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  • Hungarian Opinion: Public TV Airs Live Electoral Debate

    Hungarian Opinion: Public TV Airs Live Electoral Debate

    • 3 Jun 2024 5:42 PM

    In their first reactions, commentators find the debate of the eleven top candidates for the European election interesting although not particularly instructive.

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  • Opinion: Where does Hungary Stand in Today’s World?

    Opinion: Where does Hungary Stand in Today’s World?

    • 3 Jun 2024 5:20 PM

    Leftist and liberal authors accuse the government of turning its back on western allies, while pro-government commentators believe Hungary’s leaders are simply desperately trying to preserve peace on the continent.

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  • Two Stunning New Bridges Inaugurated in Hungary This Week

    Two Stunning New Bridges Inaugurated in Hungary This Week

    • 3 Jun 2024 4:46 PM

    Two new bridges will be opened in Hungary in the first week of June, and they are not just any bridges: one is the new Danube bridge between Kalocsa and Paks, officially named the Tomori Pál Bridge, and the other is the world-record-breaking pedestrian suspension bridge in Sátoraljaújhely, Világgazdaság reports.

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  • 'Friss Hús' International Short Film Festival, Budapest, Until 5 June

    'Friss Hús' International Short Film Festival, Budapest, Until 5 June

    • 3 Jun 2024 2:50 PM

    The Friss Hús International Short Film Festival showcases hundreds of the best Hungarian and foreign short films. In addition to screenings, the festival offers film workshops, panel discussions, and talks for the audience.

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  • Australian Rules Football is Coming to Hungary on 8 June

    Australian Rules Football is Coming to Hungary on 8 June

    • 3 Jun 2024 2:20 PM

    Hungary’s first Aussie Rules football team, the Budapest Bats, invites you to a day of international excitement as we host the third round of the Empire Cup at the Budapest Rugby Center in Kincsem Park between 10 am and 3 pm, 8th June 2024.

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  • Wolfgang Puck Hosts Star-Studded Red Carpet Event at Spago Budapest

    Wolfgang Puck Hosts Star-Studded Red Carpet Event at Spago Budapest

    • 3 Jun 2024 2:08 PM

    Renowned chef Wolfgang Puck recently hosted a dazzling red carpet event at Spago Budapest, drawing luminaries from the Hungarian film industry.

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  • Election 2024: Promises from Candidates for Budapest Mayor

    Election 2024: Promises from Candidates for Budapest Mayor

    • 3 Jun 2024 1:30 PM

    Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony, the mayoral candidate of opposition Párbeszéd-Greens-DK-MSZP, said late on Friday that his main goal was to improve living standards for Budapest residents, while Dávid Vitézy, the mayoral candidate of opposition LMP said Budapest needed developments rather than being used as a battleground for party politics.

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  • Japanese TDK Investing HUF 26 Billion in Western Hungary

    Japanese TDK Investing HUF 26 Billion in Western Hungary

    • 3 Jun 2024 12:11 PM

    TDK could create 250 jobs with a 26 billion forint (EUR 67m) investment in Szombathely, western Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said at the inauguration of a building at the Japanese-owned company’s base in the city.

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  • Watch: "Peace March" in Budapest

    Watch: "Peace March" in Budapest

    • 3 Jun 2024 11:30 AM

    Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told participants of the Peace March in Budapest on Saturday that giving up on peace meant "choosing to die for the cause of Ukraine", but "we do not want to shed blood for Ukraine, we will not go to war, and we will not die for somebody else on foreign soil", he said.

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  • New Survey: Most Hungarians View EU Treatment as '2nd-Class'

    New Survey: Most Hungarians View EU Treatment as '2nd-Class'

    • 3 Jun 2024 10:31 AM

    More than half of Hungarians, 55%, believe that people from Eastern Europe are treated as second-class citizens within the EU, according to a Závecz Research survey commissioned by RTL.

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  • Space Commissioner Calls Hungary, ESA Cooperation "Success Story'

    Space Commissioner Calls Hungary, ESA Cooperation "Success Story'

    • 3 Jun 2024 10:25 AM

    Orsolya Ferencz, the foreign ministry’s commissioner for space science, has called Hungary’s membership in the European Space Agency (ESA) since 2015 a “real success story”.

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  • Captain of Hungarian National Football Team Ranked 22nd Most Valuable Player in World

    Captain of Hungarian National Football Team Ranked 22nd Most Valuable Player in World

    • 31 May 2024 3:26 PM

    Dominik Szoboszlai, the captain of the Hungarian national football team, is the 22nd most valuable player in the world, according to the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), based on its database. Jude Bellingham, under contract with Real Madrid, is at the top of the list, worth EUR 280 million.

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  • Revealing: More Weddings, Less Births & Funerals in Hungary

    Revealing: More Weddings, Less Births & Funerals in Hungary

    • 31 May 2024 10:51 AM

    The number of births fell by 3,9% in April compared with the same month in the previous year, while deaths went down by 10%, according to data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH).

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  • Balaton Sound Festival, Zamárdi, 3 - 6 July

    Balaton Sound Festival, Zamárdi, 3 - 6 July

    • 31 May 2024 9:02 AM

    'Seaside lounges, restaurants, bars and anything you need to enjoy the Balaton sunset, plus a great number of stars on several stages, that’s the already beloved concept of Balaton Sound.

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