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Internet car bidding scam rips off foreigners

Foreigners were the main targets of a car sale scam carried out through an internet auction site, a senior official...

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Hungary/Slovakia delegations meet on dam dispute, agreement still far

Hungarian and Slovak government delegations continued negotiations on a prolonged Danube dam dispute on Tuesday, but an agreement still seems...

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Hungarian investors build port in Párkány

A port suited to accommodate 60-70 sport boats is to be built on the river Danube in Párkány, according to...

History

Gov’t half-year report outlines balance, reform and developments as course to follow

An assessment of the first six months of the second government of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány published highlights, reform steps...

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Solar storm disrupts spacecraft, signals

An „energetic” storm on the sun disrupted signals in space and forced mission controllers to shut systems down to avoid...

History

Hungarian drugmakers ask court to strike down new subsidy law

Hungary's biggest pharmaceutical industry group is asking the country's Constitutional Court to strike down the new drug-financing law, saying it...

History

Central-local gov’t coordination forum opens

Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány opened the first session of negotiations between the central administration and local and regional governments on...

History

Three runners remain in Malév race

The number of suitors in contention for Malév Zrt, Hungary’s loss-making national airline, has narrowed down to three after the...

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Russia ready for Hungarian involvement with pre-fab housing renovation

Russia is quite interested in a major pre-fab housing renovation project underway in Hungary and would like to see Hungary...

Awards

Morgan Stanley javelin thrower wins city sports award

Nick Nieland, a Morgan Stanley pharmaceuticals analyst, captured the inaugural award for the London financial community's top athlete after winning...

Awards

Soccer legend Puskás buried in Budapest as fans pay homage

Ferenc Puskás, the most prolific international goal-scorer in soccer history, will fill his national stadium in Hungary one last time...

History

Gov’t converts HungaroControl into company, raises capital

Air traffic controller HungaroControl has been converted from a budget-funded institution into a limited share company and transferred to the...

History

Span of new Ft 53.5 bln Danube bridge floated into place

The span of a new Ft 53.5 billion bridge across the Danube at Dunaujvaros, south of Budapest, has been placed...

History

Hungary euro aims meet spelling challenge

Hungary has been faced with yet another challenge in euro convergence, this time, a linguistic one....

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CIA flights: Portuguese government’s assurances “not sufficient”

The chair of the Temporary Committee investigating allegations of illegal CIA activity in Europe says the assurances an EP delegation...

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...