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The number of lorries entering Hungary from Slovakia has fallen by 25 per cent during the three months since customs officers began spot checks on freight crossing the open border, […]
A speech at the opening of the World Jewish Congress’s (WJC) plenary assembly in Budapest by Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán resulted in the WJC criticising him for failing to […]
About a thousand supporters turned out in Budapest on May 4 2013 for an anti-Jewish rally organised by Hungary’s far-right Jobbik party, held ahead of the World Jewish Congress assembly […]
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) 14th general assembly is being held in Budapest from May 5 to 7, a choice of venue made pointedly as an expression of solidarity with […]
Hungarian Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog was summoned to Nyíregyháza Court on Tuesday to testify over the alleged segregation of Roma children in a school that opened in 2011 and is […]
The European Commission will probably launch infringement proceedings against Hungary, Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday. The EU’s executive should soon complete its legal review of […]
Between 10 000 and 12 000 people gathered for the March of the Living (Élet menete) on Sunday in commemoration of the 600 000 Hungarian victims of the Holocaust. The […]
Tens of thousands are expected to participate in the annual March of the Living in Budapest on April 28 2013 to commemorate Hungarian victims of the Holocaust. It begins at […]
Foreign tourists are tending to stay for shorter periods in Hungary and to spend less, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) says. The number of foreign visitors staying more than one […]
“Wanna split a cab?” could become a more popular end-of-evening question when new regulations stipulating minimum fares come into force in September. Taxis in the capital will also have to […]
