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  • New Daily Record for DRS Returns in Hungary

    New Daily Record for DRS Returns in Hungary

    • 16 Jul 2025 6:31 AM

    The number of bottles and cans returned using Hungary's deposit-return system (DRS) reached 15 million the day after the long Pentecost weekend, a new daily record, the DRS operator said.

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  • Orbán: 'We Are Doomed' If Migrants Are Allowed Into Hungary

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    • 16 Jul 2025 6:12 AM

    Migrants cannot be allowed in and they should not be privileged by a legal status, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview on Monday. He said "we are doomed" if they entered and "there is no way back".

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    • 15 Jul 2025 8:51 AM

    This season, the organisers once again welcome audiences with the grandeur of opera premieres. In keeping with their longstanding tradition, they have invited internationally acclaimed vocalists to perform the lead roles in two major productions — renowned stars who have brought Verdi’s emotionally charged Nabucco to life on the world’s most prestigious opera stages.

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  • Duke Ellington Orchestra, Margaret Island Theatre Budapest, 19 July

    Duke Ellington Orchestra, Margaret Island Theatre Budapest, 19 July

    • 15 Jul 2025 8:44 AM

    On 19 July, the audience at the Margaret Island Theatre is invited to experience a truly unforgettable evening. The Grammy Award-winning Duke Ellington Orchestra — a legendary ensemble that has been enchanting audiences around the globe for over 102 years and has produced more jazz classics than any other band in history — will perform a dazzling selection of Duke Ellington’s greatest hits.

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  • New Sisi Painting: Godollo Palace Obtains Previously Unknown Portrait of Queen Erzsebet

    New Sisi Painting: Godollo Palace Obtains Previously Unknown Portrait of Queen Erzsebet

    • 15 Jul 2025 6:48 AM

    A previously unknown portrait of Queen Elisabeth (known as Sisi in Hungary), painted by György Raab in 1867, has been acquired by the Gödöllő Royal Palace for over HUF 30 million, Minister of Culture and Innovation Balázs Hankó announced.

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  • Innovative Space Industry Network Agreement Signed in Hungary

    Innovative Space Industry Network Agreement Signed in Hungary

    • 15 Jul 2025 6:35 AM

    Nine universities, two ministries and the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network signed an agreement on Monday on the establishment of a space industry network.

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  • Why has Public Prosecutor Moved to Lift Immunity of Six MPs in Hungary?

    Why has Public Prosecutor Moved to Lift Immunity of Six MPs in Hungary?

    • 15 Jul 2025 6:22 AM

    Hungary's chief public prosecutor has asked parliament to suspend the immunity of six lawmakers over pending police investigations against them.

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  • Statue of Liberty Revamp in Budapest: 'Freer & Greener' Renovated Citadel

    Statue of Liberty Revamp in Budapest: 'Freer & Greener' Renovated Citadel

    • 15 Jul 2025 6:09 AM

    The renovated Citadel and the area around the the Statue of Liberty overlooking the Danube from Gellert Hill set to open next spring will be a "worthy refurbishment of a national memorial site that has been neglected for decades", a state secretary at the construction and transport ministry said.

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    More Immigrants Than Emigrants Arrived in Hungary Over Last 30 Years

    • 14 Jul 2025 5:00 PM

    Each year since 1995, more immigrants have arrived in Hungary than the number of people that left the country, a commissioner of the prime minister told public television on Monday, citing Eurostat figures.

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  • B My Lake Festival -  Full Line-Up Announced, 24 -  26 July

    B My Lake Festival - Full Line-Up Announced, 24 - 26 July

    • 14 Jul 2025 4:54 PM

    From July 24 to 26, 2025, one of the most influential events of the electronic music scene, B MY LAKE, returns as an independent festival on the Northern Beach of Lake Velence.

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    • 14 Jul 2025 3:49 PM

    At the end of this summer, Dr. Rose Private Hospital in Budapest entered a new era. With thousands of square metres of expanded space, brand-new operating theatres, and 23 state-of-the-art patient rooms, the institution is taking a bold leap forward.

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  • Hungary’s Best Countryside Restaurants Revealed in New Dining Guide Ranking

    Hungary’s Best Countryside Restaurants Revealed in New Dining Guide Ranking

    • 14 Jul 2025 3:45 PM

    For years, Hungary’s top restaurants were concentrated in Budapest—but that’s changing fast. A culinary renaissance is unfolding across the countryside, where small towns and villages are now home to kitchens that rival the capital’s best. Based on the latest Dining Guide rankings, here are the 30 best rural restaurants in Hungary for 2025.

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  • Updated: New 3% Mortgage Scheme in Hungary for First-Time Buyers

    Updated: New 3% Mortgage Scheme in Hungary for First-Time Buyers

    • 14 Jul 2025 2:04 PM

    The government has approved a 3pc home purchase credit programme for first-time buyers, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a break at a cabinet meeting.

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  • Multiple Medals Won by Students in Hungary at International Chemistry Olympiad

    Multiple Medals Won by Students in Hungary at International Chemistry Olympiad

    • 14 Jul 2025 12:51 PM

    Hungarian students won three silver and one bronze medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad held in Dubai between July 5 and 14, the head of the Hungarian team said on Monday.

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