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Opposition Parties Received Illegal Campaign Financing, Hungarian Audit Office Finds
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has established that parties in the opposition alliance before the 2020 parliamentary elections were involved in illegal campaign financing, ÁSZ head László Windisch said.
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Revolut Launches New Forint Accounts - Details Revealed
Fintech company Revolut is offering forint savings accounts for Hungarian users, with gross annual interest rates ranging from 1.25% to 4.75%.
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Boss of Spar Hungary Complains About Her Customers Shopping Abroad
Hungary’s 27% VAT rate is undermining the competitiveness of Spar, in part by encouraging cross-border shopping, president Gabriella Heiszler of the subsidiary of the Dutch retail chain told Pénzcentrum in an interview.
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An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
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Dutch Woman Stabs Partner to Death in Downtown Budapest Flat
A Dutch woman stabbed her partner to death in a rented apartment in central Budapest’s Kazinczy Street, the website police.hu said.
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River Areas on Flood Alert in Northern Hungary
Areas along the rivers Tisza, Bodrog, Takta and the estuary of the river Sajó in northern Hungary are on flood protection alert, the northern Hungarian water management directorate said.
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Interviews
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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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Movies
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Movies now showing in English around Budapest:
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La Pescheria Budapest Weekend Offer
Treat yourself with seaside food experience from La Pescheria and enjoy in fresh seafood delicacy at home.
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Orbital MUN 2026 – Young Delegates Unite to Debate Critical Global Challenges in Budapest
This February, Britannica International School Budapest will host an exciting Model United Nations (MUN) conference that brings together students from five participating Orbital Education schools for two days of diplomacy, debate, and international collaboration.
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Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 15 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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