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Job accidents in Hungary rise 14% in 2014

The number of workplace accidents saw a rise of 14%, up to 19,661, last year with 78 fatalities, the head...

Awards

Farewell

Gábor Tordai passed away today after a prolonged illness, leaving behind his loving family, friends and colleagues....

History

Report: Tax chief could be dismissed by summer

The head of Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) Ildikó Vida, who earlier admitted she was one of the...

History

Government to question public on immigrants

On Friday, the Hungarian government posted the questionnaires of a national consultation on immigrants, a day after EU heads of...

Awards

No Hungarian casualties reported in Nepal earthquake

The earthquake in Nepal Sunday, which caused the death of more than 2,300 people, has claimed no Hungarian casualties so...

Awards

Anti-corruption website launches whistleblower support service

MagyarLeaks anti-corruption website operator atlatszo.hu launched the whistleblower protection service beved.hu in cooperation with Átlátszónet Alapítvány, K-Monitor and Transparency International....

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Patent and trademark office handles 77,000 procedures

Hungaryʼs Intellectual Property Office handled approximately 77,000 procedures last year, Hungarian economic daily Napi Gazdaság reported today....

Museums

Study: Hungarian passport 26th most powerful

Hungarian passports were ranked 26th out of the 51 countries surveyed based on the number of countries an individual with...

History

Kövér: Hungary backs T-TIP if serves national interests

Hungary will continue to defend its national interests through negotiations of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP), a...

History

Euratom signs off on Hungaryʼs changes to Paks pact

The Euratom Supply Agency (ESA) signed a contract on the supply of fuel from Russia for the new reactors to...

History

Former U.S. ambassador shares details about Hungary’s crony capitalism

Speaking to a retirement club in Connecticut, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary April H. Foley told her audience that Gazprom...

History

Banking Association: Quaestor clients should receive no compensation

The Hungarian Banking Association believes that clients of failed brokerage Quaestor should not receive any compensation, given that Quaestor clearly...

Awards

iGo Navigation free for the next ten days

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Hungarian-developed application iGo Navigation by NNG, Hungarians can now download the program...

History

Hungary, Egypt sign tourism agreement

Hungary’s National Economy Minister Mihály Varga and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, signed a cooperation agreement in Budapest today regarding...

History

Govʼt drafts amendment to transpose EU public procurement directives into national law

The Hungarian government has published a draft amendment that would transpose new European Union directives on public procurement into national...

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...