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Portrait of Count István Széchenyi by Miklós Barabás (1848)

Hungarian Science Festival Kicks Off with Hundreds of Events Nationwide

The Hungarian Science Festival, hosted by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, begins this Monday with an expansive month-long programme. The Hungarian Science Festival has been held since 2003, commencing on 3 November with the Day of Hungarian Science, commemorating Count…
Block of flats with balconies (Pixabay)

Budapest and the Housing Crisis: Hungary’s Newest Political Hot Button

In recent years the real estate market in Budapest has seen dramatic price increases. The price of newly built flats rose by 13.9 per cent within a year, reaching an average of 3,260 euros per square metre in 2023. Rental…

Budapest City Council Adopts New Measures for Affordable Housing

The Budapest General Assembly has approved a comprehensive proposal package aimed at improving housing affordability, expanding the city’s affordable rental market, and optimizing existing real estate. The initiative seeks active involvement from both the central government and the EU’s structural…
Foreign Ministry State Secretary Gyula Horn welcomes János Kádár at the Ferihegy Airport as the Communist leader returns from his trip to Berlin in December 1987.

Budapest Fidesz: Gyula Horn Walkway Should Be Renamed after the Pest Lads

‘Hungarian law explicitly forbids public spaces from bearing the names of individuals who played a part in establishing, consolidating, or perpetuating the totalitarian political regimes of the 20th century. Those who respect Horn’s accomplishments in his later years as prime…

Hungarian EU Presidency Hosts the Asia-Oceania Working Group in Budapest

The Asia-Oceania Working Group (COASI) had an informal meeting in Budapest, Hungary earlier this month, hosted by the Hungarian EU Presidency. At the event, experts discussed such pressing issues as the current political and economic trade collaboration between the European…
The author at the statue of the Pest Lad, an iconic symbol of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight, at Corvin köz, Budapest.

East Toward Home — An Exiled American Finds His Place Among the Magyars

‘Before I left for America on this trip, I complained to a Magyar friend about how stubborn Hungarians are, and how they refuse to change their ways of doing things, even when there is a plainly better way. “You’re right,…

Construction of New National Gallery in Budapest Set to Begin in 2025

The construction of Hungary’s New National Gallery in Budapest is expected to start in 2025, with the goal of transforming the revitalized City Park into one of Europe’s most sophisticated cultural quarters. The new institution is planned to open within…

Turul Statue Controversy Resolved — Taking the Wind Out of the Opposition’s Sails

Newly elected Budapest District XII Mayor Gergely Kovács has vowed to remove the local Turul monument, which is dedicated to the fallen soldiers of World War II, due to its connection to fascism. However, Minister of Construction and Transportation János…
The facade of the Eötvös József Gymnasium in Budapest in 2023

New Ranking Reveals Hungary’s Best Secondary Schools

Budapest continues to dominate the list this year, with only one school outside the capital—Lovassy László Gymnasium in Veszprém—breaking into the top ten at tenth place, consistent with previous years. Schools excelling in foreign language instruction, especially bilingual institutions, tend…

Budapest Set for Stricter Airbnb Rules Amid Worsening Housing Crisis

As part of the New Economic Action Plan, the government has begun consultations on stricter Airbnb regulations in Budapest to address the city’s housing crisis, the Ministry for National Economy announced on Monday. The measures aim to curb rising rental…

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