Budapest protest against new constitution 4 Jan 2012 | 03:19 am

Protest in central Budapest, Jan. 2, 2012

Goodbye Democracy? 4 Jan 2012 | 03:09 am

Hungary might be famous for its outrageously talented inventors, poets and filmmakers, but regrettably, it also harbours a reputation for a somewhat capricious political arena. Hungarian and eastern E...

Budapest protest against new constitution 4 Jan 2012 | 03:06 am

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Resolving Roma issue economic necessity, says state secretary 9 Aug 2011 | 04:05 pm

Resolving the Roma issue in Hungary is not simply a “humanitarian task” but an economic necessity as well, state secretary in charge of social inclusion Zoltan Balog said at a youth camp event of Fide...

97 year-old suspect cleared of Nazi war crimes 19 Jul 2011 | 05:42 pm

The Jobbik candidate won the mayoral elections in Gyöngyöspata 19 Jul 2011 | 05:33 pm

A local by-election normally doesn’t exactly make headlines. But the election of a new mayor in Gyöngyöspata yesterday was no ordinary local affair. You may recall that it was in the village of Gyöngy...

The militarization of Hungary 19 Jul 2011 | 05:29 pm

By the end of the school year of 2012/13 students will be able to choose “basic military science” as one of their subjects for the matriculation examination. Honestly, I had to read it twice in order ...

Hungary will sell 25% stake in Budapest Airport to Hochtief 13 Jun 2011 | 06:50 pm

Hungary will sell its 25 percent stake in Budapest Airport Zrt. to Germany’s Hochtief AG (HOT), which leads a group that owns the remainder of the equity, the National Development Ministry said. The ...

EU asks Hungary to stop anti-abortion campaign 13 Jun 2011 | 06:42 pm

The European Commission requested Hungary to stop its anti-abortion campaign because it was financed mainly using EU money allotted to gender equality projects. The Hungarian government earlier this ...

Hungary finds no evidence of vegetable contamination 31 May 2011 | 07:32 pm

Hungarian authorities have found no evidence of contaminated vegetables after checking all products from Spain, the farm minister said on Monday. Speaking on the sidelines of an informal meeting of E...