Sándor Laczkó

A couple of years ago Hungary's Interior Ministry and Ministry for Equal Opportunities set up what is known as the "Elderly-Friendly Local Government Award". It goes to…

Fancy a weekend getaway in a five-star hotel? Most of us do from time to time and of those who can afford it a surprising number spend that indulgent weekend in Budapest…

Cardio-vascular disease is the leading cause of death in Hungary and much of the rest of the world. Problems are often detected too late because many people do not suffer…

Budapest has scored well in a business travel index published in the Economist magazine. It comes out ahead of destinations like Frankfurt, Hong Kong and New York when it…

One of the busiest places in Budapest is a glass dome called "Santa Claus Factory" set up right next to Heroes' Square and the City Park. Of course, it does not produce…

Britain currently holds the European Presidency of the EU and is trying to get agreement on a budget for the years 2007 to 2013. But less than a week before the end-of…

The result of a Eurobarometer poll earlier this year suggests that less than one in three Hungarians speak a foreign language - in most cases English or German. This…

Hungary was one of a number of Central European countries which offered help to the United States in the wake of hurricane Katrina. A group of Hungarian rescue…

From Budapest to London is a long way, especially on a bicycle. But two Hungarian men have set out to cycle two thousand kilometres across Europe (Slovakia, Austria…

For over a year now, the Visegrad Group - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - have been members of the European Union, so it was only natural that their…