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Gov’t Slams EU Again for ‘Scandalously Slow’ Rollout of Covid Vaccines, Turns to China

Gov’t Slams EU Again for ‘Scandalously Slow’ Rollout of Covid Vaccines, Turns to China

Hungary’s Foreign Minister slammed the European Union, blaming it for the continuation of the covid restrictions. Meanwhile, Hungary decided to strike a deal with China’s Sinopharm to buy its coronavirus vaccine. If approved, this would make Hungary the first country... Hungary Today

Only Mass Vaccination Can Halt Spread of Covid, ‘Plague of Our Time,’ says Former Science Academy President Vizi

Only Mass Vaccination Can Halt Spread of Covid, ‘Plague of Our Time,’ says Former Science Academy President Vizi

Former President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences E. Sylvester Vizi has said in an inspiring statement aired in public Kossuth Radio that this virus is the plague of our time. Pharmacologist, physician, and neuroscientist, Professor E. Sylvester Vizi, who... Tamás Vaski

Opinion

Everything You Need to Know About The Chinese Sinopharm Vaccine

Everything You Need to Know About The Chinese Sinopharm Vaccine

Both Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Head of the Prime Minister's Office Gergely Gulyás have stated that the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine will be shipped to Hungary as soon as... Tamás Vaski

Hungarian Press Roundup: Big Tech’s Trump Ban Questioned

Hungarian Press Roundup: Big Tech’s Trump Ban Questioned

A conservative commentator expresses his bewilderment that big tech appears to be more powerful than the President of the United States, while a liberal analyst believes Donald Trump must blame... Hungary Today

Everything You Need to Know About the UK Coronavirus Variant

Everything You Need to Know About the UK Coronavirus Variant

The UK coronavirus variant has arrived in Hungary. Referred to as such due to its discovery in England, this new strain has raised significant concern over its potential impact on... Tamás Vaski

Hungarian Press Roundup: Capitol Hill Riot Compared and Contrasted to Hungary in 2006

Hungarian Press Roundup: Capitol Hill Riot Compared and Contrasted to Hungary in 2006

Columnists on both sides of the political divide find similarities between the siege of the US Congress and the disturbances in Budapest 14 years ago – but draw opposing conclusions.... Hungary Today

Domestic Politics

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Orbán: Hungary to Obtain Chinese Vaccine in Large Quantities to ‘Get Our Old Lives Back’

Orbán: Hungary to Obtain Chinese Vaccine in Large Quantities to ‘Get Our Old Lives Back’

Hungary's capacity to carry out vaccinations well exceeds vaccine supplies, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, adding that the process may accelerate if the Hungarian authorities approve a Chinese...

State Auditor Finds Fault with Liberal Party’s Financial Statements

The Hungarian Liberal Party's financial statements for 2017 and 2018 fail to give a reliable and true picture of its finances, the...

Orbán: Below-25s Won’t Pay Personal Income Tax from January 2022

Hungarians below the age of 25 will not have to pay personal income tax from January 1, 2022, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...

PMO Head Gulyás: Gov’t to Launch Coronavirus Vaccination Campaign

The government will launch a campaign to encourage residents to get inoculated against Covid-19, the head of the Prime Minister's Office told...

Russia-linked Trip to African Elections Brings Trouble for Jobbik Rep.

Jobbik's Újpest representative's trip to the Central African Republic for election observation was paid by a Russian-linked organization, according to HVG. Although...

Hungary Today

Orbán Under Fire After PM’s Son Completes State-Financed Elite British Military Academy Course

Orbán Under Fire After PM’s Son Completes State-Financed Elite British Military Academy Course

Foreign politics

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FM Szijjártó: Hungary to Assist in Rebuilding War-torn Nagorno-Karabakh

FM Szijjártó: Hungary to Assist in Rebuilding War-torn Nagorno-Karabakh

Hungary will assist in rebuilding in the territories retaken by Azerbaijan in the recent Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced on Thursday. He posted on Facebook that he had...

Gov’t Slams EU Again for ‘Scandalously Slow’ Rollout of Covid Vaccines, Turns to China

Hungary’s Foreign Minister slammed the European Union, blaming it for the continuation of the covid restrictions. Meanwhile, Hungary decided to strike a...

Szijjártó: Hungary Exports to Uzbekistan up 36% in 2020

Hungary's exports to Uzbekistan rose by 36 percent in 2020, well exceeding 100 million dollars, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Facebook...

PMO Head: Gov’t Plans Continued Cooperation With the US under Biden

Asked about the Hungarian government's preparations for a new period of relations with the United States after the inauguration of Joe Biden,...

EPP Seemingly Preparing to Expel Fidesz

The European People's Party is trying to create the legal means to expel Fidesz, and has set up a "task force” for...

Tamás Vaski

Biden’s Chosen Cybersecurity Advisor of Hungarian Jewish Descent

Biden’s Chosen Cybersecurity Advisor of Hungarian Jewish Descent

Society

Ábrahám Vass

Medical Universities Can Switch to Debated Foundation-based Model

Medical Universities Can Switch to Debated Foundation-based Model

The medical universities' switch to the new, government-preferred foundation-based working model is on the agenda. So far, eight higher education institutions did so or were forced to do so, and...

Only Mass Vaccination Can Halt Spread of Covid, ‘Plague of Our Time,’ says Former Science Academy President Vizi

Former President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences E. Sylvester Vizi has said in an inspiring statement aired in public Kossuth Radio...

Coronavirus: 111 Fatalities, 1,513 New Infections Registered in Hungary

Fully 111 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the past 24 hours, while 1,513 new infections...

Stunning Design Plans of New Park in Budapest Revealed

The construction of a new park will soon begin in Budapest in the XIII district. The local government will reorganize a nearly...

Chief Medical Officer Müller Gets Vaccinated

Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller received the Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccination on Wednesday. The number of those already vaccinated nears 90,000 now. Müller,...

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Confidence in Vaccine Growing among Hungarians, says Survey

Confidence in Vaccine Growing among Hungarians, says Survey

Economy

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Hens Slaughtered at Bács-Kiskun County Farm after Bird Flu Identified

Hens Slaughtered at Bács-Kiskun County Farm after Bird Flu Identified

Hungarian food safety authority Nébih on Thursday said had slaughtered 101,000 laying hens at a farm in Kerekegyháza, in central Hungary, after bird flu was identified there. The authorities have...

Green Light for New Keleti Railway Station Passenger Centre

The construction of a sub-platform travel centre at Budapest's Keleti Railway Station will get under way following a government decree on allocating...

KSH: Guest Nights Fall 85.0% in November

The number of guest nights spent in Hungarian commercial accommodation fell by an annual 85.0% to 313,000 in November as the pandemic...

Hungarian Manager Becomes One of Mastercard’s Global Leaders

Milán Gauder has worked his way up the ranks at Mastercard to the point where he is now Global Head of its...

EIB Lends Hungary’s Eximbank EUR 200 Million to Support Recovery

The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Tuesday said it will lend 200 million euros to Magyar Eximbank, creating a new credit line...

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Employers, Unions to Continue Minimum Wage Rise Negotiations next Week

Employers, Unions to Continue Minimum Wage Rise Negotiations next Week

Culture

Tamás Vaski

Hungarian Superhero Shoots Into Action With Upcoming Film

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 is under attack by an alien army, giant...

Hungarian Natasa Stork Among the Most Promising Actresses in Europe

Natasa Stork, an up and coming Hungarian actress, was introduced at the European Film Promotion as one of the top ten most...

Budapest BLM Statue: Sculptor Believes His Work Might be Destroyed

The kneeling rainbow colored Statue of Liberty, a winning sculpture of the Ferencváros public art competition, is receiving threats of destruction before...

CNN: House of Hungarian Music Among 2021’s Most Anticipated Buildings

CNN has placed the House of Hungarian Music on its list of most anticipated buildings of 2021. Located in Budapest’s City Park...

Upcoming Movie Revolves Around Rubik’s Cube

The Rubik’s Cube, a combination puzzle which has captivated players for more than 40 years, will now captivate audiences in theatres as...

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Thousands of Medieval Coins Unearthed in Újlengyel

Thousands of Medieval Coins Unearthed in Újlengyel

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...

Hungarian Athlete Embarks on Transatlantic Journey

Hungarian extreme athlete Gábor Rakonczay has begun his journey to become the first in the world to paddle across the Atlantic Ocean...

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

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

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

Lifestyle

Tamás Vaski

Uncovered CIA Documents Contain Assumed UFO Sightings in Hungary

Uncovered CIA Documents Contain Assumed UFO Sightings in Hungary

The United States government recently passed the Freedom of Information Act, which means all of the CIA's documents dealing with UFOs have been shared with the public. Among the documents...

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...

The Best Traditional Hungarian Christmas Menu – with Recipes!

Since we are approaching Christmas, we have collected our favorite recipes, as we all know that this time of the year in...

Péter Cseresnyés

Iconic Budapest Pub ‘Wichmann’ to be Demolished

Iconic Budapest Pub ‘Wichmann’ to be Demolished

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!