The Museum of Ethnography, built as part of the Liget Budapest Project, was voted the world’s best public building on May 30 in Singapore, announced Benedek Gyorgyevics, CEO of Városliget Zrt., the company responsible for the implementation of the project. According to a statement by the company, the museum designed by Marcel Ferencz was awarded a gold medal at the FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence, one of the most prestigious international real estate development awards. The House of Music Hungary, a musical initiation center designed by Japanese star architect Sou Fujimoto, also won an award at ..read more

Hundreds of thousands of Hungarians marched through the capital Budapest to show their strength and unity in defense of Christian conservative values, against gender ideology, war rhetoric or open society. Participants gathered on Margit Island where Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has delivered an impassioned speech. Hungarians were joined by international supporters from the Baltic states, Sweden, and the rest of Europe. Photo:  MTI/Czeglédi Zsolt Addressing the Peace March organized by the Civil Alliance Forum – Civil Alliance Public Benefit Foundation (CÖF-CÖKA) Viktor Orbán said that ..read more

Footballer, revolutionary, emigrant, Real Madrid coach and scout, member of the Friends of Hungary Foundation, and much more can be associated with József Tóth-Zele, after whom a soccer academy was named in his mother’s home village of Gesztely. We asked the Real Madrid legend about his life, today’s Champions League final, the Hungarian national team and the future of Hungarian soccer. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? How did a boy from Füzesabony end up at Atletico Madrid as a footballer after a detour in Austria and France and then become a coach at Real Madrid after his active soccer ..read more

PM Viktor Orbán (L) and former President Donald Trump (R) at Trump’s Palm Beach residence in April Prime Minister Viktor Orbán responded to the news that former US President Donald Trump had been found guilty on all 34 charges in the so called hush-money trial, facing a potential sentence of up to 136 years in prison, reports Index. The Prime Minister expressed support for President Trump, describing him as an honest man who prioritized America, earned global respect, and used that respect to build peace. Viktor Orbán encouraged Donald Trump to continue his fight and suggested that the public ..read more

On Thursday evening, representatives of eleven political organizations standing for the European Parliament (EP) elections had the chance to clash their ideas in a live debate on the M1 news channel. During the two hours long session, held in Castle Garden Bazaar (Várkert Bazár), the participants presented their programs on four issues. The participants were Viktor Dénes Huszár (Megoldás Mozgalom) who presented himself as a non-professional politician, Péter Ungár (LMP – Hungary’s Green Party), Klára Dobrev (DK-MSZP-Greens), Emese Pekárné Farkas (Second Reform Era Party), former candidate for ..read more

“The Hungarian weekend school stands as a crucial link for Hungarians living in the diaspora, boasting 260 such institutions across the globe,” said Péter Szilágyi, Deputy Secretary of State for National Policy, underscoring their paramount importance in safeguarding Hungarian identity. Since 2010, there has been a heightened focus on diaspora Hungarians, evidenced by initiatives such as citizenship and the establishment of the Hungarian Diaspora Council. This year, a substantial budget of HUF 500M (EUR 1.2M) was allocated for diaspora organizations, resulting in 232 applications totaling HUF ..read more

In a survey published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Hungary had the third lowest youth poverty rate out of 38 countries, after Finland and Denmark, with only 5.2 percent in 2022. The OECD’s survey is a particularly accurate way of comparing living standards across countries, as it takes into account the wage levels in each country, writes the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation. The methodology of the study is to set the poverty criterion at half of the median average income per household. Based on the database by the Hungarian Statistical Office (KSH ..read more

The Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center in Budapest will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings with guided tours and a display of never-before-seen photographs on June 5 and 6. The Hungarian-born American photojournalist Robert Capa’s life’s work is marked by his capture of the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944. The photographer arrived on Omaha Beach with the first wave, and his iconic photographs, of which only a few survived, are among the most powerful visual records of the landings, reads the statement released by the photography center. As they write, the worl ..read more

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave a lengthy interview to MR1 Kossuth Radio, discussing the current debate regarding European conscription, the historical context of war, the upcoming peace march in Budapest, and the European Parliament elections next Sunday, reports Infostart. Conscription in Europe The Prime Minister discussed the European debate on restoring military conscription, noting that Poland, for instance, is already is considering its reinstatement. He emphasized that conscription may not be the only solution, as there are reservists, military schools, and other institutions that ca ..read more

György Bacsa, Managing Director of MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc., gave a presentation on energy policy and economic growth at the Macronomx Meetup conference, writes Index. “Europe is a talented, but diminishing pupil,” he said, noting that while the car industry, which constitutes 6 percent of European industry, has been a major player, it has struggled since the Volkswagen scandal. If European industry does not remain competitive, we will not achieve anything in the area of greenhouse gas emissions,” he emphasized, pointing out that an overheated regulatory framework is currently burdening ..read more