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Deutsch to propose lowering VAT on internet usage to 18%

Value added tax (VAT) on internet usage should be lowered to 18% from the current 27%, Tamás Deutsch (pictured), an...

History

Forint stable versus euro after US jobs data disappoints

The forint was trading at 311.85 to the euro late Friday on the interbank forex market, up from final quotes...

Awards

Attorney: Hungary DPA issues Guidance on BCR based data transfers

To date, the Hungarian data protection laws completely omitted Binding Corporate Rules (BCR) from the list of instruments guaranteeing adequate...

History

Bank of China opens renminbi hub in Budapest

The Bank of China opened a renminbi clearing center in Budapest today, Hungarian news agency MTI reported....

History

Bell: ‘Anti-refugee rhetoric’ not helping the crisis

Hungary’s “anti-refugee rhetoric” that can be heard and read in the newspapers in the country “does not help the situation at all”, U.S....

History

Study: Hungary approves 214 acts in one year

The Hungarian Parliament approved 214 acts in the period of August 2014 - August 2015, 61 more than in the...

Awards

Horizon Development receives International Property Award

Horizon Development was recognized as the best developer in Hungary for its Eiffel Palace Office Building, at the International Property...

History

Szijjártó: International media ‘not correct’ to Hungary

The international media has “not been correct” to Hungary in its coverage of the country’s actions in the current refugee...

History

Hungary objects to ‘slander’ by Sweden

The Hungarian ambassador in Stockholm today will present a declaration of objection to the Swedish Foreign Ministry for the Swedish...

History

Lázár to meet EC competition commissioner in Brussels

Cabinet chief János Lázár said he will travel to Brussels next Tuesday for a meeting with European Commissioner for Competition...

History

Lázár: The EU has made a ‘bad decision’

By approving the distribution of refugees among member states, the European Union made a “bad decision” regarding the refugee crisis...

History

Report: Austrian police ID ten bodies of 71 found in truck

Austrian police were able to identify ten of the 71 dead bodies found in a truck abandoned on the Austrian...

Art

UNHCR compares present refugee crisis to 1956

Urging EU leaders to “unite behind emergency proposals to manage the refugee and migration crisis that is becoming increasingly chaotic...

History

BBC: Orbán wants fund to strengthen Europe’s borders

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is expected to propose at today’s EU leaders’ summit that each member state should pay 1% of...

History

Hungary considers closure of Croatian border at Letenye

Hungary began preparations for a temporary barrier at the Croatian border crossing of Letenye, adding razor wire to the sides...

Culture

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...

Culture

The People of DSB: Growing Through Encounters

What makes a school special? Its buildings, facilities, and academic program certainly matter. But ultimately, a school is shaped by...

Culture

How Hope Became Hip in Hungary

Minister of Health Zsolt Hegedűs’ election victory dance has won him a New York Times accolade of being one of...

Culture

Hungary’s St. Stephen’s Day Celebrations to Feature Fireworks, Audiovisual Show

Celebrations marking Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday will run for three days and feature fireworks and an audiovisual show, government...

Culture

‘Old Warhorse’ Antonia Burrows Faces Uncertain Budapest Future Among Library Books

For someone liable to be subject to a deportation order in a few weeks, Antonia Burrows spends a lot of...

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...

Wizz Air Ranks Second Among Central European Airlines at Skytrax Awards

Wizz Air has been named the second-best airline in Central Europe at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, based on...

The People of DSB: Growing Through Encounters

What makes a school special? Its buildings, facilities, and academic program certainly matter. But ultimately, a school is shaped by...

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum Reopens With Free Admission as Review Continues

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum has reopened while a review of its exhibition continues, Culture and Social Relations Minister Zoltán...

Why More Families Choose the DSB Preparatory Class

A successful start to school begins with the right foundation. At the Deutsche Schule Budapest (DSB), children can join the...

House of Terror Museum to Close Temporarily as Tarr Dismisses Director Mária Schmidt

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum will close temporarily for a clarification of rights issues, Culture and Social Relations Minister Zoltán...

Westend Wins Green Investment Award for EUR 10 mln Sustainability Upgrade

Westend Shopping Center has won the Green Investment of the Year award at this year’s Green Awards, for a EUR...

Hungary Selects Ildikó Enyedi’s ‘Silent Friend’ as Oscar Entry

Ildikó Enyedi’s “Silent Friend,” starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, will represent Hungary in the int'l feature film category at the 99th...

Rural Entrepreneurs Awards Return as SMEs Outside Budapest Employ Nearly 1 mln

Nearly 300,000 MSMEs outside Budapest employ almost 1 mln people and generated HUF 38.9 tln in net revenue in 2025,...

How Hope Became Hip in Hungary

Minister of Health Zsolt Hegedűs’ election victory dance has won him a New York Times accolade of being one of...

United States Named Guest of Honor at Hungary’s 40th Festival of Folk Arts

The United States will serve as guest of honor at Hungary’s 40th annual Festival of Folk Arts, to be held...

Hungary’s St. Stephen’s Day Celebrations to Feature Fireworks, Audiovisual Show

Celebrations marking Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday will run for three days and feature fireworks and an audiovisual show, government...

‘Old Warhorse’ Antonia Burrows Faces Uncertain Budapest Future Among Library Books

For someone liable to be subject to a deportation order in a few weeks, Antonia Burrows spends a lot of...

Hungary’s Presidential Sándor Palace to Reopen to Visitors

The presidential Sándor Palace in Budapest will reopen to visitors from Aug. 1-8, the speaker of parliament, who is exercising...

From Piquet’s Powerslide to Norris’ Triumph: 40 Years of Formula One in Hungary

Formula One’s arrival in Hungary in 1986 was remarkable long before the cars reached the starting grid. At the height...