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  • High Foreign Worker Permit Requests at BYD in Hungary Raises Eyebrows

    High Foreign Worker Permit Requests at BYD in Hungary Raises Eyebrows

    • 23 Jul 2026 10:12 AM

    BYD and its subcontractors have requested and received group work permits for almost as many third-country nationals as the number of jobs they promised to create at their Szeged investment, the parliamentary state secretary of the foreign ministry, Gyorgy Laszlo Velkey, wrote in a post on Facebook.

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    • 23 Jul 2026 10:00 AM

    The government has approved the start of a HUF 31bn project to upgrade the Gubacsi railway bridge in the south of the capital, Transportation and Investment Minister David Vitezy said in a post on Facebook on Wednesday.

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    'Blackmail & Personal Attacks': Deputy Mayor of Budapest 12th District Quits

    • 23 Jul 2026 9:24 AM

    The deputy mayor of Budapest's 12th district, Gabor Vadasz of the Momentum party, said on Wednesday that he was resigning from his post as a result of a deterioration in his working relationship with Mayor Gergely Kovacs of the satirical Two-Tailed Dog Party.

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  • Cultural Fund Graft Case Escalates with Seizure of Fidesz Servers

    Cultural Fund Graft Case Escalates with Seizure of Fidesz Servers

    • 23 Jul 2026 8:47 AM

    The ongoing corruption case around the National Cultural Fund (NKA) is escalating, with the seizure of opposition Fidesz's servers by prosecution office investigators on Tuesday and the arrest of another individual on Wednesday in connection with the investigation, the minister for social relations and culture said on Facebook.

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  • Veszprém & Bakony-Balaton Named European Region of Sport for 2026

    Veszprém & Bakony-Balaton Named European Region of Sport for 2026

    • 22 Jul 2026 1:00 PM

    Veszprém and the surrounding Bakony-Balaton region have been awarded the title of European Region of Sport 2026, the Veszprém-Balaton 2023 Zrt. announced.

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  • Seal Returning to Budapest After 15 Years on 30 July

    Seal Returning to Budapest After 15 Years on 30 July

    • 22 Jul 2026 12:55 PM

    Seal’s voice is one of the most recognizable of all time, leaving a lasting mark on the worlds of pop, R&B, soul, and dance music with songs such as Kiss From a Rose, Crazy, and Killer.

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    • 22 Jul 2026 12:32 PM

    The four-time GRAMMY Award–winning multitalented icon, Lenny Kravitz, has announced his Lenny Kravitz Live 2026 tour, with which he will return to Budapest on August 2 at the Budapest Arena — almost exactly two years after his hugely successful concert here.

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    Thievery Corporation is a world-renowned American electronic music collective, one of the most famous acts on the chill-out, lounge, and downtempo music scenes.

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  • Moby Returns to Budapest on 1 August

    Moby Returns to Budapest on 1 August

    • 22 Jul 2026 12:18 PM

    A pioneer of electronic music and one of the most influential figures in contemporary culture, Moby will return to Hungary after 15 years - bringing a completely new live experience to Budapest on August 1, 2026.

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  • Szeged Open-Air Festival in Hungary, Now On Until 22 August

    Szeged Open-Air Festival in Hungary, Now On Until 22 August

    • 22 Jul 2026 12:09 PM

    The Dóm Square programme of the Szeged Open-Air Festival began in June launching this year’s festive season at Hungary’s largest theatre festival.

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  • Join Shamans & Healers at Hungary's Sundeer Gathering, 5 - 9 August

    Join Shamans & Healers at Hungary's Sundeer Gathering, 5 - 9 August

    • 22 Jul 2026 11:42 AM

    Sundeer, the International Gathering of Wisdom Keepers has been organised annually since 2015. This year they will meet again at Manas Garden in Lengyeltóti.

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  • Local Space Age Stories Come Alive at Exhibition in Budapest

    Local Space Age Stories Come Alive at Exhibition in Budapest

    • 22 Jul 2026 11:15 AM

    On until 31 July. The Space Age transformed global thinking about reality, space and time. Viewed from space, a new vision unfolded before human eyes on the distant globe, while boundlessness and heroism took on new meaning.

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    Insider Tips: Top 10 Ways to Enjoy More of Expat Life in Budapest

    • 22 Jul 2026 9:02 AM

    This exceptional capital attracts expats from all around the world, as Budapest is a city that's easy to love - and one that rewards those who constantly discover local shortcuts and insider know-how.

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    Magyar Challenges Orban to Public Debate

    • 22 Jul 2026 8:12 AM

    Prime Minister Peter Magyar, addressing MPs in parliament on Tuesday, commented on the committee investigating abuses in enforcement, vehicle fuel prices, the rule of law, public media and the presidential nomination. He also challenged his predecessor, Viktor Orban, to a debate.

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