Hungary

Business Series

Uber quits Hungary over new law

There has been another setback for Uber which is to stop all operations in Hungary saying a new law makes it impossible to run the ride-hailing service there.

13/07/2016

Cult

Balaton Sound: one of the world's most scenic music festivals

Hungary’s biggest electronic music festival started on Wednesday at Lake Balaton, the biggest lake in Central Europe.

08/07/2016

Hungary

Hungary calls "quota referendum" for October 2nd

The Hungarian government has announced the date for the so-called “quota referendum” for October 2.

05/07/2016

Sport

Europeans dominate final day of Budapest Judo Grand Prix

The Judo Grand Prix in Budapest came to a close on Sunday.

26/06/2016

Sport

Judo: Youthful Japanese team sound Rio warning bells after dominant display at Budapest Grand Prix

There was a major upset on day one of the Budapest Judo Grand Prix.

25/06/2016

Hungary

Why Hungary has been one of the surprise packages of Euro 2016

What a difference a couple of years can make. The Hungarian team that drew with Portugal 3-3 on Wednesday was almost the same one that was hammered by the Netherlands 8-1, in a World Cup qualifier two years ago. There are some in Hungary, on the back of the team’s performances so far in France, that

23/06/2016

Hungary

Football is pants in Hungary

People from all walks of life across the country have heeded the call to back their boys in France by wearing grey sweatpants - like their national goalie.

22/06/2016

Hungary

Hungary goes football-crazy for Euro 2016

Hungary’s national football team finished forth in the 1972 European championship and haven’t done much internationally since then.

19/06/2016

Hungary

Plane landed on Hungarian highway

Miraculously no-one was hurt when a small plane made an emergency landing on this busy road in Budapest.

30/05/2016

My Europe Series

Hungary leads way in EU family policy, but motives suspect

To arrest historic population decline Hungary is paying couples generously to have children and build homes. But is the ruling Fidetz party feathering its own nest while cutting out the poor and immig

27/05/2016

Business Series

Fashion retailers decide weather or not

Being on the cutting edge of fashion and staying in profit is a delicate balance for the world's big clothing retailers, and the weather is one huge factor that's completely out of their control.

26/05/2016

Hungary

Russia-Hungary meeting ahead of EU sanctions decision

Budapest has reiterated its resistance to an automatic extension of EU sanctions on Russia.

25/05/2016

Culture news

Hungarian rock band raises awareness about multiple sclerosis through music

Raising awareness about multiple sclerosis through music: Zoltán Nagy is the lead singer of Hungarian rock band The Ruling Passion.

25/05/2016

Hungary

Hungary wins cooking competition Bocuse d'Or Europe

Hungary has been named the winner of the Bocuse d’Or Europe, a proud moment for the host country. The Bocuse d’Or is one of the most prestigious

12/05/2016

Business Series

Budapest hosts Bocuse d'Or European competition as city's culinary fame grows

Hungary's capital, Budapest - a rising star in the culinary world - is proving that by this year hosting the European heat of the Bocuse d'Or world cooking contest.

10/05/2016

Hungary

Hungary's PM Orban slams plans for migrant quota fines

It’s “outrageous” and a “kick in the stomach.” Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has slammed EU proposals to fine member states a quarter of a

06/05/2016

Hungary

EU migrant quotas: Hungary's referendum gets the go-ahead

03/05/2016

Sport

The world's greatest goalscorer - remembering Hungary's Ferenc Puskas

He won a reputation as the world’s greatest goalscorer. It is 50 years since Hungarian footballer Ferenc Puskas took to the pitch for the last time

29/04/2016

Hungary

Budapest wins European tram-driving championship

24/04/2016

Economy

How abolishing taxes saved a dying Hungarian village

A world away from Panama, the sleepy eastern Hungarian village of Komlóska has become a kind of tax haven to survive, eliminating local taxes to bring in more than 100 companies.

22/04/2016

Hungary

Hungary's teachers strike and give Orban 'fail' grade

Hungary’s teachers are staging a one-day strike in process at the government’s centralising of the system. Many complain the centralising refoms have

20/04/2016

Culture news

Budapest holds its third international theatre festival

22 performances from 13 countries

18/04/2016

Culture news

Hungarian classical music TV talent show goes global

A Hungarian TV talent show that uncovers young classical musicians is going global. The first season of Virtuosos was a huge hit for Hungarian state

06/04/2016

Hungary

Former Hungarian politician Bela Biszku has died

Former Hungarian politician Bela Biszku has died. He was the only high-ranking communist-era official to be tried for his role in a deadly crackdown

01/04/2016

Hungary

Hungary mourns the loss of one its most prominent writers

Imre Kertesz dies at home in Budapest at the age of 86

31/03/2016

Hungary

School's out in Hungary in protest at government control

First lessons of the day were cancelled at some 250 establishments in Hungary on Wednesday, as teachers, pupils, their parents and grandparents

30/03/2016