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Guardian: State media told not to show images of refugee children

Hungarian state television has requested its employees to exclude footage of children from broadcasts of the refugee crisis in Hungary,...

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NGO Migration Aid organizes demo

Migration Aid, a group of volunteers who are assisting refugees in Hungary, announced it is organizing a “silent demonstration” at Nyugati Railway...

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Rate-setter: Lower commodities prices, bigger bond purchases by banks support low interest environment

The fall in global commodities prices as well as measures the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has taken to draw...

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Hungary seeks clarification from Germany on immigration policy

"If we donʼt succeed in fairly distributing refugees, then of course the Schengen question will be on the agenda for...

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Report: Road controls in Austria cause traffic jam in Hungary

Thirty-kilometer-long traffic jams stretch along Hungary’s M1 highway leading to Austria as Austrian Police stop to investigate every car suspected...

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Hungarian Pavilion under blockade at Venice Biennale

A day before the anticipated deadline for the completion of Hungary’s wire fence on the Serbian border, activists from a...

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Szanyi blames Orbánʼs policy for dead refugees

Opposition Socialist leader Tibor Szanyi said in a Facebook post that he believes that Prime Minister Viktor Orbánʼs policies should...

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Three arrested in connection with truck containing 71 dead

Three people were arrested in Hungary today in connection with the truck with Hungarian license plates containing 71 dead, who...

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Truck found with 70 dead may belong to Hungarian firm

A Hungarian firm may be the owner of the truck with Hungarian license plates that was found yesterday on the...

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Forint corrects up on interbank market

The forint was trading at 314.56 to the euro late Thursday on the interbank forex market, up from final quotes...

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Report: At least 20 found dead in truck; they were probably refugees

At least 20 dead bodies were found in a truck with Hungarian license plates that was abandoned on the Austrian...

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Another record: 3,241 refugees detained in Hungary

A record 3,241 refugees were detained by the Hungarian police yesterday, with the majority found in Csongrád Country, including 698...

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Reuters: As fence nears completion, Hungary considers reinforcement

The fence being built along Hungary’s southern border with Serbia is due to be completed by August 31, however, the...

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BP mayor: Single transit zone planned for refugees

Budapest Mayor István Tarlós told state-owned Kossuth radio today that the establishment of a single refugee transit zone in the...

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Report: Private healthcare providers’ turnover up in Hungary

Annual expenditures on private healthcare in Hungary currently sits at approximately HUF 30-50 bln, with turnover at the country’s largest...

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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...