bak (1939-2022). In the spirit of an art-historical adventure, here are ..read more

German Bundesliga side Union Berlin have announced on their official website that they have extended the contract of Hungarian international football player András Schäfer, writes Nemzeti Sport. András Schäfer arrived at Union Berlin in January 2022, having previously spent time abroad with DAC, Genoa and Chievo Verona. His contract was due to expire in May and has now been extended. No details of the deal were released by the club. The 25-year-old midfielder has made 49 appearances for Union, scoring two goals and providing three assists. This season, he has one goal and one assist in 17 game ..read more

Based on data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), the economy rebounded in the first quarter of 2024, with GDP growing by 1 percent on an annual basis and by 0.8 percent compared to the previous quarter. Gergely Suppan, chief economist at the Ministry for National Economy, said in a statement that based on available international data, Hungarian growth is outstanding in international comparison and clearly belongs to the forefront. On a quarterly basis, Hungarian growth is currently the second highest in the EU, ahead of countries such as Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, B ..read more

There is great potential in Hévíz, not only because of tourism, accounting for a tenth of the country’s GDP, but also because the future lies in health tourism, the Minister for National Economy said in Hévíz (western Hungary, some 10 kilometers from the western shore of Lake Balaton). Márton Nagy, speaking at a ceremony to mark the 32nd anniversary of the town’s designation, noted that the western world was ageing and the proportion of elderly people was increasing, which would lead to a much greater demand for health tourism, reports Turizmus.com. Hévíz is not relying on domestic tourism, wi ..read more

General Gábor Böröndi, Chief of the General Staff of the Defense Forces, stated that based on the experience of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Hungarian Defense Forces are enhancing the capabilities of their existing assets. The Defense Forces are placing special emphasis on the use of drones and the prevention of drone attacks, and are exploring the use of depth-sensing systems. Gen. Böröndi added that in addition to the armor-piercing devices, the Leopard tanks and the new helicopters’ destructive capabilities were demonstrated at the range. Gripen aircrafts dropped bombs on the target area ..read more

The Day of Hungarian Film was celebrated in New York with a screening at the Museum of the Moving Image on Tuesday, with the participation of the rector of the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest (MOME). The event, organized by the Liszt Institute New York, featured Hungarian animated short films made by former MOME students. József Fülöp, the rector of MOME, said after the event that the screening of animated films is a particularly relevant way to celebrate Hungarian film, as 2024 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of Hungarian animation. He added that in recent decades ..read more

The Minister of EU affairs highlighted a shared consensus among member states regarding the necessity for clearer and more transparent standards in the rule of law conditionality procedure. He emphasized the need to adapt procedures and methodologies accordingly. Attending an informal meeting of his foreign counterparts in Brussels, János Bóka, stated during a press conference that ministers supported Hungary’s proposal, previously raised multiple times, advocating for structured dialogues between the Court of Justice of the European Union and the constitutional courts of member states regardi ..read more