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Hungary plans to use non-EU workers to ease labor shortage

National Economy Minister Mihály Varga yesterday agreed with a proposal put forward by national business association MGYOSZ to ease labor...

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Szijjártó: Hungary committed to strong ties with U.K.

Hungary is committed to maintain close economic ties between the United Kingdom and the European Union, and opposes the EU’s...

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Analyst: Orbán could act more strategic with cabinet restructuring

The Hungarian government’s planned restructuring of creating two separate cabinets might leave room for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to concentrate...

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Analyst: Orbán can reap political benefit from Brexit

Although the Brexit vote and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron’s resignation might have short-term negative impacts for Hungarian Prime Minister...

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Richter, BME agree to extend cooperation

Hungarian drugmaker Gedeon Richter and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) agreed to extend their scientific and tendering...

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U.K. air force conducts night-flight training in Hungary

The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) deployed a C-17 strategic transport aircraft to Hungary to conduct night-flight training, airforce-technology.com...

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Helsinki Committee: Hungarian ejection of refugees illegal

Amendments to Hungarian law that went into effect yesterday allow for the extrajudicial “push back” of asylum seekers, in violation...

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Social media study: Hungarians link Brexit, immigration

In the first week following the historic U.K. decision to leave the European Union, Brexit was found to dominate online...

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Visegrad Patent Institute starts operating in Budapest

The Visegrad Patent Institute, established by the four Visegrad Group countries early last year, started operating in Budapest on Friday,...

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Brexit causes no ‘extreme events’ on Hungarian banking sector

The United Kingdomʼs vote to leave the European Union caused no “extreme events” to Hungaryʼs banking market, industry leaders established...

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U.S. businessman McNutt thought to be buyer of Index

American businessman John Michael McNutt, who said he bought the radio station Class FM in May, could be the buyer...

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Audi could center electric motor manufacturing in Hungary

German car producer Audi is considering making Hungary the center of its electric motor manufacturing, Hungary’s National Economy Minister Mihály...

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Bankers meet with MNB management

The management of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) held talks with the heads of commercial banks yesterday afternoon, “in...

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Official: MNB won’t revise GDP outlook after Brexit

The National Bank of Hungary is not planning to revise its economic growth projection after British citizens voted in a...

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Varga says Hungary hopes to attract firms fleeing U.K.

The Hungarian government is considering ways to make the country attractive to companies that are looking to leave the United...

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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...