Around 800,000 Roma live in Hungary, accounting for nearly 9% of the population. Twenty years after the end of communism and half way through a plan to help them integrate, the country's Roma are still largely ostracised and discriminated against.
FRANCE 24 continues its journey across Europe as it commemorates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. After Vienna and Bratislava, a look at Poland and Hungary.
It has been a tough night for Liverpool (photo). The Reds suffered a 2-0 loss against Fiorentina in the Champions League. Their Group E rivals Lyon cruised to a decisive victory over Debrechen, winning 4-0. Arsenal won 2-0 against Olympiakos.
Two weeks after their narrow win over Fiorentina, Lyon head east for their second game in the Champions League group stage. Their opponents are little-known Hungarian outfit Debrecen.
Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai has announced that Hungary will take in one former inmate from the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He added that there are no pending charges against the detainee in either the US or Hungary.
Bratislava said Friday it will not allow Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom (pictured) to enter Slovakia. Solyom's private visit clashes with the politically sensitive anniversary of the Soviet-led troop invasion, which included Hungarians.
The financial crisis is taking a heavy toll in central and Eastern Europe, where the downturn brought an economic boom to a grinding and painful halt. Focus investigates how Romania is cutting costs to battle the effects of the global recession.
Hungary remembers the Pan-European Picnic that helped crack Iron Curtain 20 years ago. Robert Parsons analyses this event which lead to the fall of the Berlin wall on November 9th, 1989.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who survived a violent accident during the qualifiers for the Hungarian Grand Prix, told the British tabloid 'News Of The World' on Sunday that he was 'lucky to be alive', but that he intends to race again.
The personal doctor of Felipe Massa has said that the driver is up and moving around and should be ready to leave intensive care soon. The Ferrari driver was involved in a serious accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
