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  • Big Charity Concert Soon in Budapest to Support Turkey-Syria Earthquake Victims

    Big Charity Concert Soon in Budapest to Support Turkey-Syria Earthquake Victims

    • 10 Mar 2023 9:00 AM

    A big concert will be held to support victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake on March 22 at the Hungarian Heritage House in Budapest, where well-known performers of world music, early music and other genres will play, the Hungarian Interchurch Aid announced.

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  • Efforts to Offer Protection and Support to Ukraine Refugees in Hungary Commended by COE Commission

    Efforts to Offer Protection and Support to Ukraine Refugees in Hungary Commended by COE Commission

    • 10 Mar 2023 8:52 AM

    The Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released a report on Hungary, commending the country’s efforts to offer protection and support to refugees from Ukraine.

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  • Economic Growth Expected to Continue in Hungary

    Economic Growth Expected to Continue in Hungary

    • 10 Mar 2023 8:43 AM

    The government expects economic growth to continue in the next twelve to eighteen months, exceeding 4% in 2024, while state debt and government budget deficit will fall, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said at an event of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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  • Jobs in Hungary 'Primarily for Hungarians', Says Orbán

    Jobs in Hungary 'Primarily for Hungarians', Says Orbán

    • 10 Mar 2023 8:15 AM

    The Hungarian economy has to provide jobs for Hungarians first of all, “and everyone else can only come after”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a conference in Budapest.

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  • Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 9- 15 March

    Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 9- 15 March

    • 10 Mar 2023 6:35 AM

    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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  • Top 5 Lesser Known UNESCO Wonders In Hungary

    Top 5 Lesser Known UNESCO Wonders In Hungary

    • 9 Mar 2023 3:16 PM

    Here you can see the least famous yet fantastic local World Heritage Sites, along with a brief description about why they’re so wonderful.

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  • Watch: Why is Pope Francis Coming to Hungary?

    Watch: Why is Pope Francis Coming to Hungary?

    • 9 Mar 2023 3:11 PM

    Despite a scaled-back program, the Pope will meet with Hungarian authorities, visit renowned sites, and engage with refugees and those in need.

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  • Head Of Hungary’s Central Bank Sharply Criticises Recent National Economic Policy

    Head Of Hungary’s Central Bank Sharply Criticises Recent National Economic Policy

    • 9 Mar 2023 11:34 AM

    Economic policymaking already “took a wrong turn” in 2021, before the war in Ukraine and sanctions of 2022, György Matolcsy, the head of Hungary’s central bank (NBH) told MPs.

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  • Around One in Five Bank Branches in Hungary Closed Last Year – Why?

    Around One in Five Bank Branches in Hungary Closed Last Year – Why?

    • 9 Mar 2023 6:10 AM

    Banks closed 322 branches last year, reducing the total from 1,832 to 1,510, as almost one in five was closed, personal finance website Bank360 reports.

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  • 70,000 Foreigners Worked in Hungary Last Year - 20,000 Via Staffing Agencies

    70,000 Foreigners Worked in Hungary Last Year - 20,000 Via Staffing Agencies

    • 9 Mar 2023 6:07 AM

    According to Central Statistics Office data, a total of 70,000 foreigners worked in Hungary in the middle of 2022, up by 20% from a year earlier.

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  • Latest Inflation in Hungary Edges Up to Over 25%

    Latest Inflation in Hungary Edges Up to Over 25%

    • 9 Mar 2023 6:01 AM

    Consumer prices were up by an annual 25.4% in February, driven mostly by household energy and food prices, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.

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  • Covid Update: 878 New Coronavirus Cases Last Week 11 Fatalities in Hungary

    Covid Update: 878 New Coronavirus Cases Last Week 11 Fatalities in Hungary

    • 9 Mar 2023 5:58 AM

    Fully 878 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed last week, while 11 fatalities were registered in connection with the virus, the Coronavirus Press Centre said on Wednesday.

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  • State Chartered Train to Take Hungarians to Watch Football in Germany

    State Chartered Train to Take Hungarians to Watch Football in Germany

    • 9 Mar 2023 5:56 AM

    Seven Hungarian consuls will attend the football match between Bayer Leverkusen and Ferencváros in Leverkusen, in western Germany, to aid Hungarian fans should they need assistance, the minister for foreign affairs and trade said.

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  • Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies on Navracsics to Discuss Erasmus Controversy in Brussels

    Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies on Navracsics to Discuss Erasmus Controversy in Brussels

    • 9 Mar 2023 5:39 AM

    Concessions made so far by Hungary to satisfy EU conditions for allowing foundation-run universities to accede to student and researcher exchange programmes, seem to have been found unsatisfactory in Brussels. Columnists express diametrically opposing views on the matter.

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