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Masks could be mandatory across Hungary from next week, report says

The use of masks in public places could be made mandatory across Hungary from next week to contain the spread...

Museums

Masks compulsory on Budapest public transport from tomorrow

The governmentʼs official English-language coronavirus information website, abouthungary.hu, has reminded visitors that from tomorrow (Monday, April 27), people using public...

Art

Number of coronavirus cases reaches 50

Some 11 people tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the tally of confirmed coronavirus cases in Hungary to 50, according to...

Museums

Medical supplies arrive from Tianjin

A new medical shipment has arrived in Budapest via the Chinese-Hungarian air bridge, this time from Tianjin, a city in...

Museums

Slow return to normal life to begins after next week, Orbán says

The government will replace restrictions on movement with different regulations after the first phase of coronavirus containment effort ends at...

History

30 Years of Freedom: The Last Congress of the Hungarian Socialist Workersʼ Party – The Party’s Dilemma: Reform, Renew or Reject

The history of the communist state party, re-established after the 1956 Uprising and known as the Hungarian Socialist Workersʼ Party...

History

Coronavirus Roundup: Restrictions Extended but is That Light at the end of the Tunnel?

“Stay-at-home” restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak were extended by the government for another week from April 18, with Gergely...

History

That it Will Hurt, all Agree, but Opinions Vary as to How Much

The government has been fine-tuning its economic plan to weather the crisis, and further steps are yet to be seen....

Museums

Daimler to gradually restart production at base in Hungary

German carmaker Daimler will gradually restart production at its plant in Kecskemét (about 85 km southeast of Budapest) from Tuesday,...

Museums

Covering faces to be made mandatory in stores in Budapest

Starting from April 27 it will be mandatory to cover faces when visiting shops, stores, markets, shopping malls or using...

Museums

Eligibility broadened for govʼt wage support

Hungaryʼs government will offer wage support to businesses where man-hours have been reduced up to 75% because of the coronavirus...

History

Danube bridge construction at Komárom on schedule

The construction of the new Danube bridge connecting Komárom (88 km northwest of Budapest) with Komárno, Slovakia, is continuing and...

Museums

Farmers to get animal welfare payments from next week

The Ministry of Agriculture has announced it will begin making payments to farmers for improved animal welfare measures against the...

Museums

A lab for protective equipment testing established in BME

A laboratory suitable for the technical examination of protective equipment has been established at Budapest University of Technology and Economics,...

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...