History

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Tokaj’s Patricius Winery receives “Cellars of the Year” accolade

Patricius Winery, based in the Tokaj region and established in the 17th century by the Kékessy family, was named the...

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Exchange students mistaken by public for refugees

The Hungarian Police were called out to intercept a group of foreign exchange students participating in the Erasmus program in...

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Owner insists Népszabadság shut for business reasons

The decision to suspend publication of Hungary’s biggest left-leaning daily broadsheet, which came out of the blue ten days ago...

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Hungary nurtures plans to strengthen military

The Hungarian Defence Forces are planning to train 20,000 volunteer soldiers from January 2017, after Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...

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Népszabadság journalists to publish in homeless paper

Silenced journalists of the abruptly closed national daily newspaper Népszabadság will publish articles in the forthcoming issue of Hungary’s street...

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Since state monopoly, cigarette sales drop in Hungary

Sales of cigarettes have dropped by 40% in Hungary since the government introduced the network of National Tobacco Shops, which...

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Talks on selling Népszabadság stall

Negotiations on finding a buyer for left-wing daily newspaper Népszabadság, which was unexpectedly closed down at the weekend, have come...

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Silenced Népszabadság staff committed to continue

Following the dramatic closure of Hungary’s largest-circulation left-leaning newspaper Népszabadság by the publisher on Saturday, and after failed negotiations between...

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Népszabadság staff continue work, plan legal steps

After negotiations on selling Népszabadság were called off yesterday after the owners cited illness, the silenced journalists of the left-leaning...

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MVM deputy CEO named to head state-owned utility ENKSZ

György Kóbor, deputy CEO of state-owned Hungarian electricity works MVM, has been appointed by the Minister of National Development as...

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Orbán aims to legitimize referendum result

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is expected to bring proposed changes to the country’s Fundamental Law (constitution) before Parliament, in...

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Hungary to bolster regulations following SIM card scandal

The Hungarian government is planning to introduce stricter regulations for purchasing SIM cards in the country, after a scandal suggesting...

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PM’s Office dismisses EU funds freeze report

The Prime Minister’s Office late yesterday dismissed a report by Hungarian online daily porfolio.hu earlier that day which claimed that...

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EC concerns raise threat of EU funds freeze

Due to the possible uncovering of serious deficiencies in the Hungarian institutional system of distributing EU funds, the European Commission...

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IMF lowers Hungaryʼs 2016 GDP growth forecast to 2%

The International Monetary Fund has lowered its projection for economic growth in Hungary this year to 2.0% in its fresh...

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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...