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  • Taxi Fares to Rise in Budapest from 1 August

    Taxi Fares to Rise in Budapest from 1 August

    • 29 Jun 2026 9:16 AM

    Taxi journeys in Budapest will cost more from 1 August, after the Budapest Metropolitan Assembly approved an increase in the official tariff. The changes affect the base fare, the distance and waiting-time charges, and also introduce a new airport surcharge.

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  • Heat Records Smashed in Hungary as Temperatures Soar

    Heat Records Smashed in Hungary as Temperatures Soar

    • 29 Jun 2026 8:26 AM

    Hungary's national and Budapest heat records tumbled on Saturday, with temperatures hitting 40C in Budakalasz, near the capital, the national weather service HungaroMet said on Sunday.

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  • Duna-Part Festival in Ráckeve, 2 - 4 July

    Duna-Part Festival in Ráckeve, 2 - 4 July

    • 29 Jun 2026 8:18 AM

    Summer festival season is set to kick off in full force on the Danube riverbank in Ráckeve. The HBO Max sponsored 'Feszt' returns for its fifth edition this year, with some of Hungary’s biggest artists set to play across three stages, all promising a lively weekend by the water.

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  • SUP Festival – Paddle Through Budapest on the Danube, 4 July

    SUP Festival – Paddle Through Budapest on the Danube, 4 July

    • 29 Jun 2026 8:09 AM

    If you are looking for an unusual outdoor activity in the capital this summer, the 11th Budapest SUP Festival offers a rare opportunity to traverse the city from a completely different perspective.

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  • V4 Festival & Theatre Meeting in Nagymaros, 1 to 4 July - Celebrating Cultural Connections

    V4 Festival & Theatre Meeting in Nagymaros, 1 to 4 July - Celebrating Cultural Connections

    • 29 Jun 2026 7:15 AM

    Over the past 12 years, Hungary's V4 Festival & Theatre Meeting has evolved from a local gathering into the most prestigious and largest celebration of performing arts in the Visegrád region.

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  • NBH Insight: Completed Homes in Hungary Could Grow 30% this Year

    NBH Insight: Completed Homes in Hungary Could Grow 30% this Year

    • 26 Jun 2026 2:48 PM

    The number of newly completed homes could grow 30pc to 15,700 this year, National Bank of Hungary (NBH) managing director Adam Banai said.

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  • Police Raid Department of Internal Medicine at Semmelweis University

    Police Raid Department of Internal Medicine at Semmelweis University

    • 26 Jun 2026 2:19 PM

    Semmelweis University in Budapest is cooperating fully with investigative authorities, the institution announced on its website on Thursday morning, following a police operation on Wednesday at the university’s Department of Internal Medicine and Haematology.

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  • Pride Month in Budapest - LGBTQ+ Community Festival & Film Days

    Pride Month in Budapest - LGBTQ+ Community Festival & Film Days

    • 26 Jun 2026 12:56 PM

    Budapest’s annual Pride Month programme gets underway on 5 June, launching several weeks of cultural, educational and community events designed to celebrate diversity, inclusion and the LGBTQ+ community.

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  • NBH Insights: Inflation Set to Remain Below Target in Hungary Until End-2027

    NBH Insights: Inflation Set to Remain Below Target in Hungary Until End-2027

    • 26 Jun 2026 12:50 PM

    Inflation will remain below the central bank target for the remainder of 2026 and throughout 2027 on the appreciation of the exchange rate and the decline in energy prices, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its quarterly Inflation Report released on Thursday.

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    ZalaZONE to be Renationalised

    • 26 Jun 2026 12:45 PM

    The ZalaZONE automotive test track will be renationalised from July at the latest, an MP of the Tisza Party said on Facebook on Wednesday.

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  • Another Downtown District in Budapest Plans Short-Term Rental Reforms

    Another Downtown District in Budapest Plans Short-Term Rental Reforms

    • 26 Jun 2026 12:38 PM

    The municipal council of Budapest’s District VIII has adopted a base concept for short-term rentals that would be fully developed as regulation by October and come into effect in January.

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  • New Bike-Friendly Hotel Network Gains Traction at Lake Balaton

    New Bike-Friendly Hotel Network Gains Traction at Lake Balaton

    • 26 Jun 2026 10:44 AM

    Cycling tourism around Lake Balaton is entering a sophisticated new phase with the official launch of the Balaton Bike Hotel network.

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  • Is Orbán Now a Suspect in Ukrainian 'Gold Convoy' Case?

    Is Orbán Now a Suspect in Ukrainian 'Gold Convoy' Case?

    • 26 Jun 2026 6:30 AM

    Prime Minister Peter Magyar has called on the Public Prosecutor's Office to respond "immediately" whether they have interviewed former Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Janos Hajdu, the former head of counter-terrorism force TEK, as suspects in the so-called "gold convoy" case involving the way the authorities under the previous government stopped the transport of money and gold assets to Ukraine.

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  • National Pálinka Competition Names Hungary’s Finest Spirits

    National Pálinka Competition Names Hungary’s Finest Spirits

    • 26 Jun 2026 6:23 AM

    New winners have been crowned in Hungary’s top competition for premium fruit spirits, providing a fresh benchmark of quality in the popular local pálinka scene.

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