History

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Children’s game recalled in Hungary after drug scare

A children’s game has been recalled from shelves in Hungary after it was discovered that beads used in it could...

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MEPs react to state of emergency in Pakistan

MEPs and NGOs on Monday criticised the imposition of a state of emergency in Pakistan last Saturday by President Pervez...

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MEPs react to state of emergency in Pakistan

MEPs and NGOs on Monday criticised the imposition of a state of emergency in Pakistan last Saturday by President Pervez...

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Serbian FM calls for compromise over Kosovo

The status of Kosovo should be settled through a compromise, or else the Balkans may end up deluged by a...

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Serbian FM calls for compromise over Kosovo

The status of Kosovo should be settled through a compromise, or else the Balkans may end up deluged by a...

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Germany plans law against foreign takeovers

Germany plans to introduce a law preventing takeovers of strategic industries, in a move directed against sovereign wealth funds organizing...

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Germany plans law against foreign takeovers

Germany plans to introduce a law preventing takeovers of strategic industries, in a move directed against sovereign wealth funds organizing...

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New international highway to cross eastern Hungary

Three countries are planning to construct a new highway to connect northeast Serbia and southwest Romania with Hungary, national daily...

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New international highway to cross eastern Hungary

Three countries are planning to construct a new highway to connect northeast Serbia and southwest Romania with Hungary, national daily...

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Slovakia and Hungary: history rules

Slovakia and Hungary, two new EU members, who joined together in 2004. Both countries are also members of NATO, both...

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Slovakia and Hungary: history rules

Slovakia and Hungary, two new EU members, who joined together in 2004. Both countries are also members of NATO, both...

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Czech provides compensation for proposed US radar site

The Czech government earmarked 1.25 billion crowns ($66.7 million) to compensate the Brdy region for a planned US radar site,...

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Czech provides compensation for proposed US radar site

The Czech government earmarked 1.25 billion crowns ($66.7 million) to compensate the Brdy region for a planned US radar site,...

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Czech Repbulic, Poland to cooperate within Visegrád group

The Czech Republic and Poland are discussing the possibility of establishing a joint battle group within the Visegrád Four (V4)...

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Czech Repbulic, Poland to cooperate within Visegrád group

The Czech Republic and Poland are discussing the possibility of establishing a joint battle group within the Visegrád Four (V4)...

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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...