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Official: Dispute with U.S. could impact business ties

Hungarian Foreign Ministry State Secretary László Szabó said today that, unless recent disputes are resolved between the United States and...

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Vida indicates suit over U.S. visa affair is pending

Hungarian Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) chief Ildikó Vida means to "take the necessary measures" in connection with her being...

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Szijjártó: Goodfriend should drop immunity, go to court

U.S. Chargé d’Affaires André Goodfriend, could lift his immunity as a diplomat and produce evidence of corruption charges against Hungarian...

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PM: Tax chief should sue Goodfriend or get out

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Parliament today that he will sack Ildikó Vida, head of the Hungarian Tax and...

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Goodfriend: Hungary needs true energy independence

“Hungary's energy independence was threatened by the plan to build a second gas pipeline from Russia, as well as by...

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Hungary and Bavaria meet in Munich

Munich hosted the 18th meeting of the Hungarian-Bavarian Intergovernmental Joint Committee on Friday, where Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade...

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Most participants at consultation oppose closure of shops on Sunday

While there have been reports that the Economy Ministry now supports the idea, and the Prime Minister reportedly spoke in...

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Hungarian state to buy Budapest Bank from GE

The Hungarian government has signed a preliminary deal to buy Budapest Bank from its 100%-owner General Electric by June 30....

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Németh holds talks in Sofia on south-east European gas corridor

The head of parliament's foreign affairs committee, Zsolt Németh, held talks in Sofia on Thursday on developing a south-east European...

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Thousands march in anti-government demo

Several thousand protestors marched in the sixth mass demonstration since October 26, peacefully demanding an end to corruption and the...

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The Importance of Being Qadri

This week, an ailing Pakistani preacher has travelled to the United States for medical treatment. The visit has generated few...

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Vida writes open letter to Goodfriend

Hungarian Tax Authority (NAV) chief Ildikó Vida wrote an open letter the day after the U.S. chargé d’affaires in Budapest,...

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MNKH sets up shop in Morocco

The Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) announced on Thursday that it had opened an office in Rabat, the capital of...

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Support grows against closure of shops on Sunday

Most participants of Wednesday's round of consultations held at the economy ministry, argued against the planned restrictions on Sunday opening...

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Goodfriend: We know of people cheating in NAV

“We know of people cheating inside Hungary’s Tax and Customs Authority (NAV)”, and yet there was no police investigation, U.S....

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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...