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Report: Immigrants make up 4.7% of Hungaryʼs population

Some 4.7% of Hungaryʼs total population is made up of immigrants, Jakub Marian’s website reported on Monday, based on a...

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Lidl raises funds for Pilis forest

The Hungarian unit of German retailer Lidl is raising money to donate to the restoration of Hungaryʼs Pilis Forest after...

History

Report: Prisoners helping build Serb border fence

The wire fence Hungary is building on the Serbian border to keep illegal immigrants out of the country – the...

History

Fidesz: Brussels attacks sectoral taxes, again

Hungaryʼs sectoral taxes came under attack by Brussels again, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary faction said late yesterday in a...

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Forint firm on interbank market

The forint was trading at 309.70 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, up from 310.83 late...

Awards

EY wins National Tax Firm of the Year award

EY Hungary won the National Tax Firm of the Year award and also received National Transfer Pricing Firm of the...

History

Report: A thousand protest against the fence

Approximately one thousand protesters descended on Szent István Square last night to denounce the building of the Hungarian-Serbian border fence....

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Anti-fence demonstration set for this evening

Migrant Solidarity Group of Hungary (MigSzol) is holding a protest this evening, called "A Demonstration Against the Wall on the...

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Construction of temporary border fence underway

Work has begun on the construction of a 150-meter-long “sample section” of a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border that is...

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DTZ Hungary welcomes new colleague

Gáspár Kubinyi was appointed Senior Surveyor of the Valuation department at DTZ Hungary, the international real estate advisor reported today...

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Data feared stolen in hacking of secret service spyware

The Hungarian secret service was forced to stop using their Hacking Team spy software, which they had employed to monitor...

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Hungarian government allocates HUF 600 mln for ‘info’ campaign

The Hungarian government is planning to launch an "information" campaign, which is intended "to make it clear that Hungarian reforms...

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NNG’s new center could employ 200

Hungarian-owned NNG, the developer of world-renowned navigation software iGo, today inaugurated its second center in Hungary, in Szeged, and expects...

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PwC: Hungary underperforms on Golden Age Index

Hungary, along with Greece, Poland and Slovakia, performed well below average in making use of older workers, considering how important...

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Report: Tóbiás calls Fideszʼs social policy the enemy

József Tóbiás, chairman of MSZP, called Fideszʼs social policy the enemy of poverty in reaction to Laszló L. Simonʼs comments...

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...