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Day 2 of Global Sustainable Fashion Week with Carry Somers

Day 2 of Global Sustainable Fashion Week with Carry Somers

18/04/2019

Hungary

Watch: Budapest Holocaust march honours Scottish missionary

Jane Haining died at Auschwitz and is the only Scot to be honoured as “righteous among the nations” by Yad Vashem.

15/04/2019

Hungary

Watch: Re-enactors stage key 1849 battle of Hungarian revolution

This time round the ammunition was fake and a small audience cheered from the sidelines. The re-enactment is an annual event to commemorate the fight for independence from the Austrian Empire.

05/04/2019

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Hungarians let off steam in 'silly walk' parade

Hundreds of Hungarians marched through central Budapest in a "silly walk" parade on Monday (April 1), copying flamboyant moves from British comedy group Monty Python's famous television sketch to mark April Fools' Day.

02/04/2019

Green News

Green festival: partying consciously at Sziget Festival

More and more festivals are taking sustainability and environmental considerations very seriously so that festival-goers can party it up the green way.

29/03/2019

Destinations

How to have a green weekend in Budapest?

In our "Green Weekend" series, we invite you to discover Europe’s main cities in a sustainable way - from green accommodation to getting around, ethical shopping to relaxing.

13/03/2019

Living

Budapest has a new vegan paradise

We checked Hungary’s first plant-based hotspot and it was inspiring.

06/02/2019

Hungary

Air pollution in Hungary accounts for thousands of premature deaths a year

The death rate from air pollution in Hungary is said to be the second highest in the world coming just behind China

21/01/2019

Hungary

Souped-up: Hot meals and food packages help Hungary's poor

The country's largest soup kitchen is organised by the Food for Life Foundation and has been delivering thousands of hot meals to those in need every year.

25/12/2018

World

Protests spread to Brussels and Budapest | Raw P

Protesters in Brussels and Budapest have made headlines over the weekend... for very different reasons.

17/12/2018

Hungary

Hungary's 'slave law': labour reform protests continue for third day

Protesters are out on the streets of Budapest again.

14/12/2018

Hungary

Watch: Hungary's new 'slave law' sparks protests in Budapest

Protests took place inside and outside the Hungarian parliament as anger grows at new labour legislation that some are calling the "slave law".

13/12/2018

Hungary

How drought is helping to uncover Hungary’s rich history

Secrets of the Danube revealed. How drought is helping to uncover Hungary’s rich history.

26/10/2018

Europe News

Will EU parliament discipline Hungary?

Politicians prepare to vote on launching Article 7 amid claims of Budapest breaching EU law

06/09/2018

Hungary

Hungary to end gender studies funding

Hungary’s government will stop financing gender studies university courses.

30/08/2018

Sport

Idalys Ortiz reigns supreme at the Budapest Grand Prix

Cuba's Idalys Ortiz scores a Waza-ari against Maryna Slutskaya to chalk up her first win in two years at the Budapest Grand Prix.

12/08/2018

Sport

Ungvari steals show on Day 2 of Budapest Grand Prix

Amidst more thrills and spills at the judo showpiece event, the video referee rules in Miklos Ungvari's favour, who becomes world champion on home soil at the age of 37.

11/08/2018

Sport

Judo fans delighted at 2018 Budapest Grand Prix

As Judo returned to the scene of last year's World Championships, Brazil's Rafaela Silva was one of the heroes, winning a thrilling final against Germany's Theresa Stoll.

10/08/2018

Hungary

Budapest residents evacuated over unexploded bomb

Residents were moved from their homes as authorities in the Hungarian capital dealt with an unexploded World War Two bomb

05/07/2018

Hungary

Budapest to ban Segways in city centre

The move is in line with other European tourist destinations

30/05/2018