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  • Aldi to Create its Biggest Store in Hungary Inside a Deserted Budapest Shopping Mall

    Aldi to Create its Biggest Store in Hungary Inside a Deserted Budapest Shopping Mall

    • 15 May 2024 1:20 PM

    German retail company Aldi’s biggest store in Hungary will open in a deserted mall in the heart of Budapest. The new Aldi store will be on Kondorosi utca in Budapest’s District XI.

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  • Sweet Tastes of Paris in Budapest: Chez Dodo Celebrates 10th Birthday

    Sweet Tastes of Paris in Budapest: Chez Dodo Celebrates 10th Birthday

    • 15 May 2024 12:11 PM

    Chez Dodo, a little shop near St. Stephen’s Basilica that is considered a piece of Paris in downtown Budapest, celebrates its first decade this year. To mark the occasion Dodo has also dreamed up some sensual spring desserts, with the Jardin des Sens (“Garden of Senses”) macaron and dessert collection now available.

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  • Hungary Calls on EU to Support AI Solutions in Preserving Cultural Heritage

    Hungary Calls on EU to Support AI Solutions in Preserving Cultural Heritage

    • 15 May 2024 7:31 AM

    The European Union must support the contributions of artificial intelligence to preserving European and national cultural heritage, but must stand up to technology-based attempts “built on manipulation and designed to strip people of elements of their dignity”, the minister of culture and innovation said on Tuesday, after a meeting of culture ministers in Brussels.

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  • Germany Named as Hungary’s Largest Trading Partner, Bavaria is Key

    Germany Named as Hungary’s Largest Trading Partner, Bavaria is Key

    • 15 May 2024 7:24 AM

    Márton Nagy, the national economy minister, is heading a delegation on a visit to Germany, where he met Hubert Aiwanger, the deputy prime minister of the federal state of Bavaria, and Eric Beisswenger, the federal state’s minister for European and international affairs, the ministry said in a statement.

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  • Tisza Party Emerges as Leading Opposition Force in Hungary

    Tisza Party Emerges as Leading Opposition Force in Hungary

    • 15 May 2024 7:18 AM

    The Tisza Party is supported by 26% of decided voters, behind Fidesz at 39%, and ahead of the alliance of the Democratic Coalition, Socialist and Dialogue parties, according to the latest survey by Závecz Research, commissioned by RTL.

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  • Gov’t Supports Hungarian Businesses Entering Foreign Markets, Says Orbán

    Gov’t Supports Hungarian Businesses Entering Foreign Markets, Says Orbán

    • 15 May 2024 7:08 AM

    A crucial component of the Hungarian government’s industrial strategy is to provide incentives to Hungarian businesses entering foreign markets, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the inauguration of a MOL complex in Tiszaújváros, in north-eastern Hungary.

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  • Increased Rail Links Launched Between Budapest & Balaton - Night Train & More

    Increased Rail Links Launched Between Budapest & Balaton - Night Train & More

    • 14 May 2024 4:24 PM

    MÁV-Start launched its pre-season rail service, increasing links between the Lake Balaton region and Budapest on Monday, the state-owned MÁV-Volán group said.

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  • ‘Long Arm of Law’: Fugitive Convicted of Tax Fraud in Hungary Arrested by SWAT On Croatian Island

    ‘Long Arm of Law’: Fugitive Convicted of Tax Fraud in Hungary Arrested by SWAT On Croatian Island

    • 14 May 2024 2:35 PM

    Croatian authorities using information from Hungarian police have apprehended a Hungarian man convicted of tax fraud totalling nearly 4.5 billion forints (EUR 11.6m) on the island of Vir, the SWAT unit of the national bureau of investigation said on the police website.

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  • Szijjártó in UK: Hungary Rejects New 'Crazy Russia-Ukraine War Proposal' - Despite Pressure from NATO And Lord Cameron

    Szijjártó in UK: Hungary Rejects New 'Crazy Russia-Ukraine War Proposal' - Despite Pressure from NATO And Lord Cameron

    • 14 May 2024 11:57 AM

    Hungary will stay out of “NATO’s insane action” despite all pressure on the country, the foreign minister said, adding that “it will however be a long fight, in which the upcoming EP election, when people can express their opinion on war or peace, will be an important point”.

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  • “Unbearable in Summer”: More Questions Raised About Revamped Russian Metro Carriages Used in Budapest

    “Unbearable in Summer”: More Questions Raised About Revamped Russian Metro Carriages Used in Budapest

    • 14 May 2024 11:21 AM

    The opposition LMP has raised further questions concerning the revamp of Russian metro carriages used in Budapest’s 3rd metro line, a party spokesman said.

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  • Bomb Threats Close Schools Around Hungary

    Bomb Threats Close Schools Around Hungary

    • 14 May 2024 7:20 AM

    Seven schools across Hungary were closed or evacuated on Monday, due to bomb threats. Two schools in Szeged and two others in Szombathely had to be evacuated, along with one each in Kulcs, Nyíregyháza, and Budapest.

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  • 'Budapest Wagner Days', Palace of Arts, Until 29 June

    'Budapest Wagner Days', Palace of Arts, Until 29 June

    • 14 May 2024 6:56 AM

    “No Tickets for Bayreuth? Budapest Has a Wagner Festival, Too.” So read the headline from the effusive 2013 New York Times review of the Budapest Wagner Days.

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  • 'Funky Festival', MVM Dome Budapest, 27 June

    'Funky Festival', MVM Dome Budapest, 27 June

    • 14 May 2024 5:46 AM

    Organisers are delighted to announce the 2024 Funky Festival, where the heavyweights of Funky music will gather.

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  • Britannica International School Budapest Celebrates the Graduating Class of 2024

    Britannica International School Budapest Celebrates the Graduating Class of 2024

    • 13 May 2024 3:17 PM

    From Britannica Team: This academic year marks the graduation of the largest ever Year 13 class in Britannica history with 33 students, and we are extremely proud of each and every one of them.

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