Tag: Hungary
Economy 13.05.19 | 10:09

Hungary ranked among the ten best investment destinations in the world

Hungary ranked among the world’s ten most attractive investment destinations, according to the American investment magazine Site Selection, as it raked in investments from Germany and the United States. Nearly a 100 major investments were reported in 2018, bringing in 4.3 billion EUR into the Hungarian...

Macedonia 07.05.19 | 17:06

Kurir, Alfa join regional construction and infrastructure reporting network

Kurir.mk, one of Macedonia’s best read critical news sites, and Alfa TV, have entered into partnership with the news organizations from seven European countries, including Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Austria and Romania who cover construction and infrastructure. The news organizations met in Kesckemet...

Culture 06.05.19 | 14:29

Hungarian writers at the Skopje book fair

Hungarian culture will be represented at the 31-st international book fair which begins on May 8th in Skopje. Writers Edina Szvoren and Laszlo Bagoshi will be in Skopje to meet their fans, along with translators Paskal Gilevski and Zlatko Panzov, said the Hungarian Embassy. Cultural promotion is the...

Economy 05.05.19 | 16:49

Right wing economic policies spur growth in the US, across Europe

Conservative, free market policies, continue to deliver results in the countries who practice them. The United States, into the third year of the tax and regulation cutting administration of Donald Trump, had the unemployment rate drop to a historic low of 3.3 percent. JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! Jobs surge in...

Macedonia 03.04.19 | 13:09

Hungary sends 45 police officers to secure Macedonia’s borders and stop illegal migrants

The Hungarian Government announced the deployment of 45 police officers on the border between Macedonia with Serbia and Macedonia with Greece. Their goal, in the continuing mission, will be to stop illegal migrants and detain smugglers. Hungary helped Macedonia close its border with Greece in 2016, at...

World 06.03.19 | 21:03

Orban refuses to back down in face of EPP ultimatum

Hungary said that he will not back down before the ultimatum issued by the European People’s Party and its candidate for European Commission President Manfred Weber. Immigration is at the root of this debate w/in EPP. We listen to other opinions, including Weber’s. But more important than party...

Macedonia 07.02.19 | 13:52

Hungarian Government welcomes Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol

The Hungarian Government welcomed the signing of the NATO accession protocol with Macedonia, and called for its rapid ratification in all NATO member states. This is yet another important step in the accession process of the Republic of North Macedonia and will contribute to strengthen stability and...

Macedonia 02.02.19 | 21:03

I intended to go to prison, but then I learned about the plans for my liquidation

“At first, I intended, if the government went all the way, to go to jail, although unjustly, with totally crazy judgments. But in the last days I received information about my possible liquidation in the prison. Not immediately, but for some time. The final decision was at the very end,”...

Macedonia 02.02.19 | 20:52

Gruevski: In Hungary I am staying with friends, I have not met with Orban

“Despite speculation that in Hungary I am staying in a luxury hotel for which I pay a large amount of money, I can say that only the first one – two days I was in a hotel and it was far from luxurious. Then I was helped by friends, so I am staying with them,” said former Prime Minister...

Macedonia 02.02.19 | 18:32

Gruevski: I left the country via Albania, let the authorities discover the details of the escape as they promised

Nikola Gruevski, Macedonia’s ex-prime minister, said Saturday in an interview with Sitel TVthat he had fled the country via Albania before reaching Hungary where he was granted political asylum, but did not disclose the details of his movement. “From Macedonia, I went to Albania, where I requested...

World 10.01.19 | 14:44

Hungary’s Orban wants anti-immigration majority in EU institutions

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday he would like to see anti-immigration parties gaining a majority in the European Parliament elections later this year, which he said could lead to similar changes in the EU executive. “Hungary’s goal is first to secure an anti-immigrant...

Sport 10.01.19 | 08:59

Macedonia qualifies for the European volleyball championship

Macedonia’s volleyball team beat Hungary on Wednesday and qualified to the European Championship. Led by Nikola Georgiev the Macedonian was confident throughout the game and won the game 3:0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-21). Macedonia needed the 3:0 win to advance, and the boys delivered. It was one of the...

World 21.12.18 | 10:11

Hungary signs deal to buy dozens of tanks worth more than USD 565 million

As part of efforts to modernize the country’s land forces and replace Soviet-designed gear, the Hungarian Ministry of Defence has awarded a deal for 44 Leopard 2 A7+ tanks and 24 PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers to Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. As Janes magazine reported, the contract, signed...