Since breaking away from the Soviet Union in 1991 and gaining its independence, the Ukrainian state has faced huge difficulties. The collapse of the economy, the lack of democratic institutions, poverty, emigration to the West, and, on top of...

He’s tired. Not surprising, considering barely a day has passed since he performed as speaker at a charity concert, alongside hundreds of children on stage and thousands in the audience. We can’t walk 15 meters down the street without...

Migration has been making the headlines in Central and Eastern Europe for years now, but these stories are primarily about people traveling West in search of economic well-being or those who are simply passing through, for similar or other...

Every year on 27 October the world celebrates World Tourism Day. Hungary Today had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with Gloria Guevara Manzo, president-CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council, business executive with experience in the...

Romania, which occupied large territories in 1918, has since pursued a controversial nationality policy. Ethnically, the country has become far more homogenous over the past one hundred years. As a result, it has lost much of its exciting, diverse...

What causes a trainee with a Master’s degree in logistics from Budapest to spend six weeks in the western corner of Africa in a chimpanzee sanctuary? How did she come to choose the volunteer program and how much did...

Good afternoon, Erasmus students! This is the pre-boarding announcement for your flight to Budapest, Hungary. We are now inviting passengers and students with adventurous spirits, open hearts, and an aim to develop their memo© intercultural competence to begin boarding...

Tension has been increasing in recent years in the European People’s Party (EEP), a conservative, centre-right group of parties which make up the biggest faction in the European Parliament. It can partly be attributed to the policy of Hungarian...

The Paks 2 project has generated one of the fiercest public debates in Hungary in recent years. The nuclear power station at Paks, a small town on the Danube, has been functioning since 1983. This high capacity power plant...

In Hungary Today’s monthly video series “HT Vlog”, our readers can get a virtual introduction to the most interesting public, cultural and lifestyle events in Budapest and Hungary. Our exclusive video content is created and edited by Hungarian vlogger...

The last 100 years have produced several notable anniversaries in both European and Hungarian history. Last year marked the centenary of the Russian Revolution (or coup as several historians call it), and this year is the 100th anniversary of...

Kenneth Tse folk dancer from Hong Kong decided almost a decade ago to found a Hungarian group with his Asian fellows after 30 years of culture cultivating. Since then Tse traveled multiple times with his dancers to give sold...

A few weeks ago, Hungary Today had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with world-famous British jazz-pop singer and songwriter Jamie Cullum at the Paloznak Jazz Piknik before his concert. Two years ago, the star also gave...

There is only one week left of summer vacation before children have to return to school, but fortunately, if your family is spending the remaining days in the capital it’s easy to find great indoor and outdoor activities for...

In a kind of ritual, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has given an annual speech every summer at a small place in Transylvania called Tusnádfürdő. In these speeches, he usually outlines his opinions about the current political situations both...

It’s a sweltering day in July and Dmitrij Gorbunov (known as Dimitrij) and I are sitting outside at Deák square, with our feet dipped in the water of the glass bottom pool above Akvárium. When talking about past achievements...