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  • Heat & Drought Only Set to Get Worse in Next Few Days in Hungary

    Heat & Drought Only Set to Get Worse in Next Few Days in Hungary

    • 16 Aug 2022 11:25 AM

    Heat and drought are set to intensify in the coming days, the Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ) announced on Monday. Hungary’s main weather forecasting service posted on Facebook that “the situation is tragic” with regard to the drought currently afflicting the country.

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  • Tisza River Plastic Waste Problem Discussed with Former President Áder

    Tisza River Plastic Waste Problem Discussed with Former President Áder

    • 16 Aug 2022 10:26 AM

    In his latest Blue Planet (Kék bolygó) podcast, János Áder, Hungary’s former president, discussed the issue of plastic waste on the River Tisza with independent filmmaker and environmental activist Dimitry Ljasuk

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  • Guide to August 20 Celebrations in Budapest: Spectacular Air Display, Concerts, Folk Arts + Cheap Drinks & Big-Budget Fireworks

    Guide to August 20 Celebrations in Budapest: Spectacular Air Display, Concerts, Folk Arts + Cheap Drinks & Big-Budget Fireworks

    • 16 Aug 2022 10:02 AM

    The August 20 celebrations will again span four days this year, with hundreds of programmes on offer to expats at some 20 venues from 18 August.

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  • Low Grape Harvest Expected in Hungary

    Low Grape Harvest Expected in Hungary

    • 16 Aug 2022 9:11 AM

    The grape harvest will amount so some 370 million kilograms, a low figure, the Agriculture Ministry forecast on Monday.

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  • Shrinking Construction Sector in Hungary this June

    Shrinking Construction Sector in Hungary this June

    • 16 Aug 2022 9:00 AM

    Output of Hungary’s construction sector fell by an annual 8.1% in June, contracting for the first time in more than a year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.

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  • Zsa Zsa Gábor's Widower Mugged in Budapest

    Zsa Zsa Gábor's Widower Mugged in Budapest

    • 16 Aug 2022 8:55 AM

    Prince Frédéric von Anhalt, widower of Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gábor, was mugged recently in downtown Budapest, the tabloid Blikk reports.

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  • Petrol Stations to Remain Open Aug 19- 20, Says Hungarian Petroleum Association

    Petrol Stations to Remain Open Aug 19- 20, Says Hungarian Petroleum Association

    • 16 Aug 2022 8:53 AM

    Petrol stations of the Hungarian Petroleum Association (MASZ) will remain open on August 19-20, when 500-600 stations operated by the Association of Independent Petrol Stations (FBSZ) will close.

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  • 1,000+ Km Of Roads to Be Revamped in Hungary This Year

    1,000+ Km Of Roads to Be Revamped in Hungary This Year

    • 15 Aug 2022 10:55 AM

    Hungary’s public road maintenance company Magyar Közút plans to revamp over 1,000km of roads by the end of this year, the company said on Friday.

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  • Lower Flat Owner Approval Threshold for Solar Panel Investments in Hungary

    Lower Flat Owner Approval Threshold for Solar Panel Investments in Hungary

    • 15 Aug 2022 10:33 AM

    The government has lowered the flat owner approval threshold for solar panel investments on buildings with multiple dwellings from 100% to 75%, a Fidesz lawmaker said on Facebook on Friday.

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  • Largest Investment Ever in Hungary Signed with CATL

    Largest Investment Ever in Hungary Signed with CATL

    • 15 Aug 2022 10:26 AM

    The largest ever investment project in Hungary will be carried out under an agreement signed with Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) which will set up its second European plant in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary.

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  • Military To Practice Flyovers In Budapest On Monday

    Military To Practice Flyovers In Budapest On Monday

    • 15 Aug 2022 10:07 AM

    Aircraft of the Hungarian military will practice flyovers in preparation for an August 20 air show over Budapest in the early afternoon on Monday, the defence ministry told MTI.

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  • Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies Look Back on the PM’s Dallas Address

    Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies Look Back on the PM’s Dallas Address

    • 14 Aug 2022 9:03 AM

    Opposition-leaning analysts believe that the Prime Minister did a grave disservice to his country by taking sides with former president Donald Trump and his supporters in his address to the CPAC meeting. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, take the event as proof that Prime Minister Orbán has become an important international actor.

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  • Hackers Suspected Of Stealing Millions Of Forints Arrested

    Hackers Suspected Of Stealing Millions Of Forints Arrested

    • 13 Aug 2022 7:01 AM

    Hungarian police arrested two hackers who used phishing to access online payment systems and steal millions of forints, according to police.hu.

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  • Tree-Felling Decree No Threat to Forests, Says Hungarian Forestry Company

    Tree-Felling Decree No Threat to Forests, Says Hungarian Forestry Company

    • 13 Aug 2022 6:53 AM

    A recent government decree allowing the felling of trees in the event of an energy emergency will not put Hungary’s forests in danger, the managing director of forestry company Egererdő said on Friday.

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