Through technological progress: Trio wins economics Nobel for work on economic growth

The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France's Philippe Aghion and Canada's Peter Howitt for work on technology's impact on sustained economic growth. Mokyr, 79, won one half of the prize "for having...

Trio wins Economics Nobel Prize for work on tech-driven growth

The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to American-Israeli scientist Joel Mokyr, Frenchman Philippe Aghion, and Canadian Peter Howitt for their work on the impact of technology on sustainable economic growth. Mokyr, 79, won half of the prize...

Trio wins Nobel economics prize for tech-driven growth research

STOCKHOLM: The Nobel prize in economics was awarded to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France’s Philippe Aghion and Canada’s Peter Howitt for their research on technology’s impact on sustained economic growth. Mokyr received one half of the prize for...

Benjamin Asher: Young Hungarian Volunteer who Joined Ukraine’s Defense

On May 24th, 2025, Hungarian volunteer Benjamin Asher, who fought in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was killed in the Kharkiv region. He died while performing a combat mission, defending Ukrainian land from Russian invaders....

EU to weigh Article 7 action on Hungary amid renewed rule-of-law concerns

146EU member states are due to convene on 21 October for a hearing on Hungary’s compliance with the Union’s rule-of-law standards, in a session that could culminate in a vote to determine whether there is a “clear risk” of a serious breach of EU...

Three economists win Nobel prize in economics for work on tech-driven growth

Agence France-Presse . Stockholm, Sweden 13 October, 2025, 16:51 A screen displays the portraits of the 2025 prize winners (L-R) Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, during the announcement of the winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in...

Europe’s Cohesion Policy at a Crossroads: The Case for Functional Urban Areas and Hungary’s Reform 

Europe’s cohesion policy is facing its toughest challenge yet, as rural regions continue to shrink and territorial divides deepen. With Eurostat projecting population losses of up to 40% in some rural areas by 2051, the EU’s principle of the Right...

PM Orbán: Major Hungarian companies are once again putting their wealth in the service of national causes

The prime minister spoke at the signing ceremony of the support agreement for the full renovation of the Grassalkovich Palace, where the government and OTP Bank each pledged 50 million euros (about 20 billion forints) toward the project — a total...

PM Orbán: The era of cultural patronage has begun in Hungary

The prime minister emphasized that the 20th century was not favorable to heritage conservation in Hungary. “The 20th century was not the era of patrons in Hungarian monument history,” Prime Minister Orbán said, citing the long-term damage...

IBK partners with Hungarian development bank to support small exporters

Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) in Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 2 (local time), the Korean state-run lender said Monday. The agreement seeks to strengthen bilateral...

EU: Crucial Hearing on Hungary’s Rule of Law Crisis

(Brussels, October 13, 2025) – European Union member states meeting on October 21 to discuss Hungary’s erosion of the rule of law should vote on whether Hungary is at risk of a serious breach of EU treaty values, Human Rights Watch said today. As...

Hungary and Slovakia resist EU push to cut Russian energy

The European Union plans to stop all Russian oil and gas imports by January 2027. Brussels says the move will strengthen energy independence and competitiveness, while pressuring Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. But Hungary and Slovakia warn...

Hungary Still has Much to Offer Germany – EY Partner Ésik Says

One stream involves continued FDI, the most recent example of which was the opening of the BMW plant at Debrecen on Sep. 26. The other strand has been unease about slowing sales globally. But there are signs the pessimism over the latter may be...

Nobel prize 2025: Celebration of shared glory in science with a hint of irony in peace

Indubitably the most prestigious prizes in the world, the Nobels, are awarded each year to individuals or groups for outstanding contributions across fields including Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. Five of...

Worker injured after lithium leak at Hungarian cathode factory

An industrial accident occurred late on Friday night at the South Korean-owned EcoPro cathode factory in Debrecen, the company confirmed in a statement sent to news site 444.hu. According to the statement, a technological malfunction caused...

How to read László Krasznahorkai: A guide to the Hungarian 'Master of the Apocalypse'

To read László Krasznahorkai is to surrender punctuation, plot, and perhaps sanity. His novels unspool in paragraphs the length of chapters, their sentences coiling endlessly, dragging the reader into a trance of syntax and dread. The Hungarian...

From the Dogefather to the Zoom founder: These are the US tech and business titans who came here on H-1B visas

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

From Budapest to Hanoi: Combatting cybercrime to build trust in the digital transformation

When we open an email, shop online, or connect with friends on social media, we rarely think about international treaties. Yet behind the scenes, these legal agreements can determine whether law enforcement authorities are able to cooperate across...

Publisher flooded with orders after relatively unknown Hungarian author wins Nobel Prize for literature

Published: 12 Oct. 2025, 15:54 Ahn Ji-mi, CEO of Alma Books [ALMA BOOKS] When the Swedish Academy announced the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday night, the name László Krasznahorkai — a towering figure in Hungarian letters but...

What Margaret Thatcher meant to Hungary

It is a most fitting tribute: an iron and steel statue of the Iron Lady in a city once behind the Iron Curtain. And not just any city – but Budapest, a place that Mrs Thatcher electrified with her visit in February 1984. The statue commemorating...