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KSH: Retail sales in Hungary grow in July

The volume of retail sales in Hungary was up 2.7% in July, compared to the same month a year earlier,...

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Hungary, Oman discuss tax, oil cooperation

Hungary’s Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Omanʼs oil and gas minister, agreed that...

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Hungarian MPs visit Taiwan to improve ties

A delegation from the Hungarian Parliament is visiting Taiwan to explore the feasibility of bilateral cooperation in economics and trade,...

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U.S. Holocaust Museum urges recall of Bayerʼs award

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. yesterday said the Hungarian government should rescind its decision to grant the...

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Electronic invoice reporting mandatory from next July

The Hungarian government is making electronic reporting of invoices with a tax content over HUF 100,000 mandatory as of July...

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Reports: MEP would scare refugees with pigs’ heads

György Schöpflin, an MEP in Hungary’s governing Fidesz party, suggested in his twitter account that pigs’ heads should be hung...

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Government mulls further utility price cuts

The government is making preparations to further reduce utility prices, a decision to be made as part of a strategy...

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Almost 900,000 Hungarians get eIDs this year

A little more than a year after their introduction, approximately 900,000 Hungarians have applied for electronic identification cards (eIDs) since...

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Uber wants back in Hungary, complains to EC

U.S.-based ride-sharing company Uber wants to return to Hungary and yesterday filed a complaint with the European Commission, the Associated...

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Government investigates MP accused of taking kickbacks for EU funding

The Prime Minister’s Office said it will investigate allegations that a Borsod County lawmaker of the governing party Fidesz was...

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Report: Locks needed for shipping on Danube

Three sets of locks would be needed to ensure that vessels can travel on the river Danube in Hungary during...

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Outcry as state TV ignores Olympic refugee swimmer

A public TV announcer commenting on a broadcast of the Olympics yesterday failed to mention the name of a swimmer...

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Reports: EC drops probe of Hungaryʼs tobacco distribution

After the Hungarian government promised to make some changes in the regulations, the EC will not initiate an unfair competition...

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Hungarian forint turns 70

Hungarian citizens have used the forint as their currency for the past 70 years, after its reintroduction on August 1,...

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Ministry: Joblessness to drop under 5%

The jobless rate in Hungary is foreseen to drop under 5%, Hungary’s Ministry of National Economy said in an announcement...

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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...