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Hungary
Also known as: Magyar Köztársaság, Magyarország, Republic of Hungary
Recent News
Aug. 24, 2024, 6:24 AM ET (Reuters)
Hungary's foreign minister accuses EU of disrupting oil supplies from Russia
Aug. 23, 2024, 1:11 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Germany challenges Hungary over Maja T.'s prison conditions
Aug. 22, 2024, 6:19 AM ET (ABC News (U.S.))
Hungary says it will provide free tickets to Brussels for migrants trying to enter the EU
Aug. 20, 2024, 10:04 PM ET (BBC)
Hungary law restricting support for Ukrainians comes into force
Aug. 20, 2024, 7:58 AM ET (Rappler)
Imposing Hungary smacks undersized Gilas Women in FIBA World Cup Pre-Qualifiers
Hungary, landlocked country of central Europe. The capital is Budapest. At the end of World War I, defeated Hungary lost 71 percent of its territory as a result of the Treaty of Trianon (1920). Since then, grappling with the loss of more than two-thirds of their territory and people, Hungarians have looked to a past that was greater than the present as their collective psyche suffered from the so-called “Trianon Syndrome.” The syndrome was widespread prior to 1945; it was suppressed during Soviet domination (1945–90); and it reemerged during independence in 1990, when it took on a different form. The ...(100 of 37110 words)