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UN finds Hungary responsible for violations of disability rights

The United Nations has today Hungary responsible for "grave and systematic" violations of the human rights of persons with disabilities...

History

Orbán urges businesses, workers to prepare to adapt post-pandemic

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán urged businesses and workers hit by the coronavirus crisis to weigh ways they can adapt to...

History

30 Years of Freedom: Testing Moscow With a Picnic

Last year, German chancellor Angela Merkel and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán celebrated together the anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic,...

Museums

Movement restriction violations spike during Easter weekend

Police action was required 4,692 times due to violations of the restrictions on movement during the Easter long weekend, according...

Museums

Govʼt gives payroll tax breaks to farm, food companies

Hungaryʼs government is giving payroll tax breaks to companies in the farm and food sectors hit by measures to contain...

Museums

More medical masks arrived on Sunday

Another plane with medical supplies arrived at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport today (Sunday, April 12) from Shenzhen, in China. ...

Museums

New protective equipment arrives on Easter Monday

Six more planes landed in Budapest on Easter Monday, bringing 5.3 million masks, six million gloves and 86,000 pieces of...

Museums

Restrictions on activities and parking in Pilisszentkereszt and Dobogókő

Sport activities, hiking and parking have been banned in the entire area of Pilisszentkereszt and Dobogókő, popular Hungarian recreation and...

History

15 Hungarian economists criticize governmentʼs economic response to crisis

A group of Hungarian economists have published a statement critical of the governmentʼs economic response to the COVID-19 crisis....

Museums

Hungary ʼstay at homeʼ restrictions prolonged indefinitely

The Hungarian government has decided to extend the curfew restrictions currently in place indefinitely, according to an announcement posted on...

Museums

Hungary succeeds in flattening curve, official says

Hungary has succeeded in flattening the curve of the spread of coronavirus thanks to a disciplined containment efforts, Government Communication...

History

Hungarian ambassador in Washington leaving for private sector

László Szabó, Hungaryʼs ambassador to the United States, is leaving his post to take a job in the private sector,...

Awards

Coronavirus Info button, notifications added to LifeSaver app

Two new features were introduced on April 6 to the LifeSaver application of the Vodafone Foundation and the National Ambulance...

Museums

Swisscham hoping to scale-up 3D face shield production

The Swiss-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce is appealing for assistance to help two firms scale up their plans to produce 3D-printed...

History

Slovenia’s Adria Mobil to resume production after coronavirus break

Slovenian manufacturer of camper vans and caravans Adria Mobil was planning to resume production yesterday after shutting it down temporarily...

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...