August 19, 1989. He stood at the temporary border in Sopronpuszta with a gun on his side. Lieutenant Colonel Árpád Bella was in charge of the border patrol and sent to the “Pan-European Picnic” that day. A celebration of...

Tens of thousands of East Germans came to Hungary in the summer of 1989 because of the rumor spread in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) that the Austro-Hungarian border would be opened for a few hours. They camped here...

“The main purpose of our Policy for Hungarian communities abroad is to keep Hungarians living in these countries in their homeland, to prevail there and to preserve their Hungarian identities.”, claims Péter Szilágyi, the ministerial commissioner responsible for Hungarian...

The Rákóczi Association was founded exactly 30 years ago. By now, it has become one of the most significant organisations to connect and help Hungarians worldwide to preserve their culture, language, and identity. ‘Hungary Today’ had the chance to...

How do three different generations experience the severe political and economic crisis in Venezuela? How can the Hungarian Scout Association help, and how can the scouts even exist after years of Hungarians constantly leaving the country? Judit Kristóffy Nyisztor...

American economist and businessman Christopher Ball, came to Budapest in 1994 after he was offered the chance to spend a year as an assistant economist in Hungary. After arriving, he was told that the scholarship he was offered ceased...

As a consequence of his father’s position as Secretary of State ahead of World War II, Csaba Emődy’s family had to flee Hungary after 1945. After a short detour in Italy, the family ended up in Argentina, which, at...

Zsolt Bede-Fazekas, editor-in-chief of the Toronto Independent Hungarian Radio and the former cultural director of the Hungarian Canadian Cultural Center in Toronto, operates the Canadian „Pannonia” bookstore, which is the only one supplying Hungarians with Hungarian-language publications “from Australia to...

For nearly half a century, Jolán Ballók has worked tirelessly as the doctor and pillar of a small, isolated Hungarian-majority township in Transylvania. Despite living a difficult life, Ballók, member of the Friends of Hungary Community, still always manages...

Many might expect Pope Francis to talk about politics in Csíksomlyó, but the truth is that he doesn’t have to. If he chooses not to attend the International Eucharistic Congress held in Budapest next year, it shouldn’t be interpreted...

Ahead of the last episode of the controversial final season of Game of Thrones, Hungary Today had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with political scientist-sociologist Dr. Csaba Tóth, who recently co-published an essay anthology titled Parallel Universes,...

Since settling in New York City in 2010, Hungarian-born jazz vocalist Nikolett Pankovits has been merging traditional Hungarian melodies with Latin American rhythms and her style of jazz. After her debut album Magia, she toured with a special performance,...

“As long as Fidesz is a member of the European People’s Party, we are concentrating on this group. In the EP elections we will run as a member of the EPP” — said Gergely Gulyás, Minister of Prime Minister’s...

Although Viktor Orbán does a good job of bringing up important topics in Europe, Hungary could benefit from a far more balanced debate culture. Cultivating such a balance is essential in limiting polarization, says Danish journalist Lasse Skytt. Skytt...

The situation is far more alarming than the thermometer currently suggests, but it’s not hopeless, says Csaba Kőrösi, Head of the Directorate for Environmental Sustainability founded by President Áder. Hungary Today asked Hungary’s former UN ambassador about environmental and...

Guerilla-sculptor Mihály Kolodko placed his first miniature bronze statue depicting Főkukac (Boss Worm) from the iconic 1980s Hungarian cartoon, A nagy ho-ho-ho-horgász (The Great Angler), in the Hungarian capital in 2016. Since then, both adults and children have searched high and low...