The Central Investigating Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the case of a nationalist MP who raised in Parliament the issue of an anti-Jewish “blood libel” case dating from 1882. Zsolt Baráth, of the far-right Jobbik party, made a speech marking the anniversary of the notorious Tiszaeszler case, which saw over a dozen Hungarian Jews in court… Continue »

Two seemingly unrelated rumours started to circulate in the Hungarian press on Wednesday. One stated that potentially life-saving medical alert buttons are being taken away from the elderly of Siófok because local governments are no longer obliged to provide the service. According to another, the competition authority of the European Commission has allowed the Hungarian… Continue »

Being Flynn: Nick Flynn is a young writer seeking to define himself. He misses his late mother, Jody, and her loving nature. But his father, Jonathan (Robert De Niro), is not even a memory, as Nick has not seen the man in 18 years. Jonathan Flynn has long defined himself as a great writer. After… Continue »

Byzantine Lent and Easter liturgical music will resonate in Saint Stephen Basilica this Sunday in the third of the Basilica’s four concert series with the Saint Ephraim Men’s Choir. Formed in 2002 by Hungarian church musician and conductor Tamás Bubnó, the choir specialises in Byzantine church music but also performs Western religious and secular music.… Continue »

A 24-year-old man is accused of killing four and injuring three of his family with a machete in the western Hungarian city of Kulcs last week. “I have no regrets,” the son of a construction entrepreneur reportedly said during questioning by police. “They were my enemies.” The suspect (above, centre), named as Csanad H., was… Continue »