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Report: Retail association welcomes Sunday openings

Hungary’s National Commerce Association (OKSZ) believes the government’s proposal to abolish the Sunday closings legislation, which restricts retailers from opening...

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State, EBRD set to acquire Erste Hungary stakes by end-Q2

The Hungarian state and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are making the final calculations for their acquisition...

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Report: Hungary, EC reach agreement on road tenders

The Hungarian government and the European Commission reached a political agreement favorable for Hungary in a dispute over road construction...

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Lázár: Hungary would pay EC a fine to free up HUF 500 bln

Hungary might agree to pay a fine to the EC for improper tendering of road work in order to free...

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Official: CIA has no information on terrorist threat to Budapest

Contrary to a report published by Polish daily Rzeczpospolita, the CIA has no information on a potential terrorist threat to...

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Bill would end criminalization of homelessness in Hungary

Being homeless in Hungary would no longer be a crime under legislation to be put forward on April 12 by...

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Teachersʼ union calls for day-long strike on April 20

Following the failure of seven-hour-long negotiations with the Hungarian government, the strike committee of the Teachers Trade Union (PSZ) started...

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Dairy producers to march with cows across Chain Bridge today

Hungarian dairy producers will reportedly march across the Chain Bridge today accompanied by dairy cows to help raise awareness that...

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‘Nurse in black’ retires from protests

Shortly after announcing that she would retire from public appearances, Mária Sándor (pictured), or as she is better-known, the “nurse...

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Report: Former Fidesz politician named in offshore scandal

Former Fidesz MP Zsolt Horváth is one of the officials whose name has come up in the “Panama Papers” leak...

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Officials probe cyber attacks that shut down govʼt web sites

Officials said yesterday they were still investigating the source of denial of service attacks that temporarily shut down the main...

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Editorial: Predictable, transparent governance pays

The following is the editorial from the March 25 biweekly edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

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Report: EC suspends payment of education funds to Hungary

The European Commission said that it would block the transfer of approximately HUF 40 billion in EU grants for the...

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Lázár: Reorganized Treasury to manage ‘all payments’

Once the two-phase reorganization of Hungary’s State Treasury is complete – in a little more than a year – the...

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Lázár says Soros should ‘leave’ Hungary

Complaining that initiatives funded by Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros are researching corruption in Hungary, Cabinet Chief János Lázár said yesterday...

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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...