THERE IS HELP FOR VICTIMS – MAGYAR POSTA RENEWS COOPERATION WITH THE VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICE
12 Szeptember 2023
The Victim Support Centre, set up by the Ministry of Justice, aims to provide people who have become victims for various reasons with information about their rights, obligations and options, as well as offering them psychological support, legal advice and, where necessary, help in obtaining the assistance of a lawyer.
SIX Treasures of The Hungarian national museum on stamps
29 August 2023
The souvenir sheets and the associated philatelic products were designed by the graphic artist Glória Hefelle. The new issue will be available at first day post offices and Filaposta in Hungary from 30 August 2023, but may also be ordered from Magyar Posta’s online store.
SCHOOL PACKS REACH FAMILIES IN NEED THANKS TO DONORS WHO HAVE DIALLED 1353 AND MAGYAR POSTA’S ASSISTANCE
24 August 2023
In addition to volunteers from Hungarian Interchurch Aid, stars and champion sportspersons have joined forces in putting together school packs.
MAGYAR POSTA ISSUES A STAMP ABOUT ESZTERGOM BASILICA
23 August 2023
Magyar Posta is issuing a special stamp in honour of the renovated Esztergom Basilica on the occasion of the celebration of the founding of the state. The building of Esztergom Basilica appears on the stamp and the special first day cover, while the postmark shows a stylised drawing of a bird’s-eye view of the dome.
MAGYAR POSTA HAS FURTHER DEVELOPED ITS PARCEL LOGISTICS PLANT IN NAGYKANIZSA
15 August 2023
Magyar Posta Zrt.’s parcel logistics plant in Nagykanizsa, which was opened in March this year, has been expanded with an automated conveyor track. The new conveyor track means that parcels can be sorted and processed much more efficiently and quickly. Magyar Posta employs 88 people at the facility.
MAGYAR POSTA INAUGURATES AN AUTOMATED CONVEYOR LINE AT ITS LOGISTICS PLANT IN BÉKÉSCSABA
18 July 2023
As the largest postal service provider and parcel logistics company in the country, Magyar Posta’s key aim is to ensure that the needs of 21st-century customers are fully met. The newly inaugurated automated conveyor line at its Békéscsaba plant that was expanded to more than double in size last year will speed up parcel processing considerably, thereby further enhancing service quality. Together with the development, there has been a twofold increase in the size of the workforce at the Békéscsaba plant, meaning that the Company now employs about 100 people there compared to the previous 50.
TOBACCONIST’S SHOPS TO BECOME POSTAL PARTNERS IN SMALL VILLAGES
14 July 2023
Magyar Posta’s new partnership programme offering residents of small villages the opportunity to use postal services along with other services in one place at the same time is arousing great interest. The Association of Hungarian Tobacco Retailers (MDKSZ) has joined the partnership, undertaking to promote the postal partners programme among its members. Under the programme, tobacconists will be able, in a physically separated space, to provide postal services and sell the gambling products available at post offices, according to a cooperation agreement signed by Dr Barnabás Balczó, CEO of Magyar Posta, and Antal Lengyel, President of the MDKSZ.
MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BUYING GOVERNMENT SECURITIES AT THE POST OFFICE – THE PORTFOLIO OF HUNGARIAN RETAIL GOVERNMENT BONDS MANAGED BY MAGYAR POSTA IS NOW OVER HUF 1,000 BILLION
19 June 2023
Thanks to the outstanding sales performance in the last period and the increased interest of the public, Magyar Posta now manages a savings portfolio worth over HUF 1,050 billion. This represents more than 11% of the total retail (HUF) government securities in April 2023, which amounted to some HUF 9,000 billion.
THE TV TEDDY, THE BEST KNOWN FIGURE IN PUBLIC MEDIA, APPEARS ON A POSTAGE STAMP
8 June 2023
The TV Teddy has expanded the joint stamp series of Magyar Posta and the Media Services Support and Trust Fund (MTVA) called Cartoon and Fairy Tale Heroes. Thanks to several years of cooperation, after the favourite characters of generations of children – Süsü the Dragon; Frakk the Terror of Cats; Kukori and Kotkoda; and Mazsola and Tádé –, the iconic figure from Bedtime Story is now featured on a special souvenir sheet.
MAGYAR POSTA ZRT. AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE SIGNED A COOPERATION AGREEMENT, AND THE ASSOCIATION IS ALSO INVOLVED IN PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF THE NEW POST PARTNER PROGRAMME
31 May 2023
Magyar Posta is a value, so it is essential to get the most out of it and to make it even more competitive. The conditions for economic and sustainable operation need to be created and Magyar Posta, as the largest postal services and parcel logistics company in Hungary, must meet the expectations of the 21st century. It must be ensured that Magyar Posta provides a high quality and customer-centric service to its private and business customers throughout the country. Magyar Posta Zrt.’s new partnership programme creates the opportunity for the residents of small villages to continue to use postal services locally, in some cases during longer opening hours than before and simultaneously with other services. To support this, a cooperation agreement was signed between Dr Barnabás Balczó, Chairman and CEO of Magyar Posta, and Jenő Schmidt, President of the National Association of Local Authorities.
FOURTH PLACE FOR MAGYAR POSTA IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL RANKING OF THE ESG LIST
26 May 2023
This year, for the first time, the sustainability consultants Planet Fanatics Network and the economics weekly HVG ranked large Hungarian companies according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) dimensions. The primary objective of the research, entitled top 25 ESG list, is to assess the extent to which the largest Hungarian companies operate sustainably and what they are doing from environmental, social, and corporate perspectives, i.e. for the future.
MAGYAR POSTA CONCLUDES THE FIRST NEW POST PARTNER COOPERATION WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF FÜZÉR
10 May 2023
The new partnership model creates the opportunity for the residents of small villages to continue to use postal services locally, in some cases during longer opening hours than before, and simultaneously with other services. Some two months after the announcement of the programme, the management of Magyar Posta signed the first partnership agreement with the mayor of Füzér on 10 May 2023.
IN HONOUR OF POPE FRANCIS VISITING HUNGARY, MAGYAR POSTA IS ISSUING A THEMATIC PERSONALISED STAMP
28 April 2023
The purpose of Magyar Posta’s stamp issues is to convey values and to make these values accessible and available to all Hungarians. The Holy Father’s visit is a highly important event not only for Catholics but for all Hungarians, both within the country and beyond its borders, thus the Company decided to issue a thematic personalised stamp in honour of the visit.
MAGYAR POSTA INAUGURATES PARCEL LOGISTICS HALL WITH A NEW AUTOMATED CONVEYOR LINE IN ZALAEGERSZEG
18 April 2023
Over seventy new jobs have been created by Magyar Posta at its parcel logistics plant in Zalaegerszeg. One of Magyar Posta’s primary objectives, as the country’s largest postal service and parcel logistics undertaking, is to ensure that the standard of the services it provides meets the quality expectations of its customers. As a result of the investment, a competitive, digitalised, 21st-century logistics hall has been built that takes account of the requirements of the modern economy. The new hall includes a modern, automated parcel sorting machine, which significantly accelerates the processing of parcels.
ANOTHER WAGE INCREASE AT MAGYAR POSTA
4 April 2023
The Postal Workers’ Union and the management of Magyar Posta have agreed on an average increase in earnings of about 10%, effective retroactively from 1 January 2023.
NEW MILESTONE IN THE LIFE OF MAGYAR POSTA – 450TH PARCEL TERMINAL, NINEFOLD NETWORK GROWTH
27 March 2023
Magyar Posta Zrt. has successfully completed the expansion of its parcel terminal network by 400 machines, bringing the total number of MPL parcel terminals available to customers to 450.
