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Bahrain and Hungary’s Investment Protection Agreement Comes into Effect Today
TDT | Manama Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com A new agreement between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Hungary aimed at encouraging and protecting investment officially comes into force today, Monday, July 7. This agreement is part of the growing and...

Hungary's Komárom accelerates as hub for electric bus production
02:24 A small Hungarian city on the Slovak border is emerging as a key player in Europe's green transition. Komárom is home to a factory run by Chinese automaker BYD, one of the world's leading electric bus makers. The plant, opened in 2017, has...

Edgard Pérez Alván, Ambassador of Peru to Hungary
Ambassador Edgard Pérez Alván has nearly 30 years of experience in the Peruvian diplomatic service. His career as a Peruvian diplomat has taken him to countries on several continents, including Malaysia, Cuba, China, the United States, Austria,...

Budapest Pride 2025: Massive Protest Against Government Ban and LGBTQ+ Rights Suppression
On June 28, in Budapest, Hungary, the 30th Budapest Pride took place, attended by tens of thousands of people despite a ban imposed by the authorities. Initially planned as a rally in support of LGBTQ+ rights, the event quickly turned into a...

Hungary issues 2nd-degree heat warning as temperatures soar nationwide
Hungary’s Chief Medical Officer has issued a second-degree heat warning for the entire country, effective from midnight on Monday, 30 June, through midnight on Friday, 4 July. The warning comes as forecasters predict a prolonged heatwave,...

Water crisis hits Budapest suburbs: An entire town could run out of water tonight
A severe water shortage has developed in the town of Gödöllő and several surrounding areas due to the ongoing heatwave in Hungary. Local officials say that drinking water supplies are being depleted by evening, and in many homes, water is no...

Classy, elegant, creative and fun describe Carolyn Dillon
By Richard Shank Classy, elegant, fun and creative were a few words spoken Monday to describe Hutchinson Icon Carolyn Dillon, who passed away Sunday in her Hutchinson home. In 1952, Carolyn married Richard (Dick) Dillon, starting a 73-year...

Horrible sight: Budapest’s dreaded Hunger Rock emerges for the second time in a year
This is the first year the dreaded Hunger Rock has appeared twice in the Danube riverbed. On 2 July, a seemingly harmless but deeply troubling “old acquaintance” resurfaced in Budapest: the Hunger Rock once again emerged from the Danube. This...

Budapest Pride expected to be a rallying cry against Orbán’s rollback of rights
Record numbers of people are expected to take part in Budapest Pride on Saturday, with Hungarians joining forces with campaigners and politicians from across Europe in a march that has become a potent symbol of pushback against the Hungarian...

Wine Awards 2025: Italy’s finest wines take over Budapest – 11 prestigious wineries compete for top honours
On the occasion of the Winelovers Wine Awards 2025, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) office in Budapest organised, for the first time, a collective participation of Italian wineries in collaboration with Winelovers. Eleven prestigious Italian...

Hungarian police pledge to investigate the criminal liability of all the Budapest Pride organisers
The organisers of the Budapest Pride event scheduled for Saturday have failed to coordinate with the police, the communications department of the national police headquarters (ORFK) said on the official website on Thursday, adding: “Organisers...

As drought devastates crops, Hungary fails to tap its lifesaving water reserves
As climate change continues to dry out Hungary, the country’s agriculture sector has largely failed to embrace the potential of irrigation. Over the past decades, periods of drought have become more frequent and intense, yet the proportion of...

Comment: There is only one thing the Hungarian nation wants: to survive
I almost regretted going to Budapest. Not that the city was no longer one of the most beautiful in Europe. But the poster campaign against George Soros and Jean-Claude Juncker I found disgusting. Why did Prime Minister Viktor Orbán throw mud so...

Budapest Student to Join Arctic Expedition on Nuclear Icebreaker
Out of 66,500 high school students from 21 countries worldwide, those selected to take part in Rosatom’s summer expedition this August have now been announced. Enikő Dezséri, a student at Könyves Kálmán High School in Budapest, will represent...

Chaos on the road to Budapest Airport: Travellers urged to leave an hour earlier amid roadworks, airport bus affected too
Photo: Daily News Hungary Travelling to Budapest Airport between 7 and 24 July? Brace yourself for potential delays. Due to roadworks near the Vecsés junction of the M4 motorway, passengers are advised to allow at least an extra hour for their...
Budapest mayor threatened with imprisonment as he defies police to host Pride parade
LAST UPDATE | 9 hrs ago Lauren Boland Lauren Boland reports from Budapest THE MAYOR OF Budapest is defying the city’s police and the Hungarian government to host a Pride parade this weekend in the face of mounting efforts to push Hungary’s LGBTQ+...

Budapest Spas Splash into Summer with Extended Hours and Movie Nights
The truly hot summer has arrived, and the Budapest spas are once again welcoming guests this year not only with bathing opportunities but also with a variety of events. There will be evening movie screenings at Széchenyi Bath as part of the Cinema...

Low Danube water levels disrupt shipping amid Hungary heatwave
BUDAPEST: Unusually low water levels on the Danube river in Hungary are affecting shipping, agriculture, and local ecosystems along Europe's second-longest river, which serves as a key transport route across the continent. Temperatures peaked at...

Sri Lanka Reschedules €30M Debt with Hungary amid Financial Stability Efforts
As Sri Lanka continues to grapple with its worst economic crisis in decades, the country has taken another step forward in managing its crippling debt burden. In a significant development, Sri Lanka signed a bilateral agreement with Hungarian...
Rates Spark: Bearish Environment For U.S. Treasuries
The Big Beautiful Bill passed in US Congress, putting even more pressure on the fiscal outlook and thus longer-dated USTs. US payrolls came in better than expected, contributing to higher yields across the curve. The ECB minutes show more members...