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Hungary pledges $30 mln for Vietnam environment, water projects

Hungary would provide Vietnam $30 million for environmental protection and water supply projects, the country’s ambassador in Hanoi, Vizi László,...

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Economic growth slows to 11-year low of 1.4% – extended

Hungary’s economy grew by only 1.4% year-on-year in the Q2 of 2007, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday....

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Czechs, Slovaks among states disappointed over US visa regime

The Czech Republic and Slovakia are among the six new EU countries that issued a joint statement on Thursday expressing...

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US, EU urge calm in missile row

A missile that landed in Georgia was ditched, not fired, by a Russian jet as it fled Georgian airspace, a...

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Ryanair sues Italy on airport capacity

Ryanair says it has filed a lawsuit against Italy’s aviation authority for cutting traffic at Rome’s Ciampino airport, a move...

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Cold war goes North

The competition between Russia and the West has, apparently, opened a new front, the Arctic front....

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Czech lawmaker accuses government of misleading public on radar

The Czech government has misled the public about the planned construction of a US radar on Czech soil, Lubomir Zaoralek,...

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American missiles smash through treaty with Russia

The US military leadership has stated for the first time that it has to decline to renew the first Strategic...

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Hungary, Germany ink bilateral cooperation agreement

Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Göncz and visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier signed a bilateral agreement on the exchange of...

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Russia, US may reach common ground on missile defense: Russian FM

The consultations between Russia and America on missile defense might see an agreement that considers Russia's interests, the Russian Foreign...

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UK energy minister in Russia to discuss nuclear waste disposal

British Minister of State for Energy Malcolm Wicks has arrived in Russia on a two day visit to discuss nuclear...

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Microsoft’s Budapest office visited by antitrust authorities

Microsoft Corp. confirmed Thursday that its offices in Budapest, Hungary were visited by representatives of the country’s Competition Office, who...

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Merkel eyes protecting German industry from unwanted foreign takeovers

German chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday that the German government is considering ways to protect strategic domestic industries from takeovers...

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Alitalia’s efforts to find buyer in jeopardy

Italy's last-ditch effort to find a private buyer for its struggling flag carrier Alitalia was dealt a major blow late...

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Hungary’s Simor says Maastricht criteria less appropriate for emerging economies

The Maastricht economic criteria for joining the eurozone were less appropriate for emerging economies, the Hungarian central bank's president said...

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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...