On Thursday, around 60 Mexican workers were spotted marching down Budapest’s Váci Road. As it turns out, they have been protesting due to the poor…

Somewhat unexpectedly, Gergely Karácsony emerged as mayor of Budapest with a clear majority in the assembly, and stadium constructions are in danger, including the one…

European Union member states, both in and outside the euro zone, should admit that the euro has been a “strategic error,” furthermore the time has…

The reconstructed post-WWI monument dedicated to the martyrs of the communist Red Terror in 1919 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and House Speaker…

More than 600 drone-made photographs were submitted to the second Hungarian drone photo competition, following last year’s success. On Sunday, the jury announced the best works including the…

Hungarian energy firm MOL is acquiring a 9.57% stake in the Azerbaijan ACG (Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli) oil field and 8.9% stake in the BTC (Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan) oil pipeline,…

Following the successful fundraising for Zente and Levente, two Hungarian toddlers suffering from SMA  (spinal muscular atrophy) for their 700 million HUF treatment, (the most expensive…

Hungarian tennis player Tímea Babos and her partner French Kristina Mladenovic defended their doubles world champion title in the final of the WTA Tournament with a great…

Hungary’s government rejects all general criticisms concerning the state of the rule of law in Hungary but is always ready to respond to its partners…

The Hungarian state has purchased British-Austrian-owned company Hirtenberger Defence Systems, Gáspár Maróth, the government commissioner in charge of coordinating defence industry development said in an…

Hungary’s Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a motion filed by opposition nationalist Jobbik challenging the constitutionality of the law on the State Audit Office (ÁSZ)…

Green opposition LMP on Thursday called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to publish a government programme that has been used to apply for European Union…

The opposition LMP party has called for higher, uniform wages in the social services and health care sectors, in the wake of “failed” negotiations with…

The Hungarian flag was hoisted in front of Parliament and lowered to half-mast on Monday morning, to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of Soviet forces crushing…

In the wake of President Putin’s visit to Budapest, commentators express diametrically opposed views on the meaning of Hungary’s co-operation with Russia. Hungarian press roundup…

The number four block of the Paks nuclear power plant went back online on Sunday after repairs. The block shut down automatically on Thursday after…

Democratic Coalition’s (DK) politician, Tamás Bauer, in a post on his Facebook channel, speculated about the re-naming of certain Budapest public spaces back to their previous…

House Speaker László Kövér has proposed the reduction of independent MP Ákos Hadházy’s, and several other Fidesz MPs’ salaries after last week’s scandal in a…

Nowadays, Halloween has become increasingly fashionable even in Hungary: Halloween greetings on social media sites, Halloween parties and costumes, and sometimes even Hungarian children follow…

There were general elections in Poland and the ruling Law and Justice party, PIS has done better than expected. Kaczynski’s right-wing formation won 45% of…

Bud Spencer was born exactly 90 years ago, on October 31, 1929 in Naples as Carlo Pedersoli. The inseparable spaghetti-western partner of Terence Hill was so…

A conference was held in parliament on Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Christian Democratic movement in Hungary. In his address to the…

Hungary’s proposals in connection with a recent declaration of NATO ambassadors on Ukraine were accepted “after the last minute”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on…

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with leaders of Shanghai’s Fudan University in Budapest on Thursday, Orbán’s press chief reported. President Xu Ningsheng briefed the…

The Hungarian prime minister’s international talks are always aimed at promoting national interests, Zoltán Kovács, state secretary for international communications, said in connection with talks…

The deadline for account ID compliance expires today. Bank clients who opened accounts before June 27, 2017, must provide documents verifying their identity. Businesses also…

The family of Levente, another little boy who is suffering from SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) have started fundraising  for the boy’s 700 million HUF treatment, to…

Concerning Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Wednesday visit, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, Gergely Gulyás, said that building fair business ties with Russia is in…

Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant at Paks reported a reactor trip on Thursday caused by a technical malfunction. The malfunction caused an automatic shutdown of…

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is “making way” for Russian President Vladimir Putin to weaken Europe, the head of the opposition Democratic Coalition said in a…

The opposition Jobbik party has decided to postpone its national congress electing a new leader and new officials to spring 2020. The nationalist party said…

Hungary’s interest lies in the improvement of cooperation between the West and Russia, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a joint press conference with Russian…

Russia considers Hungary an important partner in supplying gas to Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a joint news conference with Prime Minister Viktor…

The General Assembly of Budapest will hold its inaugural meeting next Tuesday, with fifteen items on the agenda, MTI reports.  Among the suggestions, besides ceremonial…

Forbes once again compiled the 100 most valuable 100% Hungarian-owned businesses. While we can find the usual ones among the top ten, Viktor Orbán’s father’s company,…

Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met leaders of Russia’s national gas company Gazprom and Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom for talks in Budapest on Wednesday. After…

Whereas Hungary has an interest in maintaining balanced ties with all major powers, it is subordinate to Russia, an opposition Socialist politician said on Wednesday,…

The Hungarian and Romanian governments are quietly opening up the market to foreign workers, and recruiting workers not only from Ukraine, but from Asia as…

Businessman George Soros “is destroying Israel from the inside”, his organizations “are working day and night with an unlimited budget to rob the country of…

Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, held talks with Denis Manturov, Russia’s minister of industry and trade, who is in Budapest as…

Hungary vetoed a joint declaration of NATO ambassadors on Ukraine, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó noted at the Eurasia Forum in Budapest on Wednesday, as it…

Hungary and Russia have agreed to a settlement regarding the contamination of an oil pipeline in May, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday. The…

Hungary’s cyber security ranking is improving and has risen to 19th place on the International Telecommunication Union’s list from 51st place two years ago, according…

Hungary’s president has nominated incumbent chief public prosecutor Péter Polt for a third term, according to a letter posted on parliament’s website on Tuesday. János Áder…

The average gross wage for full-time workers in Hungary grew by an annual 11.5 percent to 358,876 forints in August, the Central Statistical Office (KSH)…

The Socialists (MSZP) have kicked a local representative for Kispest, Csaba Lackner, out of the party after he was linked to corruption allegations. The party…

Hungary-Russia economic ties are transparent and “in line with the interests of the Hungarian economy and domestic businesses”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday….

For years Hungarian and Romanian incomes have been frequently compared in different publications. Recently, articles have been published about Romania soon to be surpassing Hungary….

The opposition Jobbik party’s former leader, Gábor Vona, has quit the party. The nationalist party said in a statement on Tuesday that Vona will head…

Frankfurter Rundschau published a long interview with the outgoing President of the European Commission. Commenting on the German government’s response to the refugee crisis in…

Parliament’s justice committee on Tuesday approved National Office for the Judiciary (OBH) head Tünde Handó’s nomination for constitutional court judge. Handó, nominated by the Fidesz-Christian…

Hungary’s president has nominated incumbent Péter Polt for the post of chief public prosecutor, according to a letter posted on parliament’s website on Tuesday. János…

The recovery of legendary Hungarian-made steamship Szőke Tisza’s (Blonde Tisza) remains might be completed within two weeks. The wreck, currently located in Tisza’s Tápé Harbour…

Hungary’s three-month rolling average jobless rate stood at 3.5 percent in September, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday. The rate edged up from…

More than eighty settlements in Szeklerland ignited watchfires as a sign of Szeklerland’s demand for autonomy on Sunday evening, MTI reports. The organizer, the Szekler…

Hungarian ultra-triathlete Ferenc Szőnyi, also known as the ‘Racemachine’ by fellow sportsmen, has completed the Double Deca Ironman race this weekend in Mexico for the…

The body of a Hungarian tourist, one of two people reported missing in Mallorca last week, has been found, a foreign ministry official said on…

Hungary’s Ministry of Innovation and Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Norwegian-based Pilot Flight Academy on the establishment of a new pilot…

Contrary to Spanish and Hungarian press reports, a search for two Hungarian tourists who had gone missing on the island of Mallorca last week has…

The parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz-KDNP (Christian Democrat) alliance has nominated Tünde Handó, head of the National Office for the Judiciary (OBH) and wife…

The October 13 municipal elections still dominate the news. Weeklies dissect the ramifications of the election results and their consequences along party lines. Hungarian press…

Three percent of those who have heard about the sex and corruption scandal of Győr’s Fidesz mayor Zsolt Borkai, have decided to vote in the…

Tickets for the inaugural match at Budapest’s Puskás Ferenc Aréna, a state-funded, UEFA category 4 stadium that can seat close to 68,000, sold out on…

Both Hungary and Slovenia are “well aware of what migration and illegal border crossings mean”, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday in Budapest,…

László Botka, who was re-elected mayor of the south Hungarian city of Szeged earlier this month, has quit the Socialist Party (MSZP), Index reported on…

Back in September, a Hungarian pilot died in a tragic accident in Germany, while carrying parachutists. Seventy kilometers from Berlin, something went wrong on the plane…

The European Union’s current “misguided” migration policy appears to be changing, György Bakondi, the prime minister’s security adviser, has said, citing the rejection by the…

The opposition Párbeszéd party on Monday called on the head of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH), György Matolcsy, to resign, saying he had “misled”…

After lectures in Kolozsvár and Sepsiszentgyörgy, the world-famous Christian motivational trainer and speaker Nick Vujicic, who was born without limbs, gave a full house lecture…

Marriage is once again seen as being a good thing, Katalin Novák, the state secretary for family and youth affairs at the Ministry of Human…

President János Áder discussed education cooperation and a new tied aid programme Hungary is launching in Laos with Laotian officials in Vientiane on Friday. Áder,…

Defence Minister Tibor Benkő assessed progress made towards establishing two military commands for NATO in Hungary and held talks with his German counterpart after a…

Socialist Party Leader Bertalan Tóth has initiated the expulsion of Csaba Lackner, a councillor in Budapest’s 19th district, over allegations of corruption. Last week, Lackner…

This week, the Friends of Hungary Foundation, publisher of Hungary Today and Ungarn Heute, hosted its third annual conference, “Hungary At First ‘Site.’ Journalists from various…

On Wednesday, about 200 passengers were stuck in Rome, as Wizz Air’s W62340 flight from the Italian capital to Budapest was delayed for almost a…

The concert halls of Liszt Academy will once again be home to performances by a range of domestic and foreign superstars in 2020. David Fray,…

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on the sidelines of a trade union forum on Friday that the city would ensure higher wages and better working…

In the most recent development of the case, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) dismissed re-elected Győr mayor Zsolt Borkai, whose sex-scandal along with corruption allegations…

The House of Hungarian Music, planned to be built as part of the Liget Budapest Project in the City Park, has won the award for…

Public prosecutor Péter Polt has asked parliament to remove the immunity of Democratic Coalition (DK) MP Lászlo Varju in connection with an opposition protest at…

The rate of population decline increased in the first eight months of 2019 after 1.9 percent fewer births and 0.2 percent more deaths were registered…

A left-wing commentator accuses Prime Minister Orbán of turning his back on the ideals of the 1956 revolution. A pro-government columnist finds such accusations absurd….

An interesting political situation has developed in Hungary after the 2019 European Parliamentary elections and the local elections in October. Fidesz’ power to govern hasn’t…

The arrival of up to a million migrants at Hungary’s southern border must be prevented by every means possible, ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats MEP Tamás Deutsch…

Ryanair will close its base in Budapest in late November, replacing it with one of its Polish subsidiaries, Buzz. The Irish company wants to compete…

Hódmezővásárhely will soon become the first Hungarian city with county rights to make public transport completely free of charge, one of the promises of the…

The debate around Albert Wass, one of the most controversial figures in Hungarian literature, has flared up once again. With a symbolic move, even the…

Hungary is committed to working in support of European Union enlargement, which is in the interest of both Europe and Hungary, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter…

Rokaiya, one of the Siamese twins separated by Hungarian doctors in a series of operations in Bangladesh and Hungary, has been released from intensive care…

1956, Budapest. The revolution only lasted two weeks in October in Hungary. Then the Soviet troops repressed the uprising. The Hungarians hoped for freedom and…

1956, Budapest. The revolution only lasted two weeks in October in Hungary. Then the Soviet troops repressed the uprising. The Hungarians hoped for freedom and…

The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is filing a report with the police over the attack committed against a district representative, Ágnes Domokos, during a flashmob…

Yesterday, ahead of the officially announced events, an approx. 40-strong far-right group called Légió Hungária marched to leftist-liberal cultural and social hub Auróra, which was…

Yesterday, the whole country commemorated the anniversary of the 1956 revolution and fight for freedom, which started on the 23rd of October, when Hungarian students and young…

The most effective way to fight terrorism is to eliminate illegal migration, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday in Tirana. In his opening speech…

A court in Nyíregyháza on Thursday handed a suspended prison sentence to János Balogh, head of the National Roma Self Government (ORO), on charges of…

Hungary has moved up one place to 52nd in the World Bank’s latest annual ease of doing business ranking. Hungary’s score for the ranking was…

An overwhelming majority of Hungarians believe providing financial aid to developing countries is an effective way of managing illegal migration, according to a fresh Eurobarometer…

Hungarian government officials addressed commemorations of the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution in neighbouring countries on Wednesday. Central Europe owes the freedom it has today to the…

The French-German consortium of Framatome SAS-Siemens AG will supply the block control unit of the Paks II nuclear power plant, the project’s Russian main contractor…

The Hungarian economy is improving at a reassuring rate, as a result of the policies of the past years—speakers expressed this sentiment at the Friends…

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony on Wednesday said that his programme will be one of “clean air, pure hearts and clean hands”, in his commemorative speech…

Hungarians in 1956 wanted a “free and independent” country for themselves in the “Europe of nations”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a state commemoration of…

The opposition parties on Wednesday marked the 63rd anniversary of the Hungarian anti-communist uprising of 1956 in Budapest. The opposition Socialists (MSZP) called it an important…

One day prior to the Hungarian national holiday commemorating the 1956 revolution and freedom fighters, the journalists were offered the chance to visit the House…

Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the leftist Democratic Coalition, has called for building a “colourful, patriotic opposition” embracing “leftists, centrists, liberals, greens and right-wingers, too”. Speaking…

On October 23, 1956 “freedom-loving Hungarians revolted against the dictatorship of the internationalist Left”, ruling Fidesz said in a statement on Wednesday, marking the anniversary…

On October 26, 1956 the roof of the car he was riding in was shot to pieces in Budapest. The second time, on November 4th,…

Hungary’s national flag was hoisted in front of the Parliament building on Wednesday, in a state commemoration marking the anniversary of the anti-Soviet revolt which…

October 23, 1956 is the most important date in 20th century Hungarian history. On this day, a people cried as one: “enough!” Below is the…

On the 23rd of October in 1956, Hungarian students and young workers staged a peaceful demonstration in Budapest to protest against the ruthless Communist dictatorship…

The 1956 Hungarian uprising against communist rule shows Hungarians’ resilience against the influence of foreign interests and power, former prime minister Péter Boross said at…

Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air will launch direct flights from Budapest to Zaporizhia in eastern Ukraine next autumn, the company announced on Tuesday. Wizz Air…

The Parliament began its autumn session on Monday afternoon. Right at the beginning of the meeting, a scandal broke out. During Viktor Orbán’s speech on…

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the State Audit Office (ÁSZ) to swiftly investigate the finances of the municipal council of Győr, in…

The opposition LMP party has called on the government to follow in the footsteps of allies in condemning Turkish aggression in Syria. Antal Csárdi, LMP’s…

Following the completion of Croatia’s construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in January 2021, Hungary will be able to purchase LNG from Qatar, Péter…

To show the true face of Hungarians, strengthen Hungary’s image, and provide journalists with genuine information on what is actually happening in Hungary, this our…

Hungary’s cash flow-based budget, excluding local councils, ran a 303.6 billion forint deficit at the end of September, 30.4 percent of the full-year target, the…

The burning of waste by private individuals causes much of Hungary’s air pollution, a government official said on Monday. Poor air quality caused by a…