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Russia could sign $2-4 bln arms contracts with Libya

Russia’s potential arms contracts with Libya could be worth between $2 billion and $4 billion, a Russian defense analyst said...

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EU approves Groupama’s purchase of OTP Garancia

France’s Groupama won approval from European Commission antitrust regulators on Wednesday to buy insurance unit Garancia from Hungary’s OTP Bank...

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EU approves Groupama’s purchase of OTP Garancia

France’s Groupama won approval from European Commission antitrust regulators on Wednesday to buy insurance unit Garancia from Hungary’s OTP Bank...

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Ukraine leader takes a shot at gov’t over economy

Ukraine’s President Viktor Yushchenko and his aides on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s government of mismanaging the economy and...

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Ukraine leader takes a shot at gov’t over economy

Ukraine’s President Viktor Yushchenko and his aides on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s government of mismanaging the economy and...

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Berlusconi vows to do all to keep Alitalia flying

Silvio Berlusconi, who swept to power in Italy’s latest election, vowed to do everything possible to keep Alitalia in the...

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Berlusconi vows to do all to keep Alitalia flying

Silvio Berlusconi, who swept to power in Italy’s latest election, vowed to do everything possible to keep Alitalia in the...

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Putin to bring arms contracts worth $3 bln to Libya – paper

Russia has prepared arms contracts worth $3 billion for outgoing president Vladimir Putin’s visit to Libya this week, a business...

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Putin to bring arms contracts worth $3 bln to Libya – paper

Russia has prepared arms contracts worth $3 billion for outgoing president Vladimir Putin’s visit to Libya this week, a business...

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Cbank: Hungary financial system faces higher risks

The vulnerability of Hungary’s financial system has increased over the past months, but it is still resilient in the face...

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Cbank: Hungary financial system faces higher risks

The vulnerability of Hungary’s financial system has increased over the past months, but it is still resilient in the face...

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CR wants US military aid in exchange for radar base

The Czech Republic connected the talks on the possible stationing of a US radar base on Czech soil with demands...

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CR wants US military aid in exchange for radar base

The Czech Republic connected the talks on the possible stationing of a US radar base on Czech soil with demands...

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Simor: Scrapping forint band allows Hungarian prices to converge through revaluation

Scrapping the forint’s intervention band has made it possible for Hungary to converge to average EU price levels through the...

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Simor: Scrapping forint band allows Hungarian prices to converge through revaluation

Scrapping the forint’s intervention band has made it possible for Hungary to converge to average EU price levels through 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...