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Chavez suggests creating military force against US aggression

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez suggested creating a joint military force for the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) member nations...

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Hungary: Praise and warning from Brussels

The European Commission considers the revised Hungarian convergence program and this year’s deficit target feasible in its assessment, while monetary...

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Hungary: Praise and warning from Brussels

The European Commission considers the revised Hungarian convergence program and this year’s deficit target feasible in its assessment, while monetary...

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Poland in harder bargain with US on missile defense plan – analysis

Poland, currently in talks with the United States over the establishing of a US missile defense base on its territory,...

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Poland in harder bargain with US on missile defense plan – analysis

Poland, currently in talks with the United States over the establishing of a US missile defense base on its territory,...

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Soros says: Grave crisis forebodes

The most serious crisis since World War II is hanging over the US, with the likely recession to affect Europe...

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Soros says: Grave crisis forebodes

The most serious crisis since World War II is hanging over the US, with the likely recession to affect Europe...

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Slovak PM still critical about US anti-missile base

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stressed on Friday that the visit of his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk had not changed...

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Slovak PM still critical about US anti-missile base

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stressed on Friday that the visit of his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk had not changed...

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Expat Chinese urged to invest home

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao encouraged overseas Chinese business people to optimize their investment structure and raise the standard of their...

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Expat Chinese urged to invest home

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao encouraged overseas Chinese business people to optimize their investment structure and raise the standard of their...

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Bulgaria, Romania associate in Schengen aims

Bulgaria and Romania have announced they will coordinate their efforts to integrate in the Schengen zone....

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Health insurers mull lawsuits against Slovakia

Private health insurers Slovak are considering lawsuits in protection of their assets after a new law barred companies from keeping...

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Bulgaria, Romania associate in Schengen aims

Bulgaria and Romania have announced they will coordinate their efforts to integrate in the Schengen zone....

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Health insurers mull lawsuits against Slovakia

Private health insurers Slovak are considering lawsuits in protection of their assets after a new law barred companies from keeping...

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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...