History

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Govʼt allocates HUF 6 bln to expose students to performing arts

Hungaryʼs government is allocating HUF 6 billion this year and an annual HUF 5.5 bln from 2020 to ensure Hungarian...

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ALLEA reinforces call for academic freedom of MTA

The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) has repeated its call to protect the institutional autonomy and...

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Work permit quota for non-EU nationals set at 57,000 in 2019

Hungaryʼs Minister of Finance has set the quota for work permits issued to foreign nationals from countries outside of the...

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Cornstein has health issues, Kostelancik takes over temporarily

Deputy Chief of Mission David Kostelancik is temporarily leading the U.S. Embassy in Budapest after Ambassador David B. Cornstein went...

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Sharing Common Values and a Growth Journey

In an exclusive interview, Kannan Prabhakar, chief of projects at Apollo Tyres Ltd. and winner of the HIPA Partnership Award...

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Sun Still Shines on Hungarian Economy, but Clouds Gather

In its latest economic survey of Hungary, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) paints a very positive picture...

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German Chamber starts 25th Investment Climate Survey

The German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) has begun its 25th annual Business and Investment Climate Survey, according to...

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Government recaptures Magyar Nemzet brand

Magyar Nemzet, the conservative daily newspaper originally launched in 1938 which briefly adopted an editorial line against the present government,...

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Media oligarch vows to fight government

Lajos Simicska, the media oligarch whose empire has thrived since Fidesz took power in 2010, today publicly broke with the...

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11,000 work permits issued to non-EU nationals in 2018

Hungarian authorities issued about 11,000 work permits to nationals from countries outside of the European Union last year, according to...

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Dismissing complaints, prosecutor targets opposition MPs

The Office of the Prosecutor General of Hungary has ruled that the forceful removal of protesting opposition MPs from the...

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Protests continue over Labor Code amendments

Demonstrators again protested amendments to the Labor Code in cities around the country on Saturday. In Budapest, the protest was...

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Hungary starts infringement procedure against Austria over child benefit reforms

Hungary initiated an infringement procedure against Austria on Tuesday over changes introduced by the government in Vienna to the country’s...

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France, Germany bolster resistance to Euroskepticism

France and Germany have agreed to deepen a 1963 treaty of post-war reconciliation in a bid to show that the...

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EP Tran rejects draft rules on road haulage

The European Parliamentʼs Transport and Tourism Committee (EP Tran) rejected draft rules governing truck drivers at a meeting in Brussels...

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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...