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...

With Great Romania established in 1918, the old dream of having all Romanians in one state was fulfilled. The enlarged Southeastern European country, however, can boast just as many failures as successes concerning its past one hundred years. As...

Opinion piece by Judit Varga, the Minister of State for European Union Relations. The article was originally published on Mandiner. Judith Sargentini is provoking Hungary. There can be no other reason for her being worried only for the protests...

George H.W. Bush, the late American Republican president who served as the leader of the greatest world power from 1989 until 1993, has died. He took office amid the historical collapse of the Soviet Union and the first free...

The debate surrounding the UN migration package has been a major event in world politics. As a possible solution to the migration crisis involving tens of millions worldwide, the UN’s plan proposes that refugees should be encouraged to settle...

In the fall of 1918, the Austrian-Hungarian Empire came to a dramatic end. In the last phases of the war, the Entente powers adopted the Wilsonian principle of national self-determination, and embraced the movements of unsatisfied nationalities within the...

Hungary’s latest economic figures have been released. Surpassing expectations, the Hungarian GDP grew by 5% in the third quarter. Next year, the growth is predicted to slow down a bit following the robust performances of this year and the...

On December 1st, 1918 the representatives of Transylvanian Romanians in Gyulafehérvár (Alba Julia) declared their desire to unify Transylvania with Romania. From the end of 1918, the Romanian army occupied Transylvania and Partium and after the Trianon peace dictate...

The relations between Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán grew frosty following the migrant crisis of 2015, despite being relatively friendly before. When becoming the leader of Germany in 2005, the CDU politician announced...

With the acceptance of the Sargentini report, it was doubtful whether Orbán and his party would support the Bavarian Christian Democratic politician’s candidacy for the top position of the European Commission. In an interesting development, it now appears that...

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...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a visit to Budapest last week. On this occasion, the Hungarian Prime Minister repeated the same principle he has spoken of many times over the past several years regarding the triangle of capitals—Berlin,...

Transylvania was annexed to the Romanian Kingdom in 1920. Studying its last 100 years, we can conclude that despite all of the various changes the region has undergone, somehow it has preserved its peculiar and magical atmosphere. On the...

Réka Pávó is a photographer. She is not afraid of anything. She is not afraid because she survived the worst: a year ago, she was diagnosed with leukemia. Since then, she’s been through over nine months of hospital treatment...

In April 2018, Viktor Orbán’s party gained another two-thirds victory at the general elections for the third time. The strong anti-migrant sentiment in Hungarian society, economic prosperity and a fragmented opposition all predicted a Fidesz victory, but the two-thirds...