ARTICLES RELATING TO HUNGARY

Welfare cuts hit the hungry in Hungary

2013-03-25 12:42

With cuts to social spending and laws that target the homeless, austerity measures in Hungary are hitting people already living in poverty the hardest.

'Gypsy animals' remark causes uproar

2013-01-08 18:48

Remarks by a prominent Hungarian right-wing journalist and co-founder of the governing Fidesz party have caused outrage, after he equated minority Romas to animals.

Hungary: Nazi-era war crime suspect held

2012-07-18 12:00

Hungarian prosecutors say they have taken into custody, and charged with war crimes, a man suspected of taking part in the deportation of Jews in 1944.

Asylum seeker 'abused' in Hungary

2012-04-25 14:04

Migrants who arrive from violence-ridden countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan or Somalia are spending up to a year languishing in Hungarian detention centres, say critics.

Man kills 4 of own family in Hungary

2012-04-06 18:04

A man killed four members of his own family and seriously wounded three others in a village in Hungary before he was detained.

Police investigate Costa Concordia scam

2012-01-26 15:37

Hungarian police say they are investigating a family who allegedly falsely claimed a relative was missing in Italy's Costa Concordia shipping disaster in an attempt to win compensation.

Moody's cuts Hungary to "junk"

2011-11-25 09:45

Moody's has slashed Hungary's government bond rating to "junk", citing high debt levels, weak growth prospects and uncertainty about its ability to meet fiscal goals.

Steve Jobs to get a statue in Budapest

2011-10-14 22:37

Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple, will be immortalised in Budapest by a statue, Graphisoft, a Hungarian company Jobs helped to prominence has announced.

4 corpses unearthed on Budapest island

2011-08-12 20:47

Hungarian police have launched a criminal investigation after unearthing four bodies on an island in Budapest, a spokesperson says.

Hungary to slash religions

2011-07-12 20:43

Hungary will slash the number of religions it recognises next year, although it has allowed some leeway for other faiths to apply, according to a bill published on the government's website.

Former Hungary president Madl dies

2011-05-29 18:20

Former Hungarian president Ferenc Madl, who was head of state from 2000 to 2005, has died at the age of 80.

Hungarian plant still releasing toxic mud

2011-02-08 17:33

A Hungarian alumina plant that caused a massive toxic sludge spill in October, is releasing poisonous substances straight into the surrounding area, Greenpeace has revealed.

5 held over Budapest disco stampede

2011-01-17 18:26

Hungarian police have detained five people for questioning in connection with a deadly stampede at a Budapest disco that has left three women dead, says the interior ministry.

PM: Hungary won't change media law

2010-12-24 19:14

Hungary will not change its tough law on the media despite widespread criticism, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.

Hungary: Red relics for red sludge

2010-11-22 21:53

Hungary will auction off 230 red relics, including a life-size bust of former Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin, to benefit the victims of last month's red sludge flood.

Arrest in Hungary toxic spill

2010-10-12 11:59

Hungarian police have arrested the managing director of the company behind the toxic sludge disaster, as another body was recovered, taking the death toll to eight.

Officials: Sludge dam ready soon

2010-10-11 13:45

A new dam being built around a ruptured reservoir to divert a new wave of toxic sludge from swamping already devastated villages in Hungary should be ready.

Hungary town evacuated

2010-10-09 20:50

The Hungarian town of Kolontar near the toxic red sludge reservoir has been evacuated over fears of the dangerous heavy metal waste, officials say.

Hungary village evacuated

2010-10-09 08:13

The Hungarian village of Kolontar, which lies close to a damaged alumina sludge reservoir which flooded villages earlier in the week, is being evacuated.

Sludge doing little harm to Danube

2010-10-08 15:47

The mighty Danube is apparently absorbing Hungary's massive toxic red sludge spill with little immediate harm, officials say.

First dead fish seen in Danube

2010-10-07 19:27

The first dead fish have been sighted in Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, following a spill of toxic alkaline mud in Hungary.

Toxic sludge reaches Danube

2010-10-07 11:10

Hungary's toxic sludge spill, described as an ecological disaster, has reached the Danube, Europe’s second-largest river, threatening to contaminate the waterway’s entire ecosystem.

Hungary: Sludge criminal probe opened

2010-10-06 18:12

Hungary's top investigative agency has opened a criminal probe into the toxic sludge flood.

Top firm to probe Hungary spill

2010-10-06 16:35

Police say Hungary's top investigative agency is taking over the inquiry into the toxic reservoir that burst, flooding several towns and killing at least four people.

Sludge could hit rest of Europe

2010-10-06 10:40

Fears are rising that a toxic sludge that swept through several villages and injured 120 people in Hungary could reach Europe’s second-biggest river and affect other countries.

 

Hungary asks reporter to return award

2013-03-20 15:03

A Hungarian government minister has asked a television journalist to return an award he was given last week after he was accused of anti-Semitism by Israel's ambassador to Hungary.

Stocks fall on China; Egypt rallies

2012-08-13 12:45

Egypt's stock market rallied 0.7% bucking a 0.25% fall in the broader emerging equity index driven mainly by weakness in China.

'No 1 Nazi suspect' confirmed in Hungary

2012-07-16 12:00

The Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Centre has confirmed that Laszlo Csatary, accused of complicity in the killings of 15 700 Jews, has been tracked down to the Hungarian capital.

Hungary diabetics diet or else

2012-04-23 22:38

Hungarian diabetics who fail to stick to their diet will be deprived of more modern treatments from July, under a government decree aimed at cutting health spending.

Hungary: President resigns over plagiarism

2012-04-02 17:05

Hungary's President Pal Schmitt has resigned after he was stripped last week of his 1992 doctorate title following claims he plagiarised most of his 200-page thesis.

IMF tells Hungary to shape up

2012-01-13 11:58

The International Monetary Fund says Hungary must take tangible steps towards stabilising its economy before it will agree to talks on a finance deal.

Sex tourism - paedophile ring bust

2011-11-15 21:23

Police in Hungary have broken up a paedophile ring suspected of being involved in sex tourism for foreigners.

Group sees positives after Hungary spill

2011-09-28 19:26

A year after Hungary's worst chemicals spill released vast amounts of poisonous red mud, levels of toxic substances are lower than feared but still above average, Greenpeace says.

Heavy storms pound central Europe

2011-07-21 16:39

Heavy storms have pounded central Europe, leaving one person dead and injuring five others.

Clinton urges democracies to unite

2011-06-30 22:33

Hillary Clinton is urging democracies in Europe to stand united with activists in the Arab world and Belarus.

Hungarian Nazi war crime trial resumes

2011-05-19 17:40

The trial of Hungarian Nazi war crime suspect Sandor Kepiro has resumed after health checks showed the 97-year-old was fit enough to attend, even if extremely frail.

Hungary to respond to EU on media law

2011-01-31 20:20

Hungary's government will respond to objections raised by the European Commission against its controversial new media law in a letter, says state secretary Zoltan Kovacs.

Foreigner-phobia grips Europe's far-right

2011-01-14 15:33

Almost all in their 40s, a new generation of far-right political leaders are taking root across a fortress-Europe hunkering down to foreigner-phobia, analysts say.

Euro plunges ahead of eurozone meeting

2010-12-06 16:35

The euro has slumped against the dollar on concerns that the Irish debt crisis will spread, as eurozone finance ministers braced for a crucial gathering.

Hungary toxic spill declared safe

2010-10-13 21:58

Hungarian authorities say the threat of another chemical spill had been averted and villagers could return home.

Hungary mud firm could face fine

2010-10-11 14:07

The company responsible for the massive toxic spill that devastated parts of western Hungary and poisoned rivers, could face a fine of up to €73m.

Hungary rushes to build dam

2010-10-10 19:24

Hungary raced against time to erect a dam around a ruptured reservoir and divert a new wave of toxic sludge that threatens to overwhelm already devastated villages.

Likely sludge wall will collapse - PM

2010-10-09 10:50

Hungary's prime minister says it is likely the weakened northern wall of an alumina sludge reservoir will collapse.

WWF: More toxic spills coming

2010-10-08 21:33

More disasters similar to Hungary's toxic spill, which has already killed six people, are "waiting to happen" all along the Danube River, the WWF has warned.

Fears increase over toxic sludge

2010-10-08 08:52

The company at the centre of Hungary’s toxic sludge leak that killed four people has defended itself, as fears increase over the threat to marine life in EU’s longest river.

PM: Hungary needs experts

2010-10-07 14:09

Hungary does not need financial aid, but expertise to help with its deadly toxic disaster, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said.

Hungary sludge could hurt Danube

2010-10-06 21:04

An environmental group says Hungary's sludge spill that killed at least four could trigger long-term damaging effects for life in and along the Danube.

'We've lost everything'

2010-10-06 16:47

Hungarians have recalled how toxic mud that washed through their villages has left their lives in chaos.

Hungary hunts for sludge victims

2010-10-06 14:06

Hungarian crews have begun working to prevent seepage from a sludge reservoir of an alumina plant as rescue units searched for missing people in a flooded village.

Sludge flood an 'ecological disaster'

2010-10-05 19:04

Hungary has declared a state of emergency in three counties after a flood of toxic red sludge from an aluminium plant engulfed several towns.

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