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Lázár: PM needs to help with by-elections

According to Hungary’s Cabinet Chief János Lázár, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán needs to be involved in the April 12 by-election...

Awards

Quaestor-owned football club of ‘strategic importance’

The Hungarian government declared Győr’s football team and stadium – Győri Eto FC Kft. and ETO PARK Kft. – of...

History

Treasury’s software upgrade to make same-day financial transaction possible

According to National Economy Ministry state secretary András Tállai, Hungary’s State Treasury is expected to implement software developments within the...

Awards

New tobacco sales tenders announced

The National Tobacco Sales Nonprofit Company (NDN) has announced another tender for tobacco sales concessions, Hungarian news agency MTI reported...

Museums

Millenium metro could be replaced

Carriages of Budapest’s metro line 1, also known as Millennium Underground Railway or M1 – the oldest line in the...

History

MNKH files report in Quaestor case

The Hungarian National Trading House Company (MNKH), a state-owned firm established to build economic ties abroad, yesterday filed a report...

History

Government to introduce electronic ID cards

The Hungarian government is planning to replace current identity cards with electronic ID cards that would enable carriers to do...

History

M4 work halted after EC says it suspects cartel activity

Hungaryʼs cabinet chief and development minister have ordered construction of a section of the M4 motorway halted because of suspicion...

History

NAV tightens regulations over online gambling

Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) made 82 resolutions against organizers of online gambling, which will result in the...

History

Hungarian-Montenegrin Intergovernment Joint Economic Committee meets in Budapest

A meeting of the Hungarian-Montenegrin Intergovernment Joint Economic Committee took place in Budapest yesterday. Hungary seeks to strengthen its economic...

History

Tarsolyʼs letter goes public

In a letter sent to Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Csaba Tarsoly, CEO of bankrupt Quaestor investment house, asked for...

Awards

Police raid Győr football stadium

Both the park and stadium complex of Győr’s football team have been taken over by the Hungarian police investgating the...

History

Rogán: PM sends letter to Tarsoly

According to ruling Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogán, Hungaryʼs Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter of two sentences...

Awards

Greek footballers injured in fatal crash

Three football players on the Greek national team were injured in a car accident that caused a fatality early yesterday...

Awards

Jalsovszky law firm welcomes competition lawyer

Competition lawyer Dr. Bálint Bassola (pictured) was appointed leader of the competition group at Hungarian law firm Jalsovcsky Ügyvédi Iroda...

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...