A new defence cooperation agreement between the US and Hungary has been signed by the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “The way you engage is to compete. When America is...
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Budapest has been named as the best destination in Europe by travel website European Best Destinations (EBD). The website claims that city’s setting is stunning...
Budapest’s mayor, István Tarlós, has announced that the Red Bull Air Race, held in the Hungarian capital since 2003, will not be allowed to take place this year...
A selection of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which are well worth your time. New state-sanctioned textbooks, part of a government...
In 1999 my elementary school teacher asked me to write about how I imagine the approaching new century. I wrote – and I am quoting literally – “robots will...
Living in Budapest, I often say that the thing I miss the most about my home country of Italy is the sea. Diving in particular. I have explored shipwrecks under the...
Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport has been awarded accreditation of carbon neutrality for the second year in a row, making it the only airport in...
French-owned animal vaccine maker Ceva-Phylaxia is investing 10 billion Hungarian forints (31 million euros) in a new research and production facility in in the Hungary...
The Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach (Slanchev Bryag) has been named as offering the best value for money break for UK holidaymakers for a second year running, an annual...
The explosive flavour of Unicum, the well-known Hungarian liquor, might not be for everyone. But after more than 200 years of history and three million litres produced...
There is a church in the castle district where I like to go everyday. A church, or what remains of it. It used to be the church of Mary Magdalene, built in the 13th...
A Budapest memorial to Imre Nagy, Hungarian prime minister during the revolution of 1956, was removed by the authorities early on the morning of December 29. The removal...
