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Conscious Travel

Sustainable travel: These are Europe’s most walkable cities

The historic sights are best admired on foot in these five cities.

Destinations

6 reasons to visit Hungary beyond Budapest

Whether you want to float in a thermal lake or enjoy some award-winning food, there’s so much to see and do outside of Budapest.

Moments

Paris to Istanbul: What it’s like to travel on the Orient Express

The Venice-Simplon Orient Express offers the luxury train journey of a lifetime.

Hungary

Hungary closing public facilities due to soaring cost of energy

The soaring cost of energy in Hungary is forcing local authorities to close public services with city authorities a facing five to ten-fold increase in prices.

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Hungary

Hungary's PM hits out at EU during anti-Soviet uprising event speech

Demonstrations which began as peaceful student-led protests quickly transformed into an armed, countrywide revolution.

Culture news

Soaring energy costs force 111-year-old Budapest theatre to close

"Utility bills have become more expensive by eight-fold, sometimes ten-fold", said Szilveszter Okovacs, director of the Hungarian State Opera

Hungary

Hungary set to scrap energy price caps for some households

Much like the rest of Europe, rising energy bills are becoming a massive problem in Hungary.

Culture news

Budapest Central Fashion Week highlights Ukrainian design industry

Budapest Central European Fashion Week supported the Ukrainian Fashion Week Initiative “Support Ukrainian Fashion”.

Hungary

Hungary sacks weather chiefs as forecast stops fireworks display

The government dismissed the heads of the national meteorological service after "Europe's biggest fireworks display" was called off — because of a forecast of storms that never happened.

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Anti-government protesters block Budapest road

Anti-government demonstrators in Hungary blocked one of the capital's main thoroughfares during morning rush-hour traffic Monday, the latest in a series of protests against recent changes to the country's tax code that have carried on for nearly a week.

Sport

Day 3 of the Judo Grand Slam in Hungary sees Teddy Riner on top form

Day 3 of the Judo Grand Slam in Hungary sees Judo’s true Superstar Teddy Riner on top form and Japan top the medal ranking with a total of eight gold medals.

Sport

Day 2 of Judo Grand Slam in Hungary starts with a unique celebration

Day 2 of the Judo Grand Slam in Hungary starts with over 200 Ukrainian refugee judoka living in Hungary on the competition tatami.

Sport

'She wasn't breathing': Coach rescues swimmer who fainted in pool

"I went as quickly as I could as if it were an Olympic final," said Andrea Fuentes, describing how she rescued a swimmer that had fainted underwater.

My Europe Series

Peter Marki-Zay: Is this the man who can beat Viktor Orban?

"In some ways, Péter Márki-Zay can be compared to Donald Trump: a non-party player who says new and surprising things, who comes out of nowhere and goes against the conventional political logic.”

Culture news

Hungarian circus opens its door for young Ukrainian refugees

Around 100 Ukrainian circus art students who fled their home from the Russian invasion, have found refuge in a circus in Budapest

Destinations

Why you need to visit Europe’s largest thermal lake in 2022

The Hungarian district is also home to the largest number of wineries in the region.

Hungary

Police pick up a penguin on the waddle in central Budapest

Officers say they have put their investigation on ice!

Culture news

Mixing Bach with barstools: Inside the Budapest orchestra's mini-gigs

Members of Iván Fischer's ensemble perform masterpieces by Bach, Gershwin and Ferenc Liszt in bars and pubs across the capital.

Culture news

Who is nominated for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards?

Europe's biggest music awards will broadcast from Budapest, Hungary, next month. Find out if your favourites made the cut.

Europe News

EU court begins hearing Hungary and Poland dispute over rule of law

The two hearings, one brought by Hungary and one by Poland, will conclude on Tuesday but it could be months before the European Court of Justice gives its ruling.