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  • YAMATO -  the Drummers of Japan, Erkel Theatre Budapest,  11 - 13 April

    YAMATO - the Drummers of Japan, Erkel Theatre Budapest, 11 - 13 April

    • 7 Feb 2025 4:00 PM

    YAMATO is a Japanese Taiko drumming group based in Asuka-mura Nara Prefecture which is well known by Japanese people as the hometown of Japan. They call themselves “YAMATO, the Taiko drumming group that travels all over the world”. They have given more than 4,500 shows across 54 countries around the world since their formation in 1993.

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  • Valentine's Day Experiences at Matild Palace Budapest

    Valentine's Day Experiences at Matild Palace Budapest

    • 7 Feb 2025 2:53 PM

    Valentine's Day is upon us, a long-standing celebration of love, romance and heartfelt moments, which reminds us to take some time out of our everyday lives to mindfully spend some time with ourselves and our chosen one.

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  • 'Orbán Cabinet’s Chateau Scam' in Hungary Investigated by OLAF

    'Orbán Cabinet’s Chateau Scam' in Hungary Investigated by OLAF

    • 7 Feb 2025 11:27 AM

    The EU anti-fraud office OLAF is launching an investigation into what Csaba Molnár termed the “Orbán cabinet’s chateau scam”, the Democratic Coalition MEP announced on Facebook.

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  • OTP Rally Propels Budapest Stock Exchange BUX to Historic High

    OTP Rally Propels Budapest Stock Exchange BUX to Historic High

    • 7 Feb 2025 11:18 AM

    The benchmark BUX index of the Budapest Stock Exchange climbed 3.33% to 86,996, a new historic high, led by investor demand for OTP shares.

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  • Maurice Janssen, General Manager, Crowne Plaza Budapest

    Maurice Janssen, General Manager, Crowne Plaza Budapest

    • 7 Feb 2025 10:47 AM

    Maurice's career spans from Rome, Italy to various locations in the United States, working with IHG's InterContinental in New York, Boston, and San Francisco.

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  • Retail Sales Edge Up Slightly in Hungary

    Retail Sales Edge Up Slightly in Hungary

    • 7 Feb 2025 9:55 AM

    Retail sales in Hungary inched up 0.1pc year-on-year in December, adjusted for calendar year effects, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) show.

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  • Used Car Imports Climb 13% in Hungary

    Used Car Imports Climb 13% in Hungary

    • 7 Feb 2025 9:52 AM

    The number of imported used cars registered in Hungary rose 13pc year-on-year to 10,445 in January, listings site JoAutok.hu said, citing figures compiled by Datahouse.

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  • M1 in Hungary to be Widened - Biggest Motorway Construction in a Century

    M1 in Hungary to be Widened - Biggest Motorway Construction in a Century

    • 7 Feb 2025 9:19 AM

    The M1 motorway will be widened to six lanes between the capital and Gyor (W Hungary), Construction and Transportation Minister Janos Lazar said in Esztergom (N Hungary).

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  • Budapest Central European Fashion Week, Millenáris, 10 - 16 February 2025

    Budapest Central European Fashion Week, Millenáris, 10 - 16 February 2025

    • 7 Feb 2025 9:10 AM

    The Hungarian Fashion & Design Agency is organising the Budapest Central European Fashion Week, the leading fashion event in the Central European region, for the fifteenth time. Between 10-16 February 2025, the Millenáris Building G, the Apollo Gallery and the National Dance Theatre will host the fashion week’s events.

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  • Hungarian-French Business Chamber Year-Opener Event Addressed by Minister Nagy

    Hungarian-French Business Chamber Year-Opener Event Addressed by Minister Nagy

    • 7 Feb 2025 8:16 AM

    National Economy Minister Marton Nagy spoke at an event hosted by the Hungarian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry to kick off the new year on Thursday.

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  • Mini-Dubai: Fearing 'Uproar' Fidesz Drops Rakosrendezo 'Corrupt Mega-Project' with UAE Billionaire, Says Magyar

    Mini-Dubai: Fearing 'Uproar' Fidesz Drops Rakosrendezo 'Corrupt Mega-Project' with UAE Billionaire, Says Magyar

    • 7 Feb 2025 7:48 AM

    Fidesz, "scared of public anger and uproar", has "dropped" the contested "Maxi-Dubai" development project for the Rakosrendezo area in Budapest, Peter Magyar, the leader of opposition Tisza said.

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  • Upgrades to Start Within Weeks on Hungarian-Romanian Border Roads

    Upgrades to Start Within Weeks on Hungarian-Romanian Border Roads

    • 7 Feb 2025 7:30 AM

    The upgrade of roads in the Hungary-Romania border area is scheduled to start "within weeks", involving 20 road sections, a government official said.

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  • Hungarian Recipe Of The Week: Carnival Donut

    Hungarian Recipe Of The Week: Carnival Donut

    • 7 Feb 2025 6:51 AM

    "The Carnival donut is my 'Today's recommendation" and its called in Hungarian "Fánk" or "Farsangi Fánk". Farsang means 'Carnival'. Fánk is a typical carnival food in Hungary but we like to eat donut after our several substantial soups for example goulash, palóc soup and bean soup.

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  • Gallery Concerts @ Palace of Arts Budapest

    Gallery Concerts @ Palace of Arts Budapest

    • 6 Feb 2025 5:31 PM

    On until 19 May. Müpa Budapest’s Gallery Concerts series offers more than just the chance to hear one of the world’s finest concert hall organs — it invites you to experience the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in an entirely new light.

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