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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

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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

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Hungary mourns the loss of one its most prominent writers

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

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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

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Budapest honours father of op art Victor Vasarely

He is widely considered the father of the op art movement, a style of visual art that uses optical illusion. Now, the public can discover or

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Anqi and Grumier boost Olympic fencing ambitions with Budapest wins

Two fencers laid down serious markers ahead of the Olympics at the Budapest Grand Prix by striking gold, China’s Xu Anqi just fending off a spirited

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Hungary: PM Orban blames refugees for undermining Christian Europe

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has used an annual rally marking Revolution Day to attack the European Union’s migration policy. To a mixed

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From nuclear to neutral

Greenpeace in Hungary commemorated the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident by lighting up lanterns powered by solar energy on the main

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Pupils and teachers join forces in Hungary to protest over state education system

At a German lesson in a Hungarian school half of the students were missing and it wasn’t because of a flu bug. It was a response to a Facebook event

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Hungarians celebrate as holocaust drama Son of Saul wins Best Picture oscar

Hungarians have been celebrating the award for Best Foreign Language Film that went to holocaust drama ‘Son of Saul’. The award comes after the

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Hungarian holocaust movie wins Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film

Hungary had cause for celebration as ‘Son of Saul’ took the Oscar for Best Foreign Langauge Film, a prize it also won at the Golden Globes. In his

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EU Commission questions legality of Hungary's migrant referendum

The European Commission says Hungary’s planned referendum on the EU’s quota plan for asylum seekers may be at odds with an agreed strategy to handle

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Hungary to hold referendum on EU migrant quotas

Hungary’s right-wing government under Viktor Orban is to call a referendum on the European Union’s mandatory quotas on migrants. The prime minister

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Budapest celebrates 90 years of György Kurtág

As Hungarian composer György Kurtág celebrates his 90 th birthday Budapest is marking his career with a week- long festival.

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A sauna with a view

This six-person wood-heated mobile sauna is located at the Citadel of Budapest, Hungary. It gives its audience a stunning view over the river Danube.

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Balancing act: Hungary treads a delicate line between Russia and the EU

Keeping a foot in both camps can be tricky. No-one knows that better than Viktor Orban, prime minister of EU-member Hungary, who visits Moscow on

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Protesters slam Hungary's 'shameful' education policy

Education reforms critics say overtax pupils and teachers alike brought thousands of teachers, students and union members onto the streets of

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Budapest gets bitcoin taxis

Hungary's capital Budapest has become the latest city where you can use the virtual currency bitcoin to pay your cab driver.

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EU refugee crisis: "Like it or not, we have to work together"

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Refugees in Hungary offered classes to speed integration

Registered refugees in Hungary are getting English lessons to help them integrate in Europe. Every Saturday around 40 of them gather at the Central