Hungary

Hungary

Hungarian teachers take to Instagram to protest pay

In Hungary, the gap between the average wage in the private sector and the average teacher’s salary is bigger than in any other EU member state.

06/08/2019

Hungary

Coca-Cola advert for gay tolerance prompts boycott call in Hungary

Advertisements by Coca-Cola that promote gay acceptance have prompted a boycott call from a senior member of the Hungary’s right-wing ruling party.

06/08/2019

Hungary

Why is Hungary withholding food from migrants in its border zones?

Why is Hungary withholding food from migrants in its border zones?

31/07/2019

Hungary

Hungary offers €30,000 to married couples who produce three children

Hungary offers €30,000 to married couples who can produce three children

29/07/2019

Hungary

Brussels takes Hungary to EU top court 'for criminalising activities that help asylum seekers'

Brussels takes Hungary to EU top court 'for criminalising activities that help asylum seekers'

25/07/2019

Hungary

Pregnant migrant in Hungary 'given 17-guard escort to check-up'

A pregnant migrant in Hungary was escorted to a regular check-up by 17 guards, claims a UN report that criticised the "prison-like" migrant transit zones on the country's border with Serbia.

18/07/2019

Sport

Explosive judo on final day of Budapest Grand Prix as Japan top medals

Explosive judo and powerhouse performances dominate thrilling final day of Budapest Grand Prix 2019 as Japan tops medals standings with five gold wins

15/07/2019

Sport

Great Britain's Gemma Howell strikes judo gold at Budapest Grand Prix

Great Britain's Gemma Howell strikes judo gold on Day 2 of 2019 Budapest Grand Prix as a third gold medal helps Japan stay atop of the medals table

14/07/2019

Sport

Refugee judo team take part in Budapest Grand Prix as Japan top medals

The first ever refugee judo team took part in the 2019 Budapest Grand Prix, as Japan topped the medals standings at the end of a thrilling first day

13/07/2019

Europe News

Hungary gov't: We will publish corruption report — but not just yet

The statement comes after a Hungarian MEP said the government would not authorise the publishing of the report

26/06/2019

Hungary

Hungarian political party offers punching bags for Budapest residents

A Hungarian political party has installed punching bags around Budapest as part of its campaign for the upcoming mayoral elections.

21/06/2019

Hungary

Hungary: Four human traffickers get life over deaths of 71 migrants

All of the passengers suffocated within two hours of departure.

20/06/2019

Hungary

Hungary remembers late Prime Minister Imre Nagy

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán together with his wife, lay down white roses on the tomb. The Late Prime Minister Imre Nagy was a communist reformer but he was arrested and hanged on the 16 June in 1958 for his involvement during the revoultion in 1956.

16/06/2019

World

Scientists say new law will put future of research under threat

Scientists in Hungary say a 200-year-old institution is under threat. The Academy of Sciences is a prestigious centre of research in the country, but academics are accusing Prime Minister Viktor Orban of attempting to interfere with the autonomy of the institution by changing its remit.

13/06/2019

Hungary

Euroviews. Don’t be fooled: Hungary’s government remains a threat to European values ǀ View

The flouting of European values that led to the Fidesz’s suspension from the European People’s Party in March has not changed. What has changed is that the outcome of the elections has made Fidesz realize that it needs to stay in the EPP.

12/06/2019

Hungary

Hungarian rescuers find four more bodies in Danube River sunken boat

Rescuers in Hungary have pulled four more bodies from the Danube River as they search for more victims of the tragic Budapest sightseeing boat sinking

11/06/2019

Hungary

Watch: Boat involved in deadly collision lifted from Danube

The tourist boat involved in a deadly collision on the Danube in Budapest has been pulled from the water.

11/06/2019

Hungary

Salvage teams work to raise sunken tourist boat to Danube surface

The salvage operation to raise the sunken tourist boat from the bed of the Danube has begun.

11/06/2019

Hungary

Crash boat driver involved in previous smash, say prosecutors

Hungarian prosecutors say the Ukrainian captain arrested over the fatal sinking of The Mermaid in Budapest last week had been involved in another accident in the Netherlands in April

06/06/2019

Hungary

Rescuers in Hungary find body 100kms from scene of Danube boat accident

A body was pulled from the Danube more than 100 km downstream from Budapest

03/06/2019

Hungary

Rescuers in Hungary find body 100 km from scene of Danube boat tragedy

Rescuers in Hungary have pulled a body from the Danube River more than 100 km downstream from the scene of the sightseeing boat accident in Budapest

03/06/2019

Hungary

Budapest shipwreck: captain of cruise ship arrested

Police have said in a statement that a 64 year old Ukrainian man has been taken into custody under suspicion of endangering water transport.

01/06/2019

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Hungarians pay tribute to South Koreans killed in Danube boat accident

Hungarians gathered outside the South Korean embassy in Budapest on Friday (May 31) to pay tribute to 28 tourists feared dead after a boat accident on the Danube River.

01/06/2019

Hungary

Budapest tour boat flipped over 'in an instant' say survivors

Survivors of the Budapest tour boat disaster say they barely had time to grab hold of a drifting lifeboat while watching in horror as others struggled in the dark, rainy waters.

01/06/2019

Hungary

Hopes fade for tourists missing after fatal boat sinking on River Danube

Hopes are fading for 21 South Korean tourists and Hungarian crew still missing after the fatal sinking of a tourist boat on the River Danube in Budapest

30/05/2019

Hungary

Captain of larger ship arrested over deadly Budapest boat smash

Rescue workers were searching a vast length of the River Danube on Thursday for 21 tourists and crew missing after a sightseeing boat collided with a larger ship and sank within seconds.

30/05/2019