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Editorial: Appearance of corruption becomes routine

The following is the Editorial column from the October 16 biweekly edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

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Simicskaʼs partner claims he bought TV2 before Vajna could

Todayʼs announcement that TV2 was sold to Film Commissioner Andrew G. Vajna is inaccurate because the company that owns the...

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Slovakia votes to help defend Hungaryʼs southern borders

Slovakia yesterday voted in its parliament to send 50 police officers to neighboring Hungary to help control the number of...

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Forint corrects up within range

The forint was trading at 310.09 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, up from final quotes...

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Hungarian government, Grundfos sign ʼstrategic partnership agreementʼ

The Hungarian government and Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos signed a “strategic partnership agreement” in Budapest today, Hungarian news agency MTI...

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Varga named Euromoneyʼs CEE Finance Minister of the Year

Hungaryʼs National Economy Minister Mihály Varga was named Finance Minister of the Year in the Central and Eastern European (CEE)...

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Forint up again on interbank market

The forint was trading at 311.30 to the euro late Friday on the interbank forex market, slightly up from final...

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Politico: Merkel criticizes Hungary’s migration policy

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (pictured) voiced criticism of eastern European countries, and Hungary in particular, in a closed-door meeting with...

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Government denies it routinely dictated content of TV news

The Hungarian government rejected claims by the deputy CEO of commercial HírTV that the station received orders from officials about...

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Deutsch to propose lowering VAT on internet usage to 18%

Value added tax (VAT) on internet usage should be lowered to 18% from the current 27%, Tamás Deutsch (pictured), an...

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Forint stable versus euro after US jobs data disappoints

The forint was trading at 311.85 to the euro late Friday on the interbank forex market, up from final quotes...

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Bank of China opens renminbi hub in Budapest

The Bank of China opened a renminbi clearing center in Budapest today, Hungarian news agency MTI reported....

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Bell: ‘Anti-refugee rhetoric’ not helping the crisis

Hungary’s “anti-refugee rhetoric” that can be heard and read in the newspapers in the country “does not help the situation at all”, U.S....

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Study: Hungary approves 214 acts in one year

The Hungarian Parliament approved 214 acts in the period of August 2014 - August 2015, 61 more than in the...

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Szijjártó: International media ‘not correct’ to Hungary

The international media has “not been correct” to Hungary in its coverage of the country’s actions in the current refugee...

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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...