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  • Advent Market at Budapest's Basilica Celebrates 12th Anniversary

    • 17 Nov 2022 10:22 AM

    Voted as the 'Best Christmas Market in Europe' for the second time last year, the gates on 18th November this year and it can be visited until 1st January 2023 at St.Stephan square.

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  • Foreign People-Smugglers Shoot at Police Before Being Trapped in Budapest Forest

    • 15 Nov 2022 7:31 AM

    People-smugglers fired at police who pursued them by car and on foot before the two culprits were caught in a small forest in Budapest on Monday morning.

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  • Budapest 'Vörösmarty Classic Xmas' Market

    • 15 Nov 2022 5:56 AM

    Open until 31 December. "Classic, in a new robe" - The Christmas market on Vörösmarty Square in Budapest, which is open from 18th of November, welcomes all visitors!

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  • President Novák Has Gala Dinner with France's Macron

    • 14 Nov 2022 7:15 AM

    Hungarian President Katalin Novák attended a gala dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Friday.

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  • Budapest Chain Bridge Renovation Nears Its End

    • 11 Nov 2022 5:15 AM

    The asphalting of the Chain Bridge was completed in a single day yesterday, as the top layer of rolled asphalt was applied to the 2,400 square metres between the bridge spans.

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    • 8 Nov 2022 10:05 AM

    Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has condemned the local council’s decision to remove the statue of a turul bird from the Mukachevo (Munkács) Castle in western Ukraine, calling on the Ukrainian government to dissociate itself from the move.

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    • 8 Nov 2022 7:04 AM

    Despite the increasing energy, utility and food prices triggered by the war in Ukraine, the Hungarian Ecumenical Charity will continue its aid programmes and keep their institutions open, the charity’s director said on Monday, announcing the launch of their fundraising and donation campaign for Christmas.

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