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Welcome & thanks for enjoying a moment here, along with fellow friendly Xpats in the Loop!
You're in good company with thousands of expats + top locals in this cosmopolitan community.

1. In focus is Hungary's biggest festival, featuring these international acts & many more:
* Justin Bieber * Arctic Monkeys * Bastille * Kings Of Leon * Lewis Capaldi * Sam Fender

2. Next, as always there's an essential selection of curated News, Information & Inspiration:
E.g. Friendship Oil Flows Again / Top Alt Bars / Bike Ambulance Trial / Undercover Police at Sziget.

3. Also there are new Movies in Budapest, fresh Specials, and What's On highlights:
E.g. Esoteric Experience / Outdoor Opera / Eastern European Blues / Friday Night Party.

Now here's hoping you like what's in it for you.
Yours with best wishes, Team XpatLoop

'Island of Freedom' Opens Again - Most Expensive Acts Revealed

Sziget Festival is spending about as much on headliners as in 2019, the last time Hungary’s biggest music festival took place, when it drew over half a million people.

Artists from 54 countries will perform for festival-goers from 103 countries. Most international visitors come from the UK, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Italy to party.

BREAKING | news & more

Plainclothed Police Also on Patrol at Sziget

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MOL Succeeds In Getting Friendship Pipeline Oil Flowing Again

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Ryanair to Fight New HUF 300 Million Fine for 'Unfair Commercial Practice' in Hungary

Latest Trade Deficit in Hungary “Significantly Larger” Than Expected

Planned Gas Price Increase in Hungary Condemned by DK

Driest 7 Months Since 1901 Recorded in Hungary

Bicycle Ambulance Gets Trial Run in Hungary

Opera House Hit by Austerity Measures

Calendar highlights


	Esoteric Experience: World Mantras Concert Samsara Boulevard is a mantra band looking for the divine by using the tradition of mantra singing, and also playing nearly 40 instruments! It also includes a 'sound bath'. 11 August - Magnet House Budapest
	Friday Night Party: The Weekend Starts Here This Friday party series is open every Friday from 5pm to 10pm throughout the summer for anyone who loves melodic drum & bass, old and new, all played outdoors on a boat. 12 August - A38 Ship Rooftop Terrace Budapest
	Outdoor Concert: Brains Hungary's number one electronic concert band mainly play drum n bass style songs, but this show synthesizes almost all current styles from dubstep to drumstep to electro and breakbeat. 13 August - Budapest Park
	Opera Island: Giuseppe Verdi's Attila The story is based on Zacharias Werner's 1809 drama Attila, King of the Huns. From the Paris Opera to the Metropolitan, this opera is popular all over the world. 14 August - Margaret Island Open-Air Theatre
	Arctic Monkeys Play in Budapest They have headlined at Glastonbury twice already, and this will be their second visit to Sziget. Did you know: Their legendary single 'Do I Wanna Know' has been streamed 1 billion times. 15 August - Sziget Festival
	Jazz Concert: Zádor & Kováts Duo This young duo likes to experiment and combine composed music with free elements. Their works are basically inspired by jazz, but there is much more to it than that... 16 August - Budapest Jazz Club
	Contemporary Concert: Ripoff Raskolnikov Band The incomparable Ripoff is back, this time playing Eastern European blues outdoors. Ripoff's sound is apparently nourished by the 'spiritual power' of his role model, John Lee Hooker, 17 August - Kobuci Kert Budapest

Specials

	Wolfgang Puck in Hungary - Tasting Fisherman’s Soup & Paprika What would you show to a world famous Star Chef from the gastronomy of the Hungarian countryside? Fisherman’s soup and paprika, of course! Click this headline to know what he thought of it.
	Hospital Patient Safety Measurably Higher Due to Better Cleaning Since July 1st , B+N Referencia Zrt. has been responsible for providing cleaning and disinfection services at two hospitals in Hungary. Patient safety is measurably improving in these institutes as a result of a higher standard of services. Click headline for details.
	Cholesterol: Benefits & Drawbacks by Dr. Rose Cholesterol, a very important building block in all cells of our body, is involved in the synthesis of certain hormones, bile acids and vitamin D. Chief physician Dr. Bernadett Voloncs, cardiologist and internist at Dr. Rose Private Hospital, spoke on the subject.
	Are You Missing UK TV In Hungary? Here's Your Solution! This TV service for expats in Hungary provided by fellow expat Jerry gives you all UK channels, plus stations from 38 other counties including a wide range from Europe, USA, Canada, South America, plus films and box-sets.
	Ride To Sziget Festival With City Taxi Following the tradition of previous years, the official taxi partner of Sziget is expat friendly City Taxi. The special Sziget service has fix rate prices you can trust.

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