History

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IAAF wants Budapest to host 2023 World Championships

The governing body of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) approved the recommendation that Budapest be declared the preferred...

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Hungary may have to repay EU support for metro line 4

Hungary might have to repay a substantial part of the EUR 600 million in EU funding it received for the...

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Govʼt aims to raise Hungary up livable rankings

Urban lifestyle magazine Monocle has compiled a list of the 25 most livable cities in the world, which does not...

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Bomb in Danube successfully extracted

Traffic closures in central Budapest have been lifted after a World War 2-era bomb found in the river Danube was...

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Central Budapest closed down for bomb extraction

Earlier this week a World War 2-era bomb was found in the river Danube, between the Erzsébet and Lánchíd bridges...

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Microsoft Magyarország managing director resigns

After three years in the position, the managing director of Microsoft Magyarország is leaving the company. The move was unexpected,...

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Financial market awaits MNB reaction on forint depreciation

After a brief recovery Friday, the Hungarian forint depreciated again to 330 against the euro. Meanwhile, the National Bank of...

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U.S. ambassador visits CEUʼs Budapest campus

In what seems like a symbolic move designed to send a strong message, the new U.S. Ambassador David Cornstein visited...

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MNB disagrees with govʼt spokesperson

The Hungarian forint depreciated today to a new record low of HUF 330 against the euro, but the National Bank...

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Hungary’s best pálinka of 2018 named

The Brill Pálinkaház distillery from Tolna County in central Hungary won the annual National Pálinka Contest with a spirit made...

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New U.S. ambassador arrives in Hungary

The new Ambassador of the United States to Hungary arrived in Budapest on Friday. He was greeted on behalf of...

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Judges set to announce nation’s best pálinka

Hungary is just one week away from learning the name of the best pálinka (traditional fruit brandy) in the country....

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Italian chamber taking trade to the countryside

Újkígyós (180 km southeast of Budapest) will serve as the venue of the latest Italian Business Day, which aims at...

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Ericsson inaugurates Budapest headquarters

Swedish networking and telecommunications company Ericsson inaugurated its EUR 56 million headquarters and R&D center in Budapest on Tuesday.  Dubbed...

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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...