Zalaegerszeg to Host EnduroGP World Championship Round
Zalaegerszeg (W Hungary) will host a round of the WPTGlobal FIM EnduroGP World Championship on August 5-7, the Hungarian Motorsport and Green Mobility Development Agency (HUMDA) said on Friday.
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Mel Gibson Appeared in a Balaton Wine Bar
An unexpected guest appeared in one of the Balaton wine bars: Mel Gibson popped in without any announcement.
Bosnian Human Smugglers Sentenced in Hungary
Two Bosnian nationals have been sentenced in a fast-track procedure for attempting to smuggle illegal migrants to Austria, the Veszprém county chief prosecutor’s office said on Monday.
First Hungarian Motion Picture Festival to Show 84 Films
A total of 84 titles will be shown at the Hungarian Motion Picture Festival between June 23-26 in the Lake Balaton region, in western Hungary, the programme director said.
Counterfeit Electronic Devices Worth HuF 1.3 BN Seized
Customs officers in Zala county, in south-west Hungary, have seized over 13,000 counterfeit electronic devices worth a total of 1.3 billion forints (EUR 3.6m), Finance Minister Mihály Varga said.
Veszprém, Balatonfüred Plan Joint Cultural Capital Programmes
The towns of Veszprém and Balatonfüred in western Hungary are planning to host joint events in 2023, when Veszprém will be one of the Cultural Capitals of Europe (ECC), the government commissioner responsible for the event told a press conference.
Photo of the Day: Spherical Lookout in Balatonboglár
The Xantus János Spherical Lookout in Balatonboglár was chosen to be the lookout of the year by the Center for Active and Ecotourism Development.
Boat With Hydrogen Fuel Cells Unveiled at Balaton Boat Show
The first boat with hydrogen fuel cells and developed by Hungarians was showcased at the Balaton Boat Show in Balatonkenese.
Hungarian Cities to Switch to Electric Buses
The government’s Green Bus Programme will facilitate replacing 50% of conventional buses in Hungary’s largest cities by low carbon emission ones within the next ten years, the minister of innovation and technology said in Zalaegerszeg, in south-west Hungary.
Blue Ribbon Sail Boat Competition on Lake Balaton
The 52nd Blue Ribbon Sail Boat Competition was organized on 30 July 2020 on Lake Balaton.