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Hungary 'lost and found' website helps mother find daughter

People who have lost a pet, or had a car stolen – or even whose relative goes missing – may find the police unwilling or unable to help. A new

22/04/2015

Culture news

Hungary's Eurovision hopeful Boggie brings peace song to contest

The time for the annual Eurovision Song Contest is nearly upon us again. With preparations underway for the May bash in Vienna, the spotlight is

21/04/2015

Hungary

Thousands protest government corruption across Hungary

Thousands of people have gathered in 50 cities across Hungary to protest what many say is an erosion of democratic freedoms and government

20/04/2015

Hungary

Hungary: Far-right Jobbik wins first individual constituency seat

Hungary’s far-right Jobbik Party has won its first ever individual constituency seat in parliament, preliminary results show. With 99 percent of the

13/04/2015

Hungary

Hungary: ruling party losses are far-right Jobbik's gain

13/04/2015

Hungary

Hungary's far-right Jobbik wins new parliament seat

13/04/2015

Hungary

Budapest: Thousands march in remembrance of Holocaust victims

Hungary’s annual March of the Living which is held in remembrance of the victims of the holocaust was attended by thousands in central Budapest on

13/04/2015

Hungary

An unusual movie tribute to Hungarian poetry

11/04/2015

Hungary

How Hungary's far-right party went from vicious snarl to winning smile

10/04/2015

Hungary

How could a cup of tea or soup prevent illness? – a Traditional Chinese Medicine man says simply

New epidemics spread faster and are taking more victims than before. That was the warning coming from physicians from the World Health Organisation last year. Could herbal medicines be the answer? A Chinese medicine man in Hungary believes they could.

09/04/2015

Sport

Three Greek international football players slightly hurt in Hungary taxi crash

30/03/2015

Hungary

Hungary: Orbán's government denies insider trading

Hungary’s government denied insider trading after opposition members questioned a foreign ministry decision to withdraw state funds from a brokerage

27/03/2015

My Europe Series

Fleeing Kosovo: over the border and back again

Planes carrying Kosovars, who had illegally migrated to Germany, have begun landing at Pristina airport. An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 people left

27/03/2015

Sport

Fencing Grand Prix: Novosjolov and Shin strike gold in Budapest

The second Fencing Grand Prix of the season took place in Budapest Hungary. The epee event gathered 515 of the world’s best but there could only be

23/03/2015

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Hungary remembers anti-Habsburg uprising

16/03/2015

Hungary

Confusion over Hungary's nuclear deal with Russia

Confusion reigns over the fate of Hungary’s nuclear deal with Russia, with reports from British newspaper the Financial Times that the EU has blocked

12/03/2015

Hungary

Budapest will host 2017 FINA World Championships

11/03/2015

Culture news

The curtain comes up on a new, hi-tech Hungarian piano

The March 11 2015 concert is the first public classical event with the new piano, at the Liszt Academy in Budapest. Gergely Bogányi plays Bach, Schubert and Schumann.

08/03/2015

Cinema

Love kills in Hungarian feature "Liza, the Fox-fairy"

Hungarian director Karoly Ujj Mészáros – usually known for his film commercials – has turned his talents to full length features with a story of a

02/03/2015

My Europe Series

London calling: why home-loving Hungarians are flocking to British capital

Which city has the largest Hungarian population after Budapest? London, is the surprise answer. Up to 400,000 Hungarians have left the home country

27/02/2015

Hungary

Hungarian town Veszprém shake-ups politics for the Prime Minister in by-election

24/02/2015

Europe News

EU examines Hungary's nuclear deal with Russia

A nuclear power contract agreed between Hungary and Russia is being probed by EU officials. Regulators said on Monday that they are examining the

23/02/2015

Hungary

Orban loses 'supermajority' in Hungary parliament

A by-election in Hungary has dealt a blow to Prime Minister Viktor Orban who’s faced accusations of being power hungry. His governing Fidesz party

23/02/2015

Hungary

Hungarian Academy of Music wants to make casual wear from classics

19/02/2015

Hungary

Warm welcome for Russia's Putin in Hungary

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed a deal to keep supplying gas to Hungary during a visit to Budapest. Russia is Hungary’s largest supplier

18/02/2015

Hungary

Kosovo emptying out, hopes for independent future exhausted

Migrants from Kosovo walk into the dawn. Hungary has intercepted more than 10,000 of them since the beginning of this year, according to data given

17/02/2015