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Fico optimistic over Slovak-Hungarian relations

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed hopes that bilateral talks could contribute to easing political tensions between Slovakia and Hungary....

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Slovakia recalls Iraq contingent

Slovakia’s Parliament has decided on pulling out its regiments from Iraq later this month, while making a commitment to up...

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Slovakia recalls Iraq contingent

Slovakia’s Parliament has decided on pulling out its regiments from Iraq later this month, while making a commitment to up...

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Slovenia to tackle EU defense duties

Slovenia will take charge of EU defense issues as early as today, with priority being given to the west Balkans....

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Slovenia to tackle EU defense duties

Slovenia will take charge of EU defense issues as early as today, with priority being given to the west Balkans....

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Vietnam, Hungary expand cooperation

Vietnam and Hungary will promote cooperation in healthcare, education and training, investment and trade, agriculture, and tourism and share experience...

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Vietnam, Hungary expand cooperation

Vietnam and Hungary will promote cooperation in healthcare, education and training, investment and trade, agriculture, and tourism and share experience...

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US radar base talks with Czech Republic prolonged

Negotiations between the Czech Republic and the United States on the stationing of a controversial radar base on Czech soil...

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US radar base talks with Czech Republic prolonged

Negotiations between the Czech Republic and the United States on the stationing of a controversial radar base on Czech soil...

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Hungary: Tax returns will be easier next year

The government will halve the number of tax return forms for Hungarian companies and self-employed individuals in 2008, and it...

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Hungary: Tax returns will be easier next year

The government will halve the number of tax return forms for Hungarian companies and self-employed individuals in 2008, and it...

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Bosnia set to initial EU agreement

Progress on concluding a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), had been held up for months by the failure of Bosnian...

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Bosnia set to initial EU agreement

Progress on concluding a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), had been held up for months by the failure of Bosnian...

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Europol approached by UEFA for match-fixing probes

Europol confirmed on Monday that it has been approached by UEFA, the governing body of European football, for investigations into...

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Europol approached by UEFA for match-fixing probes

Europol confirmed on Monday that it has been approached by UEFA, the governing body of European football, for investigations into...

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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...