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  • Watchdogs Bite: MBH Bank Group Fined by National Bank of Hungary

    Watchdogs Bite: MBH Bank Group Fined by National Bank of Hungary

    • 8 Jan 2025 11:49 AM

    The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has fined MBH Bank and its unit MBH Investment Bank HUF 27.5m for failing to complete remedial measures, the central bank and financial market watchdog said on Monday.

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  • Complaint About "Underhand" Sale of Vodafone Hungary Filed by Socialist Party

    Complaint About "Underhand" Sale of Vodafone Hungary Filed by Socialist Party

    • 8 Jan 2025 8:02 AM

    The Socialist Party is filing a complaint to the authorities in connection with the "underhand" sale of Vodafone to a state-owned fund which "recorded a loss of around 13 billion forints [EUR 31.3m]" during the sale of the telecommunications company in the period of less than a year, and the opposition alleges that the state exchanged high-value shares for ones of lower value in opaque transactions that produced losses seriously detrimental to national interests.

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  • Keane New Manager: Irish Expat to Coach Hungarian Football Champions Fradi

    Keane New Manager: Irish Expat to Coach Hungarian Football Champions Fradi

    • 8 Jan 2025 7:56 AM

    Former Ireland international footballer Robbie Keane is the new head coach of defending Hungarian champions Ferencváros (FTC), the capital club announced.

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  • Prices of Motorway Tolls in Hungary this Year

    Prices of Motorway Tolls in Hungary this Year

    • 8 Jan 2025 7:08 AM

    The National Toll Payment Services Plc (NÚSZ) officially announced the 2025 motorway vignette prices for Hungary.

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  • Poor Hungary: Report Reveals Hungarians Are Least Well-Off in EU

    Poor Hungary: Report Reveals Hungarians Are Least Well-Off in EU

    • 7 Jan 2025 8:30 AM

    Household wealth in Luxembourg was 36% higher than the EU average, while Hungary and Bulgaria ranked lowest at 30% below the average, according to Euronews Business.

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  • Flagship Store for New One Hungary Brand Opens in Budapest to Replace Vodafone

    Flagship Store for New One Hungary Brand Opens in Budapest to Replace Vodafone

    • 7 Jan 2025 7:56 AM

    After more than a year and a half of preparatory work, One Hungary, part of the 4iG group, opened its first "flagship" brand store on Monday in the Westend City Center shopping mall in Budapest, on the site of the former Vodafone brand store.

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  • EIT Opens Innovation Community Hub in Hungary

    EIT Opens Innovation Community Hub in Hungary

    • 7 Jan 2025 7:26 AM

    The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has opened a community hub for innovation in Budapest, the organisation told MTI.

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  • Magyar Reveals Why President of Hungary Should Resign

    Magyar Reveals Why President of Hungary Should Resign

    • 6 Jan 2025 4:01 PM

    Peter Magyar, the leader of opposition Tisza, has called on President Tamas Sulyok to resign his office.

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  • Three Nigerian Men Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Budapest's Party District

    Three Nigerian Men Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Budapest's Party District

    • 6 Jan 2025 1:15 PM

    Three Nigerian men were questioned for the crime of drug trafficking, then taken into custody and their arrest initiated, the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) announced recently.

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  • Budapest Snooker Masters: Hawkins Crowned Champion, Robertson Hits 147

    Budapest Snooker Masters: Hawkins Crowned Champion, Robertson Hits 147

    • 6 Jan 2025 12:20 PM

    The first ever Hungarian Snooker Masters, the successor event of the previous six galas, was won by Barry Hawkins – the 2023 European Masters champion – who beat local star Bulcsú Révész in Sunday’s final.

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  • List of World’s 100 Best Dishes Now Includes a Hungarian Broth

    List of World’s 100 Best Dishes Now Includes a Hungarian Broth

    • 6 Jan 2025 10:50 AM

    International gastronomy website Taste Atlas has made a list of the world’s 100 best dishes at the end of 2024. A famous Hungarian dish, one that is present at almost every household on Sundays, has managed to earn a place in the top 100, reports Drive.hu.

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  • Watch: Traditional Hungarian Cuisine

    Watch: Traditional Hungarian Cuisine

    • 6 Jan 2025 10:49 AM

    To understand Hungarian cuisine, we have to take a peek into the past. Today's Hungarian cuisine is a synthesis of ancient Asiatic components mixed with Germanic, Italian, and Slavic elements. The food of Hungary can be considered a melting pot of the continent, with its own original cuisine from the Magyar people.

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  • Hungarian Recipe Of The Week: Palóc Soup

    Hungarian Recipe Of The Week: Palóc Soup

    • 6 Jan 2025 10:48 AM

    Our Palóc Goulash or Palóc Soup, which is similar like our national goulash, but different. It is because palóc goulash consists of more ingredients (for example French beans and sour cream). And originally, it's made of lamb.

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  • Transparent Sound New Music Festival in Budapest, on from 11 January for a Month Featuring International Artists

    Transparent Sound New Music Festival in Budapest, on from 11 January for a Month Featuring International Artists

    • 6 Jan 2025 10:16 AM

    On Saturday, January 11, the Transparent Sound New Music Festival will kick off with over twenty programs under a collective theme, with the title “Polychrome,” for almost a month in several Budapest venues, the organizers announced.

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