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jet fuel shortage Europe 2026

Only six weeks of jet fuel left as Europe faces flight disruptions: implications for Hungary

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Alexander Renggli Ambassador of Switzerland to Hungary

Switzerland and Hungary to mark 80 years of renewed diplomatic ties in 2026

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Morocco and the US say their partnership is widening from security cooperation to trade and diplomacy

Morocco–US ties expand after Rabat–Washington talks

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Gellért hill funicular

Budapest revives Gellért Hill project after 20 years – planned funicular could carry over 1,000 passengers per hour

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Kiefer Sutherland Budapest

One of the Hungarians’ favourite Hollywood series actor falls for Budapest’s charms: videos

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justice court hammer

Why federal cases often carry more severe sentences

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Hungary news Budapest parliament

Top Hungary news: EU funds, miracle on Hungarian street, Sziget Festival, Wizz Air, baths, Lake Balaton – 29 April, 2026

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Ursula von der Leyen European Commission

New infringement procedure launched against Hungary

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Péter Magyar and Ursula von der Leyen

Breaking from Brussels: Péter Magyar announces political agreement with Ursula von der Leyen on frozen EU funds

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Budapest metro line M2

Breaking: Busy Budapest metro station closed due to smoke

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Magyar vs Orbán Tisza vs Fidesz elections hungary

Péter Magyar: Outgoing PM Orbán sides with money-laundering oligarchs in latest cabinet decision

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New Gripen fighters

New Gripen fighter jets join Hungary’s air force – video, photos

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Oncologist performs open heart surgery

Oncologist performs open heart surgery in street in Hungary

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Sziget Festival 2026

Károly Gerendai: Sziget Festival’s numbers were terrifying, but they successfully redefined the event

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Belgrade–Budapest high-speed railway

Serbians outraged by Hungary over Belgrade–Budapest high-speed railway

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Man shot through nursery window

Shocking: Man shot through nursery window near Budapest

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Balaton Golden Beach Siófok

Energy crisis hits Hungary’s baths: later openings and higher prices, but good news from Lake Balaton

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Huge yacht police oligarchs

Police try to block oligarchs from spiriting away their illicitly acquired fortunes

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Hungary and the EU

Brussels: the far-right anti-EU narrative may collapse in Hungary

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Wizz Air pilot Wizz Air Israel national security

Experts deem Wizz Air the most vulnerable, yet the Hungarian low-cost carrier readies a sharp riposte

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canada flag

Canada confirms Morocco autonomy plan as key to Western Sahara settlement

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laptop mobile online

Online sports betting and the background of a new era in digital sports broadcasting

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Chud Thai Fashion Show in Budapest 4

Thai fashion diplomacy in Budapest: Chud Thai runway show and cultural performances – photos

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Budapest Hungary news (2)

Top Hungary news: guest workers, Magyar government, Zelensky meeting, midges at Lake Balaton, Orient Express – 28 April, 2026

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Péter Magyar may meet Zelensky soon

PM Péter Magyar and Ukrainian President Zelensky may meet soon in Transcarpathia

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guest workers in Hungary

Will the new Magyar government send guest workers home? Here’s what they can expect

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Three research teams have been awarded funding under the joint call launched by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT and the HUN REN Hungarian Research Network HUN REN 2

Top US tech university MIT partners with Hungary’s HUN-REN: three projects funded in new seed programme

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Orient Express

Luxury train Orient Express is coming to Budapest in 2026

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Hungarian flag sports hall

Los deportes más practicados en Hungría

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PM Viktor Orbán

Outgoing PM Orbán says love was the focus of their campaign, hands in resignation from party chairmanship

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Battery plant demonstration

What will happen to Hungary’s extremely unpopular battery plants? The issue could become a hot potato for Tisza too

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Lake Balaton midge infestation pest control residents impact Hungary news

Will midges swarm Lake Balaton’s shores once more this year, crawling into ears, noses, and mouths?

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