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contemporary 15 Sep 2026 1:13 PM French Institute Budapest A series of brutal crimes are committed in a small town nestled in the hills of France. The subsequent investigation uncovers ever darker secrets and an increasingly unsettling past. This 2000 crime thriller occasionally leaning towards the mystical teams up a lone wolf but professional Paris detective played by Jean Reno with the aspiring, instinctive and capable cop Vincent Cassel.

Vilmos Valyi-Nagy, a former state secretary in the Orbán government between 2010 and 2014 and a key source for investigative journalists over the past decade, has given an interview to Partizan. In the second part of the interview, published late on Friday, he discussed meetings on problematic cases, the inflated purchase price of Antenna Hungaria, and overpriced IT procurements.

14 Sep 2026 6:21 AM The sixth Pecs Pride march, held under the slogan Freedom cannot be banned, took place in the Baranya County seat on Saturday, concluding with speeches on a stage. Hundreds gathered to stand for human rights, freedom of assembly, identity, free love, and acceptance. The event was part of the Freedom of My Identity human rights festival, organised by the Pecs-based Diverse Youth Network, marking the final day of the week-long event.

Traditional Thai dishes will take centre stage at Anantara's wonderful White Salon Restaurant from 12 - 18 September, with a special menu created by expert chefs from the "Land of Smiles". The Royal Thai Embassy in Budapest is organising the annual Thai Food Week in collaboration with Anantara in Budapest again, and so you can expect the highest standards of food and service.

14 Sep 2026 1:36 PM The Hungarian government will change adoption legislation as part of major reforms to the country's child protection system, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced. “Experts, not ministers, should decide on such matters, people who can decide on the circumstances that will best support help children in growing into happy and balanced members of society,” Magyar said at a press conference. On Sunday, Magyar wrote on Facebook: “Love and affection are a fundamental right.

Neither the drug crisis nor related public safety issues can be resolved in the long term without first reforming the child protection system, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony said on Facebook. Referring to a government briefing on child protection, Karacsony cited a Budapest report saying that 90 percent of street drug users had come from child protection institutions.

Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, said on Thursday that the capital may well end up "suing" the Tisza government by default over the disputed rate of the solidarity contribution unless an agreement is reached over lawsuits already under way. Asked in an interview published in Nepszava whether the Tisza government would be legally on the hook over the solidarity contribution, Karacsony said "yes", unless agreement was reached with the government covering ongoing lawsuits.

contemporary 14 Sep 2026 8:00 PM Budapest Jazz Club The duo of Myrtill Micheller and Tibor Pintér, successful for over ten years, performs monthly at the BJC. Their repertoire primarily consists of jazz standards, evergreens, and jazzy adaptations of pop songs. Their brilliant and improvisational performance offers a unique concert experience. The well-coordinated duo prepares a new, originally interpreted composition for every occasion.

contemporary 13 Sep 2026 8:00 PM Tickets via Livenation Jamie Woon emerged in the early 2010s as one of the decade’s most exciting new artists, before disappearing from the spotlight to question everything around him. Last year, however, he finally broke his silence with his new album 3,10, Why, When, and now he returns to his Hungarian fans on September 13 at Akvárium Klub. Place: Akvárium Klub Budapest Address: 1051 Budapest, Erzsébet tér 12

12 Sep 2026 6:13 AM President Andras Baka's asset declaration was published on Sandor Palace's website on Friday. According to the document, he owns four properties and has some 130 million forints (EUR 356,000) in savings. Baka has half ownership of a 270sqm house in Budapest's 12th district since 2002, and the same for a 93sqm apartment in the 5th district acquired in 1986. Since 1979, Baka has half ownership of a 57sqm weekend house in Szigetmonostor, north of Budapest.