Budapest to host UEFA Super Cup in September
Budapest, Hungary – Budapest Puskás Aréna will host the 2020 UEFA Super Cup between the holders of the UEFA ChampionsContinue Reading
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Prague and Budapest airports among hardest hit by coronavirus crisis
Prague, Czech Republic – Prague’s Vaclav Havel and Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc international airports have been among the hardest hit inContinue Reading
European Commission launches “Re-open EU” travel website to help tourists in age of coronavirus
Prague, Czech Republic – With the European Union, and all of its member states, planning for a safe re-opening ofContinue Reading
Has the Trianon centenary brought a divided Hungary one step closer to unity?
Budapest, Hungary – The hundredth anniversary of the Trianon treaty was widely commemorated across Hungary over the weekend, regardless ofContinue Reading
Budapest ranked among top 5 rudest cities in Europe
Budapest, Hungary – There we have it: a global survey has ranked Budapest among the top three rudest and leastContinue Reading
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Czech Republic drops travel restrictions for Austria, Germany and Hungary
Prague, Czech Republic – After opening its border with Slovakia yesterday, the Czech government has agreed to fully reopen itsContinue Reading
Football fans allowed back into stadiums in Hungary over the weekend
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary became the first European country to allow football clubs to reopen their stadiums to fans afterContinue Reading
Closing of transit zones in Hungary a “mixed victory” for activists
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian government announced on May 21 that it would be closing down the transit zones onContinue Reading
The role of online banking in weathering the pandemic
Digital wallets and online banking have redefined the concept of financial services. Given the measures and limitations brought about byContinue Reading
Which cities are best managing the post-COVID recovery?
Bratislava, Slovakia – As the world economy faces its worst recession in decades due to the Covid-19 pandemic, cities allContinue Reading
Five all-time iconic movies from Hungary
Weeks in lockdown gave us all the opportunity to brush up on our Central European classics. After last week’s listContinue Reading
Famous Hungarians in history: Franz Liszt, the Virtuoso
Budapest, Hungary – The quintessential Romantic musician and artist, Hungarian-born Franz Liszt was arguably the most brilliant piano virtuoso ofContinue Reading
Coronavirus restrictions start being lifted in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary – Two weeks after anti-coronavirus curbs started being lifted in the rest of the country, the government announcedContinue Reading
Orbán calls top court ruling in Roma segregation case “unfair”
Budapest, Hungary – Viktor Orbán has called a Supreme Court landmark segregation ruling awarding damages to schoolchildren from the RomaContinue Reading
Read this before you write about Hungarian democracy
Western media outlets have been playing a part in enabling the erosion of institutions in Hungary. But there is aContinue Reading