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  • Orbán on Paedophiles in Hungary: “They Must Be Cut into Pieces”

    Orbán on Paedophiles in Hungary: “They Must Be Cut into Pieces”

    • 13 Feb 2024 6:20 PM

    There shall be no mercy for paedophiles,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding that he had filed a constitutional amendment to prevent a pardon from being granted to perpetrators of crimes committed against minors.

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  • 'Spiritualized', Akvárium Club Budapest, 7 April

    'Spiritualized', Akvárium Club Budapest, 7 April

    • 13 Feb 2024 5:07 PM

    Formed by Jason Pierce and other members who split off from Spacemen 3, a pioneer of eighties British noise rock, Spiritualized has been a leading act of new psychedelic rock for over thirty years – and now they are giving a concert in Hungary at last.

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  • Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells Tour' Comes to Hungary on 24 - 26 February

    Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells Tour' Comes to Hungary on 24 - 26 February

    • 13 Feb 2024 4:20 PM

    A group of nine musicians will present a live performance of the masterpiece, featuring some of Mike Oldfield's most beloved compositions.

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  • Hungarian Weeklies: First Comments after President Novák’s Resignation

    Hungarian Weeklies: First Comments after President Novák’s Resignation

    • 13 Feb 2024 10:59 AM

    A liberal analyst believes the opposition’s job is to pinpoint Prime Minister Orbán as the main cause of the paedophile pardon scandal, while the government side will try to use its media power to defend itself. A pro-government pundit writes that the events have shown Fidesz’s moral superiority.

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  • Appeal Made After Former Momentum Head Found Guilty of Assault On Police During Demo

    Appeal Made After Former Momentum Head Found Guilty of Assault On Police During Demo

    • 13 Feb 2024 7:09 AM

    A Budapest appeals court has found András Fekete-Győr, the former head of the Momentum party, guilty of assault against persons in official capacity, the court said.

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  • Hungarian Grand Prix: Hungaroring Race Track Upgrade Update

    Hungarian Grand Prix: Hungaroring Race Track Upgrade Update

    • 13 Feb 2024 7:04 AM

    The ongoing upgrade of the Hungaroring race track is set to cost less than the hosting fee discount Hungary negotiated last year for the extension of the track’s contract to host the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday.

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  • Paedophile Scandal: President Submits Formal Resignation Letter to Hungarian Parliament

    Paedophile Scandal: President Submits Formal Resignation Letter to Hungarian Parliament

    • 13 Feb 2024 6:59 AM

    Katalin Novák, who announced her decision to resign from the post of president on Saturday, has tendered a written statement of her resignation to parliament, according to parliament's website.

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  • Chinese E-Commerce Giant Disrupts Online Market in Hungary

    Chinese E-Commerce Giant Disrupts Online Market in Hungary

    • 13 Feb 2024 6:51 AM

    E-commerce association ECH is set to file a complaint with competition watchdog the GVH about various practices of Chinese e-commerce giant Temu, Forbes writes.

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  • Budapest Ambulance Service Teeters on Edge, Rural Ambulances Key To Averting Collapse, Says Union Leader

    Budapest Ambulance Service Teeters on Edge, Rural Ambulances Key To Averting Collapse, Says Union Leader

    • 13 Feb 2024 6:42 AM

    Emergencies happen, and people call an ambulance. Sometimes, the ambulance comes on time – and sometimes, it doesn’t. Increasingly, in Budapest, it doesn’t. The Hungarian press has been filled with stories where ambulances did not arrive on time.

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  • New HUF 45 Billion E-Mobility Investment in W Hungary

    New HUF 45 Billion E-Mobility Investment in W Hungary

    • 13 Feb 2024 6:42 AM

    Multinational automaker Stellantis is investing 45 billion forints (EUR 116.2m) in moving the “key element” of its electromobility strategy to Hungary, securing the future of the Opel plant in Szentgotthárd, in western Hungary, the minister of foreign affairs and trade said.

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  • Hungarian Weeklies on the Paedophile Pardon Scandal and the Future of the EU

    Hungarian Weeklies on the Paedophile Pardon Scandal and the Future of the EU

    • 13 Feb 2024 6:01 AM

    Weeklies went to print before Prime Minister Orbán pledged to amend the constitution, to make it impossible for the President to pardon crimes related to paedophilia.

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  • Britannica International School's GOLD Award Winners Invited to British Residence

    Britannica International School's GOLD Award Winners Invited to British Residence

    • 12 Feb 2024 5:56 PM

    Britannica International School honoured its incredible Duke of Edinburgh International Gold Award achiever students, Fanni, Zeyu, Angus and Kevin with a grand celebration at the Residence of the British Ambassador to Hungary.

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  • Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names

    Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names

    • 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM

    A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.

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  • Record Heat in Hungary Again on Saturday

    Record Heat in Hungary Again on Saturday

    • 12 Feb 2024 7:03 AM

    Unusually mild weather continued on Saturday, with several new heat records broken yet again, HungaroMet said on its website.

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