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Hungary 'told' to crack down on hate

It was passed off as joking when European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said “hello dictator” to Viktor Orban last month, but a new Council of

09/06/2015

Culture news

Restored Liszt concert hall latest jewel in Budapest's musical crown

Franz Liszt founded Budapest’s Liszt Academy 140 years ago and in that time it has established a global reputation for musical excellence. It

08/06/2015

Hungary

Orbán and al-Sisi talk stability as Egypt's leader visits Hungary

The importance of stability was the message the leaders of Egypt and Hungary wanted to convey as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Budapest. He

06/06/2015

Hungary

Mothers in Budapest occupy McDonald's restaurant over right to breast feed

Mothers occupied a McDonald’s restaurant in Budapest to claim their rights to breast feed their children anywhere. The demo came after a mother was

23/05/2015

Hungary

Hungary's Orban: EU nations should have power over death penalty

Just more than three weeks after his controversial comments on restoring the death penalty, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been defending

19/05/2015

Hungary

Protesting healthcare workers in Budapest demand better conditions

Thousands of healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, have taken to the streets of Budapest. The demonstrators are calling for better wages

13/05/2015

Culture news

Comic comeback in Budapest

The 11th Budapest International Comics Festival attracted hordes of comic fans to the Hungarian capital. It is the adult market that is now booming

13/05/2015

Hungary

Hungarian PM Orban wants to bring back death penalty

Hungary wants to reintroduce the death penalty. It may seem a surprising move for an EU member state but that’s exactly what Hungarian Prime Minister

09/05/2015

Culture news

Astana Ballet Theatre appeals to Budapest audience

As part of its international tour, Kazakhstan’s young Astana Ballet Theatre from Kazakhstan was in Hungary, where it performed to a sold-out theatre

06/05/2015

Hungary

How World War II shaped modern Hungary

05/05/2015

Europe News

Hungary should expect a "fight" if it moves to reintroduce the death penalty, EU warns

Hungary should expect ‘fight’ if it reintroduces death penalty, says EU’s Juncker The comments came from European Commission president Jean-Claude

30/04/2015

Hungary

Jean-Claude Juncker slaps down Hungary's plans for death penalty

30/04/2015

Culture news

Budapest theatre event returns after succesful debut year

The two-week programme of the Madách International Theatre Meeting has brought together 20 productions from 13 countries in Budapest. After the

23/04/2015

Hungary

Hungary 'lost and found' website helps mother find daughter

People who have lost a pet, or had a car stolen – or even whose relative goes missing – may find the police unwilling or unable to help. A new

22/04/2015

Culture news

Hungary's Eurovision hopeful Boggie brings peace song to contest

The time for the annual Eurovision Song Contest is nearly upon us again. With preparations underway for the May bash in Vienna, the spotlight is

21/04/2015

Hungary

Thousands protest government corruption across Hungary

Thousands of people have gathered in 50 cities across Hungary to protest what many say is an erosion of democratic freedoms and government

20/04/2015

Hungary

Hungary: Far-right Jobbik wins first individual constituency seat

Hungary’s far-right Jobbik Party has won its first ever individual constituency seat in parliament, preliminary results show. With 99 percent of the

13/04/2015

Hungary

Hungary: ruling party losses are far-right Jobbik's gain

13/04/2015

Hungary

Hungary's far-right Jobbik wins new parliament seat

13/04/2015

Hungary

Budapest: Thousands march in remembrance of Holocaust victims

Hungary’s annual March of the Living which is held in remembrance of the victims of the holocaust was attended by thousands in central Budapest on

13/04/2015

Hungary

An unusual movie tribute to Hungarian poetry

11/04/2015

Hungary

How Hungary's far-right party went from vicious snarl to winning smile

10/04/2015

Hungary

How could a cup of tea or soup prevent illness? – a Traditional Chinese Medicine man says simply

New epidemics spread faster and are taking more victims than before. That was the warning coming from physicians from the World Health Organisation last year. Could herbal medicines be the answer? A Chinese medicine man in Hungary believes they could.

09/04/2015

Sport

Three Greek international football players slightly hurt in Hungary taxi crash

30/03/2015

Hungary

Hungary: Orbán's government denies insider trading

Hungary’s government denied insider trading after opposition members questioned a foreign ministry decision to withdraw state funds from a brokerage

27/03/2015

My Europe Series

Fleeing Kosovo: over the border and back again

Planes carrying Kosovars, who had illegally migrated to Germany, have begun landing at Pristina airport. An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 people left

27/03/2015