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Budapest’s public ‘Bubi’ bike service faces a winter shutdown
A cold surprise may await those who rely on Bubi bikes this winter.
Wizz Air reintroduces its “All You Can Fly” pass for unlimited travel!
Wizz Air has relaunched its All You Can Fly pass, designed for travelers who prefer flexibility over long-term planning. The airline is offering just ten thousand memberships in this round.
Two Hungarian villages won the “Oscars of rural tourism”
Rural Hungary has once again captured international attention. This year, two small Hungarian villages received recognition from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism), which annually awards the world’s best rural destinations.
Hungary’s award-winning pastry shop reopens in Budapest – photos
Málna the Pastry Shop has reopened, this time in the heart of Budapest, on Hercegprímás Street. The three-time winner of the Pastry shop of the year award now welcomes guests with a larger space and exciting new features.
FM Lavrov gives interview to Hungarian pro-government Youtube channel – Video
The interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was arranged through the mediation of Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, and covered topics such as the war in Ukraine, Hungary’s position in the EU, and Finland’s NATO membership.
The Biatorbágy train bombing – One of the bloodiest acts of terror in Hungarian history
In 1931, a Hungarian inventor named Szilveszter Matuska carried out one of the most shocking crimes in the nation’s history, blowing up a railway bridge as a train crossed it.
From Budapest to Lyon: Hungary steals the spotlight at the birthplace of cinema
At Lyon’s prestigious Lumière Film Festival, Hungary showcased a remarkable cultural revival, emerging as one of Europe’s leading nations in film restoration and preservation.
Former Budapest deputy mayor flees to Israel to avoid prison sentence
One of the most well-known figures in Budapest’s parking scandal, former Socialist politician György Fürst, did not report to prison, although he was sentenced in May to six years and six months of imprisonment. The police have already issued a warrant for his arrest, and according to press reports, he may have fled to Israel.
Hungary’s new energy plan quietly redefines Russia as a risk
Hungary’s updated draft of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NEKT) strikes a noticeably different tone from the government’s earlier narrative on Russian energy imports.
When the UN investigated Hungary’s 1956 revolution against Soviet rule
A year after the crushing of the revolution, the United Nations held closed hearings to understand what had happened in Hungary in the autumn of 1956.