City 'destruction would end'
The opposition Socialists' candidate for Budapest mayor Csaba Horváth has announced his programme, promising to address the city's main problem which he defined as a lack of freedom and financial…
The 'best Abba since Abba'
The Show: A Tribute to Abba has two elements to make it one of the leading copycats of the world-topping but long-gone pop group – first, they use Swedish singers, and second, several of the original…
Classic eats, classic beats
After making the big decision to open a third Spíler restaurant in Budapest, Roy Zsidai turned his mind to thinking of a suitable theme for the place. Spíler Original at Gozsdu udvar, which opened in…
A year in the spotlight
The European Capital of Culture 2019 is up and running at Plovdiv in Bulgaria after a lavish January 12 opening ceremony featuring a specially designed stage with more than 1500 people from the city…
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A Sunday blessing, via New York
Benediction brunch, The Living Room, Kempinski Hotel Corvinus BudapestOutside there is light but steady snow and the temperature is single-digit. The…
18 arrested for Quanjian's pyramid scheme claims
Some 18 people, including Quanjian Company's real controller, were arrested in…
On the up and up from Down Under
TFE Hotels, an Australian company doing well in Europe as well as at homeIt shouldn’t take long before guests at Budapest’s Adina Apartment Hotel begin…
Green cuisine, red tractor
Traktor Farmfood Restaurant in District VOrganic is in – and not only on the shelves of grocery markets. More and more…
Five places where smooth temptation awaits
Hand-made chocolate in BudapestChristmastime is just over, and while different people prefer very different…
New year, new local
The capital with the eye of an expatThe lads have bought a bar. A neighbourhood joint in District IX. I was…
From luxury to decay – a landmark’s fall
Corvin Department Store to dominate again at Blaha Lujza SquareCitizens stood to watch as the Corvin department store’s aluminium cover was…
How Austria-Hungary contributed to the dream factory
Interview with film historian Péter Muszatics"It’s not enough to be Hungarian, you need to be talented too." This quote…
New terminal among plans
Budapest Airport closes another record year in 2018Double-digit passenger traffic growth in 2018 saw some 14.9 million passengers…
Sargentini blasts Fidesz 'danger'
Critical MEP joins opposition anti-government protest in BrusselsDutch Green MEP Judith Sargentini, author of a report critical of the state of…
Demonstrators make demands
Anti-government violence 'gone to next level'Opposition MPs attended a demonstration outside Parliament and the public media…
End migration once and for all: PM
Orbán believes all Europe will rally to the callPrime Minister Viktor Orbán has said Hungary's goal is to have "anti-immigration…
China's 35th Antarctic expedition team arrive at Kunlun station
China’s 35th Antarctic expedition team arrived at the Kunlun station on 4…
31 million Indians represent their country abroad
Exhibition showcases spinning and cloth as shown by Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi, the Father of India, was famously photographed using a charkha,…
Immerse yourself in one of the biggest religious gatherings ever
Welcome to Kumbh Mela 2019Kumbh Mela, also called Kumbha Mela, is a religious festival that is celebrated…
Deadly, perhaps, but 1960s Paris is still a good place to be
“Maigret and the Ghost” by Georges Simenon (published by Penguin Books)There’s a comforting familiarity in settling down to the latest “Maigret”. Not…
Brexit and beyond
'Town Hall Meeting' for UK nationalsBritish Ambassador to Hungary Iain Lindsay and a senior official of the…
The gift of art
The capital with the eye of an expatNothing makes me feel more “of” a place than running into someone I know on the…
Gourmet canteen in the sausage factory
PICK Deli and Gourmet in District VThe salamis and sausage specialties manufactured by House Pick are known and…
Tapas from the Near-East
Leila's Authentic Lebanese Cuisine in District VISimilarly as the French cuisine in Europe, the Lebanese cuisine is the gourmet…
Empowering the world’s indigenous people
Wapikoni mobile at the 15th Verzio film festivalThe annual Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival held in…
From uncool to hot
Tom Odell at Barba Negra Music ClubEnglish singer-songwriter Tom Odell released his debut extended play “Songs From…
Mystery in the graveyard
Young girl aristocrat with British royal name laid to rest in Ukraine in empire timesIt was by remarkable chance that friend and TV journalist Michael Dankanych, an…
Yesteryear spirit in leafy Zugló
Family-friendly neighbourhood is so near but yet so far from the cityAlthough passably central, as shown by the yellow number 1 metro line end-stop…
New setting for old masters
Three-year renovation almost complete at reopened Museum of Fine ArtsIt’s taken three years, but finally Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts has just…
'Everyone needs their own time and their own story'
Hungarian artist couple Nóra Soós and Márton GyőriNóra Soós and Márton Győri have known and loved each other for about 20 years.…
Figyelő firmly rejects accusations of anti-Semitism
Editorial team indifferent to religious, ethnic affiliations in our articlesThe Figyelő editorial staff has faced numerous unfounded attacks since we drew…
Sweep away tired MEPs: PM
European Parliament elections a chance to end 'elite'New blood is needed in the European Parliament, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has…
'Dark day' for Europe, Hungary
CEU’s US-accredited programs ‘forced out’ to ViennaBudapest's Central European University (CEU) will launch all US-accredited…
The brief history of the month (2018. December)
The news that made headlinesPresenting in one concise package the month’s most important and fascinating…
Russia “plotting chemical attack” in Donbas
Ukraine intelligence fears significant number of civilian casualtiesA group of Russian specialists in the field of chemical warfare agents and toxic…
Government to call new tender for Budapest-Belgrade railway upgrade
Hungary's government has decided to launch a new public procurement procedure…