Water runs through life in Hungary like no other place I have seen. In Budapest, the Danube River is an artery of the city, crossed by bridges and carrying barges and boats. Lake Balaton is the ...

Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced ...

Hungary’s Fidesz government has attracted plenty of negative headlines in its nine years in power, but looking at recent macro numbers it is tempting to conclude that its populist and unorthodox ...

Victor Sebestyen is a refugee from Hungary, and his Budapest is a book that conveys a longing for the life he might have led if circumstances had been different. The joys outweigh the sorrows.

Hungary’s descent in Transparency’s annual index over the last decade has pushed it into a different league of corruption, placing it now among countries such as Burkina Faso, South Africa and Cuba.

During the Pope’s trip to Hungary’s capital, Francis has added to his schedule a meeting with refugees from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Nigeria, and South Sudan who have been aided by the Catholic Church ...