The state to invest in mobile communications giant, Vodafone Hungary

Vodafone Hungary to be sold for 1,8 billion Euros, with the state acquiring 49 percent, and Hungarian ICT-giant 4iG the remaining 51 percent of the company.

She wanted to be an ear, a heart and a mouth, but became a signing hand instead

100 days ago, after her inauguration as President, Katalin Novák said she would only sign good laws. Here's a look at whether she has kept her word, and what the first 100 days of her presidency...

The barbaric and completely unnecessary new regulation encouraging deforestation in Hungary

The Hungarian government recently declared an "energy emergency" allowing for the rapid expansion of logging (among others). Experts are worried and claim that the regulation unnecessarily tramples...

Orbán's speech in Transylvania – a video summary

"The world owes us a debt, and we will make sure to get it from them." The Prime Minister spoke about war, race, Europe, utility price cuts and his vision of the future in his speech over the...

Hungarian counties may be given centuries-old archaic names, and government commissioners will be...

Now the plan was poorly received by the opposition, „Back to the Middle Ages!”, they say.

The German ultra-hiker whose favourite trail is in Hungary

She has walked almost 60 thousand kilometres. Christine Thürmer hikes extreme distances all over the world, and she is crazy about Hungary and recommends her favourite Hungarian hiking trail to...

Katalin Novák: There is a gateway connecting the President's Office and the Prime Minister's Office

Hungary's recently appointed new president, Katalin Novák gave her first major written interview to Telex. She told us that she meets with Viktor Orbán weekly and has had the opportunity to...

Urban wild boars – a problem some Hungarian towns are trying to solve

In some Hungarian towns it has become scary to go out on the streets because of the troops of wild boars roaming around. We visited one such place, Balatonfűzfő and found that local authorities have...

„It would be just fair for Viktor Orbán to have a heart attack” – Austrian state media chief says

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is summoning Austria's ambassador to Budapest over a Facebook post by a senior Austrian state media executive that has already been deleted.

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