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WHO awards Orbán in fight against “tobacco industry tactics”

World Health Organization (WHO) General-Director Margaret Chan today formally presented Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with a World No Tobacco Day...

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Ferencváros football: Two fans banned; sad turn in Adams story

Could the Ferencváros football club (FTC) actually be getting tough on racist hooligan activity among its fandom? It seems that...

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Orbán: HUF 17 billion more for culture in 2014

Speaking on Sunday at an arts-and-crafts fair in Hódmezővásárhely, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán promised that his government would contribute some...

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Ambassador: Israel “wants to do business”

The Israeli Embassy is launching what it hopes will be the first in a series of events aimed at linking...

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Deputy PM: Hungary to “crack down” on anti-Semitism

The Conference on Jewish Life and anti-Semitism in Contemporary Europe currently being hosted in Budapest has garnered many speakers and...

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Fidesz: Three weeks for utility-price legislation

Governing party Fidesz has established a working group to draft legislation that would cement reductions in household utility prices in...

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TV soap producer for Hungary ambassador post

On Monday, the Washington Post newspaper reported that television producer/large-scale Obama campaign contributor Colleen Bell is in pole position to...

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Burgtheater declines invite to Budapest festival

Despite a personal meeting with Budapest National Theatre director Attila Vidnyánszky and Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog, Vienna-based Burgtheater director...

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Government plans 2014 budget with 2.9% deficit

Hungary’s government assumed a deficit of 2.9% of national GDP when drafting the 2014 budget, Economy Minister Mihály Varga, telling...

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Two speak on re-nationalization of utilities

Lest anyone doubt the seriousness of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s remarks that moves would be made in privatizing a good...

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Orbán: 6-7 utility companies to be re-nationalized

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave an interview with Magyar Rádió on Friday that sparked discussion, commentary and speculation in local...

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Editorial: On János Zuschlag and corrupt nostalgia

This week, János Zuschlag walked out of prison having served his six-year sentence, bringing back images of a nearly-forgotten time...

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Human Rights Watch: Constitutional changes “cosmetic”

US-based civil rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) heavily criticized the sitting government’s latest round of changes to the national...

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Varga puts GDP growth at 1.9% for 2014

Economy minister Mihály Varga forecast Hungary's GDP growth in 2014 at 1.9% in an written answer to an MP's question...

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OTP deputy chairman sells nearly whole stake in bank

Of note: According to a statement from OTP, “Antal Pongrácz, OTP Bank Board of Directors deputy chairman, sold 200,000 OTP...

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...

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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...

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‘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...