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President Zeman in hospital, Czechia in limbo

Czech politics is currently in a state of paralysis after President Milos Zeman was hospitalised on election weekend. The head of state officially oversees the handover of power after national elections in Czechia. However the 77-year-old fell ill after a meeting with Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Sunday. Instead of

Ciolos steps in to fill Romania’s power vacuum

President Klaus Iohannis has invited Save Romania Union (USR) leader Dacian Ciolos to form a government in Romania, which is in the midst of a political crisis. The country has been without a prime minister since last week, when MPs dismissed Florin Citu of the National Liberal Party (PNL). Ciolos’

Exhibition director Tamas Revesz takes CET on a digital tour of World Press Photo 2021

Tamas Revesz has organised the World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition in Hungary - the homeland of Robert Capa and Joseph Pulitzer - every year since the fall of communism. “It's over 30 years - quite incredible,” the Hungarian photographer tells CET as he launches his 31st exhibition in

South Korean leader to ink deal in Budapest

The government is currently discussing investments with 14 South Korean companies, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after meeting his opposite number Chung Eui-yong and Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo in Paris on Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in will next month become the first South Korean head of state to visit Hungary

World Press Photo 2021 opens in Budapest

How do you organise a major global exhibition in the Covid-era? Exhibitions manager and curator at World Press Photo, Sanne Schim van der Loeff, told CET how she and her colleagues have kept the show on the road, as it opened at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest. World Press

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