History

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Kazakh administrative reform: foreign experience

In the Message of President Nursultan Nazarbayev “New Kazakhstan in a new world” as of February 28, 2007 to the...

History

Kazakh administrative reform: foreign experience

In the Message of President Nursultan Nazarbayev “New Kazakhstan in a new world” as of February 28, 2007 to the...

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Hungary to up NATO mission in Kosovo

Hungary is likely to take over leadership of a multi-national NATO battalion in Kosovo next year, Hungarian Defence Minister Imre...

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Hungary to up NATO mission in Kosovo

Hungary is likely to take over leadership of a multi-national NATO battalion in Kosovo next year, Hungarian Defence Minister Imre...

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Far right initiative in Romania: bonuses for Hungarians who return to Hungary

Great Romania Party tabled a law draft that includes one thousand euros bonuses for Hungarian ethnics in Romania who want...

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Far right initiative in Romania: bonuses for Hungarians who return to Hungary

Great Romania Party tabled a law draft that includes one thousand euros bonuses for Hungarian ethnics in Romania who want...

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Visegrád states support Moldova coming closer to EU

The foreign ministers of the Visegrád Four (V4) group expressed support for Moldova to come closer to the European Union...

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Visegrád states support Moldova coming closer to EU

The foreign ministers of the Visegrád Four (V4) group expressed support for Moldova to come closer to the European Union...

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Tamás Kolosi on Lex MOL and the unfinished regime change

The law known as Lex MOL, whose declared aim is to protect Hungary's strategic companies, has stirred up a hornet's...

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Tamás Kolosi on Lex MOL and the unfinished regime change

The law known as Lex MOL, whose declared aim is to protect Hungary's strategic companies, has stirred up a hornet's...

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Hungarian commissioner resigns over new homeless law

Social Affairs Ministry commissioner Miklós Vecsei resigned Wednesday after Parliament passed an amendment making it possible to accommodate homeless persons...

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Hungarian commissioner resigns over new homeless law

Social Affairs Ministry commissioner Miklós Vecsei resigned Wednesday after Parliament passed an amendment making it possible to accommodate homeless persons...

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First joint Gov’t session with Slovenia

The Hungarian and Slovenian governments held their first joint session yesterday. The first part took place in Lendava/Lendva, Slovenia, the...

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First joint Gov’t session with Slovenia

The Hungarian and Slovenian governments held their first joint session yesterday. The first part took place in Lendava/Lendva, Slovenia, the...

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Future distribution of EP seats among EU Member States

On 12 October, the European Parliament adopted a report proposing a new allocation of seats between Member States after 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...