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  • Monday, 6 January, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Johnson adviser under fire for praise of Hungary’s Orban

    Tim Montgomerie linked populism of UK PM and authoritarian opposite number

  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    EU eastern tensions
    Liberal mayors from Visegrad Four unite to defy own governments

    Prague, Warsaw, Budapest and Bratislava seek direct funds from Brussels

  • Friday, 18 October, 2019
    AnalysisHungary
    Budapest’s new mayor rides into battle with Orban

    Gergely Karacsony becomes face of Hungary’s opposition to Fidesz government

  • Monday, 14 October, 2019
    Hungary
    Orban suffers blow in Budapest mayoral election

    First serious challenge to Hungarian premier’s increasing power over public institutions

  • Thursday, 10 October, 2019
    Hungary
    Orban foes unite to try to win control of Budapest

    Istanbul is the example as Hungary’s opposition hopes for springboard to fight Fidesz

  • Friday, 27 September, 2019
    Personal Finance
    Budapest’s cultural pleasures offer best value

    Opera, gallery and museum tickets are a fifth of the price of those in Madrid

  • Thursday, 30 May, 2019
    Maritime accidents and safety
    South Korean sightseers still missing after Budapest boat collision

    Divers search wreckage as Hungary’s ambulance service say ‘minimal hope’ of more survivors

  • Monday, 20 May, 2019
    Adam LeBor
    Jewish life in Budapest is enjoying a renaissance

    Vibrant communal scenes are perhaps not what a casual visitor might expect

  • Friday, 15 February, 2019
    FT SeriesCity stats: how rivals measure up
    City stats: Vienna versus Budapest

    The two main cities of the old Austro-Hungarian empire have enjoyed a contrast in fortunes in recent years

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 3 December, 2018
    Central European University
    Soros-founded university to partly move from Hungary

    US-accredited courses to switch to Vienna after complaint of pressure from Orban government

  • Thursday, 25 October, 2018
    Central European University
    Soros-linked university plans move out of Hungary

    CEU says it is ‘forced’ to move programmes to Vienna in absence of Budapest agreement

  • Wednesday, 19 September, 2018
    Emerging markets
    Hungary calls on ECJ to strike down rule-of-law censure

    Article 7 process triggered by MEPs threatens to strip Budapest of EU voting rights

  • Tuesday, 11 September, 2018
    World
    Orban hits out at ‘insults’ as MEPs eye penalties

    European Parliament to vote on whether Budapest breaches bloc’s values

  • Friday, 3 August, 2018
    Architecture
    Why Budapest plays so many other cities on screen

    The Hungarian capital’s architectural cocktail gives it a starring role in countless movies

  • Saturday, 21 July, 2018
    Fund management
    BlackRock opens tech hub in Budapest White House

    Company chief praises talents of 400 new staff

  • Friday, 25 May, 2018
    European prime property
    Property prices boom in Budapest

    International buyers shrug off widespread criticism of Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban

  • Tuesday, 15 May, 2018
    Emerging markets
    Soros foundation to close office in Hungary
  • Thursday, 19 April, 2018
    Emerging markets
    Soros’s foundation considers shutting in Hungary

    NGOs face mounting hostility stoked by newly re-elected Orban government

  • Thursday, 19 April, 2018
    World
    Soros’ Open Society Foundations reviewing future of Budapest office
  • Friday, 6 April, 2018
    World
    Hungary opposition tests tactics to keep Orban in check

    Polls give Fidesz strong lead in election dominated by migration and corruption

  • Friday, 30 March, 2018
    AnalysisEmerging markets
    Orbán’s dystopian vision strikes chord with voters

    Prime minister’s strong anti-immigration stance ‘crosses party politics’

  • Tuesday, 20 March, 2018
    Frederick Studemann
    History hangs heavily over Hungary

    Looming general election brings out references to past triumphs and travails

  • Thursday, 21 December, 2017
    Tensions in Europe
    Orban’s oligarchs: a new elite emerges in Hungary

    Prime minister has cultivated a group of friendly businessmen in what critics call crony capitalism

  • Tuesday, 28 November, 2017
    Chinese politics & policy
    Eastern Europe welcomes China investment promise

    Countries are ‘in harsh competition’ for spending from Beijing, says Hungary’s Orban

  • Tuesday, 28 November, 2017
    World
    Orban ready to sell back Hungary’s stake in Croatia’s INA
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