History

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YouTube-gate? Ambassador scandal repercussions in Lithuania

To the surprise of few, heads are rolling in Lithuania in the wake of a damaging-unto-scandalous telephone conversation between Lithuanian...

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1,300 Hungarians recalled from Egyptian vacations

Egypt, long a favored destination for Hungary-based tour groups and family vacationers, will be considered off-limits for the foreseeable future...

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Government: $160,000 for Auschwitz site

After accusations of stalling, the Hungarian government has finally agreed to contribute some $160,000 (approximately €120,500) to the maintenance of...

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War of words escalates: Csányi to sue Lázár

Recent “signs of tension” between OTP Bank CEO Sándor Csányi and members of the Orbán administration have spilled over into...

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Romanian President: We will “rein in Budapest”

In the wake of Jobbik Party President Gábor Vona’s typically bombastic comments at a youth camp in Harghita on the...

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Ambassador to Hungary in diplomatic fracas

What do you get if you combine an Azerbaijani ambassador to Lithuania, a Lithuanian ambassador to Hungary and some off-the-cuff...

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Intesa Sanpaolo’s poor 2013 blamed on Hungary, Ukraine

Add Intesa Sanpaolo to the list of banks having a difficult time of things in Hungary. Along with home-based OTP...

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Erste Bank reports weak 2013, Hungary “ordeal” cited

Topping international banking-related headlines yesterday were stories based on reportage of Austria-based Erste Group Bank’s 2013 earnings – and some...

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BBJ’s stories of the week, July 20-26

It’s Friday, another ending of a news cycle – and so, before BBJ gets out of here for Formula One...

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Paprika: Now open in Moscow

Rural Development Minister Sándor Fazekas was in Moscow yesterday to attend the opening of Paprika, said to be the capital...

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Detention of justice

People often ask me how a person appointed chief prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commissions by the George W. Bush...

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IMF packing up Budapest office

Hungary has firmly asked the Intentional Monetary Fund to pack up its things and go, since its presence is no...

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“Seven biggest lies”: Bajnai’s response to WSJ PM interview

Observers of electoral politics in Hungary surely expected a return salvo from the left after the Wall Street Journal devoted...

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Shows of support for Hungarian PM from two EU MEPs

The much-maligned Orbán administration received a couple shows of public support from European parliamentary ministers yesterday, including one from a...

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Teacher pay raises seen as campaigning, unrewarding for teacher effort

Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog yesterday reiterated his promise of June that 150,000 public school teachers in Hungary would be...

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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...