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Hungary’s loyalties tested as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on

Budapest withdraws from a Russian-controlled bank after it was sanctioned, but ties with Western powers remain shaky.

Al Jazeera

Hungary quit Russian bank as U.S. sanctions 'ruined' it, PM Orban says as relations worsen

Hungary abandoned a Budapest-based Russian bank this week because U.S. sanctions had "ruined" it, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, adding that Hungary would comply with sanctions on Russia but continue to speak out against them.

Reuters

Viktor Orbán’s political allies in Hungary in sights of US sanctions

Congress group drafts legislation targeting officials and government supporters, mainly affiliated to Fidesz party

The Guardian - UK

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Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace review: historic adventures in Budapest

Housed in one of the world’s most beautiful Art Nouveau buildings, the Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace is the ideal destination to experience Hungary’s capital city, Budapest. Surviving pieces from the Belle Époque era and the Second World War are stashed across its five floors, and from the outside the…

The Week

Robbie Keane all smiles as he spends time with football legends in Budapest

Some top talent in this group!

Irish Mirror

Hungary parliament backs Finland's NATO accession, Swedish bid pending

Hungary's parliament approved a bill on Monday to allow Finland to join NATO once its application has been ratified by all 30 members of the alliance, ending months of foot-dragging by the ruling Fidesz party on the matter.

Reuters

Hungary's booming wedding market doused by soaring inflation

Soaring inflation is taking the steam out of Hungary's wedding market, supercharged in recent years by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's lavish family support measures, with the number of weddings plunging to a nine-year-low at the start of 2023.

Reuters

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Harley-Davidson 120th Anniversary Budapest Festival Adds The Darkness

Harley-Davidson will host two big 120th anniversary celebrations in 2023, with the first one kicking off in Budapest, Hungary in June. Here's the lineup so far.

RideApart

NATO to hold Ukraine meeting despite Hungary's objections

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he will call a high-level meeting of the military organization’s main forum for cooperation with Ukraine next month despite objections from Hungary

The Independent UK

Ukrainian ballerina uprooted by war flies high again in Swan Lake

After the lights dim in Budapest's magnificent Opera House, Ukrainian ballerina Ganna Muromtseva flutters high with undulating arms in the lead role of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet. At the end, the audience bursts into applause.

Reuters

Inside a TUI Skyla river cruise holiday along the Danube - from the ports to the ship

A cruise up the River Danube from Budapest to Bavaria on adults-only TUI Skyla takes in spectacular scenery, monks' wine, mighty locks, a ‘UFO Bridge’ and a cathedral organ with 17,774 pipes.

Daily Mirror

Cost of Living: Dublin could lose its Stag Party Capital of Europe crown after pints skyrocket to nearly €10

The Irish capital was given the gong after beating off other hotspots such as Barcelona and Budapest this year.

Irish Mirror

Brisbane the only Australian city in Time Magazine's annual list of 'world's greatest places'

Brisbane is named as one of the "greatest places" in the world in a list of 50 extraordinary destinations that includes Budapest, and Barcelona.

ABC News

Sziget Festival 2023: dates, line-up and how to get tickets

The six-day event in Budapest this summer has been called ‘Europe’s biggest and most diverse festival’

Evening Standard

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Wales Online

Robbie Williams 'amazingly' picked the same fan out of the audience twice in 20 years

The superstar has shared two photos of the same fan 20 years apart at concerts in Budapest

The Independent UK

Students call for education reform in Hungary protest march

Thousands of students and other opponents of Hungary’s right-wing government have marched in the capital Budapest demanding educational reforms and a change in the Central European country’s political culture

WEKU

She blacked out at World Championships. Now swimmer Anita Alvarez makes a comeback

The two-time Olympian artistic swimmer from N.Y. will compete for the first time this week since passing out at the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships last June.

Daily Mirror

Budapest crash: Horrific 42-vehicle motorway pile-up as wreckage bursts into flames

Five lorries and 37 cars were involved in the pile-up on the M1 motorway near the village of Herceghalom on Saturday, believed to be caused by a dust storm in Hungary

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Reuters

Hungary vows to fight in EU court to defend anti-LGBT law

Hungary's Justice Minister said late on Wednesday that Budapest would fight in the Court of Justice of the EU to defend an education law that Brussels says discriminates against people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Daily Record

Dumfriesshire woman's World War Two heroism to be commemorated with Edinburgh "stumbling stone"

The landmark will be the latest tribute recognising the selflessness of Church of Scotland school matron Jane Haining

The Times of India

200,000 condoms on the backdrop to celebrating girl power: Highlights from Milan Fashion Week

The Quadrilatero della Moda or Quard d’Oro is not just a buzzword, it was a full-blown emotion, especially during the MFW taking place this season. It's a Golden Square of fashion which branches out over four streets filled with upscale shopping in the central Storico district. The main drag, Via…

Reuters

Medical tourism slow to recover as patients watch their spending

Attila Knott has an empty clinic that he had planned to open as a dental hospital in Hungary in March of 2020.

Reuters

Hungary signals fresh delay in Finland, Sweden NATO approval

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff signalled on Saturday a possible further delay in Budapest's ratification of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, saying a vote may take place only in the second half of March.

The Guardian - UK

War and Peace: the essence of art is abstraction

Letter: Double standards are being applied to condemn the Hungarian State Opera’s production of Prokofiev’s work, says its general manager, Szilveszter Ókovács

The Independent UK

Capital of Culture: How to spend an artsy weekend in Veszprem, Hungary

One of three European Capitals of Culture for 2023, this lesser-known Hungarian city is stepping into the spotlight. Sarah Holt makes the most a of short break

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