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  • Folk Music Community in Hungary Mourns Sebo

    Folk Music Community in Hungary Mourns Sebo

    • 28 Apr 2026 7:12 AM

    Tributes poured in from across Hungary's cultural scene after Ferenc Sebő, the Kossuth Prize-winning performer, composer, and co-founder of the dance house movement, died on Monday at the age of 79.

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  • Powers of Tax Authority in Hungary to be Expanded via Magyar Call to Orbán?

    Powers of Tax Authority in Hungary to be Expanded via Magyar Call to Orbán?

    • 28 Apr 2026 6:16 AM

    Peter Magyar, the incoming prime minister, has called on the outgoing Orbán government to empower the country's tax and customs authority to suspend transfers of assets connected with suspected of money laundering for up to 90 days when the cabinet meets on Wednesday. He also demanded that the regulation be published the same day.

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  • Authorities Request Waiver of Fidesz MEP Deutsch's Immunity, Reveals President of EP

    Authorities Request Waiver of Fidesz MEP Deutsch's Immunity, Reveals President of EP

    • 28 Apr 2026 6:02 AM

    The Hungarian authorities have requested the waiver of immunity for Fidesz MEP Tamas Deutsch. The request was revealed by Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, at the opening of the plenary session in Strasbourg on Monday.

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  • Kariko to Receive Honorary Doctorate from the University of Oxford

    Kariko to Receive Honorary Doctorate from the University of Oxford

    • 28 Apr 2026 5:49 AM

    Hungarian Nobel Prize-winning researcher Katalin Kariko, the first female to receive the prize, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Oxford in June, after receiving similar degrees from two US universities in May, according to information from the University of Szeged (SZTE), in southern Hungary.

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  • Magyar to Hold Talks in Brussels on Weds on Securing EU Funding

    Magyar to Hold Talks in Brussels on Weds on Securing EU Funding

    • 27 Apr 2026 5:41 PM

    Peter Magyar, the prime minister-elect, will travel to Brussels on Wednesday to hold informal talks on restoring Hungary's access to European Union funds.

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  • Symbolic Insight: EU Flag to Return to Hungarian Parliament

    Symbolic Insight: EU Flag to Return to Hungarian Parliament

    • 27 Apr 2026 5:26 PM

    At the inaugural session of Hungary's parliament, the European Union flag will be restored to the facade of the Parliament building, alongside the Hungarian and Szekler flags, prime minister-elect Peter Magyar wrote in a Facebook post on Friday.

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  • Watchdog Publishes Greenwashing Identification Guide for Consumers in Hungary

    Watchdog Publishes Greenwashing Identification Guide for Consumers in Hungary

    • 27 Apr 2026 4:50 PM

    Hungary's Competition Authority (GVH) has published an online guide to help consumers identify deceptive marketing practices when companies tout the environmental benefits of their products, the watchdog said on Friday.

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  • Many Moped & E-Scooters Riders Without Mandatory Insurance in Hungary

    Many Moped & E-Scooters Riders Without Mandatory Insurance in Hungary

    • 27 Apr 2026 4:40 PM

    Around 55-60pc of the close to 700,000 mopeds and 70-80pc of the some 50,000 electric scooters in Hungary are not covered by compulsory third-party insurance, according to an estimate by the Hungarian Association of Independent Insurance Brokers (FBAMSZ).

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  • Anita Orban to Serve as Deputy PM

    Anita Orban to Serve as Deputy PM

    • 27 Apr 2026 3:16 PM

    The incoming foreign minister, Anita Orban, will also serve as deputy prime minister in the Tisza government, the prime minister-elect, Peter Magyar, announced in a Facebook post on Saturday.

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  • Viktor Orbán Exits Hungarian Parliament

    Viktor Orbán Exits Hungarian Parliament

    • 27 Apr 2026 2:48 PM

    Peter Magyar, the incoming prime minister, on Saturday criticised PM Orbán for "failing to take responsibility". Magyar's remarks came in response to Orban's announcement that he is returning the parliamentary mandate he won in the election.

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  • Ad Tax Suspension Extended in Hungary

    Ad Tax Suspension Extended in Hungary

    • 27 Apr 2026 2:46 PM

    A suspension of the tax on advertisers has been extended past July 1, when it was set to expire, a government decree published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Kozlony shows.

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  • Reform Drive Gains Momentum in Hungary Film Industry

    Reform Drive Gains Momentum in Hungary Film Industry

    • 27 Apr 2026 2:31 PM

    More than 80 film professionals and organisations have launched a new initiative called Filmreform, calling for meaningful professional involvement in shaping Hungary’s film financing and support systems, organisers announced.

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  • Protest in Balatonalmádi Against Planned Privatisation of State-Owned Lake Balaton Properties

    Protest in Balatonalmádi Against Planned Privatisation of State-Owned Lake Balaton Properties

    • 27 Apr 2026 1:26 PM

    Civil groups staged a protest in Balatonalmádi on Sunday against the planned privatisation of state-owned Lake Balaton properties, including the Balatonalmádi Postás holiday resort.

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  • Hokusai and the Evolution of Manga: New Exhibition Opens at the Museum of Ethnography Budapest

    Hokusai and the Evolution of Manga: New Exhibition Opens at the Museum of Ethnography Budapest

    • 27 Apr 2026 12:52 PM

    Budapest’s Museum of Ethnography is currently hosting a compelling exploration of Japanese visual culture, centering on the works of the legendary Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849).

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