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Fruit Harvest Promises Favourable Pálinka Season in Hungary this Year
This year's fruit harvest promises a good pálinka season, with the professionals expecting a more favorable year; after last year's decline, this year's volume is expected to exceed 600,000 hectoliters.
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Hungary Takes Next Steps About Banning Energy Drink Sales to Minors
The Justice Ministry released a draft decree on Friday outlining types of energy drinks that would be prohibited from being sold to under-18s, 444 reports. If implemented as proposed, the decree would ban the sale of energy drinks to minors.
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Pedalo Tragedy: Young Foreigner Drowns in Lake Balaton
A young foreigner drowned in Lake Balaton, near Siófok, on Saturday, the water rescue services told MTI on Sunday.
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Lake Balaton Ferry Season Begins With Big Discounts & Better Services
After a successful pre-season, the main ferry season on Lake Balaton started on the first weekend of July, and the Balaton Shipping Company (BAHART) is increasing the number of its routes, writes Turizmus.com.
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ELTE Summer Uni Starts, 12 Hungarian Uni's in Top 5% of World Rankings
A summer university for Hungarian-speaking university and college students from across the border, the 27th Hungarian Summer University in the Carpathian Basin and the Forum for Hungarian Institutions of the Hungarian diaspora in the Carpathian Basin, has opened at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest.
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Top Expat Boss Leaves Hungary's Wizz Air
President Robert Caley has leftovers Wizz Air, to pursue other interests, making room for three promotions, the low-cost he announced on Wednesday. Jozsef Varadi remains the CEO.
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Gergely Borsos, General Manager, Time Out Market Budapest
Gergely joined the Time Out Market Budapest team in 2024 and played a key role in preparing for the Market’s opening from the very beginning.
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Special Effects Hungary Acquires Stake in International ESG Consulting Agency
Special Effects has acquired a stake in Leverage Point Entertainment, an international ESG consulting agency based in the United Kingdom.
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Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 8 January
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
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Britannica Students Achieve Highest Marks in Hungary
Britannica International School is celebrating exceptional academic success after students Karen and Mark earned the highest marks in Hungary in last summer’s Pearson Edexcel examinations.
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