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  • V4 Festival & Theatre Meeting in Nagymaros, 1 to 4 July - Celebrating Cultural Connections

    V4 Festival & Theatre Meeting in Nagymaros, 1 to 4 July - Celebrating Cultural Connections

    • 29 Jun 2026 7:15 AM

    Over the past 12 years, Hungary's V4 Festival & Theatre Meeting has evolved from a local gathering into the most prestigious and largest celebration of performing arts in the Visegrád region.

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  • NBH Insight: Completed Homes in Hungary Could Grow 30% this Year

    NBH Insight: Completed Homes in Hungary Could Grow 30% this Year

    • 26 Jun 2026 2:48 PM

    The number of newly completed homes could grow 30pc to 15,700 this year, National Bank of Hungary (NBH) managing director Adam Banai said.

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  • Police Raid Department of Internal Medicine at Semmelweis University

    Police Raid Department of Internal Medicine at Semmelweis University

    • 26 Jun 2026 2:19 PM

    Semmelweis University in Budapest is cooperating fully with investigative authorities, the institution announced on its website on Thursday morning, following a police operation on Wednesday at the university’s Department of Internal Medicine and Haematology.

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  • Pride Month in Budapest - LGBTQ+ Community Festival & Film Days

    Pride Month in Budapest - LGBTQ+ Community Festival & Film Days

    • 26 Jun 2026 12:56 PM

    Budapest’s annual Pride Month programme gets underway on 5 June, launching several weeks of cultural, educational and community events designed to celebrate diversity, inclusion and the LGBTQ+ community.

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  • NBH Insights: Inflation Set to Remain Below Target in Hungary Until End-2027

    NBH Insights: Inflation Set to Remain Below Target in Hungary Until End-2027

    • 26 Jun 2026 12:50 PM

    Inflation will remain below the central bank target for the remainder of 2026 and throughout 2027 on the appreciation of the exchange rate and the decline in energy prices, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its quarterly Inflation Report released on Thursday.

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  • ZalaZONE to be Renationalised

    ZalaZONE to be Renationalised

    • 26 Jun 2026 12:45 PM

    The ZalaZONE automotive test track will be renationalised from July at the latest, an MP of the Tisza Party said on Facebook on Wednesday.

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  • Another Downtown District in Budapest Plans Short-Term Rental Reforms

    Another Downtown District in Budapest Plans Short-Term Rental Reforms

    • 26 Jun 2026 12:38 PM

    The municipal council of Budapest’s District VIII has adopted a base concept for short-term rentals that would be fully developed as regulation by October and come into effect in January.

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  • New Bike-Friendly Hotel Network Gains Traction at Lake Balaton

    New Bike-Friendly Hotel Network Gains Traction at Lake Balaton

    • 26 Jun 2026 10:44 AM

    Cycling tourism around Lake Balaton is entering a sophisticated new phase with the official launch of the Balaton Bike Hotel network.

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  • Is Orbán Now a Suspect in Ukrainian 'Gold Convoy' Case?

    Is Orbán Now a Suspect in Ukrainian 'Gold Convoy' Case?

    • 26 Jun 2026 6:30 AM

    Prime Minister Peter Magyar has called on the Public Prosecutor's Office to respond "immediately" whether they have interviewed former Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Janos Hajdu, the former head of counter-terrorism force TEK, as suspects in the so-called "gold convoy" case involving the way the authorities under the previous government stopped the transport of money and gold assets to Ukraine.

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  • National Pálinka Competition Names Hungary’s Finest Spirits

    National Pálinka Competition Names Hungary’s Finest Spirits

    • 26 Jun 2026 6:23 AM

    New winners have been crowned in Hungary’s top competition for premium fruit spirits, providing a fresh benchmark of quality in the popular local pálinka scene.

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  • Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 25 June

    Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 25 June

    • 25 Jun 2026 3:44 PM

    The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.

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  • Special Red Cross Vehicle Enhances Hungary's Ambulance Fleet

    Special Red Cross Vehicle Enhances Hungary's Ambulance Fleet

    • 25 Jun 2026 2:45 PM

    Hungary’s National Ambulance Service has received a new mass-casualty response vehicle designed to help paramedics transport equipment and staff to emergency scenes, even in difficult terrain.

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  • Technology from Hungary Helping to Power JUICE Mission to Jupiter

    Technology from Hungary Helping to Power JUICE Mission to Jupiter

    • 25 Jun 2026 1:38 PM

    Hungarian-developed technology is already playing an important role aboard the European JUICE spacecraft, even though the mission is still on its long journey to Jupiter, the HUN-REN Research Network says. The probe, launched in April 2023, is expected to reach the giant planet by 2031.

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  • FAB Classical Summerfest in Budapest, Now On Until 13 July

    FAB Classical Summerfest in Budapest, Now On Until 13 July

    • 25 Jun 2026 1:13 PM

    Budapest’s summer festival calendar is packed with major events each year, but one of the city’s most distinctive cultural gatherings takes a different approach.

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