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  • Shooting in Hungary: Apple’s Globetrotting Action-Adventure Movie ‘Matchbox’

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    • 2 Apr 2025 7:30 AM

    An ongoing audit of the Opera House may be behind the cancellation of a press conference called on March 21 to announce the productions and events planned for the Opera’s 142nd season.

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    • 2 Apr 2025 7:26 AM

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    • 2 Apr 2025 7:18 AM

    On display until 21 April. Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy's works are "a manifestation of homeland and national genius", the speaker of parliament said at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest.

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  • Demonstrators Block Key Budapest Bridges to Protest Against Pride Ban And 'Techno-Fascist Legislation'

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    • 2 Apr 2025 7:03 AM

    The government "has banned Pride and banned future anti-government protests", independent lawmaker Ákos Hadházy told protesters gathered on Budapest’s Elisabeth Bridge to demand the repeal of a recent amendment to the law on the right of assembly on Tuesday.

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    • 2 Apr 2025 6:37 AM

    Some 1.4bn bottles and cans have been returned using Hungary's deposit-return system (DRS) since its launch, MOHU, a unit of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL that has a nationwide municipal waste management concession said.

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  • Home Sales Up 10% in Hungary this March

    Home Sales Up 10% in Hungary this March

    • 2 Apr 2025 6:32 AM

    Home sales in Hungary climbed 10pc year-on-year to 12,200 in March, a monthly estimate by listed real estate broker Duna House shows.

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  • Boosting Military Cooperation Agreed Between Hungary & Serbia

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    • 2 Apr 2025 6:24 AM

    Hungary and Serbia on Tuesday agreed to boost military cooperation and signed an agreement on the 2025 plan, Defence Minister Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said in Belgrade.

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  • Updated: Most Popular Car Brands for EV Subsidies in Hungary Revealed

    Updated: Most Popular Car Brands for EV Subsidies in Hungary Revealed

    • 2 Apr 2025 6:22 AM

    China's BYD is the most popular brand among applicants in a government programme to support businesses' purchases of electric vehicles, the Energy Ministry said in a post on social media on Saturday.

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  • Hungary to Provide Millions in Emergency Aid to Myanmar Earthquake Survivors

    Hungary to Provide Millions in Emergency Aid to Myanmar Earthquake Survivors

    • 2 Apr 2025 6:14 AM

    Hungary’s government is providing 5 million forints (EUR 12,420) in emergency humanitarian aid through the Hungary Helps scheme to the survivors of last week’s earthquake in Myanmar, the state secretary in charge of the programme and aid to persecuted Christians said.

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  • Drug Crackdown in Hungary: 150 Dealers Arrested, Sharp Increase in Street Price

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    • 2 Apr 2025 6:06 AM

    The crackdown launched by the government against drug dealers a month ago has "significantly" reduced the amount of illicit drugs in circulation in Hungary, the government commissioner responsible for the elimination of drug trafficking said.

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    'Rampant But Not Acceptable' - Young People in Hungary Reject Corruption

    • 2 Apr 2025 5:56 AM

    Most young people in Hungary see corruption in the country "rampant but not acceptable", the Integrity Authority said on Monday, citing a Eurobarometer survey.

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  • New Special Low Prices for Budapest Residents at City Baths & Swimming Pools

    New Special Low Prices for Budapest Residents at City Baths & Swimming Pools

    • 2 Apr 2025 5:38 AM

    Podmaniczky Movement leader Dávid Vitézy announced in a post on social media on Monday that students can enter public baths in Budapest at a lower rate from April and tickets will cost less at certain hours.

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