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  • Sziget Festival Back in Hungarian Hands – 2026 Dates Announced

    Sziget Festival Back in Hungarian Hands – 2026 Dates Announced

    • 4 Nov 2025 12:44 PM

    Sziget, one of Europe’s largest and best-known music festivals, is once again under Hungarian ownership. The festival will continue with its current management and organising team, now joined by founder Károly Gerendai, who returns as strategic director to help shape the event’s next chapter.

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    Hungary's Sixth Confucius Institute to Open in Győr

    • 4 Nov 2025 7:28 AM

    Hungary’s sixth Confucius Institute for the promotion of Chinese language and culture will open at the Széchenyi Istvan University of Gyor, in north-western Hungary, giving new momentum to Hungarian-Chinese cooperation, Peter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Saturday.

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  • Tusk launches another attack against Hungary, Orbán reacts on Facebook

    Tusk launches another attack against Hungary, Orbán reacts on Facebook

    • 4 Nov 2025 7:22 AM

    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has launched another attack against Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Facebook on Saturday.

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  • Indamedia Group Acquires Ringier Hungary

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    • 4 Nov 2025 7:18 AM

    Hungary's Indamedia Group has acquired Ringier Hungary along with its portfolio of publications, the parties said

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  • Irish Man Charged with Murder in Budapest - Dark Details Revealed by Officials

    Irish Man Charged with Murder in Budapest - Dark Details Revealed by Officials

    • 4 Nov 2025 6:58 AM

    The Budapest Chief Prosecutor's Office announced on Monday that it has formally charged an Irish man with murder in connection with the killing of an American woman. The office has also called for a prison sentence without parole.

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  • Budapest Ballet Grand Prix, Dance Academy, 17 - 21 November

    Budapest Ballet Grand Prix, Dance Academy, 17 - 21 November

    • 4 Nov 2025 6:42 AM

    The Hungarian Dance University (MTE) will host the 3rd Budapest Ballet Grand Prix (BBGP) from 17–21 November, bringing together young dancers from around the world for a week of competition and performance across Budapest’s leading venues — the MTE campus, the National Dance Theatre, and the Palace of Arts (Müpa).

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  • YOU Hotel Budapest Opens in Former Chocolate Factory

    YOU Hotel Budapest Opens in Former Chocolate Factory

    • 4 Nov 2025 6:34 AM

    The four-star YOU Hotel Budapest, boasting 94 rooms, officially opened its doors on Monday in the heart of the Hungarian capital. This new establishment is situated within the historic former chocolate factory of Frigyes Stuhmer, a location that adds both character and heritage to the hotel’s ambiance, blending industrial charm with modern hospitality.

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  • 5 Billion & Counting: MÁV Group Sees Record Passenger Growth in Hungary

    5 Billion & Counting: MÁV Group Sees Record Passenger Growth in Hungary

    • 4 Nov 2025 5:59 AM

    Thanks to the new tariff system based on county and national passes, more and more people are traveling with MAV Group, Zsolt Hegyi, the CEO of the state-owned transportation company said.

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  • New Record High Hit by Budapest Stock Exchange's BUX Index

    New Record High Hit by Budapest Stock Exchange's BUX Index

    • 4 Nov 2025 5:55 AM

    The Budapest Stock Exchange’s leading index, the BUX, closed October at 107,319.9 points, rising by 8.5% from the end of September and reaching a new all-time high.

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  • St. Martin's New Wine Festival, Fair & Family Fun at Skanzen in Szentendre this Weekend

    St. Martin's New Wine Festival, Fair & Family Fun at Skanzen in Szentendre this Weekend

    • 4 Nov 2025 5:49 AM

    Visitors to the Szentendre Open-Air Ethnographic Museum will be treated to products from artisanal wineries, goose specialties, children's programs, concerts and other stage programs on Saturday and Sunday as part of the St. Martin New Wine Festival and Libator, the institution just informed MTI.

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  • Hungary Promulgates AI Act

    Hungary Promulgates AI Act

    • 3 Nov 2025 5:01 PM

    Hungary has promulgated its first law on artificial intelligence, the National Economy Ministry said.

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  • Obvious Hungarian Gov't Spied for Putin, Claims Dobrev in Criminal Complaint

    Obvious Hungarian Gov't Spied for Putin, Claims Dobrev in Criminal Complaint

    • 3 Nov 2025 2:53 PM

    Klara Dobrev, the leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition, is filing a report against an unknown perpetrator as she said it was "obvious that the Orbán government may have been spying on Europe for Russian President Vladimir Putin".

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  • Thomas Anders – The Iconic Voice Of Modern Talking Live At MVM Dome on 14 November

    Thomas Anders – The Iconic Voice Of Modern Talking Live At MVM Dome on 14 November

    • 3 Nov 2025 2:30 PM

    After a series of sold-out open-air shows, Thomas Anders brings his first-ever full-length arena concert to Hungary's most modern and exclusive venue – the MVM Dome – with a spectacular, never-before-seen production featuring breath-taking lights, monumental staging, world-class sound and stunning visual effects.

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  • Why Do Half of Hungarians Regularly Experience Negative Stress?

    Why Do Half of Hungarians Regularly Experience Negative Stress?

    • 3 Nov 2025 1:47 PM

    Every second Hungarian regularly struggles with negative stress, primarily due to an overloaded lifestyle and conflicts at work, in family life, or personal relationships, according to a survey by NN Insurance.

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