Gyorgyi Jakobi

Internationally acclaimed Hungarian poet and novelist, Gyorgy Faludy died a week ago at his Budapest home. He was 95. Faludy's life was remarkable - he fled the Nazis and…

Hungary's Parliament this week passed legislation bringing in higher education tuition fees. From next year it could cost students hundreds of euros each year…

Cardio vascular diseases claim 50 thousand lives in Hungary every year. And experts believe that lifestyle factors - lack of exercise and poor diet - are making that…

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, organised a very special concert to mark World Refugee Day on Tuesday, June 20th. The Dutch RABASA group from Cape…

We have almost reached mid-year but judging by the weather in Central Europe at the moment we might be forgiven for thinking that summer is over and autumn upon us. This…

Since the change from communism to democratic government 16 years ago Hungary has much to close the gap with the west on environmental standards. And joining the European…

The Hungarian newspaper, Nepszabadsag, brought shocking news on Tuesday. A foreign grouping is planning a series of explosions in the running up period to the general…

The Budapest Spring Festival opened on Friday night. First launched 26 years ago in the off-season to see whether world famous performers and audiences would be willing to…

Hungary held its 37th national film festival - Hungarian Film Week - early this month and for the first time, foreign critics were invited to the jury. In another change…

Budapest this year is bedecked with lights and everywhere there's the smell of great Christmas feasts being baked. Radio Budapest asked Girl Scout Katinka Csizmadi to…