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Euroviews. I knew Orbán when he started his political journey; where it’s taken him terrifies me ǀ View

Kis, the philosopher and first chairman of the true liberal party in post-1989 Hungary (the Free Democrats), described Orbán as a “spoilt kid” because he was almost sick with a desperation for power. That sickness which has already infected the country must not be allowed to spread to Europe.

28/02/2019

Living

Inside Budapest's green new campus

It just got the coveted BREEAM certification.

27/02/2019

Hungary

Hungary accepts 'hundreds of Venezuelans with Hungarian ancestry'

Hungary's anti-migrant government has confirmed it has accepted hundreds of refugees fleeing Venezuela.

21/02/2019

Hungary

Hungary-Sweden row over Nazi Germany comparison heats up

A diplomatic row over comparing Hungary’s bid to boost its birth rate with Nazi Germany has intensified.

20/02/2019

Hungary

Hungary takes aim at EU's Jean-Claude Juncker in new campaign poster

The Hungarian government revealed its new campaign poster on Monday afternoon, which takes aim at European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros

19/02/2019

Hungary

Watch: ‘Hungarians are not migrants,’ says foreign minister

Péter Szijjártó told Euronews it was “not fair to confuse migration with the free flow of labour within the European Union.”

18/02/2019

Living

Hungarian sustainable designer labels to know

These ethical brands are at the forefront of a new era for fashion in Hungary.

15/02/2019

Hungary

Hungarian doctors make progress on separating conjoined twins

Rabia and Rukia are conjoined at the head, an extremely rare event that occurs in about one in 2.5 million live births.

12/02/2019

Hungary

Pompeo warns against Russia driving 'wedge' between NATO allies

The US secretary of state is on a visit to Hungary, Slovakia and Poland this week.

11/02/2019

Hungary

Hungary offers to pay for cars, mortages and tax bills of big families

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has offered families tax breaks and loan benefits in a bid to boost the country's birth rate. But are they necessary and will they pose a problem for Europe? Euronews finds out.

11/02/2019

Hungary

Pompeo kicks off Central Europe tour in bid to counter Russia, China

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo begins this Monday a week-long tour across Central Europe in an attempt to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region.

11/02/2019

Hungary

Hungarians protest 'slave law' as Orban pledges to boost population

Hungarians flood the streets in demonstrations against labor law while Prime Minister Viktor Orban promises incentives to boost the population.

10/02/2019

Living

Budapest has a new vegan paradise

We checked Hungary’s first plant-based hotspot and it was inspiring.

06/02/2019

Hungary

Court convicts 10 after 2010 Hungarian alumina plant toxic sludge leak

The criminal negligence case relating to a deadly leak of toxic sludge at a Hungarian alumina plant in 2010 has closed with the conviction of 10 people

04/02/2019

Hungary

Budapest announces boycott of EP debate on Hungary next week

Foreign Minister Szijjarto calls it a stunt for the European election campaign

23/01/2019

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EU project aims to preserve cultural opposition to communism

In partnership with The European Commission

In our Futuris series, we visited an escape room in the Hungarian capital, Budapest. A new European research project is working to preserve historical material related to cultural resistance from the communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe. But how are they achieving that?

21/01/2019

Hungary

Air pollution in Hungary accounts for thousands of premature deaths a year

The death rate from air pollution in Hungary is said to be the second highest in the world coming just behind China

21/01/2019

World

Raw Politics: Orban calls for more anti-immigration politicians

Watch a panel on Euronews' Raw Politics show debate the latest comments from Hungarian PM Viktor Orban and the EU's immigration policy.

10/01/2019

Hungary

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban holds first government news conference of 2019

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the migration issue will shock Europe in the next decade during his first government news conference of 2019

10/01/2019

Hungary

Hungarian PM Orban: There will be two EU civilisations

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held his first government news conference of 2019 in Budapest where he drew a distinct line between European ideologies. Orban laid out his goal of electing an anti-immigration majority in the bloc's parliamentary elections in May.

10/01/2019

Hungary

New march against Hungarian 'slave law' draws thousands

Thousands of Hungarians participated in the latest in a series of protests against the country's new 'slave law'.

05/01/2019

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Dog rescued from frozen lake in Hungary

The dog, named Marci, ventured onto the frozen lake but became trapped on a patch of very thin ice.

03/01/2019

Hungary

Souped-up: Hot meals and food packages help Hungary's poor

The country's largest soup kitchen is organised by the Food for Life Foundation and has been delivering thousands of hot meals to those in need every year.

25/12/2018

Hungary

'Total evil': Campaigners slam Hungary's homeless ban

While Finland has won accolades for ending homelessness, Hungary has sparked concern by sweeping it under the carpet.

24/12/2018

Hungary

Student's police assault charge from Hungary's 'slave law' protest

The 32-year-old, a PhD student at the George Soros-backed Central European University (CEU), said he was present at the "slave law" protests in support of trade unions.

22/12/2018

Hungary

Thousands protest against Hungary's contoversial new labour laws

The "slave law" as it's been dubbed, means employers can now demand that some employees work 400 hours overtime.

22/12/2018