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Experience Cinema History at Budapest's Classic Film Marathon
Film lovers in Budapest can see 100 restored classics on the big screen this September, including the original Puskás version of The Match of the Century, David Bowie in The Hunger, and a newly restored film of Queen's legendary 1986 Budapest concert.
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Find Socialist-Era Treasures at Memento Park’s First Retro Market
Here's a great chance for expats to own pieces of Hungary’s past at the first-ever Retro Day at Memento Park on August 30.
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‘System to Siphon Off Public Funds’ Run by Orbán Gov’t? - Database Goes Public
Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Tuesday accused the previous Orban government of having built "a system to siphon off public funds".
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Orbán’s Father Győző Offers Help with Paks Nuclear Plant Weir
A quarry company owned by the father of Viktor Orbán, the former prime minister, has offered to deliver stones for the construction of an underwater weir on the Danube, next to the Paks nuclear power plant.
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Greenwashing: Coca-Cola Hungary Agrees to Change Bottle Claims
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has launched simultaneous competition supervision proceedings against multiple companies for likely misleading consumers with claims about the environmental impact of their products on the labels of mineral water and soft drinks bottles and in other forms of commercial communication.
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MBH Bank Pressured by PM to Rethink Charity Scheme Rollback
Prime Minister Peter Magyar called on MBH Bank and Lorinc Meszaros, who has ties to business interests with stakes in the lender, to reinstate a charity programme benefitting children from low-income households with good grades in a post on Facebook on Monday.
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Interviews
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XpatLoop Interview 5: Károly Gerendai, Founder of Sziget Festival in Budapest
With just days to go before the 32nd Sziget opens its gates, returning owner Károly Gerendai gave this exclusive interview to personally let readers in the loop know what's ahead this year - plus his vision for the future of one of Europe's biggest festivals.
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VRG Insight: Accounting as a Tool for Security & Better Decisions
Many businesses still treat accounting mainly as a compliance function: invoices are collected, tax returns are filed, taxes are paid and the annual financial statements are prepared.
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Wolfgang Puck & Byron Lazaroff-Puck Bring the Generational Tasting Tour to Budapest
Alongside London, Maui, Singapore, Shanghai, Bahrain and Las Vegas, Budapest is joining Wolfgang Puck and Byron Lazaroff-Puck’s international Generational Tasting Tour.
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Sauska Starts English-Language Cellar Tours in Historic Budafok
Multi-award-winning Hungarian winery Sauska is expanding its English-language programme with regular guided tours of its sparkling wine cellar in Budafok. The new tours offer expats in Hungary a chance to explore the district’s underground cellar network while discovering how Sauska produces its popular traditional-method sparkling wines.
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