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Budapest

Budapest is the capital and largest city in Hungary, and one of the largest cities in the European Union. It came to prominence under the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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Sandor Kepiro

End of a saga

Former most-wanted Nazi war crimes suspect passes away in Budapest, weeks after his acquittal.
September 3, 2011
Chinese currency and Greek flag

Hope and discord

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is visiting Europe at a tricky time in its relations with the EU.
June 26, 2011
Ergo sign

Raunchy rewards

Ergo insurance grapples with fallout from a Budapest sex party designed to 'motivate' employees.
May 19, 2011
Sandor Kepiro

Nazi war crimes

The trial of Sandor Kepiro, suspected of taking part in a WWII massacre, began in Budapest.
May 5, 2011
The president signs the constitution

Constitution controversy

Hungary's president signs a controversial new constitution live on TV, amid rights protests.
April 25, 2011
Roma women on board a bus, fleeing Gyongyospata in Hungary

Driven out

Hundreds of Roma residents flee their homes in Hungary, as a far-right group sets up camp.
April 22, 2011
The Hungarian parliament building

Constitutional tensions

Budapest says its new constitution will be good for the economy. Multinationals aren't convinced.
April 20, 2011
Protestors wear masks depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy as trade unionists from Hungary and other EU countries attend a rally in Budapest

Austerity protests

As EU trade officials met to discusss austerity measures, workers marched in protest.
April 9, 2011
Euros on a Portuguese flag

Strings attached

Europe offers a bailout package to Portugal, warning Lisbon of the need for consensus on cuts.
April 8, 2011
Hungarian Parliament

Controlled arts

Hungary's cultural scene is facing increasing pressure to follow the government line.
March 10, 2011
Undated portrait of Franz Liszt at the piano

Hungarian rhapsody

Franz Liszt's bicentennial celebrations prompt dissonance over the composer's true identity.
February 7, 2011
Hungarian activists hold a banner over the river Danube

Free press

Hungray has indicated it might compromise on a media law that is embarrassing the bloc.
February 1, 2011
Man reads Hungarian newspaper

Rough start

Hungary indicates it's ready to change its media law after a rocky start to the EU presidency.
January 7, 2011
Victor Orban

Butt out!

Hungary's prime minister says his government will not bow to pressure to change a new media law.
December 24, 2010
An emergency worker stands guard at the site of the original leak

Communist legacy

Hungarian environmentalists fear another toxic waste spill at a reservoir near Budapest.
October 26, 2010
Michael Schumacher with helmet on

Red-faced Schumacher

Michael Schumacher apologizes to Rubens Barrichello after a risky maneuver on the track.
August 2, 2010
Webber jumps with joy on the podium, flanked by Alonso and Vettel

Hungarian Grand Prix

Webber upsets German teammate Vettel's assured win in Budapest, taking the lead for Red Bull.
August 1, 2010
Hungarian forints in various denominations

Hungary budget woes

The EU and the IMF have suspended talks with Hungary about an emergency financial loan.
July 18, 2010
Hungary's forint currency

Cutting the deficit

Officials in Budapest seek to allay fears that Hungary could go down the same route as Greece.
June 7, 2010
Ferenc "Caramel" Molnar singing at the Roma picnic in Budapest

Uncertain future

Hungary's Gypsies, or Roma, are struggling amid prejudice, poverty and recurring violence.
May 18, 2010
Cyclists in Budapest raise their bikes above their heads

audiobox Budapest bikes

April 28, 2010
Women in traditional dresses cast their votes in Hungary

Hungarian elections

Hungarians are voting on Sunday and are exptected to give the center-right a landslide victory.
April 11, 2010
A picture of Flick taken on July 6, 1983

Mysterious theft

After a year-long search, police have found the stolen body of a German billionaire.
December 1, 2009
Exterior of the House of Terror Museum

House of Terror

A Hungarian museum shows the chilling treatment of political prisoners by the secret police.
October 31, 2009
Thermal baths in Budapest

Postcard from Hungary

As Hungary celebrates 20 years of democracy, Arpad Szoczi reflects on his love for its capital.
October 30, 2009

Gay-rights parade in Budapest leads to dozens of far-right arrests

Hungarian police have detained dozens of people who tried to interrupt a gay pride parade in Budapest. For several years, homosexuals have been demanding greater rights in the former communist nation.
September 6, 2009
Hungarian Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai, taking the oath of office in 2009

Discrimination concerns

Slovakia and Hungary have agreed to use diplomacy to improve disintegrating relations.
September 1, 2009

Attack on embassy highlights spat between Bratislava and Budapest

Two unexploded petrol bombs hurled at Slovakia's embassy in Hungary underscore tensions between the two countries, embroiled in a row over Slovakia's treatment of ethnic Hungarians within its borders.
August 26, 2009
Frank-Walter Steinmeier in front of a map of Europe

Remembering 1989

Steinmeier is to deliver a speech marking two decades of freedom from Soviet rule.
June 2, 2009
A child playing next to the remnants of the Berlin Wall

Visiting the neighbors

Germany's FM is paying tribute to the role Eastern Europe played in bringing down the Berlin Wall.
May 31, 2009
A poppy field in Afghanistan

NATO Targets Afghan Opium

In an effort to weaken the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, NATO will target its lifeblood: Opium.
October 10, 2008
NATO forces in Afghanistan

NATO Defense Moot

The alliance's defense heads are to meet to discuss Georgia, Afghanistan and the financial crisis.
October 9, 2008
Charles Zentai

Belated Trial

An 86-year-old alleged Nazi war criminal could face extradition to Hungary for a 1944 murder.
August 20, 2008
Hungarians light candles at a Holocaust memorial

Holocaust Payout

Hungarian holocaust survivors are to receive compensation from the German government.
August 7, 2008
A scientist works with a test tube

EU Deadlocked Over Home for High-Tech Institute

The European Union remained deadlocked Friday in discussions over where to set up a new high-tech innovation institute, with Poland and Hungary both pushing for the right to host it.
May 30, 2008

Stunning Budapest

The Hungarian capital, Budapest, is probably one of the most stunning cities in Europe.
September 20, 2007
Leipzig choir

Melodious Moaners

More and more people are getting together and giving musical voice to their grumbles
June 1, 2007

Hungry in Hungary

The latest US financier to acquire a soccer club ignored the English league in favor of Hungary.
May 20, 2007

Violence in Budapest

Hungary's 50th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution ended in bloody riots in several parts of Budapest.
October 24, 2006

Hungarian Uprising 50 Years Ago

Political divide in modern Hungary mars commemoration of the anti-Soviet uprising 50 years ago
October 23, 2006

Violence in Hungary's Capital Budapest

Hungarian police said on Wednesday that hard-core soccer hooligans had hijacked peaceful anti-government protests, but embattled Prime Minister Ference Jerchan blamed the opposition for two nights of violence.
September 20, 2006

EU Warns of "Painful" Times Ahead for Hungary

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany rejected opposition calls to quit on Tuesday even as the European Commission warned that measures required to bring Hungary's ailing economy under control would be "painful."
September 19, 2006

Hungarian Demonstrators Demand Premier's Resignation

In the Hungarian capital Budapest, demonstrators clashed with police and took over the state television building to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.
September 19, 2006

German Swimmer Steffen Breaks Women's World 100m Record

It's been some week for Britta Steffen. The German swimmer had been improving daily at the European Championships in Budapest and Wednesday she hit her peak, breaking the world record in the 100-meter freestyle final.
August 3, 2006

Opinion: Bush's Freedom Speech Fell Flat

With his speech in Budapest on Thursday, US President George W. Bush attempted to latch onto an American tradition of great orations on freedom, but it didn't quite work out that way, says DW's Miodrag Soric.
June 23, 2006

Fraport Mulls Stake in Budapest Airport

June 28, 2005

What's On at Europe's Museums

Like water lillies? Check out Monet's Garden, in Zurich. In Brussels, Appel meets Rembrandt, Berlin shows the Russian avant-garde, Vienna hosts sculpture -- and then there's that "other" Tiepolo.
November 1, 2004

What's on at Europe's Museums

Vienna shows works by US artist Mike Kelley, Budapest celebrates the genius of Miró, the Italian city of Faenza plays host to exquisite Japanese porcelain and Potsdam evokes the lost beauty of manors in East Prussia.
July 26, 2004

Rau Visits Holocaust Memorial in Budapest

April 21, 2004

EU-Happy Hungarians Vote on Membership

This Saturday, Hungarians will most likely give resounding approval to their country's future membership in the European Union, the third country of nine of the 10 candidate countries to hold referendums on membership.
April 10, 2003