His mother is Austrian, his father Hungarian, and he was born in Toronto. He didn’t speak Hungarian until age 17 when he first started learning, far from the country, using sports newspapers. For the past 3 years, he has...

On the Memorial Day for the Victims of Communism, Hungary Today had the opportunity to interview producer Tamás Lajos about his film Eternal Winter, which commemorates the hundreds of thousands of Hungarians deported to the Gulag and Gupvi forced-labor...

Labor shortages and the country’s economic growth could end the era of weak trade unions. According to economist Zoltán Pogátsa, both the state and smaller companies should increase employee wages. He believes Hungary offers foreign investors plenty of advantages aside...

While many artists often have to wait for nearly 60 or 70 years to hold an exhibition in Paris, Zoltán Gábor Fodor-Lengyel opened his first in Paris when he was just 20 years old. The former Mayor of Paris, Jacques...

Earlier this month, Hungary Today had the opportunity to interview April H. Foley, the United States Ambassador to Hungary from 2006 to 2009. Prior to her service as ambassador, Foley held, among other distinguished positions, the role of Vice-Chairman of the...

Without a doubt, Ernő Rubik is one of the most well-known Hungarians of the XXth Century. He hardly ever gives an interview but made an exception for Hungary Today. Ernő Rubik discussed the creation of his most popular invention,...

Operating within the framework of the Széchenyi István Society, the Hungarian Scouts Association in Exteris and the American Hungarian Library and Historical Society, the Hungarian House of New York opened its doors in 1966 to Hungarians who were looking...

When I searched for Chef Lajos Bíró’s name before the interview, every adjective I came across were either extreme or negative — outrageous, outspoken, arrogant, sassy. Not to mention, commenters constantly point out his straightforward style, use of swear-words and...

Our government has always been ready for compromise, but we will not concede our position on migration—said Judit Varga, the Minister of State for European Union Relations, in an interview with Hungary Today. She expects more tolerance from western...