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      • New Support Plan for Restaurants in Hungary Unveiled - Worth HUF 100 Billion
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  • Dr. János Kóka, Former Minister of Economy & Transport, Entrepreneur, Investor

    Dr. János Kóka, Former Minister of Economy & Transport, Entrepreneur, Investor

    • 6 Mar 2024 6:56 AM

    With over 25 years of experience in the IT and fintech sectors, János is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Cellum Group and Doktor24, two leading companies in mobile payment and health-care services.

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  • Home Completions in Hungary Around 15,000 This Year

    Home Completions in Hungary Around 15,000 This Year

    • 6 Mar 2024 6:01 AM

    The number of homes completed in 2024 could approach 15,000, construction industry association ÉVOSZ said.

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  • Tourists from Hungary Spent 47% More Abroad, Totaling HUF 1.6 Trillion Last Year

    Tourists from Hungary Spent 47% More Abroad, Totaling HUF 1.6 Trillion Last Year

    • 6 Mar 2024 5:21 AM

    Hungarians traveling abroad spent Ft 1.6 trillion outside the country last year, 47% more than in 2022, the Central Statistics Office announced.

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  • Belgium Breaks Up Hungarian Sex Trafficking Ring

    Belgium Breaks Up Hungarian Sex Trafficking Ring

    • 6 Mar 2024 5:16 AM

    Belgian and Hungarian authorities have busted a crime ring suspected of luring Hungarian women to Belgium under false pretenses and forcing them into prostitution there, the official website of the Hungarian police said.

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  • Performances with English Subtitles at Vígszínház from March

    Performances with English Subtitles at Vígszínház from March

    • 5 Mar 2024 4:11 PM

    From Vígszínház Team: From March, four of our highly successful shows, The Great Dictator, The Great Gatsby, Cabaret and The Seagull can be seen with English subtitles at Vígszínház. Stage adaptations of internationally well-known titles promise an exciting experience for foreigners living in Hungary and tourists visiting our country.

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  • An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.

    An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.

    • 5 Mar 2024 4:00 PM

    Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.

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  • Hungarian Housing Market Recovered in February

    Hungarian Housing Market Recovered in February

    • 5 Mar 2024 3:51 PM

    Offers on the residential real estate market for sale increased in monthly and annual comparisons in February, while demand also increased significantly, ingatlan.com reported on Friday based on its own data.

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  • Hungarian Opinion: President Sulyok Accused of Lying About His Father

    Hungarian Opinion: President Sulyok Accused of Lying About His Father

    • 5 Mar 2024 7:23 AM

    A liberal historian writes that the President’s father was a Nazi sympathiser, while a conservative author retorts that digging up the sins of the fathers of opponents is an unfair political practice.

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  • People of the Darkness Prepares for Production in Hungary

    People of the Darkness Prepares for Production in Hungary

    • 5 Mar 2024 7:17 AM

    Filmfinity Inc. has announced that its latest feature film, “People of the Darkness,” is set to begin production in Hungary in September 2024. This feature film stands out as a unique addition to the Hungarian cinematic landscape, promising an engaging blend of suspense and supernatural elements.

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  • Hungarian Forint Weakened Against Euro Hitting Lowest Point in 12 Month

    Hungarian Forint Weakened Against Euro Hitting Lowest Point in 12 Month

    • 5 Mar 2024 5:41 AM

    The forint weakened at one point to 396.80 per euro yesterday, hitting a 12-month low not seen since March of last year.

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  • International Women's Day Celebrated in Hungary on 8 March

    International Women's Day Celebrated in Hungary on 8 March

    • 4 Mar 2024 7:22 AM

    In Hungary, local men usually give flowers to the women in their every year on March 8th, and it is wise for expat men to follow this tradition ;)

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  • ‘Seemingly No Way Out of Ukraine War’, Say Orbán

    ‘Seemingly No Way Out of Ukraine War’, Say Orbán

    • 4 Mar 2024 6:57 AM

    There seems to be no solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and that leaves European politics “paralysed”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

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  • Orbán to Meet Trump in US & Speak at Heritage Foundation Event

    Orbán to Meet Trump in US & Speak at Heritage Foundation Event

    • 4 Mar 2024 6:47 AM

    Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will participate at a panel discussion with Kevin Roberts, the head of the conservative Heritage Foundation, in Washington D.C. on Thursday, March 7, the PM’s press chief said.

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  • Home Sales Explode in Hungary

    Home Sales Explode in Hungary

    • 4 Mar 2024 6:44 AM

    There were 10,754, homes sold in February, a 72% rise from a year earlier, when the housing market was in an abyss, according to an estimate by property agency Duna House released.

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