Hungarian szaloncukor: Who sneaks the candy from its wrapping?
For centuries, Hungarians have decorated their Christmas trees by hanging so-called szaloncukor (‘salon candy’), a traditionally fondant-based candy coated in chocolate that is wrapped...
Government Steps Back Following Debates and Public Outcry
Following tedious debates and heated public outcry, the government has stepped back from its proposed “slave law.” Officials now insist that an increase in overtime would...
Hungarian Film Eternal Winter Awarded Best Drama in Florida
Attila Szász’s new film Eternal Winter, based on Norbert Köbli’s script, bagged another prestigious honor last week when it took home the award for Best...
More and More Countries Are Rejecting UN’s Migration Package
The United States and Hungary were the first countries to reject the UN’s migration pact. However, many countries have since followed in their footsteps....
Traditional Blueprint Dyeing Technique Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Blueprint dyeing, a traditional Hungarian cloth dyeing technique, has been admitted to the UNESCO intangible world heritage list, the UN educational, scientific and cultural...
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Luca Katalin Gerő
Luca Katalin Gerő
(December 13, 2001 - November 18, 2018)
Luca Katalin Gerő was born December 13, 2001, at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York,...
Hungarophile French Writer Refused Entry to Romania
The Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs has banned French linguist and writer, Raoul Weiss, from entering the country for national security reasons. Weiss is...
Varga: Witch-Hunt Against Hungary Continues
In an opinion piece released on Euronews, Minister of State for EU relations, Judit Varga, defends the govt and insists that the Article 7 procedure...
Hungarian president Áder held talks in The Hague
President János Áder, in The Hague on Friday for a two-day working visit, met Dutch King Willem-Alexander for talks on climate change and measures...
The Evolution of the Transylvanian Economy over the Last One Hundred Years
Transylvania was annexed to the Romanian Kingdom in 1920. Studying its last 100 years, we can conclude that despite all of the various changes...
Members of Friends of Hungary Awarded by Bethlen Foundation
Each year, the Bethlen Foundation awards outstanding contributors to Hungarian society. This year, two members of the Friends of Hungary Foundation, publisher of Hungary Today,...
92-Year-Old Kurtág’s First Opera Debuts in Scala with Orbán in Attendance
Hungarian contemporary composer György Kurtág’s long-awaited, first-ever opera Fin de Partie made its world debut at the La Scala opera house in Milan with Prime Minister...
Catholic pilgrims, the fear of Romania
Legend has it that when Turkish and Tatar troops broke into Transylvania in 1661 – one of many such incursions – a Tatar unit...
Romanian parliament amends controversial bill on language tuition
The Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputaților), the lower house of the Romanian Parliament has amended on Wednesday the education bill, restoring ethnic Hungarian elementary...
