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  • Special Eco Adventures: National Parks Week in Hungary, 19 - 25 May

    • 19 May 2025 3:32 PM

    Hungary’s natural wonders are once again open for exploration as National Parks Week – the country’s largest eco-tourism event series – runs across the country, the Ministry of Agriculture recently announced.

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  • Foreigners Dominate 'Tour de Hongrie' Road Cycling Race

    • 19 May 2025 3:27 PM

    Ecuadorian cyclist Harold Martín López has claimed victory in the 46th Tour de Hongrie, Hungary’s 100-year-old road cycling race. The final stage on Sunday was won by Colombian Juan Sebastián Molano.

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  • On the Run German Suspected of Arms Trafficking Caught Hiding in Hungary

    • 19 May 2025 2:36 PM

    A 25-year-old German national wanted for illegal trafficking of guns, ammunition and explosives, as well as for anti-Semitic crimes committed in Germany, has been detained in Budapest, the investigative office of the rapid-response police (KR NNI) said on police.hu.

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  • Lifetime Achievement Tribute: Hungarian Director Wins at Cannes Film Festival

    • 19 May 2025 12:47 PM

    The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) granted its FIPRESCI 100 Lifetime Achievement Tribute to Hungarian director Istvan Szabo at the 78th Cannes Film Festival and he collected the award late on Friday before the screening of his film Sunshine, which had undergone a full 4K digital restoration.

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  • The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & The Art of Survival, Uránia National Film Theatre Budapest, 18 May

    • 16 May 2025 10:03 AM

    Before the film screening, writer, poet, and publicist Orsolya Karafiáth will talk to the evening's guest of honor, Marisa de Lempicka, the artist's great-granddaughter and custodian of his legacy.

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  • Watch: Another Protest in Budapest Held for Withdrawal of Amendments to Assembly Law

    • 14 May 2025 3:54 PM

    Another demonstration was held in Budapest on Tuesday at the initiative of independent lawmaker Akos Hadhazy, calling for the withdrawal of amendments to Hungary's assembly law.

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  • Iron Maiden to Rock Budapest Aréna on 27 & 28 May

    • 13 May 2025 2:23 PM

    This legendary heavy metal band are playing here in Budapest on both May 27 & 28 to celebrate 50 years on the road - expect a mind-blowing setlist spanning nine albums in their most spectacular show yet.

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