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  • Insider's Guide: Ancient Hungarian Script

    Insider's Guide: Ancient Hungarian Script

    • 8 Jan 2024 12:42 PM

    Expats may well find themselves faced with fascinating but unreadable script while living in Hungary – and we’re not talking about the standard Hungarian language which as we all know is pretty challenging.

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  • 'Crossing Lines' -  Politics of Images, Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Centre Budapest

    'Crossing Lines' - Politics of Images, Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Centre Budapest

    • 8 Jan 2024 10:13 AM

    On display until 14 January 2024. Until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, aggressive acts of appropriating territories seemed to be a historical phenomenon. In a world of sovereign national states, borders are believed to symbolize the static state of affairs.

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  • Opinion: Will Next Pope be Hungarian?

    Opinion: Will Next Pope be Hungarian?

    • 8 Jan 2024 9:36 AM

    A left-wing columnist dismisses as pure conjecture speculation about the chances of the Archbishop of Esztergom becoming the next Pope.

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  • Hungarian Opinion: New Year Expectations - Both Pessimistic & Hopeful Views from Left & Right

    Hungarian Opinion: New Year Expectations - Both Pessimistic & Hopeful Views from Left & Right

    • 8 Jan 2024 9:27 AM

    Opposition-leaning commentators depict a pessimistic image of Hungary’s political future, while their pro-government counterparts hope that the country has left the difficulties of the past two years behind.

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  • Compensation Promised to Vodafone Clients for Service Outage on First Work Day

    Compensation Promised to Vodafone Clients for Service Outage on First Work Day

    • 8 Jan 2024 8:43 AM

    Vodafone customers affected by the service outage on January 2 could receive a Ft 1,000 reduction in their next bill as compensation, the mobile operator said.

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  • Media Campaign on Against Illegal Health Care Gratuities in Hungary

    Media Campaign on Against Illegal Health Care Gratuities in Hungary

    • 8 Jan 2024 8:33 AM

    The National Defence Service (NVSZ) has launched a media campaign to eliminate gratuity payments from Hungarian health care, the services’ officials said.

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  • Expert Report: Hungary 3rd Best Country for Expat Employment in The World

    Expert Report: Hungary 3rd Best Country for Expat Employment in The World

    • 8 Jan 2024 8:15 AM

    Hungary is the 3rd best country for expat employment in the world, with the Manufacturing trade employing more expats than in any other industry in the country.

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  • Spending Up on Canine Companions, As Nearly Half Of Households in Hungary Own A Dog

    Spending Up on Canine Companions, As Nearly Half Of Households in Hungary Own A Dog

    • 8 Jan 2024 7:18 AM

    The average Hungarian dog owner spends at least 190,000 forints (EUR 500) on their pet a year, a representative survey conducted by Cofidis shows.

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  • Updated: Record High Measured For Lowest Temperature in SW Hungary on Thursday

    Updated: Record High Measured For Lowest Temperature in SW Hungary on Thursday

    • 8 Jan 2024 7:14 AM

    The HungaroMet weather service measured record high for the lowest temperature in southwest Hungary on Thursday. in 1998.

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  • 'Hungarian Art Between 1896 & World War II' Exhibition @ National Gallery Budapest

    'Hungarian Art Between 1896 & World War II' Exhibition @ National Gallery Budapest

    • 6 Jan 2024 4:33 PM

    This exhibition currently cannot be visited. The central rooms on the second floor of the museum give place to the twentieth-century art which presents the most decisive artists and endeavours from the period between the turn of the century and the end of World War II.

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  • Alessandra: The Queen Of Kings Tour, Dürer Kert Budapest, 4 February

    Alessandra: The Queen Of Kings Tour, Dürer Kert Budapest, 4 February

    • 5 Jan 2024 1:10 PM

    Alessandra, the Eurovision Song Contest superstar teaches self-love and will perform in Budapest in February.

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  • Xploring Budapest: Classic Gastro Tour

    Xploring Budapest: Classic Gastro Tour

    • 5 Jan 2024 12:48 PM

    In the past years, a gastro revolution has taken place nationwide. It is quite clear even without a dramatic description here that a number of new flavours - as well as old favourites revived in new forms are served - and new types of catering places have appeared.

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  • New Hungaricum Centre Now Open

    New Hungaricum Centre Now Open

    • 5 Jan 2024 12:33 PM

    A centre showcasing the food and cultural heritage unique to Hungary opened at the Lakitelek Folk School in central Hungary.

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  • 'Handle with Care', Temporary Exhibition @ Ludwig Museum Budapest

    'Handle with Care', Temporary Exhibition @ Ludwig Museum Budapest

    • 5 Jan 2024 12:30 PM

    On display until 14 January 2024. Caring is a common experience for all of us, and it shapes our lives from the moment of birth until death. It can be interpreted on the personal level (self-care) or projected onto relationships between people (maternal or parental care, elderly care), but can also be extended to caring for nonhumans and, in a broader sense, for the Earth itself.

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