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NATO boss calls for emergency summit over Libya situation

Secretary General of the military alliance Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced an emergency meeting of the NATO council to determine the...

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Hungary to extend public smoking ban

Hungary’s government is prepared to dust off a motion first raised in 2007 and ban smoking from all hospitality locations,...

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Hungary to extend public smoking ban

Hungary’s government is prepared to dust off a motion first raised in 2007 and ban smoking from all hospitality locations,...

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Hungarian, Russian business leaders meet in Budapest

Hungarian and Russian business leaders met in Budapest for the start of a two-day forum....

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Hungarian, Russian business leaders meet in Budapest

Hungarian and Russian business leaders met in Budapest for the start of a two-day forum....

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Gov’t signs strategic partnership agreement with AmCham

The Hungarian government and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) signed a strategic partnership agreement that aims to foster a...

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Gov’t signs strategic partnership agreement with AmCham

The Hungarian government and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) signed a strategic partnership agreement that aims to foster a...

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Gov’t reforms to focus on workplace creation, austerity

The government’s long-awaited structural reforms, to be revealed on Monday, February 28, will put workplace creation into focus and will...

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Gov’t reforms to focus on workplace creation, austerity

The government’s long-awaited structural reforms, to be revealed on Monday, February 28, will put workplace creation into focus and will...

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Hungary public procurement-to-GDP ratio well under EU average

Public procurements in Hungary were worth 5.66% of GDP last year, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistical Office...

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Hungary public procurement-to-GDP ratio well under EU average

Public procurements in Hungary were worth 5.66% of GDP last year, according to preliminary data from the Central Statistical Office...

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Gov’t to submit structural reform plans next week

Hungary’s government will present to Parliament anxiously awaited structural reform plans on the week of February 28, spokesman of the...

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Gov’t to submit structural reform plans next week

Hungary’s government will present to Parliament anxiously awaited structural reform plans on the week of February 28, spokesman of the...

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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...