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  • You’re Unfairly Fired: Civil Servant Sacked for Sharing Minister Nagy Meme Wins Lawsuit

    You’re Unfairly Fired: Civil Servant Sacked for Sharing Minister Nagy Meme Wins Lawsuit

    • 21 May 2024 7:03 AM

    A former Ministry of Economic Development employee (now the Economy Ministry), who was fired for sharing a meme of Minister Marton Nagy on Facebook, has won a wrongful dismissal ruling in a first instance court, with help from the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ).

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  • Orbán is Highest Paid European PM Relative to Average Pay

    Orbán is Highest Paid European PM Relative to Average Pay

    • 21 May 2024 6:57 AM

    Of all European prime ministers, Viktor Orban earns the most compared to the average salary of the country he leads, according to Peter Bucsky, a journalist at the business news website G7, speaking on RTL’s morning news programme Reggeli.

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  • Chinese Film Week, Hungarian National Film Theatre

    Chinese Film Week, Hungarian National Film Theatre

    • 21 May 2024 6:49 AM

    Six features, several shorts will be screened as part of the 2024 Imázsia Chinese Film Week held from May 24 to 28 at the Uránia National Film Theatre in Budapest, the organisers said.

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  • Why is Alliance with Serbia 'Invaluable' to Hungary?

    Why is Alliance with Serbia 'Invaluable' to Hungary?

    • 21 May 2024 5:43 AM

    Hungary considers its alliance with Serbia “an invaluable asset”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told a joint press conference with his Serbian counterpart in Budapest.

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  • Updated: Hungarian Politicians React to Shooting of Slovak PM

    Updated: Hungarian Politicians React to Shooting of Slovak PM

    • 21 May 2024 5:29 AM

    Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, has called Wednesday’s shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico “shocking and appalling”.

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  • Flights Launching This Summer from Budapest to a Picturesque Italian Region

    Flights Launching This Summer from Budapest to a Picturesque Italian Region

    • 21 May 2024 5:23 AM

    Starting June 2, Ryanair will operate a direct flight from Budapest to Trieste, the center of one of the most exciting regions of Italy, twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, the Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional tourist office announced.

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  • Size of Summer Price Increases at Ice Cream Parlors & Beach Buffets in Hungary Revealed

    Size of Summer Price Increases at Ice Cream Parlors & Beach Buffets in Hungary Revealed

    • 21 May 2024 5:17 AM

    As the sunny, warm weather arrives, ice cream parlors are opening across the country, and beaches come to life, welcoming visitors one after the other during May and June.

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  • Watch: Unmanned Shops to Be Launched In Hungary This Summer - Video Guide

    Watch: Unmanned Shops to Be Launched In Hungary This Summer - Video Guide

    • 21 May 2024 5:01 AM

    In a short time, up to 150 stores could be operating in Hungary without staff. There are many advantages to these kinds of stores, but Hungarian shoppers will certainly have to become familiar with its technology, Világgazdaság writes.

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  • Free Family Friendly Programmes Aplenty at 'Palace of Arts' this Sunday

    Free Family Friendly Programmes Aplenty at 'Palace of Arts' this Sunday

    • 21 May 2024 4:59 AM

    The regular 'Müpa Junior' Sunday programme will grow to enormous dimensions on Sunday for Children's Day. With music and stories on three stages, both inside the iconic Budapest building and outside in the open air, there is a long list of creative and musical activities on offer for free.

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  • Dúzsi Summer Red Introduced to Hungarian Market

    Dúzsi Summer Red Introduced to Hungarian Market

    • 17 May 2024 3:48 PM

    The Dúzsi Summer Red is an easy drinking summer red wine, that is a blend of Pinot noir, Blauburger and Zweigelt .

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  • New Tender Worth HUF 75 Billion Called to Support SME Innovation in Hungary

    New Tender Worth HUF 75 Billion Called to Support SME Innovation in Hungary

    • 17 May 2024 11:37 AM

    The government will call a new Ft 75 billion tender with co-financing by the EU to support innovation capabilities of micro firms and SMEs, state secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation Balázs Hankó said on Thursday after the launch of social consultation of the EU-funded Ginop scheme began.

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  • Will LGBTQ Education Be Mandatory for Children in Hungary Under Gyurcsány Rule, or is This Claim Just a Scare Tactic by Fidesz MEP?

    Will LGBTQ Education Be Mandatory for Children in Hungary Under Gyurcsány Rule, or is This Claim Just a Scare Tactic by Fidesz MEP?

    • 17 May 2024 11:27 AM

    Fidesz MEP Balázs Hidvéghi has said opposition Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány and Gergely Karácsony, the leftist mayor of Budapest, were planning “to let LGBTQ activists loose on children”.

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  • Stars in Hungary: Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively in Budapest for a Month

    Stars in Hungary: Ryan Reynolds & Blake Lively in Budapest for a Month

    • 17 May 2024 9:48 AM

    Another Hollywood star has arrived in Budapest. According to Blikk, Ryan Reynolds and his wife will be in Budapest for a month. Sharp-eyed fans may be able to bump into one of Hollywood's funniest heroes - star of the Deadpool movies - and his actress wife, Blake Lively.

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  • New Coins Now Circulating in Hungary, Including a Silver One Worth HUF 50,000

    New Coins Now Circulating in Hungary, Including a Silver One Worth HUF 50,000

    • 17 May 2024 8:53 AM

    A new Ft 100 coin will be released on May 16, in honour of the MNB’s centenary. The obverse depicts the MNB logo and a decorative motif inspired by a 1924 share certificate, with inscriptions commemorating 100 years of a stable monetary system.

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