USEFUL LINKS ABOUT HUNGARY

• Parliament
• Hungarian Government Portal with general data (history, economics, culture, tourism etc.) and advice to arrange personal matters and businesses related to the Hungarian administration Also includes links regarding the language, EU integration, travel, media, and government websites.

• Prime Minister's CV
• Prime Minister' s Office
  Prime Minister's Office
  Ministries
• Agriculture and Rural Development
  http://www.fvm.hu/ (also in English)
• Defence
  http://www.honvedelem.hu/ (also in English)
• Economy and Transport
  http://www.gkm.gov.hu/ (also in English)
• Education and Culture
  http://www.okm.gov.hu Education (also in English)
  http://www.kultura.hu/nkom/index.html Culture (also in English)
• Environment and Water Management
  http://www.kvvm.hu/ (only Hungarian)
• Finance
  http://www2.pm.gov.hu/ (Also in English)
• Foreign Affairs
  http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu (also in English)
• Health
  http://www.eum.hu (also in English)
• Justice and Policing
  www.im.hu (only in Hungarian)
• Local Government and Regional Development
  http://www.bm.hu/web/portal.nsf/index (only in Hungarian)
• Social and Labour Affairs
  http://www.szmm.gov.hu/main.php (only in Hungarian)
  
  Government Offices
• E-Government Office
  http://www.meh.hu/szervezet/hivatalok/ekk (only Hungarian)

• Database of Hungarian Law in effect

http://www.magyarorszag.hu/ugyintezo/jogszabalyok (only in Hungarian)

• Hungarian Official Gazette Publisher

http://www.mhk.hu/mhknew/intro.htm (also in English)

• Office for National and Ethnic Minorities
  http://www.szmm.gov.hu/main.php?folderID=1314 (also in English)
• Office for Hungarian Minorities Abroad
  http://www.htmh.hu/en/ (Also in English)
• National Development Office

http://www.nfh.hu/

- National Office for Regional Development

http://www.oth.gov.hu/ (also in English)

- National Office for Research and Technology
http://www.nkth.gov.hu/ (also in English)

- National Telecommunication Authority
www.ntt.hu

• Office for European Affairs

http://www.euhivatal.hu/index.html

• Treasury Property Directorate

http://www.kvi.gov.hu/ (also in English)

OTHER USEFUL LINKS

• British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary
• Embassy of Canada in Hungary

http://geo.international.gc.ca/canada-europa/hungary/menu-en.asp

• Customs Authority
• Customs Information
• Hungarian Academy of Science
• Hotel search
• Hungarian Autoclub - only Hungarian
• Hungarian Central Statistical Office
• Hungarian Central Finance and Contracts Unit
  CFCU's site provides information on Hungarian Phare programmes, projects and tenders in Hungarian and English languages.
• Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry only Hungarian
• Hungarian Congress Bureau
• Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority

• Hungarian Lawyers Online Directory

• Hungarian News Agency
• ECONEWS
• Hungarian Patent Office
• Hungarian Privatisation and State Holding Company
• Hungarian Quality Portal - quality issues, links
• Hungarian Telecommunication:
• Telephone Directory
• Hungarian Tourism Co. Ltd.
• On line hotel booking in Budapest
• On line hotel booking in Hungary and Budapest
• On line hotel booking in Budapest
• Hungarian National Tourist Office UK Branch
• MALEV Hungarian Airlines
• MGYOSZ Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists
• National Bank of Hungary - Banking Association - Members
• National Technology Institute
• THE HUNGARIAN INVESTMENT AND TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Chambers (click on title to see separate page)

Employers' and Manufacturers' Associations (click on title see separate page)

General Information

• http://www.fsz.bme.hu/hungary/homepage.html - Hungary portal
• http://www.oecd.org/infobycountry/0,2646,en_2649_201185_1_70492_1_1_1,00.html - OECD
• http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/hu.html - the CIA's comprehensive Factbook about Hungary
• http://www.pwcglobal.com PriceWaterhouseCoopers - choose "Hungary" and navigate on page
• http://www.economist.com/countries/Hungary/ from The Economist
• http://193.202.83.133:8080/itdh/nid/Why ITDH's Business Guide
• http://www.buyusa.gov/hungary/en/ Market information for exporters
• http://www.ey.com Ernst and Young - choose "Hungary" and navigate on page
• http://www.kpmg.hu/detail.thtml/en/about/ / KPMG
• http://www.hidasi.hu/start_eng.htm loads of excellent legal documents from Hidasi and Partners
• http://www.gotohungary.com/ mainly travel-related information
• http://www.jointventure.hu/?lang=en Joint Venture Association: useful information on employment, taxes, etc
• http://www.ecostat.hu/english/index.html Institute of Economic Analyses.
• http://www.ngj.co.uk - country guides of new EU members including Hungary
• http://www.ba-ca.com - Bank Austria Creditanstalt homepage, investment guide and analyses about CEE incl. Hungary
• http://www.practicallaw.com/5-103-0640 Jurisdiction resources in Hungary. Articles, links, etc.
• http://www.practicallaw.com/5-200-1019?tab=1 Doing business in Hungary
• http://eb.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=oneclick&country_id=1710000171 Economist Intelligence Unit Executive Briefing
• http://www.icegec.hu/eng/index.htm International Centre for Economic Growth. Economic analyses and forecasts.

English-language Press in Hungary

• http://www.portfolio.hu/en/ Online financial journal
• http://www.amcham.hu/BusinessHungary/ excellent free business magazine
• http://www.econews.hu extensive real time news coverage, charts, graphs, statistics
• http://www.bbj.hu Budapest Business Journal - mainly for subscribers
• http://www.budapestsun.com/ Budapest Sun - by subscription
• http://www.budapestweek.com/ Budapest Week
• http://www.einnews.com/centraleurope/ by subscription
• http://www.access-hungary.hu/m_highlights.html by subscription
• http://www.budapester.hu/ - in German language
• http://www.hatc.hu/index.php / Hungary Around The Clock / by subscription
• http://english.mnb.hu/module.asp?id=119 - English-language publications of the Hungarian National Bank
• http://www.gkm.hu/dokk/main/gkma - Downloadable publications of the Ministry of Economy and Transport
• http://www.lib.bke.hu/eng/index.html - English versions and other resources of the publications of the Budapest University of Economics
• http://www.budapestpost.com/ - News Service
• http://english.mti.hu/ English service of the Hungarian News Agency MTI
• http://www.xpatloop.com/ Xpatloop is a web portal serving the expatriate community, and as such brings together information about expat life in Hungary at one convenient source

Other Media Links

Directories

• http://www.compalmanach.hu/

Dictionaries

• http://dict.sztaki.hu/english-hungarian

Databases, portals

• internet service providers
• Hungarian law firms
• Quality issues

IT-related Links

http://www.ivsz.hu

Association of Hungarian ICT industries

http://en.gkm.gov.hu/feladat_en/infocom

Ministry of Economy and Transport

http://www.e-stat.hu/en_ihm_h-pir/

Information System of the Telecom Market. Registration required.

http://www.dmeurope.com/default.asp?CountryID=17

Digital media news for Hungary

http://www.ittk.hu/english/

UNESCO Information Society and Trend Research Institute, Hungary

http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/

International Telecommunication Union, ICT - Free Statistics Home Page

http://www.ittk.hu/english/ict.html

ICT, workforce, employment

Education

The Tempus Public Foundation

website\ http://www.tpf.iif.hu/pages/en/index.php?page_id=6 and the College International Budapest website http://www.studyhungary.hu offers useful information concerning requirements for study and research in Hungary. These websites include list of universities as well as practical information on living in the country. The Tempus Public Foundation website offers the on-line version of the publication Hungarian Research Directory http://www.tpf.iif.hu/newsite/eu5/docs/directory.pdf which gives an overview of research interests of outstanding universities and colleges.

Further information about Higher Education is found on the website of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Hungary http://www.om.hu/education. This website provides details on Higher Education Programmes in Foreign Languages, list of universities and colleges and on recognition of certificates in Hungary.

Ministry of Education - English Pages http://www.om.hu/main.php?folderID=137

Properties (click on title to see separate page!)