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  • 'VOLT Festival' In Sopron, 21 - 25 June

    'VOLT Festival' In Sopron, 21 - 25 June

    • 21 Jun 2022 3:35 PM

    The annual VOLT Festival has been one of Hungary’s greatest summer celebrations for nearly three decades now, drawing world-famous musicians of diverse genres along with exceptional local acts to fill a forested campground in the hills above the western city of Sopron.

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  • Top 5 Family-Friendly Nature Trails in Budapest

    Top 5 Family-Friendly Nature Trails in Budapest

    • 21 Jun 2022 12:49 PM

    With sunny days upon us, it's an ideal time to take a friend or the whole family out for a walk along a nature trail - just for a stroll or even to find frogs, climb lookout towers and spot rare beetles. Here are five suggestions, all within Budapest itself.

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  • Video News: 'Hungary Reports', 21 June

    Video News: 'Hungary Reports', 21 June

    • 21 Jun 2022 12:47 PM

    Breaking news in English from state run M1, the oldest television broadcaster in Hungary.

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  • Vodafone Warns of Limited Services for Six Days Soon in Hungary

    Vodafone Warns of Limited Services for Six Days Soon in Hungary

    • 21 Jun 2022 10:22 AM

    Vodafone Hungary is carrying out an IT transformation project that will limit access to its services for the six days of July 11-16, the telecom company announced.

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  • Hungary Moves Up Three Places in World Competitiveness Ranking

    Hungary Moves Up Three Places in World Competitiveness Ranking

    • 21 Jun 2022 9:38 AM

    Hungary ranks 39th on the list of the world’s most competitive economies, up three places from last year, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said on Monday, citing information from Swiss competitiveness research institute IMD.

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  • "Hungary Among Safest Countries In Europe For Jews", Claims Deputy PM Semjén

    "Hungary Among Safest Countries In Europe For Jews", Claims Deputy PM Semjén

    • 21 Jun 2022 9:26 AM

    Hungary is one of the safest countries in Europe — possibly even the safest — for Jews, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said on Monday.

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  • Székely Fest on this Weekend

    Székely Fest on this Weekend

    • 21 Jun 2022 9:18 AM

    After a two-year absence, the Székely Festival will be held again in Budapest, in the Millenáris Park, from this Friday to Sunday.

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  • Visit Budapest Retro Museum with 10% Discount with Minicards

    Visit Budapest Retro Museum with 10% Discount with Minicards

    • 21 Jun 2022 9:12 AM

    Jump in a Lada and travel back to Socialist Hungary at the Budapest Retro Interactive Museum. Hungarians born in the late ’80s, at the time of régime change, may still have experienced a few hangovers of Communist life.

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  • 'Severe Austerity' Enactment Will ve Passed to Local Councils by Gov't, Says Budapest Major

    'Severe Austerity' Enactment Will ve Passed to Local Councils by Gov't, Says Budapest Major

    • 21 Jun 2022 9:00 AM

    The government’s 2023 draft budget would pass on the responsibility for enacting “severe austerity measures” to local councils, Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, told a press conference, adding that the opposition parties plan to submit a package of amendments.

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  • Video News: 'Hungary Reports', 15 June

    Video News: 'Hungary Reports', 15 June

    • 20 Jun 2022 3:06 PM

    Breaking news in English from state run M1, the oldest television broadcaster in Hungary.

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  • FINA Restricts Transgender Women From Swimming Events in Budapest

    FINA Restricts Transgender Women From Swimming Events in Budapest

    • 20 Jun 2022 1:46 PM

    Swimming's global governing body, FINA, announced on Sunday that it passed a vote to restrict transgender women from participating in elite female competitions.

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  • EU Commission Calls on Hungary to Suspend ’Discriminatory’ Fuel Prices

    EU Commission Calls on Hungary to Suspend ’Discriminatory’ Fuel Prices

    • 20 Jun 2022 1:16 PM

    Hungary has provoked more criticism from the European Union, this time over a discount fuel policy. Only drivers with Hungarian license plates are eligible for cheaper petrol, while those with foreign-registered cars have to pay market rates.

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  • Organisation of Biggest Sporting Event in Hungary’s History is Progressing Well

    Organisation of Biggest Sporting Event in Hungary’s History is Progressing Well

    • 20 Jun 2022 12:25 PM

    PM Orbán met with World Athletics President Sebastian Coe in Budapest on Sunday. Coe, who is in Budapest for the World Aquatics Championships, discussed preparations for the World Athletics Championships, which Budapest will host next year.

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  • Watch: 19th World Aquatics Championships Opens in Hungary

    Watch: 19th World Aquatics Championships Opens in Hungary

    • 20 Jun 2022 11:03 AM

    President Katalin Novák opened the 19th World Aquatics Championships in Budapest on Saturday. Check out the special Opening Ceremony video included below.

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