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Hungary, Huawei sign MoU fleshing out cooperation

Hungaryʼs government signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday strengthening the role of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in the development...

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Orbán to nominate Judit Varga as Minister of Justice

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will nominate Judit Varga, Minister of State for European Union Relations at the Prime Minister’s Office,...

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Hungary in top 3 of maternity leave ranking

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Hungary is among the countries providing the longest government-supported maternity leave in a...

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Hungary Must Learn From Tragedy, or pay a Higher Cost Later

It was an eerie, somewhat sinister feeling standing near parliament towards sunset on the Tuesday evening before publication of this...

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Snatam Kaur and the Rise of Kundalini Yoga in Hungary

Snatam Kaur, who performed in Budapest on May 7 and 8, may well be the most visible face of Kundalini...

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Talking Roma Cops and High Level Intrigue With Adam LeBor

Having devoured Adam LeBor’s gripping and atmospheric crime thrillers “District VIII” and “Kossuth Square”, I had hoped we’d rendezvous in...

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Academics warn of ’loss of an entire generation of scientists’

In an open letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed by over 100 grant winners of the “Lendület” research program...

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Body recovered from boat wreck, another found 115 km away

South Korean and Hungarian divers have recovered a body from the wreck of the tourist boat which was hit by...

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Fatal collision: cruise ship captain in custody

The Ukrainian captain of Viking Sigyn, the luxury ship involved in the fatal boat accident on the Danube on May...

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Tourist boat overturned in Budapest; at least seven dead

At least seven people are reported dead and 21 still missing after a tourist boat, having been struck by another...

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Bolt outfits cabs with child seats

Taxi service Bolt (formerly known as Taxify) extended its range of services with the availability of child seats in its...

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Sporting Rose-tinted Glasses, but not all the Time

In a neat piece of historical symmetry, two anniversaries marking important milestones in Hungarian history have just slipped by, not...

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German Firms Expect Slightly Slower Growth

While German companies still view the current business environment as favorable, they expect a slower growth rate for 2019 than...

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Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

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Budapest Ghetto Wall Exhibition Loses Focus of Core Historical Horror

In some countries, a city’s “ghetto” refers to a historical quarter, long populated by an ethnic or religious minority, possibly...

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Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest

In October, a plaque commemorating quietly influential Hungarian-born jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó was erected at the site of his family’s...

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Obituary: Péter Pallai – Revolutionary Fighter, Builders’ Laborer, Teacher, Journalist, Jazz Ambassador

Péter Pallai, probably best known globally as a BBC Hungary correspondent, won affection in whatever role he took on. He...

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National Flag Honoring March 15 Heroes Raised in Front of Parliament

The national flag was raised with military honours to commemorate the March 15th national holiday on Saturday in front of...

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House of Unicum Takes Visitors on a 270° Immersive Trip Through Time

The House of Unicum has unveiled a new addition to its visitor experience: since September, guests have been able to...

More Than 200 WWII Explosives Found at Budapest Construction Site

Bomb disposal specialists recovered more than 200 World War II explosive devices and fragments at a construction site on Üllői...

Hungary to Open Communist-Era Secret Service Files on November 4

Hungary’s government will make communist-era secret service documents public on Nov. 4, fulfilling one of the ruling Tisza Party’s main...

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

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...

Hungary to Release Some Communist-era Secret Service Files on Oct. 22

Some secret service files from Hungary’s Communist regime will be made public from Oct. 22, the eve of the 70th...

Mákos Pite and Red Dope

It’s spring, and the poppies of Hungary are blooming in the field. Sitting outside a café in Szeged, I’m munching...

Budapest’s Renewed Citadella Reopening This Week

Budapest's Citadella will reopen to visitors on March 28 after a multiyear restoration that has transformed the deteriorating fortress into...

Budapest’s Citadella to Reopen after 4‑Year Restoration

The historic Citadella atop Gellért Hill in Budapest has undergone a comprehensive four‑year renovation and is set to reopen to...

Budapest Ghetto Wall Exhibition Loses Focus of Core Historical Horror

In some countries, a city’s “ghetto” refers to a historical quarter, long populated by an ethnic or religious minority, possibly...

Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest

In October, a plaque commemorating quietly influential Hungarian-born jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó was erected at the site of his family’s...

Ralph Brewster: the Would-be American who Couch-surfed WW2 Budapest

What existed on the plot now occupied by the Mammut 2 shopping mall on Margit krt? Who was Aladár Rácz?...

Obituary: Péter Pallai – Revolutionary Fighter, Builders’ Laborer, Teacher, Journalist, Jazz Ambassador

Péter Pallai, probably best known globally as a BBC Hungary correspondent, won affection in whatever role he took on. He...

National Flag Honoring March 15 Heroes Raised in Front of Parliament

The national flag was raised with military honours to commemorate the March 15th national holiday on Saturday in front of...

House of Unicum Takes Visitors on a 270° Immersive Trip Through Time

The House of Unicum has unveiled a new addition to its visitor experience: since September, guests have been able to...