History

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Erste Bank Group: No plans for Hungary pullout

Erste Bank is committed to the Hungarian market and its Hungarian clients, company representatives announced yesterday after a weekend report...

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Martonyi: 2013 a success, Hungary has “warded off attacks”

Year 2013 has been a success in Hungary’s foreign relations with progress made in all important areas, Foreign Minister János...

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TV news: TV2 management buyout; Eurosport off the air

Representatives of Hungary-based television station TV2 confirmed this week that CEO Zsolt Simon and CFO Yvonne Dederick have bought out...

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Report: Black market tobacco trade on increase in Hungary

While naturally no official statistics exist on the black-market tobacco trade in Hungary, a report from Agence France-Presse claims that...

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Talks with Russia on nuclear energy cooperation “in advanced stage”

Talks are in advanced stage between the Hungarian government and Russia on extending cooperation in nuclear energy, the head of...

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US Congressman “disturbed” by Hungarian government’s investigation of church

US Senator/Foreign Relations Committee member Ben Cardin (D-Md.) warned of the danger in the Hungarian government’s recently-launched investigation into the...

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Varga: CPI will stay down, Hungary junk rating “a joke”

The rate of consumer price inflation in Hungary will not rise significantly even after the effect of utilities price cuts...

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Varga meets with Templeton Global Bond Fund portfolio manager

National Economy Minister Mihály Varga held talks on Monday with Templeton Global Bond Fund portfolio manager and director of research...

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TI drops Hungary in Corruption Perception Index ranking

In what the organization’s local managing director called “a step backward,” Transparency International dropped Hungary one place in the ranking...

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Editorial: The central bank censor

Gradually settling into its new role as overseer of the financial markets, the central bank tried its jurisdiction in a...

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Hungary in attempt to restart cattle export to Kazakhstan, Belarus

Agriculture Administration Minister Endre Kardeván has held meetings in Kazakhstan and Belarus this week in an attempt to get Hungarian...

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MSzP: Betting at tobacco shops makes “National Addiction Shops”

Two more national tobacco shops will install online betting terminals pursuant to the law that established a government monopoly on...

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Number of cigarettes cleared for sale in Hungary falls sharply

The number of cigarettes cleared for sale in Hungary fell 24% to 7.6 billion in January-September from the same period...

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RBI CEO plays coy on intentions for Hungary

Having already announced its planned scaling back in Hungary among other markets in region, a spokesperson for Austria-based Raiffeisen Bank...

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Szijjártó: Government aims to make Hungary a key transit country

The government aims to turn Hungary into a key transit country for east-west transportation, Foreign Trade State Secretary Peter Szijjártó...

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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...