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  • Video: Óbuda Nightclub Symbol Closed Over Drug Trafficking Allegations

    • 20 Feb 2026 1:56 PM

    One of Óbuda’s best-known nightlife venues, Symbol, has been ordered to close for two months following a police operation linked to drug distribution, according to Hungarian news outlet HVG. Police also reported that a guest was assaulted after refusing drugs offered to him inside the club.

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    • 19 Feb 2026 6:18 AM

    Spring's most exciting Lake Balaton event is coming up – TASTE BALATON Festival between 6 - 15 March.

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    • 18 Feb 2026 1:59 PM

    Organisers are happy to announce that the legendary Duran Duran will perform on June 28, 2026, at 8:00 PM on the stage of the Papp László Budapest Sport Arena. The world-famous British band is bringing a large-scale arena show that fittingly celebrates the greatest moments of their more than four-decade career.

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  • Silver Bear Director Brings Kurtág’s Life to the Big Screen in Hungary

    • 18 Feb 2026 6:43 AM

    Kurtag Fragments, a film portrait of Gyorgy Kurtag, the last surviving member of Hungary's great post-second world war generation of composers, will premiere in Hungarian cinemas on Thursday to mark his 100th birthday on Feb 19.

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  • Sean Paul, Budapest Park, 17 May

    • 17 Feb 2026 6:05 AM

    Grammy-winning dancehall icon Sean Paul is scheduled to perform in Hungary next year as part of his Rise Jamaica European tour. The Jamaican superstar will take the stage at Budapest Park on 17 May 2026, marking a significant addition to the city’s upcoming concert calendar.

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  • US Secretary of State Rubio Arrives in Budapest

    • 16 Feb 2026 1:18 PM

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Budapest on Sunday, where he was welcomed at Liszt Ferenc International Airport by Levente Magyar, parliamentary state secretary at the foreign ministry.

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    • 16 Feb 2026 6:05 AM

    Viktor Orbán was given a rare opportunity in 2010. He won a supermajority in parliament, giving him a strong mandate to put Hungary on a path to development. He also received external assistance for this. The global economy boomed in the 2010s, and Hungary received an unprecedented amount of funding from the European Union, on a scale unseen in over a century.

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