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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.

Reuters

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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Desperate Measures filming locations: Where was the Channel 5 drama filmed?

The new Channel 5 series is set in Manchester, but the drama wasn't filmed there

Wales Online

Hungary must bolster judiciary 'very soon' to recover billions from EU - top official

Hungary must bolster the independence of its judiciary "very soon" to stand a realistic chance of getting any of the 15.4 billion euros envisaged for Budapest from the European Union's COVID recovery stimulus, a senior EU official said.

Reuters

For Ukrainian circus performers, future still up in the air

Nearly a year since fleeing Ukraine for Hungary amid the bombs and terror of Russia’s invasion, more than 100 young circus performers still hold intensive daily training sessions in Budapest while waiting to see what an uncertain future holds

The Independent UK

Disgruntled tourists leave savage Tripadvisor reviews of iconic landmarks

Tripadvisor reviewers have lashed out at a series of iconic landmarks across Europe, including the Colosseum, the Eifel Tower, the Acropolis, the Brandenburg Gate and the Széchenyi Baths and Pool

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Woman left overnight at petrol station in Hungary after coach left without her

Kirtsy, 22, was cold and no-one spoke English - she started to panic

Wales Online

Hungary’s staging of War and Peace puts spotlight on its Russia stance

Patriotic Russian opera opens in Budapest as first anniversary of war in Ukraine approaches

The Guardian - UK

From beaches to bustling Budapest - Airbnbs you can pick up right now for less than €100 a night

Discover the most popular homes on Airbnb around Ireland and Europe for less than €100 a night

Irish Mirror

Ukraine tells Hungary 'anti-Ukrainian rhetoric' must stop

Ukraine protested to Hungary's ambassador on Tuesday over "disparaging" comments made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and urged Budapest to stop what it called anti-Ukrainian rhetoric.

Reuters

Family raffling signed Dublin GAA jersey to help get baby daughter abroad for physio treatment

"She's doing so well, she's so determined"

Dublin Live

Holocaust survivor urges people not to be silent over antisemitism

John Dobai, 89, lived through the Second World War as a child in Hungary, but five of his family members were killed.

The Independent UK

The Holocaust: remembering the powerful acts of 'ordinary people'

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there,” the British author LP Hartley once wrote, hinting at the mystique of history – the idea that people in the past were somehow different to us in the 21st century.

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Ryanair announce new summer 2023 route from Belfast to Budapest

It will operate twice weekly from April

The Independent UK

Woman with twisted front tooth travels 28,000 miles so she can smile again

Mum-of-four Olive grew up so self-conscious of her teeth that she would never smile before a camera

Daily Record

Scots mum who would never smile travels 28,000 miles to fix dodgy teeth

Olive Bruce, 61, had issues with her NHS dentist near Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, and looked at alternative options before her daughter's wedding in 2003.

Wales Online

Olive 'couldn't stop smiling' after travelling 28,000 miles to get her teeth fixed

She now incorporates dental work into her holiday plans

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Reuters

Hungary says deadly attack on policemen in Budapest not a terrorist act - prosecutor

An attack in which a man injured three Hungarian police officers in Budapest late on Thursday with a knife, one of whom died in hospital, was not a terrorist act, a prosecutor told a briefing on Friday.

Reuters

Man kills one police officer, wounds two others in Budapest stabbing

A man injured three police officers in Budapest late on Thursday with a knife, one of whom died in a hospital, police said on Friday with prosecutors stating it was not a terrorist act.

Daily Mirror

Europe's best thermal spas from Iceland's iconic Blue Lagoon to Budapest's baths

Greece, Switzerland, Britain, France and Hungary have some of the warmest, steamiest and most beautiful thermal spas in the world, with many of them boasting of extra medicinal qualities

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Feels Like Summer’: Warm Winter Breaks Temperature Records in Europe

Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Hundreds of sites have seen temperature records smashed in the past days, from Switzerland to Poland to…

Reuters

Ukraine's young circus artists wow Budapest after training in bomb shelters at home

Young acrobats from circus schools across Ukraine dazzled audiences in Budapest this week when the city hosted a Ukrainian youth circus festival to showcase the talents of children forced by the war to train underground or without electricity.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany's Scholz Says EU Firmly on Ukraine's Side

The European Union is united in its support for Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the German parliament, adding, with apparent reference to Hungary, that attempts to undermine the bloc's values by blocking foreign policy measures would fail. "Anyone who thinks he can undermine the values of the EU, to which…

Reuters

EU strikes deal with Hungary over Ukraine aid, tax plan, recovery funds

European Union governments on Monday struck a deal with Hungary that sorts out financial aid for Ukraine in 2023 and Budapest's approval for a global minimum corporate tax in exchange for the EU showing some flexibility about EU funds for Hungary.

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