Polish President Presents Posthumous Award to Hungarians Who Saved Polish WW2 Refugees Polish President Andrzej Duda awarded four Hungarians posthumously with the Virtus et Fraternitas medal in recognition for their efforts in... 2022.06.16.
World War II Explosive Device Found in Dome of Esztergom Basilica A World War II explosive device has been found in the dome of Esztergom Basilica, which has been under renovation... 2022.02.17.
Civilian Victims of Budapest WWII Siege Commemorated The National Heritage Institute held a commemoration in honor of the civilian victims of the siege of Budapest during the... 2022.02.14.
Memorial Day: 76 Years Ago Expulsion of Hungarian Germans Began On this day, January 19, 1946, the organized expulsion from Hungary of the Hungarian Germans began, whose culture had become... 2022.01.19.
Database of Hungarian Heroes of World War II Available Online A new website, a database of Hungarian soldiers who died, were injured, or became prisoners of war during World War... 2022.01.13.
Catholic Nun, First Female MP, and Righteous Among the Nations, Margit Slachta, Reburied in Budapest Catholic nun, Margit Slachta, the first female member of the Hungarian parliament who rescued Jews in World War II and... 2021.12.08.
Lost Szinyei Landscape Returns to Hungary After 80 Years A small painting, the Sailing Boat on Lake Starnberg painted in 1867 by Pál Szinyei Merse, has returned to Hungary... 2021.11.03.
Two Families Saving Jews in WWII Remembered in Budapest A memorial tablet dedicated to two families that saved Jews during the second world war in cooperation with Swedish diplomat... 2021.10.07.
WW2 Bomb Neutralised in Budapest Explosives experts of the Hungarian Armed Forces deactivated a 500kg second world war bomb found at a construction site in... 2021.07.29.
WW2 Bomb Found in Budapest’s 13th District to be Neutralised A 500kg bomb dating to the second world war found at a construction site in Budapest's 13th district will be... 2021.07.29.
Orbán and Morawiecki Lay Wreaths at Katowice Memorial Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki laid wreaths at a memorial in Katowice dedicated to József... 2021.07.01.
Slovak-Hungarians’ Martyr János Esterhazy Commemorated in Czechia Ethnic Hungarians and Poles held a commemoration in Mirov, in the Czech Republic, to pay tribute to János Esterházy, a... 2021.06.13.
Roma Self-government: Roma Resistance Day Offers Salutary Lessons The Day of Roma Resistance being marked on Sunday offers salutary lessons today, the National Roma Self-Government (ORÖ) said in... 2021.05.17.
Opposition Parties Mark Europe Day: EU Key to Peace in Europe The opposition parties on Saturday called the European Union key to peace on the continent, at an event marking Europe... 2021.05.09.
100kg WWII Bomb Found at Miskolc Construction Site A 100kg Soviet-made WWII bomb was found at a construction site in downtown Miskolc, in northern Hungary, on Wednesday morning,... 2021.02.24.
Nazi Victim Football Player Commemorated in Budapest István Tóth Potya, a Hungarian football player murdered by the Gestapo, was commemorated by the Ambassador of Israel and the... 2021.02.17.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Weeklies on Strategic Issues Three weeklies devote long articles to Hungary’s place in the world and its attitude towards its own history. This comes... 2021.02.15.
Fate of Controversial Turul Statue Near Arrow-Cross Killings Still in Limbo For now the Turul statue in the 12th district (Hegyvidék) will not be removed. Although originally it was erected to... 2021.02.02.
Passing of Last Hungarian Puma War Pilot Marked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday marked the passing of First Lieutenant Endre Frankó, the last World War 2 veteran... 2021.01.24.
Deportation of Swabians Caused ‘Irreparable Loss’ – 75th Anniversary of Ethnic Germans’ Deportation Commemorated On this day 75 years ago, Hungary began the deportation of its ethnic German residents. The anniversary of the expulsion... 2021.01.19.
Jewish Congregations Mark Anniversary of Ghetto Liberation The Budapest Jewish Congregation (BSZH) and the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH) are marking the 76th anniversary of the liberation... 2021.01.18.
