History

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Health Fund asks drugmakers to lower prices

The National Health Fund Administration (OÉP) asked drugmakers operating in the country to reduce prices on more than 100 government-subsidized...

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Gyurcsány announces coalition talks

Talks between the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSzP) and its ally, the liberal Alliance of Free Democrats (SzDSz), will commence on...

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New car sales rise in Q1

About 5%-6 % more new cars were sold in Q1 2006 than in Q1 2005, preliminary data gathered by business...

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First five Gripens arrive in Hungary

The first five Hungarian Air Force Gripen aircraft arrived in Hungary on Tuesday, Gripen International announced on Tuesday....

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Abberley Investment buys 5.5% stake in Pannonplast

Abberley Investment Ltd. purchased 5.5% of plastic packaging maker Pannonplast Rt, Pannonplast said in a statement today....

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BMW sells 59% more cars in Hungary

German vehicle manufacturer BMW's Hungarian subsidiary BMW Hungary Kft sold 1,490 BMW cars in Hungary in 2005, which was 59%...

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Gov’t does not plan fee-paying healthcare system

Main opposition Fidesz's candidate deputy prime minister István Mikola asked Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány in an open letter on Thursday...

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Hungary, Romania health ministers follow up on joint plans

The Hungarian and Romanian health ministers met in Budapest on Thursday to discuss progress on cross-border co-operation in health care....

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Justice Ministry to provide on-the-spot legal advice

The Justice Ministry plans to set up a local legal advice system to provide assistance to people in their home...

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Gripen deliveries could add 0.3% of GDP to deficit in 2006

The recording of Gripen aircraft deliveries as government expenditure could raise Hungary's general government deficit by the equivalent of 0.3%...

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European Union may act against countries on gambling

The European Commission may take six of its member nations to court for curbing gambling even as they maintained national...

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Fidesz to focus on two areas once in government

The centre-right Fidesz party will restructure government to form two main branches if it comes to power after the April...

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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...