Hungary

Country located in Central Europe

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Hungary is a country in Central Europe. Spanning 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) in the Carpathian Basin, it borders Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. With about 10 million inhabitants, Hungary is a medium-sized member state of the European Union. The official language is Hungarian, which is the most widely spoken Uralic language in the world, and among the few non-Indo-European languages to be widely spoken in Europe. Hungary's capital and largest city is Budapest; other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs, and Győr.

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A Michelin-starred meal on a Ferris wheel Hit by a plunge in turnover after foreign tourists vanished, Michelin-starred Hungarian restaurant Costes has staged a skyline dining event on the Budapest Eye ferris wheel to generate sales in a.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:38Published 3 days ago

Hungary's Budapest marathon goes ahead despite coronavirus fears Hungary's 35th annual Budapest marathon took place despite fears over coronavirus resulting in a much lower turnout than usualView on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:52Published 1 week ago

European Commission widens its horizons in crackdown on corruption and abuse of law The issue of the rule of law has become a central issue in the European Union over the last decade. Up until recently, the spotlight was mainly on concerns over Hungary and Poland. But now the European.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 19:48Published 3 weeks ago

Hungary calls for EU's Jourova to quit over 'sick democracy' comment Orban's spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs said that Jourova's comments were "inappropriate and unacceptable". Credit: Euronews English Duration: 02:25Published 3 weeks ago

Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic 'oppose EU's new migration pact' "We must ensure that the external borders of the EU and the Schengen Area remain perfectly sealed along all section," a spokesman for the Hungarian Prime Minister said.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 03:41Published on September 25, 2020

Fans shrug off health fears ahead of Super Cup Football fans began to arrive on Thursday (September 24) in the Hungarian capital Budapest for Europe's first major match open to fans since the COVID-19 pandemic began, just as much of the continent.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:54Published on September 24, 2020

Hungary, UEFA taking big risk having fans at Super Cup final says health expert A leading Hungarian epidemiologist believes allowing 20,000 fans to watch the UEFA Super Cup in Budapest is a huge risk. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 05:14Published on September 23, 2020

New EU Migration Pact requires member states to take more migrants from frontline nations EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson says she's already bracing for tough resistance from Hungary, Poland and northern European nations. Credit: Euronews English Duration: 02:39Published on September 21, 2020

Air bridges: Portugal and Hungary added to England's quarantine list A list of countries and territories in Europe from which people don't need toquarantine on arrival in England, as it's announced that arrivals fromPortugal and Hungary will have to quarantine for 14.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:48Published on September 10, 2020

Hungary border closure draws criticism from Brussels Brussels has suggested it prefers more targeted measures, rather than blanket bans. View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:33Published on August 31, 2020

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Hungary broke EU law by forcing out university, says European Court The top EU court rules against Orban government over rules affecting Central European University. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago
'Experimental rabbits' or 'safe' - Super Cup final allowing fans sparks rival views in Hungary The Hungarian government insists it is "safe" for fans to attend Thursday's Super Cup between Bayern Munich and Sevilla despite opposition saying they will be "experimental rabbits". BBC News - Published on September 23, 2020
Hungary: Protesters rally against university 'takeover' in Budapest Demonstrators say a government-selected board will ruin the autonomy of a top arts university. BBC News - Published on September 7, 2020

Hungary's Index journalists walk out over sacking More than 70 staff resign at top independent site Index, in a row over media freedom. BBC News - Published on July 24, 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins in Hungary with Max Verstappen second after crash Lewis Hamilton wins Hungarian Grand Prix for the eighth time with Max Verstappen second following pre-race crash. BBC News - Published on July 19, 2020
Ferrari bring forward car upgrades for Styrian Grand Prix Ferrari will introduce car upgrades at this weekend's Styrian Grand Prix, having originally scheduled them for the subsequent race in Hungary. BBC News - Published on July 6, 2020

Coronavirus: Hungary votes to end Viktor Orban emergency powers Opposition groups fear Prime Minister Viktor Orban has greatly expanded his powers amid the crisis. BBC News - Published on June 16, 2020
Hungary's parliament revokes government's special powers as virus ebbs Hungary's parliament on Tuesday revoked special powers granted to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government to tackle the coronavirus pandemic as the number of cases dwindles and the focus shifts to.. Reuters - Published on June 16, 2020
Transgender couple in limbo as Hungary bans changes to identity papers For Hungarian transgender couple Tamara Csillag and Elvira Angyal life is on hold, their wedding postponed, and they are angry. Reuters - Published on June 12, 2020
Hungary, Croatia to lift border restrictions from Friday Hungary and Croatia will lift restrictions on cross-border travel from Friday as the novel coronavirus pandemic has subsided and remains under control in both countries, Hungarian foreign minister.. Reuters - Published on June 10, 2020

Laid off Hungarians turn to truck driving, carrot picking Zoltan Wetter worked in restaurants for over two decades before the coronavirus pandemic cost him his job. With no savings, the 38-year-old chef from the town of Erd in Hungary took the first.. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
Czechs drop travel restrictions for Austria, Germany, Hungary from noon on Friday The Czech government agreed to fully open its borders with neighbours Austria and Germany and allow unrestricted travel to and from Hungary from noon on Friday, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said. Reuters - Published on June 5, 2020
Czechs to free up travel with Germany, Austria, Hungary on Friday: CTK agency The Czech government will drop restrictions on travel to and from Austria, Germany and Hungary on Friday, Prime Minister Andrej Babis was quoted as saying on Thursday. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020	One century on, Hungarians still feel World War One 'injustice' For Laszlo Petrik, an ethnic Hungarian living on the Slovak side of the River Danube, the treaty after World War One which led to Europe's maps being re-drawn stirs up strong feelings. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020
The 100-year wound that Hungary cannot forget Hungary lost two-thirds of its territory in the 1920 Trianon treaty and now aims to revive its past. BBC News - Published on June 3, 2020	On banks of Danube, Hungary and South Korea mourn victims of boat accident Officials from Hungary and South Korea held a minute's silence and threw white flowers onto the waters of the Danube on Friday, marking the first anniversary of a boat accident which killed 25 South.. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020
Hungary, Slovenia allow travel by citizens between the two countries Hungary and Slovenia eased coronavirus border restrictions on Thursday to allow travel by their citizens between the two countries, their foreign ministers told a joint press conference at the border. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020	Hungarian PM's power to rule by decree to end on June 20: government Hungary aims to lift a state of emergency spurred by the coronavirus crisis on June 20, its justice minister said on Tuesday, as the government prepared a bill ending the power to rule by decree which.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020
Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic to mutually open borders Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will open their borders to each others' citizens from midnight on Tuesday, with some conditions, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a statement. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020	Hungary to end state of emergency on June 20: justice minister Hungary's government expects to end a state of emergency on June 20, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on her Facebook page on Tuesday as the government prepared to submit a bill ending its emergency.. Reuters - Published on May 26, 2020
Migrants stuck in Hungary can take walks after 'transit zones' shut Pale, thin but in high spirits, Yemeni engineering student Wesam Al-Hadrami emerged from the unlocked gate of a new migrant centre in Hungary on Friday to take his first walk after nine months of.. Reuters - Published on May 22, 2020	Hungary tightens asylum rules as it ends migrant detention zones Hungary shut so-called migrant transit zones on its borders on Thursday, freeing some 300 refugees from prison-like conditions while at the same time hardening rules which will effectively bar future.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020
Hungary scrapping migrant detention zones at border after EU court ruling Hungary has begun to scrap border transit zones where asylum seekers were held while authorities reviewed their applications after a European court ruling that deemed the practice unlawful, Prime.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020	Hungary to scrap border zones for holding asylum seekers after EU court ruling: PM aide Hungary will scrap border transit zones where asylum seekers were held while authorities reviewed their applications after a European court ruling that deemed the practice unlawful, Prime Minister.. Reuters - Published on May 21, 2020
Hungary outlaws changing birth gender on documents The government says the law will eliminate legal uncertainty, but trans people fear discrimination. BBC News - Published on May 19, 2020	Hungary rejects EU court ruling on asylum-seekers held at border Hungary will not accept a ruling by the European Union's top court that four asylum-seekers stuck in a transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border should be released, a security aide to Prime Minister.. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020
Hungary and Slovenia aim to reopen border by June 1: minister Hungary and Slovenia have agreed on a road map towards a gradual reopening of their border by June 1, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto wrote on his Facebook page on Monday. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020	Orban's government expects emergency powers to end by early June The government of Hungary's nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban expects that much-criticised emergency powers it adopted in response to the coronavirus pandemic will end by early June, his chief of.. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020
Hungary government to propose giving up emergency powers on May 26 Hungary's government will submit a proposal to parliament on May 26 to end its special coronavirus emergency powers, hirtv.hu quoted Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff as saying late on.. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020	Hungary to start easing coronavirus curbs in capital from Monday Hungary will start lifting coronavirus restrictions in Budapest from Monday, though residents returning to shops or travelling on public transport will have to wear face masks, officials said on.. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020
Hungary to start lifting lockdown in Budapest from Monday: PM Orban Hungary will gradually lift coronavirus restrictions in Budapest from Monday, two weeks after it ended the lockdown in the rest of the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020	Austrian borders with Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary to reopen June 15 Austria's borders with the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary will fully reopen on June 15, the interior ministry said on Saturday, extending an easing of border controls to its eastern neighbours.. Reuters - Published on May 16, 2020
I'll give up pandemic decree power this month, Hungary's Orban says Hungary's nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orban, said on Friday he expected to renounce a set of much-criticised emergency powers to fight the coronavirus this month. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020	Hungary ruling in Roma segregation case 'unfair': PM Orban Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban on Friday said a Supreme Court ruling awarding damages to schoolchildren from the Roma minority who were put in separate classes was unfair and pledged to change.. Reuters - Published on May 15, 2020
EU rules asylum seekers on Hungary border have been 'detained', should be released The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that four asylum seekers stuck in a transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border had effectively been detained and that a local court should release.. Reuters - Published on May 14, 2020	EU court censures Hungary over migrant detentions The court ruling comes amid criticism of Hungary's coronavirus emergency law. BBC News - Published on May 14, 2020
Hungary could end emergency powers in late June: top Orban aide Indefinite emergency powers obtained by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to fight the coronavirus crisis could be retracted in late June depending on the evolution of the pandemic, his chief of.. Reuters - Published on May 14, 2020	Hungary flags some easing of virus restrictions in Budapest next week Hungary's government is considering some easing of restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus in Budapest from next week due to a decline in the number of infections, Prime Minister Viktor.. Reuters - Published on May 14, 2020
Hungary summons Nordic diplomats over rule-by-decree row Hungary summoned the ambassadors of four Nordic countries on Monday over their countries' criticism of a controversial law that empowers Prime Minister Viktor Orban to act by decree against the novel.. Reuters - Published on May 11, 2020	Hungary PM warns of potential second coronavirus wave in October-November Hungary needs to prepare for a potential second wave of coronavirus cases in October and November after a likely slowdown in the outbreak's infection rate in the summer, the prime minister told state.. Reuters - Published on May 1, 2020
Hungary's Sziget and other festivals cancelled, schools stay shut Hungary's government on Thursday said events with more than 500 participants cannot be held until Aug. 15, wiping off the calendar several large international festivals that normally draw hundreds of.. Reuters - Published on April 30, 2020	Hungarian schools to remain closed until end of May: government Schools in Hungary will remain closed until the end of May and events with more than 500 participants cannot be held until Aug. 15, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff Gergely Gulyas said on.. Reuters - Published on April 30, 2020
Hungary eases coronavirus restrictions outside Budapest Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday lifted some restrictions outside Budapest imposed to contain the coronavirus outbreak, saying shops and restaurant terraces will be allowed to reopen.. Reuters - Published on April 29, 2020	Hungary to ease lockdown restrictions, Magyar Nemzet says Hungary's government plans to ease the lockdown that has kept the country's businesses shut and residents mostly at home since mid-March, according to the pro-government newspaper Magyar Nemzet, which.. Reuters - Published on April 28, 2020
Getting to know you: Life with 10 kids under Hungary's lockdown When Hungarian ex-world champion canoeist Marton Joob and fiancee Dora got married they planned to have six children. Reuters - Published on April 23, 2020	Serbia reopens border crossings for Hungarian commuters Serbia and Hungary have agreed to reopen three checkpoints on their border from Thursday morning to allow access for commuter workers, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said. Reuters - Published on April 23, 2020
Poland, Hungary scolded for flouting 'European values' during pandemic The European Union's (EU) legislature rebuked nationalist-ruled members Poland and Hungary on Friday for flouting "European values" by pressing ahead with an election and assuming extra powers.. Reuters - Published on April 17, 2020	Hungary extends national lockdown to contain spread of coronavirus Hungary is extending lockdown measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus by one week from Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said at a media conference on Thursday. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020

Hungary

Country located in Central Europe

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