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Hungary

Protest in Budapest at closure of Hungary opposition paper Nepszabadsag

The sudden shutdown of the country's leading leftwing newspaper, officially for financial reasons, prompts alarm over press freedom.

09/10/2016

Cult

Migration crisis dominates award-winning photo show

The World Press Photo exhibition has opened in Budapest’s Museum of Ethnography.

03/10/2016

Economy

Tourism boost for Hungary

A fall in visitors to European countries like France and Belgium after terror attacks is benefiting those perceived as being safer, like Hungary.

27/09/2016

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Budapest: Bubble Blowing Day

On Sunday August 28, the 6th Bubble Blowing Day took place in Budapestàs biggest park on Margaret Island.

29/08/2016

Hungary

Budapest hopes Hungary's Rio success can boost 2024 Olympic bid

Hungary’s Olympic athletes received a warm welcome upon their return to Budapest from Rio: with eight gold medals and 15 overall the country finished 12th in the medals…

24/08/2016

Hungary

Taxify steals Uber's place on the rank in Budapest

The Hungarian capital Budapest kicked US taxi app Uber out of its city in July, when it passed a new law denying Uber internet access.

20/08/2016

Hungary

Hungary's annual Sziget festival focuses on music and migration

The annual Sziget festival which is also called the Island of Freedom is underway.

16/08/2016

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A night on the Sziget festival

Sziget is also called the Island of Freedom, and it is the biggest festival in Central Europe.

14/08/2016

Hungary

Rain not deterring festival-goers as Budapest's Sziget opens its doors

The biggest Central-European music festival, the Sziget Festival, is underway in Hungary's capital Budapest and rain hasn't dampened the spirits of participants.

11/08/2016

Cult

Amedeo Modigliani: Exhibition at The Hungarian National Gallery

The Hungarian National Gallery is hosting a unique retrospective of Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) who is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by

31/07/2016

Sport

Dolderer shines in Budapest

Germany’s Matthias Dolderer produced a stunning performance to clinch the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest.

18/07/2016

Business Series

Uber quits Hungary over new law

There has been another setback for Uber which is to stop all operations in Hungary saying a new law makes it impossible to run the ride-hailing service there.

13/07/2016

Sport

Europeans dominate final day of Budapest Judo Grand Prix

The Judo Grand Prix in Budapest came to a close on Sunday.

26/06/2016

Sport

Judo: Youthful Japanese team sound Rio warning bells after dominant display at Budapest Grand Prix

There was a major upset on day one of the Budapest Judo Grand Prix.

25/06/2016

Hungary

Plane landed on Hungarian highway

Miraculously no-one was hurt when a small plane made an emergency landing on this busy road in Budapest.

30/05/2016

Business Series

Budapest hosts Bocuse d'Or European competition as city's culinary fame grows

Hungary's capital, Budapest - a rising star in the culinary world - is proving that by this year hosting the European heat of the Bocuse d'Or world cooking contest.

10/05/2016

Culture news

Budapest holds its third international theatre festival

22 performances from 13 countries

18/04/2016

Culture news

Budapest honours father of op art Victor Vasarely

He is widely considered the father of the op art movement, a style of visual art that uses optical illusion. Now, the public can discover or

25/03/2016

Sport

Anqi and Grumier boost Olympic fencing ambitions with Budapest wins

Two fencers laid down serious markers ahead of the Olympics at the Budapest Grand Prix by striking gold, China’s Xu Anqi just fending off a spirited

21/03/2016

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From nuclear to neutral

Greenpeace in Hungary commemorated the anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident by lighting up lanterns powered by solar energy on the main

12/03/2016