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Editorial: Soft control of media poses greater threat

The following is the editorial column from the May 6 biweekly edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

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Szijjártó: Bill Clinton ‘can’t insult the Hungarian people’

Nobody, not even former U.S. President Bill Clinton can “take liberties with Hungarians by insulting them”, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign...

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Bill Clinton blasts ‘Putin-like leadership’ in Hungary, Poland

Speaking at a campaign event for his wife Hillary Clinton, former U.S. President Bill Clinton criticized Hungary and Poland for...

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Government launches another billboard campaign on refugee issue

The Hungarian government has launched another billboard campaign to promote its referendum against the European Commission’s plan to require every...

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Lázár deems Brussels’ proposal ‘unacceptable’

Brussels’ decision to require EU members to pay a fine if they refuse to receive refugees under the European Commission’s...

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TV2 Group plans to launch ten new channels

Hungary’s second largest commercial channel, which was recently acquired by government Film Commissioner Andrew G. Vajna, is planning to launch...

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Szijjártó praises U.S.-Hungary economic ties, acknowledges tensions

Economic ties and cooperation between Hungary and the United States are excellent and their joint work in the framework of...

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Taxi drivers to block route to airport

Hungarian taxi drivers are planning a protest that will involve driving in a convoy from central Budapest to the capital’s...

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Hungarian billionaires appear in Panama Papers leak

Links to a handful of Hungary’s wealthiest individuals have recently been uncovered amid the reams of documents contained in the...

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Uber Hungary launches petition against government measures

The Hungarian branch of U.S.-based ride-sharing service Uber launched a petition asking users to sign in support of the application....

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Two suspects apprehended in murder of Israeli national in Hungary

Two suspects were arrested yesterday in connection with the murder of Ofer Gross, an Israeli backpacker and medical engineering graduate...

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Lázár calls EUʼs refugee quota ‘antidemocratic’

The European Union’s proposal to revoke Hungaryʼs rights to decide who can live in the country is antidemocratic, Hungary’s Cabinet...

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Hungary guest of honor at 827th Hamburg Port Anniversary

Hungary was chosen as this year’s guest of honor at the Hamburg Port Anniversary, an annual four-day celebration held this...

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After looming strike, Tesco Hungary to raise wages 15%

The Hungarian branch of U.K.-based retail chain Tesco is raising the wages of its employees in the country by 15%...

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Varga deems OECD report confirmation of economic success

A country report on Hungary by the OECD released on Friday is confirmation of the countryʼs economic success, National Economy...

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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...