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Hungarian government launches ʼinfoʼ campaign

The Hungarian government recently launched a subpage to its official webpage kormany.hu, which can be accessed at the mrm.kormany.hu, and...

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Government launches new billboard campaign

The government has launched a new public information effort to promote their work, using billboards and online content, in a...

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Report: Immigrants make up 4.7% of Hungaryʼs population

Some 4.7% of Hungaryʼs total population is made up of immigrants, Jakub Marian’s website reported on Monday, based on a...

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Report: Prisoners helping build Serb border fence

The wire fence Hungary is building on the Serbian border to keep illegal immigrants out of the country – the...

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Fidesz: Brussels attacks sectoral taxes, again

Hungaryʼs sectoral taxes came under attack by Brussels again, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary faction said late yesterday in a...

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Forint firm on interbank market

The forint was trading at 309.70 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, up from 310.83 late...

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Report: A thousand protest against the fence

Approximately one thousand protesters descended on Szent István Square last night to denounce the building of the Hungarian-Serbian border fence....

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Anti-fence demonstration set for this evening

Migrant Solidarity Group of Hungary (MigSzol) is holding a protest this evening, called "A Demonstration Against the Wall on the...

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Construction of temporary border fence underway

Work has begun on the construction of a 150-meter-long “sample section” of a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border that is...

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Hungarian government allocates HUF 600 mln for ‘info’ campaign

The Hungarian government is planning to launch an "information" campaign, which is intended "to make it clear that Hungarian reforms...

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Report: Tóbiás calls Fideszʼs social policy the enemy

József Tóbiás, chairman of MSZP, called Fideszʼs social policy the enemy of poverty in reaction to Laszló L. Simonʼs comments...

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UNHCR urges Hungary to consider refugee situation

The Hungarian Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees sent an open letter yesterday to the Hungarian Parliament, asking...

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Varga holds talks with EBRD negotiators

National Economy Minister Mihály Varga held talks in Budapest with a group of negotiators from the European Bank for Reconstruction...

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OSCE mission head criticizes Roma evictions

At a press conference in Budapest yesterday, a visiting human rights official with the OSCE criticized the part that officials...

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UNHCR intervenes in Hungaryʼs asylum procedure

The UN refugee agency is “deeply concerned” about proposals to amend Hungary’s asylum act and UNHCR is “urging Hungary not...

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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...