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Hungary urged to create public procurement database

The Hungarian office of anti-corruption NGO Transparency International (TI) has urged the government to create searchable databases of public procurements...

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Investors to put €1 bln into Alitalia – report

Alitalia will get €1 billion from private investors as part of a plan to save the troubled Italian carrier, newspaper...

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Investors to put €1 bln into Alitalia – report

Alitalia will get €1 billion from private investors as part of a plan to save the troubled Italian carrier, newspaper...

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Norway’s Skagen AS acquires 5.2% Richter stake

Norway’s Skagen AS investment fund has acquired a 5.2% stake in Hungarian drug maker Richter Gedeon, Richter said on Tuesday...

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Norway’s Skagen AS acquires 5.2% Richter stake

Norway’s Skagen AS investment fund has acquired a 5.2% stake in Hungarian drug maker Richter Gedeon, Richter said on Tuesday...

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Kuwait mulls oil storage plans to allay Iran threat

Rising international tension between Iran and the West has prompted OPEC-member Kuwait to consider long-term plans to increase storage of...

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Kuwait mulls oil storage plans to allay Iran threat

Rising international tension between Iran and the West has prompted OPEC-member Kuwait to consider long-term plans to increase storage of...

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Venezuela to nationalize large bank Banco de Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that he will nationalize one of the nation’s largest banks, Banco de Venezuela, owned...

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Venezuela to nationalize large bank Banco de Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that he will nationalize one of the nation’s largest banks, Banco de Venezuela, owned...

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Hungarians most dissatisfied of V4 nations

Of the four Visegrád countries, Hungarians are the most displeased with their country’s economic situation, a study by pollster Tárki...

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Hungarians most dissatisfied of V4 nations

Of the four Visegrád countries, Hungarians are the most displeased with their country’s economic situation, a study by pollster Tárki...

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Austrian seeks partner, prefers Lufthansa – source

Austrian Airlines’ supervisory board discussed a shortlist of four possible buyers at a Monday meeting and a majority prefers Germany’s...

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Austrian seeks partner, prefers Lufthansa – source

Austrian Airlines’ supervisory board discussed a shortlist of four possible buyers at a Monday meeting and a majority prefers Germany’s...

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Canada: No visa, no migration

Canada has lifted visa requirements for Hungary, but both the Hungarian and the Canadian government would like to prevent a...

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Canada: No visa, no migration

Canada has lifted visa requirements for Hungary, but both the Hungarian and the Canadian government would like to prevent a...

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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...