14-Year-Old Girl Dies at Lake Balaton
Tragedy at Lake Balaton: a 14-year-old girl lost her life on a class trip.
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Rheinmetall Plant in South Western Hungary Scheduled for Inauguration Within Weeks
Cooperation between Hungary and German armed vehicle manufacturer Rheinmetall is faring well, with a plant in Zalaegerszeg, in south-western Hungary, slated to be inaugurated within the next two weeks and construction of two ammunition plants planned to start soon in Várpalota, in central Hungary, the minister for technology and innovation said in Villepinte, near Paris.
Bodies of the Missing Two Young Men Found in Lake Balaton
The bodies of the two young people who died in Lake Balaton on Saturday night were found on Tuesday morning, the Somogy County Police Headquarters said.
Two Young Men Drown in Lake Balaton
Water policing and lifeguards are looking for the bodies of two young men in Lake Balaton. The boys sank 300-350 meters from the shores of Lake Balaton on Saturday night, a spokesman for the Somogy County Police Headquarters reported.
Balaton Holiday Home Prices Nearly Double in Two Years
The prices of vacation homes around Lake Balaton have nearly doubled over the past two years, business daily Világgazdaság said, citing data compiled by listings site Ingatlan.com.
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.
Zalaegerszeg to Set Up Drone Research, Development Centre
The city of Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary, plans to set up a drone research and development centre with a 20 billion forint (EUR 52.3m) investment, creating 200 jobs. Mayor Zoltán Balaicz announced.
PM Attends Inauguration of Lynx Combat Vehicles Plant
Defence cooperation between Hungary and Germany is under way, raising hopes that it will become long-term, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the inauguration of a unit housing a plant for manufacturing Lynx combat vehicles. At the event in Zalaegerszeg, in southwest Hungary, Orbán said Hungarians knew that “the best war is the one we manage […]
Defence Industry Production to Start in Kaposvár
Forty Gidran armoured tactical vehicles produced in Turkey will be equipped with radio and electro-technical devices in Kaposvár, and parts will be manufactured for an additional hundred vehicles in future, the government commissioner in charge of defence development said on Saturday.
Fire Extinguished at Kis-Balaton, an Area of 600 Hectares Has Burned Down
The fire that broke out on the outskirts of Sármellék, near main road no. 76, in the area of Kis-Balaton, was extinguished by Monday dawn, the National Directorate General for Disaster Management reported MTI.