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  • EU to Deduct Euro 200 Million Fine from Hungary's Funding

    EU to Deduct Euro 200 Million Fine from Hungary's Funding

    • 19 Sep 2024 6:50 AM

    The European Commission will start deducting the 200 million euro fine from the funding payable to Hungary as the country has failed to pay by the deadline, the EC's spokesperson said.

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  • Hungary's Opposition LMP Quits European Greens

    Hungary's Opposition LMP Quits European Greens

    • 19 Sep 2024 6:43 AM

    Hungary's opposition LMP on Wednesday said it is quitting the European Green Party (EGP) over the "serious differences" that have arisen recently between the two sides in connection with the issues of electromobility and electric battery production.

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  • Five-Star Spa Hotel Under Construction in Heviz in Hungary

    Five-Star Spa Hotel Under Construction in Heviz in Hungary

    • 19 Sep 2024 6:33 AM

    The five-star Le Primore Hotel and SPA is under construction in Héviz, home to Europe's largest thermal lake, at a cost of close to HUF 34bn, the hotel's operator said.

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  • Good Quality Tobacco Crop Expected in Hungary by ULT

    Good Quality Tobacco Crop Expected in Hungary by ULT

    • 19 Sep 2024 6:17 AM

    The local unit of Universal Leaf Tobacco (ULT) expects the quality of this year's tobacco crop to be "slightly" lower than last year's, but still good, ULT Magyarország's agronomics director told MTI.

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  • 'Fig Festival', Badacsony, 12 - 13 October

    'Fig Festival', Badacsony, 12 - 13 October

    • 18 Sep 2024 4:48 PM

    According to the organizers of Füge Feszt, there isn’t just one season, but many seasons, and Lake Balaton offers excitement all year round, making it worth anchoring by the shore. This autumn, for the first time, the unique Füge Feszt (Fig Fest) will be held at a special, direct lakeside location.

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  • Tuning & Retro Festival, Railway History Park Budapest, 12 -13 October

    Tuning & Retro Festival, Railway History Park Budapest, 12 -13 October

    • 18 Sep 2024 4:47 PM

    From the organisers: 2024 "Tuning and Retro Festival" jointly organized by AMTS and the Oldtimer Show! The venue is again the Hungarian Railway History Park, date: Oct. 12-13.

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  • Internet Usage Rate in Hungary Among EU'S Top Ten

    Internet Usage Rate in Hungary Among EU'S Top Ten

    • 18 Sep 2024 4:38 PM

    Around 88pc of Hungarians between the ages of 16 and 74 use the internet on a daily basis, a study by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) shows.

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  • 30th Anniversary Celebration Series by Fono Music Centre Budapest

    30th Anniversary Celebration Series by Fono Music Centre Budapest

    • 18 Sep 2024 4:20 PM

    The Buda Fono cultural and music centre has launched a programme series featuring concerts, folk-dance teaching and round-table discussions in celebration of the centre's upcoming 30th anniversary, its managing director announced.

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  • Gundel's Sign Language Film Finished in Top 3 at 3 Minute Film Festival

    Gundel's Sign Language Film Finished in Top 3 at 3 Minute Film Festival

    • 18 Sep 2024 2:28 PM

    Gundel Restaurant's film on sign language communication came second at one of the world's most prestigious short film festivals. The 3 Minute Film Festival in Santa Barbara celebrates the creativity and message of three-minute films and is a highly regarded event among filmmakers.

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  • Marzie Malek, Painter in Budapest

    Marzie Malek, Painter in Budapest

    • 18 Sep 2024 1:58 PM

    Marzie is 44 years old and has a 14-year-old son named Sam. She earned her bachelor's degree in Graphics and has worked for 25 years as a teacher at a conservatory (art school). However, her true passion lies in painting rather than graphics.

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  • The Craziest Running Race on 5 October in Tokaj, Hungary

    The Craziest Running Race on 5 October in Tokaj, Hungary

    • 18 Sep 2024 1:11 PM

    Mád, the gem of Tokaj, the tiny village with superstars like Szepsy, is often written without the accent – because there is a good portion of madness in the minds… Just look at this running contest: the program includes a party the night before, so that runners could start with a decent hangover.

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  • Come Help Fill Sandbags: Magyar Trades Sharp Barbs with PM’s Political Advisor

    Come Help Fill Sandbags: Magyar Trades Sharp Barbs with PM’s Political Advisor

    • 18 Sep 2024 6:18 AM

    Tisza Party president Péter Magyar definitively rejected an invitation to appear on state TV on Thursday to engage in a discussion with the prime minister’s political director Balázs Orbán, saying it would be irresponsible while Hungary faces mass flooding.

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  • Hungary Ploughs HUF 30,000 Billion into Healthcare Sector, Since 2010, Claims Minister

    Hungary Ploughs HUF 30,000 Billion into Healthcare Sector, Since 2010, Claims Minister

    • 18 Sep 2024 5:36 AM

    The government has spent around HUF 30,000bn on healthcare since coming to power in 2010, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said on Tuesday, at the inauguration of a trauma centre at a big hospital in Budapest.

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  • Watch: PM's Political Director Balázs Orbán Grilled on BBC Hardtalk

    Watch: PM's Political Director Balázs Orbán Grilled on BBC Hardtalk

    • 18 Sep 2024 5:32 AM

    "The liberal world order is over, and at the dawn of a "new world order", conservatives have to know what positions, narratives and way of thinking are needed in order for them to be the winners of the new era", Balázs Orbán says.

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