stop soros Venice Commission Venice Commission Calls for Repeal of Orbán Government’s “Stop Soros” Legislation Today, legal experts of the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.06.22.
amendment stop soros Hungarian Parliament Passes “Stop Soros”, Amendments Modifying Judiciary and Freedom of Assembly On Wednesday, the Hungarian Parliament passed what was collectively referred to as... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.06.21.
MTA research Fidesz-Linked Magazine Publishes List Attacking Supposedly “Liberal” Academy Researchers Yesterday, Figyelő, a pro-Orbán weekly magazine owned by Fidesz-linked historian Mária Schmidt,... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.06.21.
Angela Merkel Viktor Orbán Merkel Invites Orbán to Berlin According to a recent report by left-wing newspaper Népszava, earlier this week... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.06.19.
Hungarian Review Russia Hungarian Review: Luzhitsy – A Travel Essay This week saw the official opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.06.19.
banks Lőrinc Mészáros Lőrinc Mészáros Reportedly Set to Create New “Megabank” in Hungary According to a recent report by left-wing Hungarian news site 24.hu, there... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.06.15.
Bocuse d'Or gastronomy Hungarian Chefs Cook their Way to Success at European Bocuse d’Or, Advance to World Contest Earlier this week, a team of Hungarian chefs took part in Bocuse... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.06.13.
european parliament stop soros In Response to Controversial “Stop Soros” Legislation, Dutch CDA Party Calls for Fidesz’s Expulsion from European Parliamentary Group EPP On Saturday, the Dutch Party Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) called on the... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.06.05.
A North Korean in 1956, Communist Infiltrators in the West, and other Stories from an Exciting Life: Interview with Gyula Várallyay Over the course of last month’s Friends of Hungary Conference, Hungary Today... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.06.01.
NGOs stop soros Orbán Gov’t Submits “Stop Soros” Bill That Critics Call “A Violation of Human Rights Law” This week, the government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán submitted a... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.06.01.
ernő rubik Rubik's Cube Inventor Ernő Rubik Cheers on Competitors from the Sidelines at Rubik’s Cube Championship in Budapest This past Sunday, May 27th, a Rubik’s Cube contest was held in... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.05.31.
EU survey Over 60% of Hungarians Like Being EU Members, New Study Finds According to results of the 2018 Eurobarometer survey, a poll conducted each... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.05.28.
interview “That’s How I Escaped” from Soviet Captivity: Dr. George Szele Discusses His Life, His Novel, and the State of Medicine in Hungary After fleeing Hungary in the wake of the defeat of the 1956... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.05.23.
children murder Teenager Confesses to Brutal Murder of 8-Year-Old in Western Hungary Last weekend, a young girl was killed in the Western Hungarian village... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.05.23.
far-right jobbik Far-Right Toroczkai Announces New “Platform” Within Jobbik, Threatens “Party Split” Following his defeat in last week’s party leadership election, far-right Jobbik member... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.05.22.
Austria-Hungary Budapest video Explore Budapest as it was in 1910 – Videos! Carriages rattling over Danube bridges, men in top-hats, women with shawls and... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.05.17.
Soros-Funded Open Society Foundation to Leave Budapest Ahead of Orbán Gov’t’s Planned Anti-NGO Bill Today, the Open Society Foundations, a non-profit founded by Hungarian-American billionaire George... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.05.15.
final exams mathematics Final Exam Season Continues with Math Tests, as Academy of Sciences Urges Educational Reform Following yesterday’s tests on Hungarian Grammar and Literature, exam season for secondary... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.05.08.
Alt-Right Pundit Milo Yiannopoulos Claims Orbán’s Ruling Fidesz Party Has Invited Him to Budapest Speaking at a march in London on Sunday, controversial British alt-right personality... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.05.08.
Rubik's Cube world record Wow! Really? Australian Breaks World Record, Solves Rubik’s Cube in Just 4.22 Seconds! In the latest installment of our (semi)regular segment, Wow! Really?, we examine little-known or... By Tom Szigeti // 2018.05.08.
