Armenia severed all diplomatic relations with Hungary last Friday following the extradition of the Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Sahib Safarov, who was convicted of murder in Hungary. Safarov killed an Armenian roommate in 2004 during a course of studies organised by NATO in Budapest and was given a life sentence in Hungary. Back in his… Continue »

The government is calling for the refund of millions of dollars paid out to the US-based Claims Conference to settle Hungarian Holocaust survivors’ demands for reparations, the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration said on its website on Tuesday. The government said the Claims Conference had failed to satisfactorily account for how money from the… Continue »

The president of the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ), Sándor Csányi, has apologised and condemned the anti-semitic conduct of some fans who chanted “filthy Jews” and turned their back to the pitch during the Israeli national anthem before a friendly game between Hungary and Israel in Budapest on August 15. The federation said criminal proceedings will… Continue »

The number employed in public-works schemes will be increased from the current 205,000 to 300,000 next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview published on Tuesday by county newspaper Vas Népe. Under the scheme introduced last year, the long-term unemployed risk losing all social-security benefits if they refuse to accept a workfare placement,… Continue »

Hungarian bus makers waited a long time for Budapest Public Transport Centre (BKK) to call a tender to buy new buses. The announcement for 150 new vehicles was made recently but what could have saved domestic manufacturers may just be a part of their swan song. Tender conditions can’t be met “The conditions set in… Continue »