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FM Szijjártó: Hungary Not Waiting for Brussels, Will Make Own Decisions about Vaccines

FM Szijjártó: Hungary Not Waiting for Brussels, Will Make Own Decisions about Vaccines

Hungary's authorities are ready to implement a vaccination campaign as soon as large quantities are delivered, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Monday. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of European Union foreign ministers, Szijjártó said Hungary would not... MTI-Hungary Today

Catering Businesses Start to Rebel against Restrictions

Catering Businesses Start to Rebel against Restrictions

After months of struggling to stay in business due to the sharp drop in revenues caused by pandemic restrictions, certain catering businesses in Hungary are beginning to announce their re-opening in opposition of the government. In an act of rebellion... Tamás Vaski

Opinion

Hungarian Press Roundup: Debate over Vaccination Rolls on

Hungarian Press Roundup: Debate over Vaccination Rolls on

Left-wing and liberal commentators accuse the government of acting irresponsibly, by promoting Russian and Chinese Covid-19 vaccines. Pro-government pundits, on the other hand, accuse the opposition of hindering the fight... Hungary Today

Everything You Need to Know About the Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine

Everything You Need to Know About the Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine

Hungary's National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYÉI) has authorized the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine, making Hungary the first European Union member state to allow its use. Here is... Tamás Vaski

EU Commission Response to Minority SafePack is an Affront to Democracy and Human Rights in Europe

EU Commission Response to Minority SafePack is an Affront to Democracy and Human Rights in Europe

In a great show of hypocrisy, the European Commission rang in the new year by completely disregarding and disrespecting our common European values. The leaders of a community “united in... András Vaski

Hungarian Press Roundup: European Commission and the Minority Rights Initiative

Hungarian Press Roundup: European Commission and the Minority Rights Initiative

A pro-government and a left-wing columnist ponder the broader implications of the European Commission’s decision to dismiss new EU-wide minority rights measures proposed by a European Citizen’s Initiative. Hungarian press... Hungary Today

Domestic Politics

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Anti-Lockdown Parties Emerge in Hungary

Anti-Lockdown Parties Emerge in Hungary

As frustration with strict coronavirus restrictions grows worldwide, more and more political parties are trying to reach out to people who oppose lockdown measures. In Hungary, the far-right party Mi...

FM Szijjártó: Quick Inoculation Needed to Save Lives and Jobs

Speeding up coronavirus vaccination is in Hungary's national interest, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told public broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Sunday morning. The...

Coronavirus: DK Calls for Choice of Vaccines

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is drafting a bill to ensure that Hungarian citizens will be able to choose between coronavirus vaccines....

Socialist MEP: No Hungarian Ministry ‘Shoulders Responsibility’ for Inoculation Plan

Hungary has yet to have a body responsible for its coronavirus vaccination plan, as no ministry has taken on the responsibility to...

State Secretary: House of Hungarians “Success Story”

Budapest's House of Hungarians has been a "success story" in the government's efforts to tighten relations between Hungary and ethnic Hungarian communities...

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Coronavirus: Opposition Urges Parl’t Probe into Gov’t Measures

Coronavirus: Opposition Urges Parl’t Probe into Gov’t Measures

Foreign politics

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Fidesz Abstains from Voting on EP Gender Equality Report

Fidesz Abstains from Voting on EP Gender Equality Report

The European parliamentary group of Hungary's ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats (KDNP) has abstained from voting on a report examining the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women, as the report called...

Justice Minister: Hungary Expects Portuguese EU Presidency to Act as Mediators

Hungary expects the Portuguese presidency of the European Union to act as "fair mediators, to execute the financial agreement, and not to...

Coronavirus: Ukraine Red-lists Hungary

Ukraine has re-classified Hungary as high-risk regarding the coronavirus epidemic, Ukrainian news agency UNIAN said on Saturday. Travellers entering Ukraine from "red-zone"...

Coronavirus: Hungary Donates Ventilators to Ukraine

The Hungarian government is donating fifty ventilators to Ukraine with a view to assisting the country in its defence against coronavirus, the...

Coronavirus: Hungary to Purchase Enough Russian Vaccine to Inoculate One Million

Hungary is purchasing two million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, sufficient to inoculate one million people, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said...

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FM Szijjártó: Hungary Not Waiting for Brussels, Will Make Own Decisions about Vaccines

FM Szijjártó: Hungary Not Waiting for Brussels, Will Make Own Decisions about Vaccines

Society

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Hungary’s Practice of Tipping Doctors for Treatment Gets Strictly Punished

Hungary’s Practice of Tipping Doctors for Treatment Gets Strictly Punished

Starting this year, giving and receiving gratuity for medical treatment will be severely punished in Hungary. The aim of the measure is to eliminate this type of corruption that has...

Coronavirus: 56 Fatalities, 844 New Infections

Fully 56 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 844 new infections...

Coronavirus: 80 % of Registered Health-care Workers Inoculated

Fully 80 percent of the health-care workers who had registered for the coronavirus vaccine have already received their first jabs, and 8,000...

Temperature Rises to Record High for Jan 22

A record hot 16 degrees were recorded on Friday in Főnyed, southwest Hungary, the Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ) has said. The highest...

Hungary’s PIT Exemption for Young People Could Help Hundreds of Thousands

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced last week that starting from next year Hungarians under the age of 25 will be exempt from paying...

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Health Authority Researching Effectiveness of Current COVID Vaccines against ‘UK Variant’

Health Authority Researching Effectiveness of Current COVID Vaccines against ‘UK Variant’

Economy

Tamás Vaski

Catering Businesses Start to Rebel against Restrictions

Catering Businesses Start to Rebel against Restrictions

After months of struggling to stay in business due to the sharp drop in revenues caused by pandemic restrictions, certain catering businesses in Hungary are beginning to announce their re-opening...

Union Assoc MASZSZ Rejects 4% Minimum Wage Hike

Union association MASZSZ will reject a 4 percent minimum wage hike offered by employers and government representatives for 2020. Another two workers'...

Hungary Budget Deficit Swells to Around 9% of GDP in 2020

Hungary's cash flow-based budget deficit, excluding local councils, was 5,548.6 billion forints (EUR 15.5bn) at the end of 2020, the Finance Ministry...

Hungary’s State Debt-to-GDP Ratio Rises Above 2009 Crisis Level

As a consequence of the pandemic, Hungary's gross government debt-to-GDP ratio jumped up to 81.2%, meaning that it broke a 25 year-record...

Foreign Minister: Six Transport Links to be Opened between Slovakia, Hungary by 2023

Six new transport links will be established between Hungary and Slovakia by 2023, including three bridges on the river Ipoly, Foreign Minister...

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Tenfold Increase in Chinese Rail Freight Traffic at Záhony

Tenfold Increase in Chinese Rail Freight Traffic at Záhony

Culture

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Passing of Last Hungarian Puma War Pilot Marked

Passing of Last Hungarian Puma War Pilot Marked

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday marked the passing of First Lieutenant Endre Frankó, the last World War 2 veteran who had served as a fighter jet pilot in the...

Can Legendary Architect Makovecz’s Cathedral Dream Materialize?

Several reports and articles were published in the past weeks hinting that the last great design of legendary architect Imre Makovecz, who...

First Hungarian Film Ever Turns 120 This Year

On April 30, 2021, Hungary will celebrate the 120 year anniversary of the very first Hungarian film, Béla Zsitkovszky and Gyula Pekár’s...

House of Hungarian Music Tops World Architecture Community’s List of Most Anticipated Buildings in 2021

The House of Hungarian Music, a part of a project to transform Budapest's City Park (Liget) into a cultural venue, has topped...

Hungarian Superhero Shoots Into Action With Upcoming Film

The trailer for Hungarian Andor Záhonyi's upcoming sci-fi action film, The Hun, is sparking anticipation among superhero fans around the country. Budapest...

Tamás Vaski

500 Year Old Remains of Legendary Hungarian King Matthias to Get Worthy Burial?

500 Year Old Remains of Legendary Hungarian King Matthias to Get Worthy Burial?

Sport

Tamás Vaski

Daughter of Hungarian Coronavirus Vaccine Scientist is US Olympic Gold Medalist

Daughter of Hungarian Coronavirus Vaccine Scientist is US Olympic Gold Medalist

In an interview with sports daily Nemzeti Sport, Hungarian-American Olympic gold medalist Zsuzsanna Francia, daughter of BioNTech biochemist Katalin Karikó, discussed her successful sporting career and her mother’s involvement in...

Football Prodigy Szoboszlai and Judoka Karakas are Hungary’s Athletes of the Year

Dominik Szoboszlai and Hedvig Karakas are Hungary's Athletes of the Year for 2020. The annual Gala took place on Monday at the...

Ágnes Keleti, Oldest Living Olympic Champion Turns 100

Five-time Olympic champion, Hungarian gymnast Ágnes Keleti, reached her 100th birthday. Not only one of the most successful Hungarian athletes, she is...

Hungarian Football in 2020: An Unexpectedly Successful Year Amid Pandemic

2020 brought football success that not many could have predicted. The national team qualified for the European Championships which Budapest co-hosts; it...

Youngster Szoboszlai Becomes Most Expensive Hungarian Footballer Ever

Hungary's number one football talent, Dominik Szoboszlai, signed with German RB Leipzig on Thursday. The CL-semifinalist Bundesliga side paid 20 million euros...

Tamás Vaski

Hungarian Athlete Ends Transatlantic Trip After Near-Death Experience

Hungarian Athlete Ends Transatlantic Trip After Near-Death Experience

Lifestyle

Péter Cseresnyés

Iconic Budapest Pub ‘Wichmann’ Might Survive Demolition

Iconic Budapest Pub ‘Wichmann’ Might Survive Demolition

Two iconic places in Budapest, the Wichmann pub and Márványmenyasszony restaurant, are both facing demolition. As a result of public outcry, the ministry responsible for cultural heritage has now ordered...

Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight Set to Begin Filming in Budapest This March

Marvel’s Moon Knight series, directed by Mohamed Diab and starring Oscar Isaac, has confirmed Budapest as one of its main filming locations....

Here is What Hungarians Eat on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day

New Year in Hungary has always been accompanied by tons of rituals and superstitions. Although most of them are long forgotten or...

These Are Hungary’s Best Quality Frankfurters, According to Gourmet Jury

Frankfurters in Hungary are usual picks for New Year's Eve parties, and people who care about quality are always eager to know...

The Most Essential Hungarian New Year’s Food: Lentil Stew – With Recipe!

Almost every country has its own New Year's food and traditions, and almost all of it is about the same thing: to...

Tamás Vaski

Uncovered CIA Documents Contain Assumed UFO Sightings in Hungary

Uncovered CIA Documents Contain Assumed UFO Sightings in Hungary

Gallery

Reminder: New Year’s Eve Can Be Fun! – Hungary’s Celebrations Before Covid

Old New Year’s Eves in Hungary Listening to Radio and Watching Black-and-white TVs – Photos!

How Hungary Celebrated Christmas During the Second World War – Photos!

Beautiful Photos of Hungary in a Peculiar Advent Season

Night Curfew Leaves Budapest Streets Empty – Photo Gallery!

The 1956 Uprising in Color – Photo Gallery!