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  • Ride 'Nostalgia Public Transport' in Budapest this July

    Ride 'Nostalgia Public Transport' in Budapest this July

    • 9 Jul 2025 6:20 PM

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    • 9 Jul 2025 6:16 PM

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    • 9 Jul 2025 6:09 PM

    The Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Association (MME) is inviting public votes for the bird of the year until July 25th - you can choose between the little warbler, the song thrush and the garden warbler.

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    • 9 Jul 2025 5:55 PM

    Several boats were damaged by the storm earlier in the week, but 422 entries have already arrived at the competition center for the 57th Kékszalag Raiffeisen Grand Prix, which starts this Thursday.

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  • 'Unusual Guided Tours' at Budapest's Ethnographic Museum Until End July

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    • 9 Jul 2025 5:10 PM

    Unusual thematic guided tours related to the exhibitions of the Ethnographic Museum will be held in the Budapest city park institution until the end of July, according to MTI.

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  • F1 Hungarian Grand Prix Will be 'Completely Cashless'

    F1 Hungarian Grand Prix Will be 'Completely Cashless'

    • 9 Jul 2025 5:04 PM

    Hungarian-founded Festipay Zrt will facilitate cashless payments at the 40th Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, to be held on the first weekend of August.

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  • MSZP: 40% of Society Lives Below Subsistence Minimum in Hungary

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    • 9 Jul 2025 4:58 PM

    Forty percent of society, 3.8 million people, live at or below the subsistence level, the deputy chairman of the Socialist Party (MSZP) said at a press conference in Budapest.

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    • 9 Jul 2025 2:43 PM

    Monday saw record high temperatures and the strongest winds ever measured in Hungary, weather service HungaroMet said on its website.

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  • Home Prices Climb Steeply in Hungary this June

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    • 9 Jul 2025 2:41 PM

    Home prices in Hungary rose 14pc year-on-year in June, listings site Ingatlan.com said.

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  • New Mega Scheme to Expand Broadband Internet Access in Hungary

    New Mega Scheme to Expand Broadband Internet Access in Hungary

    • 9 Jul 2025 2:36 PM

    The Energy Ministry on Tuesday announced the launch of a HUF 84.9bn programme to support the rollout of mobile, broadband internet in rural areas.

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    • 9 Jul 2025 12:02 PM

    Hungary has reopened its embassy in Tehran following a 20-day relocation for security reasons, a foreign ministry official said on Tuesday, adding that Hungary once again had full-scale diplomatic presence in Iran.

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  • ‘We are Closer to Regime Change’, Explains Hadházy at Latest Protest in Budapest

    ‘We are Closer to Regime Change’, Explains Hadházy at Latest Protest in Budapest

    • 9 Jul 2025 11:51 AM

    The police’s decision not to fine those who took part in last month’s Budapest Pride march is at least as important "when it comes to a regime change, what’s left of democracy, and the country as the day of the Pride march itself", independent lawmaker Ákos Hadházy said in downtown Budapest on Tuesday.

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    • 9 Jul 2025 11:44 AM

    The lake bath house in Heviz, home to Europe's largest biologically active thermal lake, could reopen with the support of HUF 381m in central government funding, Balint Nagy, the MP for the region and a state secretary at the Construction and Transportation Ministry, told MTI.

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    Nearly 10,000 Storm Damage Reports to Disaster Management Authority in Hungary

    • 9 Jul 2025 10:41 AM

    The Disaster Management Authority received reports of 9,752 incidents nationwide where storms caused damage by 6am on Wednesday, the authority has said, adding that in 5,008 cases, the fire departments have already handled the incident.

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