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"We don't care much about mortality stats – we already transported the bodies the previous day."
"Transporter." This is all they say when people ask them about what they do for a living. Some quit after their first day on the job, others make the transition rather smoothly from being a cab...
The European Union as an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone
Despite the progress achieved over recent decades, the equality of LGBTIQ people remains elusive. Opinion piece by Helena Dalli, the European Union Commissioner for Equality.
Hungary’s first memorial woodland — will Budapest have one soon?
The first — and for the moment, only — memorial woodland in Hungary is in Agostyán, about 30 miles northwest of Budapest. Here, the ashes of the deceased can be buried in biodegradable urns among...
Orbán's Chinese vaccine gamble seems to have paid off
At the time Hungary started using Sinopharm's vaccine to immunize the elderly, there was no way to know how effective or safe it was. Since then, WHO approved the Chinese jab, and Orbán seems to...
How the third wave hit Hungary, charted
The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, characterized by the Kent variant, tore through Hungary much quicker and deadlier than what we saw during the previous two. Here are the similarities and...
As Hungary lauds its 'Eastern Opening' policy, statistics fail to show benefits
According to Viktor Orbán and his foreign minister, Hungary is winning the international competition for economic opportunities in fast-growing Eastern markets. According to trade and investment...
Sziget Festival is cancelled once again
This is the second year Covid-19 forces the organisers of the largest Hungarian festival to cancel the event.
Katalin Karikó: Everyone is an epidemiological expert now, but I am not
We sat down for an interview with Katalin Karikó, probably the most famous living Hungarian scientist, a likely Nobel laureate, and the mind behind the mRNA technology used by Pfizer and Moderna for...
Orbán has begun taking steps to preserve his power
With a year left until what looks to be a tight election, the government is reallocating considerable amounts of public assets away from the state and into, e.g., foundations. The goal could be to...
'We must deny your request' – World Press Freedom Day in Hungary
3 May is World Press Freedom Day, but the press is only as free as much it is allowed to report; here are the walls constantly hit by independent journalists in Hungary.
