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  • Budapest Dance Festival, National Dance Theatre, Until 11 May

    Budapest Dance Festival, National Dance Theatre, Until 11 May

    • 26 Apr 2024 4:58 PM

    The Budapest Dance Festival is hosting international stars again this year. The two-week festival at the National Dance Theatre will bring together the best of international and national contemporary dance.

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  • Hungarian Opinion: New Poll Shows Slump in Support for Fidesz

    Hungarian Opinion: New Poll Shows Slump in Support for Fidesz

    • 26 Apr 2024 1:35 PM

    An independent political observer has reservations about the latest opinion poll which suggests that Fidesz lost 10 percentage points from its voting base, while a pro-government pundit calls these data manipulated.

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  • Opposition Parties Signature Stands Attacked in Budapest

    Opposition Parties Signature Stands Attacked in Budapest

    • 26 Apr 2024 8:47 AM

    Opposition party stands and activists collecting signatures for the Democratic Coalition, Socialist and Dialogue party alliance were attacked in Budapest yesterday, Dialogue MP Tímea Szabó reported in a Facebook post.

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  • Inspections Find 39% of GPs Absent in Hungary

    Inspections Find 39% of GPs Absent in Hungary

    • 26 Apr 2024 8:37 AM

    Unannounced inspections of family doctors’ offices in 2023 raised concerns about the efficiency of healthcare services, as in many cases inspectors found neither consulting rooms nor an office, according to the Interior Ministry.

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  • Kylie Revealed as Headliner For Opening Night at Budapest's 'Island of Freedom'

    Kylie Revealed as Headliner For Opening Night at Budapest's 'Island of Freedom'

    • 26 Apr 2024 8:18 AM

    Australian pop-sensation Kylie Minogue will be the headliner on the Main Stage at the opening day of this year’s Sziget Festival, Europe’s biggest and most diverse music festival, on August 7, the organisers announced.

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  • Optic World Exclusive Assists With Eye Tests & Provides Free Glasses

    Optic World Exclusive Assists With Eye Tests & Provides Free Glasses

    • 26 Apr 2024 8:07 AM

    Optic World Exclusive is assisting adults with mental disabilities who live in residential homes operated by the Lámpás '92 Foundation. Specialists are offering free eye tests and providing glasses to those who need them.

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  • Gifts Exchanged as Hungarian President Sulyok Meets Pope Francis in Vatican

    Gifts Exchanged as Hungarian President Sulyok Meets Pope Francis in Vatican

    • 26 Apr 2024 7:57 AM

    President Tamás Sulyok had an audience with Pope Francis in Vatican City. Sulyok told Hungarian reporters after his meeting with the pontiff that they had discussed “the future of our communities”.

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  • Historic First: Natural Gas Deliveries Start from Azerbaijan to Hungary

    Historic First: Natural Gas Deliveries Start from Azerbaijan to Hungary

    • 26 Apr 2024 7:43 AM

    For the first time in history, natural gas deliveries have started from Azerbaijan to Hungary, which greatly contributes to Hungary’s diversification efforts in energy supply, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said in Baku.

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  • Body Count, Budapest Park, 14 June

    Body Count, Budapest Park, 14 June

    • 26 Apr 2024 6:01 AM

    After 6 years, the Body Count is back to Budapest Park. The legendary band, led by Ice-T, will be performing on 14th June presented by Live Nation Hungary.

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  • Thievery Corporation, Budapest Park, 14 July

    Thievery Corporation, Budapest Park, 14 July

    • 25 Apr 2024 3:15 PM

    Thievery Corporation is the iconic duo of Eric Hilton and Rob Garza. The Washington duo's music is often a journey around the world, as they like to mix traditional styles such as dub, bossa nova, reggae and even trip hop into their electronic music.

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  • Budapest to Get Direct Air Link With Seventh Major Chinese City

    Budapest to Get Direct Air Link With Seventh Major Chinese City

    • 25 Apr 2024 2:51 PM

    A direct flight between Budapest and Shenzhen will start operating in June, bringing the number of major Chinese cities travellers can reach with direct flights from Budapest to seven, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, Péter Szijjártó, said in Beijing.

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  • IMF Says Hungary's Economy to Return To Growth This Year

    IMF Says Hungary's Economy to Return To Growth This Year

    • 25 Apr 2024 7:28 AM

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts the Hungarian economy returning to growth this year and taking its place in the vanguard of the EU’s growth performers next year, Mihály Varga, the finance minister, said on Tuesday, adding that the IMF prognosis echoes that of the latest European Commission projection.

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  • Dobrev: Social Democrat-Green Coalition Knows How to Replace “Orbán’s Regime” in Hungary

    Dobrev: Social Democrat-Green Coalition Knows How to Replace “Orbán’s Regime” in Hungary

    • 25 Apr 2024 7:19 AM

    The Social Democrat-Green coalition is a fulcrum of the opposition that is present throughout the country, knows how to replace “Viktor Orbán’s regime” and “also knows what do afterwards”, Klára Dobrev, the leader of the Democratic Coalition-Socialists-Párbeszéd-Greens European Parliament list, said at a campaign event in Eger, in northern Hungary.

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  • Now 7.75%: Central Bank in Hungary Cuts Base Rate Again

    Now 7.75%: Central Bank in Hungary Cuts Base Rate Again

    • 25 Apr 2024 6:56 AM

    Hungarian central bank (NBH) rate-setters cut the base rate by 50 basis points to 7.75% at a regular policy meeting. The Council also decided to lower the symmetric interest rate corridor in tandem, bringing the O/N deposit rate to 6.75% and the O/N collateralised loan rate to 8.75%.

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