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  • Car Buyers in Hungary Prefer Used Vehicles Over 6 Years Old, New Survey Shows

    Car Buyers in Hungary Prefer Used Vehicles Over 6 Years Old, New Survey Shows

    • 10 Jan 2025 9:19 AM

    Two-thirds of those planning to buy a car in Hungary would rather purchase a used auto, with the average being a vehicle older than six years, according to a representative online survey published by Das WeltAuto.

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    Latest Retail Sales Figures on Rise in Hungary

    • 10 Jan 2025 9:06 AM

    Retail sales in Hungary rose 4.1pc year-on-year in November, adjusted for calendar year effects, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on Thursday show.

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    • 9 Jan 2025 5:49 PM

    An unforgettable gourmet experience awaits you at ETELE Cinema. On January 23, Dávid Pallag, owner of the Michelin-recommended Rutin restaurant, will once again present an exclusive 3-course dinner.

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  • Hungary Airlines Officially Approved to Take-Off - with Chinese Businessman as Majority Shareholder

    Hungary Airlines Officially Approved to Take-Off - with Chinese Businessman as Majority Shareholder

    • 9 Jan 2025 9:43 AM

    Hungary Airlines has taken over the operation of the state-owned Airbus A330F cargo aircraft, and since the end of November, the state-owned Air Hungary has become a shareholder in the company, Airportal.hu reports.

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  • Mars Can be Seen in All its Glory from Hungary Throughout January

    Mars Can be Seen in All its Glory from Hungary Throughout January

    • 9 Jan 2025 9:15 AM

    Mars will come close to Earth on Sunday, January 12th, and four days later, on January 16th, it will come into opposition to the Sun, the Svábhegyi Star Observatory told MTI on Wednesday.

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  • Classical Music: New Year Starts in Budapest with Works by Romantic Composers

    Classical Music: New Year Starts in Budapest with Works by Romantic Composers

    • 9 Jan 2025 9:07 AM

    The National Philharmonic Orchestra will perform works by Mozart, the Viennese classic, Massenet, the Romantic, and Schönberg, the post-Romantic composer, on January 20 at the Academy of Music.

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  • Tokaj & Eger Producers Win Top Awards at Hungarian Wine Grand Prix

    Tokaj & Eger Producers Win Top Awards at Hungarian Wine Grand Prix

    • 9 Jan 2025 8:38 AM

    The top list of the Hungarian Wine Writers' Circle contains 12 white and 12 red wines every year, and the members of the MBK award the Hungarian Wine Grand Prix in white and red during a blind tasting of these items.

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    Ildiko Jackson, Spa Manager, W Budapest

    • 9 Jan 2025 8:36 AM

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  • Rogan's Inclusion on US Sanctions List is 'Revenge' by Outgoing US Ambassador, Claims Hungarian FM

    Rogan's Inclusion on US Sanctions List is 'Revenge' by Outgoing US Ambassador, Claims Hungarian FM

    • 9 Jan 2025 8:21 AM

    The United States Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Antal Rogan, Minister for the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office, US Ambassador David Pressman told a press conference.

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  • Number of Jobseekers in Hungary Continues to Fall

    Number of Jobseekers in Hungary Continues to Fall

    • 9 Jan 2025 8:18 AM

    The number of jobseekers in Hungary stood at 220,800 in December, down by more than 4,000 from the same month a year earlier, the state secretary for employment policy said on Wednesday, citing data from the National Employment Service (NFSZ).

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  • Ten-Point Pledge Revealed to Improve Public Transport in Hungary, Including "Delay Insurance"

    Ten-Point Pledge Revealed to Improve Public Transport in Hungary, Including "Delay Insurance"

    • 9 Jan 2025 7:54 AM

    Construction and Transportation Minister Janos Lazar outlined a ten-point pledge to improve public transport at a press conference.

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  • How is New Deposit-Return System for Recycling Bottles & Cans in Hungary Working Out?

    How is New Deposit-Return System for Recycling Bottles & Cans in Hungary Working Out?

    • 9 Jan 2025 7:50 AM

    More than 1bn bottles and cans have been returned in the past six months through Hungary's new deposit-return system (DRS), MOHU, a unit of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL that has a nationwide municipal waste management concession said.

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    • 8 Jan 2025 4:50 PM

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  • Large Amount of Artworks Now on Loan From Finest Museums in Hungary to Many Undisclosed Borrowers

    Large Amount of Artworks Now on Loan From Finest Museums in Hungary to Many Undisclosed Borrowers

    • 8 Jan 2025 12:02 PM

    The Museum of Fine Arts has transferred 1,293 works of art to state agencies, companies, and local governments, in line with a law permitting such loans with ministerial approval, website 24 reports.

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