Gyorgyi Jakobi

Budapest has been recording alarming levels of violence at public places around the capital. A TV soap star was beaten up on a bus in the centre of Budapest on Easter…

The Budapest office of the UNHCR, the UN's Refugee Agency, has just awarded a small Hungarian theatre group with this year's Asylum Prize. The group, under the direction…

Hungary has been celebrating the 125 anniversary of his birth in 1832. Kodaly was a musician and teacher and with his friend Bela Bartok travelled to remote villages to…

A new report says Hungary is a dark spot on the map of Europe when it comes to the effects of climate change. The United Nations Sustainable Development Commission…

Last year two just over two thousand people gained asylum in Hungary. They join thousands of other migrants trying to fit into Hungarian society and many who work on the…

The list of Hungarians who've made an impact on the film industry is long - from hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor to Károly Makk, the acclaimed director. And at the…

It would be easy to believe that the suffering of those deported during the Holocaust came to an end with the liberation of the death camps. But an exhibition in Budapest…

Hungarians have been shocked to learn that some of their citizens are seeking asylum in Sweden. Over 350 Roma Hungarians sought asylum in Sweden - most were sent back…

A major reform of Hungary's health system is underway. The system is under strain becaue the state cannot cover all the costs. The sums are pretty simple - 3 million 400…

Last year was a double anniversary of the great Hungarian composer Bela Bartok - his 125th birthday and the 60th anniversary of his death in exile in New York in 1945. Now…