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...

Thanks to a young Hungarian engineer’s innovative idea (deemed GlovEye), the blind and visually impaired will be able to read printed text by using a Smartphone app that transforms text into Braille. Hungary Today spoke with Ábel Csathó, the...

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...