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New Culture & Innovation Minister Appointed in Hungary
Balázs Hankó, the state secretary for innovation and higher education, said on Monday that “it is an honour as well as a responsibility” to be asked by the prime minister to fill the post of minister of culture of innovation, adding that “I’ve been assigned not a post, but a task”.
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May Surplus Brings Budget Deficit to HUF 2,548 Billion In Hungary
A 49 billion forint surplus (EUR 120m) for May brought Hungary’s cash flow-based general government deficit to 2,548.5 billion forints at the end of the month, the finance ministry said in a preliminary release of data.
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Donáth Resigns as Momentum Leader in Hungary
Anna Donáth on Monday announced her resignation as leader of the opposition Momentum Movement after deeming her party’s performance in the European parliamentary elections “a failure”.
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Hungarian Opinion: Lessons of the Electoral Campaign
In their last opinion columns before Sunday’s municipal and European elections, commentators tried to make sense of the changes in the domestic political landscape and relations between Hungary and the European Union.
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Watch: Hungary Ready for Euro's After Three Goal Victory
Marco Rossi's team completed their preparations for the European Championship in Germany in encouraging style by easing to a 3-0 win over visitors Israel in Debrecen, Barnabás Varga striking twice midway through the first half after fellow forward Roland Sallai had opened the scoring.
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Charges Including 'Torturing Humans' Brought Against Hungarian, Romanian Members of Int'l People Smuggling Ring
A court in Gyula, in south-east Hungary, has handed down prison sentences to 16 people for trafficking women to Germany, whom they then forced to work as prostitutes, the court said in a statement.
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Ágnes Németh, Founder, Editor in Chief, Hungarianwines.eu
Ágnes is a journalist, wine writer, “creator” and tour guide. She has run Hungarianwines.eu, the only constantly updated English language online magazine about Hungarian wines for 10 years.
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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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