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  • Record-Breaking International Travel for MÁV This Year Driven by Online Ticket Sales

    Record-Breaking International Travel for MÁV This Year Driven by Online Ticket Sales

    • 18 Aug 2024 6:17 AM

    Demand for international rail travel continues to rise, with MÁV-Start (Hungarian State Railways) reporting over 780,000 international travellers in the first seven months of 2024, reports Világgazdaság.

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  • Iconic McDonald's in Budapest Re-Opens After Massive Upgrade

    Iconic McDonald's in Budapest Re-Opens After Massive Upgrade

    • 16 Aug 2024 12:50 PM

    A high-traffic McDonald’s in a landmark building on Budapest’s Nyugati Square is re-opening after a 1.8 billion forint (EUR 4.5m) renovation, Progress Étteremhálózat, which operates the fast food restaurants in Hungary said.

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  • Bubi Bikeshare in Budapest to Add E-Bikes to Growing Fleet

    Bubi Bikeshare in Budapest to Add E-Bikes to Growing Fleet

    • 16 Aug 2024 12:36 PM

    People in Budapest used the MOL Bubi bikeshare scheme over 10,500 times per day in January-July, the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), which operates the system with the support of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL said.

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  • Stadiums in Hungary Cost 600 Billion Forints Over Ten Years

    Stadiums in Hungary Cost 600 Billion Forints Over Ten Years

    • 16 Aug 2024 12:30 PM

    The government has allocated Ft 600 billion of public money to build or reconstruct 26 stadiums since 2014, with the new facility in Nyíregyháza being the 27th, according to a compilation by G7.

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  • Henrietta Kovacs, CEO of Autistic Art Foundation

    Henrietta Kovacs, CEO of Autistic Art Foundation

    • 16 Aug 2024 8:58 AM

    Henrietta has been the CEO of Autistic Art Foundation since 2019. Her team's mission is to donate those residential homes in Hungary where youngsters and adults live with autism. These people would not be able to live in our society without our help.

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  • Two British Drug Dealers Arrested at Budapest Festival

    Two British Drug Dealers Arrested at Budapest Festival

    • 16 Aug 2024 8:32 AM

    Police have arrested two British nationals at a music festival in Budapest on suspicion of drug dealing, the Budapest prosecutor’s office said. Police observed the two men, aged 31 and 24, selling drugs to another man on the evening of Aug 8, the prosecutor’s office told MTI.

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  • Nationwide Photo Exhibitions to Mark Hungary's 20 Years in EU

    Nationwide Photo Exhibitions to Mark Hungary's 20 Years in EU

    • 16 Aug 2024 8:10 AM

    The European Union’s representation in Hungary will stage outdoor photo exhibitions nationwide to mark the 20th anniversary of Hungary’s joining the EU.

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  • Tények Exclusive Interview with Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary

    Tények Exclusive Interview with Dr. Tamás Sulyok, President of Hungary

    • 16 Aug 2024 7:38 AM

    Mr. President, thank you for receiving us. On behalf of TV2, we consider it a great honour that you are giving your first major television interview to us. Thank you for having me on your show, and a warm welcome to our viewers.

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  • Budapest Jewish Cultural Festival, 8 - 12 September

    Budapest Jewish Cultural Festival, 8 - 12 September

    • 16 Aug 2024 6:05 AM

    The 26th Jewish Cultural Festival will once again open its doors this September, offering an unforgettable experience to the audience in the heart of Budapest, in the city’s most beautiful synagogues. Jewish tradition has enriched Hungarian culture for centuries, and this festival celebrates this special connection.

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  • Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 15 August

    Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 15 August

    • 15 Aug 2024 3:36 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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  • Open Churches Weekend, Szentendre, 6 - 8 September

    Open Churches Weekend, Szentendre, 6 - 8 September

    • 15 Aug 2024 2:45 PM

    Organ, cello, flute, jazz piano, period instruments and the most beautiful instrument, singing voice, will be heard in nine churches and three prayer houses of Szentendre at the sacral, all-arts festival organized by the Ferenczy Museum Center, Magyar Nemzet reports.

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  • Gastro Festival in Budapest to Showcase Diversity of Traditional Cuisine, 18 - 20 August

    Gastro Festival in Budapest to Showcase Diversity of Traditional Cuisine, 18 - 20 August

    • 15 Aug 2024 12:41 PM

    The area around the Castle Garden Bazaar will soon be filled with delicacies, concerts and gastronomic discussions, as one of Hungary’s largest gastronomic festivals, the Street of Hungarian Flavors, will take place again from August 18 to 20.

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  • Zoo in Budapest Celebrates Big Birthday with Introduction of Young Bears

    Zoo in Budapest Celebrates Big Birthday with Introduction of Young Bears

    • 15 Aug 2024 12:32 PM

    To mark Budapest Zoo’s 158th birthday, on August 9 the public was introduced to Csángó and Hargita, two young brown bears. Their arrival ends a two-year hiatus since the last brown bears were introduced in summer 2022.

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  • Transformation of Budapest’s Nyugati Tér Announced

    Transformation of Budapest’s Nyugati Tér Announced

    • 15 Aug 2024 11:55 AM

    A tender launched by the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) invites plans for the dismantling of the flyover at Nyugati train station to be followed by a new tram line linking nearby Lehel tér to Deák tér.

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