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The Horn of Africa Interconnected in Turmoil

Another refugee and internally displaced person (IDP) crisis is looming in the Horn of Africa, this time from and in...

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Forint up on interbank market

The forint was trading at 305.45 the euro late Tuesday on the interbank forex market, up from 306.66 late Monday....

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More than 10,000 demonstrate against government outside Parliament

Last night’s anti-government demonstration drew a crowd estimated at more than 10,000 to a protest outside the Parliament building that...

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Goodfriend: Hungary’s lack of transparency and ties with Russia an issue

“Some Hungarian public officials are involved in cases of corruption. We have identified some of them and are denying them...

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Varga: No justification for Tax Authority head’s ban from U.S.

VAT fraud accusations cannot justify banning National Tax Authority head Ildikó Vida from the United States, National Economy Minister Mihály...

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Editorial: Communism is dead, but its spirit lives

The following editorial is from the November 14-27 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

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PM: U.S. memo a meaningless ‘scrap of paper’

“If it was not in English I would think it was written by the opposition,” Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...

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Afghanistan after America: A fragile stability

Three years ago, there were 100,000 American troops in Afghanistan. By the beginning of this year, that number had been...

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Memo details U.S. corruption complaints

The Hungarian government this afternoon published a document containing a timeline of U.S. Embassy efforts to address corruption in Hungary....

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Forint further up on interbank market

The forint was trading at 305.77 to the euro late Thursday on the interbank forex market, up from 306.55 late...

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U.S. Embassy: Our main concern is democracy

In response to the Hungarian foreign minister's charge that America is guilty of a "gross lie" when it accuses Hungary...

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Goodfriend rejects claim that he broke law

In response to a group that said Charge d’Affairs André Goodfriend was breaking the law by not reporting information about...

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Lázár: Norway upset that they can’t overthrow us

János Lázár, the minister of the Prime Minister’s Office, was quoted in Hungarian weekly Demokrata yesterday as saying that “Norway...

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Szijjártó accuses America of a ‘gross lie’

Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó was quoted saying that "America is accusing us of not abiding by the...

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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...