FNE Oscar Watch 2026: Hungary Selects Orphan as Oscar Bid

BUDAPEST: The coming-of-age drama Orphan / Árva by Academy Award winner László Nemes has been selected as Hungary’s candidate for the 98th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category. 1957. In...

Viktor Orbán faces toughest challenge in years – but can Hungary’s strongman be unseated?

Bubble tea and all-day brunch, those reliable cultural signifiers for the social media age, seem as much in evidence in Budapest these days as old-school belle époque coffee houses and tourists queueing for Danube cruises. There’s something else...

MCC–MRI Joint Summit: Reality Proves Hungary’s Migration Policy Right

Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) and the Migration Research Institute (MRI) jointly organized a two-day summit in Szeged on 24–25 September to mark the tenth anniversary of MRI’s foundation and to reflect on the 2015 migration crisis that shook...

Orbán Was Right: Hungary Summit Defends Border Fence Policy

A decade after Hungary was denounced for building a border fence, leaders at a summit in the southern city of Szeged declared history had proved Viktor Orbán right—pointing to crime, terrorism, and unrest in Western Europe as the price of ignoring...

The 2025 Latin American Film Days in Budapest to feature a Cannes award-winning film!

The third Latin American Film Days in Budapest will take place between September 26 and 30, this time in collaboration with four embassies – the Hungarian missions of Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru – and the Uránia National Film Theatre. The...

State programs needed to stimulate BIM technologies – Architectural Chamber

State programs are needed to stimulate the implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technologies. Forcing the use of BIM without providing support or conducting risk analyses can create monopolies and paralyze the market, the...

Azerbaijani and Hungarian ministers discuss prospects for cooperation in science and education

On September 24, Minister of Science and Education Emin Amrullayev met with Hungary’s Minister of Culture and Innovation, Balazs Hanko, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Science and Education told APA. During the meeting, current...

How the EU Could Push Hungary and Slovakia to Quit Russian Oil

The European Union appears to be listening to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that it cut off purchases of Russian oil in return for tough U.S. sanctions on Moscow—and experts say the bloc holds some key carrots and sticks that it can wield...

The Budapest Memorandum and Ukraine’s future: Weapons and Warfare

[RYAN ROBERTSON] THE BUDAPEST MEMORANDUM WAS A BUST. NOW UKRAINE IS SEEKING “REAL AND ROBUST” SECURITY GUARANTEES FROM THE U.S. AND THEIR EUROPEAN ALLIES. TEN WEEKS TO MAKE A LIFETIME OF DIFFERENCE. WE HEAD TO THE FIELD TO SEE HOW UKRAINIAN...

Qilin Ransomware announced new victims

Qilin Ransomware announced new victims Resecurity’s new report details how the Qilin RaaS group relies on global bulletproof hosting networks to support its extortion operations. The following new report by Resecurity will explore the Qilin...

Genesys to Make HUF 20 Billion Investment in Budapest

US software company Genesys will undertake a HUF 20bn investment in Budapest, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó said in New York. The investment will create 250 jobs for highly skilled professionals who will research the role...

Special Report: Zelensky Pushes New War Technology to Stop Russia’s Aggression

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky devoted most of his UN General Assembly speech, delivered on Sept. 24, focusing on drone warfare and ending the global arms race, even as his own country is seeking more weapons from the West. Here, he rides...

The Supreme Court is enabling Trump’s executive power

Many thought the second Trump administration would feature a confrontation between a Supreme Court intent on limiting executive discretion and an empowered president flaunting the rules. Instead, the Supreme Court has largely acquiesced to Trump’s...

Climate scientists reveal exactly how many people in Europe DIED from heat-related causes in the summer of 2024 - including more than 500 in the UK

Although it may seem like a distant memory, summer 2024 was Earth's warmest on record. In Europe, temperatures were 1.54°C (2.7°F) above the 1991-2020 long term average – triggering dangerously hot conditions for residents. Now, scientists reveal...

Holger Rune vs Marton Fucsovics preview, head-to-head, prediction, and betting tips | Stockholm Open 2025

Match Details Fixture: (1) Holger Rune vs Marton Fucsovics Date: October 16, 2025 Tournament: 2025 Stockholm Open Round: Second Round (Round of 16) Venue: Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden Category: ATP 250 Surface: Hard (Indoor) Prize...

Independent Foundation to Operate ZalaZONE

An independent foundation was established to operate the ZalaZONE vehicle proving ground in Zalaegerszeg (SW Hungary) on Tuesday, MTI reports. A ceremonial inaugural meeting of the ZalaZONE Foundation took place at the ZalaZone Automotive Test...

Sales Up 20% Straight After Home Start Launch in Hungary

Home sales rose 20pc in the first three weeks after the launch of the Home Start subsidised credit scheme for first-time home buyers, an analysis by listings site ingatlan.com shows. Home sales stood at 26,451 in the first three weeks of...

China has the world in a $1 trillion chokehold

Investors, managers, legislators, and politicians around the world are now following Donald Trump's profile on Truth Social. The US president's posts have the power to influence markets and even shake up the world order. Now there is another habit...

András Keller on Celebrating Béla Bartók with Concerto Budapest

To mark the 80th anniversary of Béla Bartók’s passing on September 26th, Concerto Budapest is launching a festival celebrating the legacy and works of the renowned composer. The three-day festival will begin with a chamber concert at the Budapest...

Seasons in Hungary have completely transformed: something astonishing has happened to winter

In Hungary, the school term begins on 1st September, and children’s books are often filled with poems celebrating autumn, saying “summer is over, cool winds blow.” Yet, on 1st September, summer is far from finished—in fact, it often lingers. Over...