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Vajna says he bought TV2, Fonyó says he didnʼt

Hungarian film commissioner Andrew Vajnaʼs company claimed in a report yesterday that it had closed the purchase of Hungary’s second...

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Hungarian Oscar-winning cinematographer dies at 85

Hungarian-born cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond (pictured), who was awarded an Oscar for his work on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”...

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Dutch army to train in Hungary

Dutch military units are expected to arrive this month to Hungary’s Bakony mountain range for an international army exercise, according...

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Government decree to raise minimum wage by 5.7%

The monthly minimum wage will increase 5.7%, to HUF 111,000 for unskilled workers and HUF 129,000 for skilled workers, in...

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Ökotárs Foundation will no longer manage Norway Grants

Ökotárs Foundation will no longer be part of the management and distribution of funds paid to Hungarian civil organisations from...

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Szijjártó bristles at comparison of Poland and Hungary

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó today continued his recent tirades against other European officials with a blast at Luxembourg’s Foreign...

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Rogán: MT stifles free speech of pop star by firing him

Magyar Telekom violated a fundamental Hungarian law by ignoring freedom of speech when the company decided to pull its sponsorship...

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U.S. envoy joins protest over statue of anti-Semitic Hungarian minister

Several hundred people protested in Székesfehérvár yesterday evening, including an envoy from the United States, against the erection of a...

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Gov’t to dump MT after telco objects to remarks on women

Apparently retaliating for Magyar Telekom’s decision to pull sponsorship of a pop singer who said women should be paid less than...

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Varga: Fed to affect Hungary only slightly

Although the interest rate increase of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to affect Hungary, the country wonʼt feel...

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Matolcsy: Banks stepping stone for economic growth

If Hungary is to move toward long-term economic growth, banks, the private sector and the state must find a way...

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Bokros: MNB ownership of bourse unprecedented, risky

The Hungarian National Bankʼs ownership of the Budapest stock exchange poses great risks for conflicts of interest that could hurt...

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MT pulls pop starʼs backing after his comments on women

Magyar Telekom canceled its contract with well-known Hungarian singer Ákos, following the artistʼs remarks on a womanʼs role in society,...

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Lázár: MT should not fire Ákos over remarks on women

Magyar Telekomʼs move to cancel its contract with Hungarian singer Ákos over his comments on women is essentially a “dictatorship...

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EC clears state aid for MKB restructuring

The European Commission said today that it had cleared Hungarian state aid for the restructuring of MKB Bank, Hungarian news...

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Vajna says he bought TV2, Fonyó says he didnʼt

Hungarian film commissioner Andrew Vajnaʼs company claimed in a report yesterday that it had closed the purchase of Hungary’s second...

History

Hungarian Oscar-winning cinematographer dies at 85

Hungarian-born cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond (pictured), who was awarded an Oscar for his work on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”...

History

Dutch army to train in Hungary

Dutch military units are expected to arrive this month to Hungary’s Bakony mountain range for an international army exercise, according...

History

Government decree to raise minimum wage by 5.7%

The monthly minimum wage will increase 5.7%, to HUF 111,000 for unskilled workers and HUF 129,000 for skilled workers, in...

History

Ökotárs Foundation will no longer manage Norway Grants

Ökotárs Foundation will no longer be part of the management and distribution of funds paid to Hungarian civil organisations from...

History

Szijjártó bristles at comparison of Poland and Hungary

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó today continued his recent tirades against other European officials with a blast at Luxembourg’s Foreign...

History

Rogán: MT stifles free speech of pop star by firing him

Magyar Telekom violated a fundamental Hungarian law by ignoring freedom of speech when the company decided to pull its sponsorship...

History

U.S. envoy joins protest over statue of anti-Semitic Hungarian minister

Several hundred people protested in Székesfehérvár yesterday evening, including an envoy from the United States, against the erection of a...

History

Gov’t to dump MT after telco objects to remarks on women

Apparently retaliating for Magyar Telekom’s decision to pull sponsorship of a pop singer who said women should be paid less than...

History

Varga: Fed to affect Hungary only slightly

Although the interest rate increase of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to affect Hungary, the country wonʼt feel...

History

Matolcsy: Banks stepping stone for economic growth

If Hungary is to move toward long-term economic growth, banks, the private sector and the state must find a way...

History

Bokros: MNB ownership of bourse unprecedented, risky

The Hungarian National Bankʼs ownership of the Budapest stock exchange poses great risks for conflicts of interest that could hurt...

Awards

MT pulls pop starʼs backing after his comments on women

Magyar Telekom canceled its contract with well-known Hungarian singer Ákos, following the artistʼs remarks on a womanʼs role in society,...

History

Lázár: MT should not fire Ákos over remarks on women

Magyar Telekomʼs move to cancel its contract with Hungarian singer Ákos over his comments on women is essentially a “dictatorship...

Awards

EC clears state aid for MKB restructuring

The European Commission said today that it had cleared Hungarian state aid for the restructuring of MKB Bank, Hungarian news...

Vajna says he bought TV2, Fonyó says he didnʼt

Hungarian film commissioner Andrew Vajnaʼs company claimed in a report yesterday that it had closed the purchase of Hungary’s second...

Hungarian Oscar-winning cinematographer dies at 85

Hungarian-born cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond (pictured), who was awarded an Oscar for his work on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”...

Dutch army to train in Hungary

Dutch military units are expected to arrive this month to Hungary’s Bakony mountain range for an international army exercise, according...

Government decree to raise minimum wage by 5.7%

The monthly minimum wage will increase 5.7%, to HUF 111,000 for unskilled workers and HUF 129,000 for skilled workers, in...

Ökotárs Foundation will no longer manage Norway Grants

Ökotárs Foundation will no longer be part of the management and distribution of funds paid to Hungarian civil organisations from...

Szijjártó bristles at comparison of Poland and Hungary

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó today continued his recent tirades against other European officials with a blast at Luxembourg’s Foreign...

Rogán: MT stifles free speech of pop star by firing him

Magyar Telekom violated a fundamental Hungarian law by ignoring freedom of speech when the company decided to pull its sponsorship...

U.S. envoy joins protest over statue of anti-Semitic Hungarian minister

Several hundred people protested in Székesfehérvár yesterday evening, including an envoy from the United States, against the erection of a...

Gov’t to dump MT after telco objects to remarks on women

Apparently retaliating for Magyar Telekom’s decision to pull sponsorship of a pop singer who said women should be paid less than...

Varga: Fed to affect Hungary only slightly

Although the interest rate increase of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to affect Hungary, the country wonʼt feel...

Matolcsy: Banks stepping stone for economic growth

If Hungary is to move toward long-term economic growth, banks, the private sector and the state must find a way...

Bokros: MNB ownership of bourse unprecedented, risky

The Hungarian National Bankʼs ownership of the Budapest stock exchange poses great risks for conflicts of interest that could hurt...

MT pulls pop starʼs backing after his comments on women

Magyar Telekom canceled its contract with well-known Hungarian singer Ákos, following the artistʼs remarks on a womanʼs role in society,...

Lázár: MT should not fire Ákos over remarks on women

Magyar Telekomʼs move to cancel its contract with Hungarian singer Ákos over his comments on women is essentially a “dictatorship...

EC clears state aid for MKB restructuring

The European Commission said today that it had cleared Hungarian state aid for the restructuring of MKB Bank, Hungarian news...