http://www.dteurope.com Friss hírek, aktualitások - Diplomacy&Trade hu http://www.dteurope.com/business-sectors/news/malev-hungarian-airlines-stops-operation.html Based on the Board of Directors’ decision, Hungary’s national airline ceased its operation to minimize its losses. According to the company's statement, after nearly 66 years of continuous operation, Malév aircrafts will not depart from 6 a.m. on February 3. http://www.dteurope.com/business-sectors/news/fourth-mobile-carrier-picked-in-hungary.html Three Hungarian companies and a consortium comprising three local enterprises have won frequency blocks in the 900 MHz frequency band in a tender invited by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) for the country’s fourth mobile service provider. The winners made bids totaling HUF 43.9 billion (EUR 147 mn) + VAT. http://www.dteurope.com/business-sectors/news/hungary's-malev-taken-under-bankruptcy-protection.html Under a government decree, Hungary’s state-owned airliner Malév is now classified as a company of key strategic importance as of 07 a.m. this Tuesday. This means the company has been taken under bankruptcy protection. http://www.dteurope.com/culture/news/floating-with-water-lilies.html Despite its prosaic name, Heviz (the word translates to thermal water) is a magical place. A trip here is an excellent way to brighten up the autumn/winter months. Managed by Heviz Thermal Bath Ltd., the lake is considered a national treasure. http://www.dteurope.com/diplomacy-and-life/events/australia-day-celebration.html The Australian Ambassador to Hungary, John Griffin has invited guests to his new residence in the Buda Hills to celebrate Australia Day, the official national day of Australia. The Day commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the proclamation at that time of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of New Holland. http://www.dteurope.com/culture/news/new-visions-new-missions.html Contributing to social change, engaging with people at a human level, fostering advancement in education and developing intercultural dialogue are only a few of the goals that the British Council has sought to accomplish in recent years. http://www.dteurope.com/culture/news/a-piece-of-hungary-in-covent-garden.html Opened in 1999, Hungarian Cultural Centre in London, a multifaceted institute provides a forum for people and ideas, enabling Hungarian artists to introduce themselves in Britain. The piece on it appeared in the December issue of Diplomacy & Trade. http://www.dteurope.com/diplomacy-and-life/events/dt-club-presents-nordic-issue.html The Diplomacy and Trade Business Club ('The Club') held its latest networking event at the Hotel Kempinski Corvinus in Budapest this Thursday, presenting the latest issue of ‘Diplomacy and Trade’ that features a supplement on the Nordic countries. http://www.dteurope.com/culture/news/wallenberg-year-opens-in-hungary.html In remembrance of the Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews in World War II, a series of events called the 'Wallenberg Year' was launched in Budapest on the day he was last seen in 1945. http://www.dteurope.com/business-sectors/news/hungary-is-world's-second-safest-nuclear-country.html Hungary is the second safest country in the world regarding the storage of nuclear materials. That according to the Washington-based Nuclear Threat Initiative that has compiled a list after surveying hundreds of establishments all over the world. http://www.dteurope.com/culture/news/organization-to-develop-the-relations-between-hungary-and-latin-america.html To develop the relations between Latin America and Hungary, the Latin American Union, named LATIMO, was founded on Nov 28, 2011 by former diplomats, business people from the travel industry, commercial and economic experts and technical specialists, who have been committed to developing the bilateral relations between Hungary and South America for decades. http://www.dteurope.com/economy/news/eu-orders-recovery-of-malev-subsidy.html The European Commission found that financing granted to Hungarian flag carrier Malév between 2007 and 2010 in the context of its privatisation and renationalisation constitutes illegal state aid and must be repaid to the state. http://www.dteurope.com/economy/news/eu-insists-on-hungarys-central-bank-independence.html EU executive José Manuel Barroso has called on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to ensure that the nation’s Central Bank remains independent despite a controversial reform that gives the government more control over the bank. http://www.dteurope.com/politics/hungary/hungary-no-longer-a-republic-in-name.html Hungarian governing parties celebrated the country’s new constitution, passed by them last year, in the State Opera House in Budapest Monday evening. The new constitution, which took effect on January 1, omits "republic" from Hungary's official name, and includes several paragraphs which Amnesty International says violate international human rights. the United States, the European Union and several of its member states have also indicated their worries. During the celebrations, tens of thousands of people demonstrated outside against the government restricting the democratic freedoms. http://www.dteurope.com/diplomacy-and-life/interviews/managing-the-friendly-british-hungarian-relations.html “I am proud of much of our work here – on the environment; the economy and commerce; transparency; and tolerance. It reflects a number of our foreign policy priorities. We have a great deal to learn from each other in all of these areas and I hope this work can continue.” That is how Greg Dorey who left his position as British Ambassador to Hungary early December summarized to Diplomacy and Trade his four years representing the United Kingdom in this country. http://www.dteurope.com/diplomacy-and-life/news/clinton-expresses-concern-for-hungary.html Coming on the heels of a warning message from European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has now received another tough message - this time from no other than US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. http://www.dteurope.com/politics/hungary/former-hungarian-pm-detained-after-protest.html Former Hungarian premier Ferenc Gyurcsány - and several Members of Parliament who chained themselves outside parliament in an anti-government protest - were detained Friday among 26 demonstrators, police announced. http://www.dteurope.com/culture/news/brazilian-colors-in-hungary.html In order to further boost the relations in the field of tourism and economy between the South American nation and Hungary, a tourist workshop was organized in December at Hotel Radisson Blue, Budapest, introducing some new, thrilling aspects of Brazil. http://www.dteurope.com/business-sectors/news/real-estate-deal-of-the-year-.html Hungary-based real estate developer TriGránit has sold a majority stake in four of its Budapest buildings for some HUF 45 billion (EUR 148.12 m). The buyer is U.S.-based Heitman European Property that had previously bought a 50% stake in Arena Centar in Zagreb from TriGranit. http://www.dteurope.com/diplomacy-and-life/news/us-hungary--90-years-of-diplomatic-ties.html The Governments of Hungary and the United States issued a joint press release on the occasion of the ninetieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Bilateral relations are "based on qualitatively new foundations" since 1989.