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Hungary vows to continue to fight against migrant quotas

Hungary has ruled out resubmitting a law to ban the resettlement of migrants after parliament narrowly rejected the plan this week.

Economy

Hungary: becoming a Premium travel destination

Hungary

Hungary's parliament rejects plan to ban migrant resettlement

The parliament in Hungary has narrowly rejected a plan to ban the resettlement of migrants.

Greece

'Keep the refugees and we'll send you blankets'

Greece's Migration Minister has denounced the Visegrad Four for 'refusing to participate' in the relocation of migrant minors.

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Cult

Budapest in the swing with dance festival

Dancers from over 40 countries made their way to Hungary to participate in the Lindy Shock University, a swing dance event.

Cinema

Brian Cox stars as an ailing actor given new hope in 'The Carer'

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Brian Cox was the star on the red carpet at the Budapest premiere of his latest film ‘The Carer’.

Cult

No escape from the genius of Harry Houdini

A key to enter 'The House of Houdini'

Hungary

Hungary: police officer shot dead during house search

A Hungarian policeman has been shot dead, as officers tried to search the home of a 76-year-old suspected of illegally possessing firearms.

Hungary

Hungary builds new fence to keep out refugees

Hungary has started building a new fence on its southern border with Serbia as part of its efforts to keep migrants and refugees from freely entering the…

Hungary

Stand up to the "Sovietisation" of Europe - Orban

Speaking to crowds at a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Hungary's uprising, the prime minister said freedom depends on the nation state

Hungary

Hungarians remember revolution 60 years on

Sixty years ago to the day the world watched in awe and horror as Hungarians took to the streets and rose up against the Soviet Union.

Hungary

Sixty years on: is Hungary forgetting its own refugee crisis?

Orban’s refugee record slammed as country recalls revolution that had <i>Hungarians</i> fleeing for their lives

Economy

Hungary promises payroll tax cuts amid labour shortage

Hungary's government is promising to cut the level of tax on wages as it suffers a labour shortage following years of emigration to western Europe.

Hungary

Hungary's opposition journalists take shelter in homeless magazine

Hungarian opposition journalists take shelter in homeless magazine, saying the government shut their newspaper down.

Hungary

Hungary: Man arrested over Budapest bomb blast

Authorities in Hungary have announced the arrest of a man suspected of being behind a home-made shrapnel bomb attack in central Budapest last month in which two police officers were…

Europe News

Hungarian journalists protest over newspaper closure

Protesters in Brussels have called for stronger protestions for media freedom in Hungary after the the biggest opposition newspaper The Hungarian government has denied any…

Cinema

HBO expands into Eastern European

HBO Europe, the European arm of the Time Warner service‎,‎ is following on the success of its first season with Season Two of Hungarian TV series ‘Aranyelet’ (‘Golden…

Hungary

Hungary's main opposition leftwing paper 'up for sale'

The future of Hungary’s main leftwing opposition newspaper is in doubt following an announcement that it is likely to be sold.

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360° video: Jeers and cheers against newspaper closure in Hungary

Several thousand Hungarians have protested outside parliament in Budapest, saying press freedom is under threat following the closure of Népszabadság, the country’s leading opposition…

Hungary

Protest in Budapest at closure of Hungary opposition paper Nepszabadsag

The sudden shutdown of the country's leading leftwing newspaper, officially for financial reasons, prompts alarm over press freedom.