History

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EU to overhaul “strained” measures to defend bloc from imports

The European Union wants to revamp the rules used to defend industries from unfair foreign competition, two months after imposing...

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Hungary will meet 2007 deficit target, Veres says

Hungary will meet its 6.8% of GDP general government deficit target for 2007, even if changes to the budget's main...

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Hungary risks losing NATO funding over delayed radar station

Hungary could lose about Ft 18 billion ($96 million) in funding from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to complete a...

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Credit Suisse manager, officials arrested in Romania – extended

A Credit Suisse Group manager and three government officials will be jailed for 20 days while Romanian prosecutors pursue a...

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Tesco, Eni consider selling medicines in Hungary

Tesco Plc, Britain's biggest supermarket chain, and Italian gasoline retailer Eni SpA are among companies considering selling over-the-counter drugs in...

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GVH fines Coca-Cola Ft 10 mln over misleading ad

The Competition Office (GVH) fined Coca-Cola Beverages (Hungary) Kft Ft 10 million for misleading customers in an ad for its...

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Budapest in mid-ranks of competitiveness

The Central Hungarian region ranks 47th of the 118 regions in the EU in terms of competitiveness, according to the...

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Hungary’s Bokros says would assume role of PM on one condition

Lajos Bokros, Hungary's former Finance Minister and the father of an aggressive but inevitable austerity package in 1995, said he...

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Romanian prosecutors probe asset-sales officials, advisers

Romanian prosecutors started a criminal investigation of links between a mafia gang and eight men, including four government officials, involved...

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Romanians will need passport to enter Hungary

The Romanian Interior Ministry denied that Romanian citizens could travel to Hungary without a passport using only their identity card...

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Hungarian bank may raise rates to fight „stagflation”

Hungary's central bank is ready to raise the European Union's highest benchmark interest rate to fight „stagflation,” bank President Zsigmond...

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Hungary package more credible this time, Barclays says

Hungary's governments have had fiscal packages before, one critical difference this time is, however, that Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány's austerity...

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Gazprom agrees to sell natural gas directly to French customers

Gazprom reached an agreement to sell fuel directly to French consumers starting next year, as it expands into retail sales...

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Former PM Medgyessy blames central bank for debt

Hungary's central bank is at fault for increasing the country's debt level beyond the limits for euro adoption, former Prime...

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Romania’s Seres says politicians trying to rig bids

Romanian Economy Minister Codrut Seres said politicians and lawmakers have put pressure on him and the heads of the country's...

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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...