History

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Govʼt, Microsoft disagree on selling software directly to state

Hungaryʼs government wants to cut the middleman out of procurements of software, but Microsoft refuses to sell directly to the...

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Airbus Helicopters considers giving up factory in Romania

Romaniaʼs government moved to ease Airbus Helicopters concens and signed a cooperation and support agreement, just a day after a...

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Pew: Hungarians mostly approve of changes since communism fell

A recent study by the Pew Research Center, a U.S. think tank, finds that most Hungarians are more satisfied with...

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Budapest ranks 16th on World’s 50 Most Beautiful Cities list

Online travel publication Flightnetwork.com has published a list of the "World’s 50 Most Beautiful Cities," chosen by 1,000 of the...

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Bloomberg: euro only partly to blame for currency pain in E Europe

At face value, the euro is to blame for the currency slide across Eastern Europe, since the regionʼs economies are...

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Hungary must ramp up anti-trafficking efforts, says GRETA

Hungarian authorities must step up efforts to prevent child trafficking, by sensitizing and training staff working with children and raising...

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Soccer ’whistleblower’ faces more than 100 charges

Portuguese prosecutors last Thursday brought more than 100 charges against a hacker who allegedly accessed and published confidential documents belonging...

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Talks on financing for EUR 1 bln rail carriage order wind up

Talks on Hungarian credit for an EUR 1 billion order from Egypt for 1,300 railway carriages have wound up, and...

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Lake Tisza could see cruise ships by next spring

Government Commissioner for active tourism Máriusz Révész has said that cruise shipping could start on Lake Tisza from May 2020,...

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Electrolux to invest in Nyíregyháza, outsource in Jászberény

Swedish home appliances maker Electrolux said Tuesday it will invest about EUR 100 million to upgrade production at its high-end...

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MVM takes control of NKM through HUF 13.4 bln capital raise

The state-owned Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM) has become the sole owner of the National Public Utilities Company (NKM) through a...

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Budapest’s budget among lowest in Central Europe

In 2018 the income of Budapest decreased to almost 50% of its rate in 2010, meaning the HUF 346 billion...

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Three days of official national holiday events

In accordance with tradition, a three-day series of official events will be held marking the August 20 national holiday that...

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Business figures, MKIK set up new regional business promotion body

Fourteen private individuals and the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) have set up the Carpathian Basin Business Promotion...

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Socialists call for committee to probe Microsoft corruption case

The Socialist Party (MSzP) has proposed setting up a parliamentary committee to investigate the recent corruption case involving the local...

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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...