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  • MOL Fuel Price Hike in Hungary to Be Introduced in Two Phases

    MOL Fuel Price Hike in Hungary to Be Introduced in Two Phases

    • 2 Jan 2024 12:52 PM

    MOL announced that it will implement an EU-mandated increase in the excise tax on fuel in two stages: raising prices by Ft 20 per litre on January 1, and by Ft 21 on January 15.

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  • Budapest Transport Centre: Current Tariffs, Budapest Passes Remain Valid for Suburban Services

    Budapest Transport Centre: Current Tariffs, Budapest Passes Remain Valid for Suburban Services

    • 2 Jan 2024 12:49 PM

    The Budapest transport centre BKK on Friday signed agreements with suburban railways operators MÁV-HÉV and with national coach operator Volán which ensures that the current system of tariffs will remain in force, BKK said.

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  • What’s New in Hungary’s 2024 Immigration Law?

    What’s New in Hungary’s 2024 Immigration Law?

    • 2 Jan 2024 12:41 PM

    Hungary has always been a popular destination for foreigners seeking EU residency and individuals aspiring to make the country their home.

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  • Food Industry in Hungary Gets New Year Present from Gov't

    Food Industry in Hungary Gets New Year Present from Gov't

    • 2 Jan 2024 12:33 PM

    The government has decided to raise the allocation for a programme to support upgrades at food industry suppliers from 6 billion forints to 33 billion forints (86.3m), the economic development ministry said.

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  • Lower Danube Embankment Road Reopened for Traffic on Sunday After Flood in Budapest

    Lower Danube Embankment Road Reopened for Traffic on Sunday After Flood in Budapest

    • 2 Jan 2024 12:06 PM

    The lower embankment of the River Danube will be reopened for traffic on both sides from Sunday, following the recent flooding of the river, the Budapest Metropolitan Office said.

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  • New Year’s Dishes in Hungary to Bring you Luck -  Restaurant Recommendations Included

    New Year’s Dishes in Hungary to Bring you Luck - Restaurant Recommendations Included

    • 1 Jan 2024 9:17 AM

    Join in on a special culinary journey in Budapest: taste the Hungarian New Year’s dishes on the first day of January, and bag your luck for the whole year.

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  • 'Gothic Art In Hungarian Kingdom Between 1300 – 1500' Exhibition @ National Gallery Budapest

    'Gothic Art In Hungarian Kingdom Between 1300 – 1500' Exhibition @ National Gallery Budapest

    • 29 Dec 2023 4:09 PM

    Permanent exhibition: The largest museum collection of winged altars, panel paintings and wooden sculptures from the Kingdom of Hungary.

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  • Watch: Danube Breaks Its Banks in Budapest & Around Hungary

    Watch: Danube Breaks Its Banks in Budapest & Around Hungary

    • 29 Dec 2023 10:30 AM

    The high water level of the River Danube reached 693cm in Budapest at 8pm on Wednesday, breaking its banks, and it has been slowly receding since, the water management authority said.

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  • Official Online Price Monitoring Platform To Be Continued - New Products Added to Comparison List

    Official Online Price Monitoring Platform To Be Continued - New Products Added to Comparison List

    • 29 Dec 2023 9:44 AM

    Csaba Balázs Rigó, the head of Hungary’s Competition Office (GVH), has said corporate profits were to blame, in part, for high inflation. In addition to the scale of some “unjustified” price increases, some businesses took advantage of stable demand for some products in spite of the higher prices, he added.

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  • New Year Weekend Bookings Up Much in Hungary - With Most Foreign Tourists in Budapest Coming From Five Countries

    New Year Weekend Bookings Up Much in Hungary - With Most Foreign Tourists in Budapest Coming From Five Countries

    • 29 Dec 2023 9:21 AM

    Bookings by local and foreign guests to spend the year-end weekend in Hungarian hotels have gone up by 11% compared with the previous year, the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) said.

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  • Françoise Gilot Exhibition: 'Rising Phoenix', Műcsarnok Budapest

    Françoise Gilot Exhibition: 'Rising Phoenix', Műcsarnok Budapest

    • 28 Dec 2023 11:50 AM

    On display until 4 February 2024. Françoise Gilot was an outstanding artist and an extraordinary person, who became a legend during her own lifetime, leaving behind a legacy that will not go unnoticed.

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  • "Enrich the Community": Hungarian Media's 'Person of the Year' Revealed

    "Enrich the Community": Hungarian Media's 'Person of the Year' Revealed

    • 28 Dec 2023 9:46 AM

    Hungarian Nobel laureate physicist Ferenc Krausz is this year’s recipient of the Public Media’s Person of the Year Award given in recognition of the achievements in his professional career and activities having outstanding impact on society, Hungary’s Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund (MTVA) said.

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  • Festive Fächertorte: Savor the Flavours of this Multilayered Sweet Symphony in Hungary

    Festive Fächertorte: Savor the Flavours of this Multilayered Sweet Symphony in Hungary

    • 28 Dec 2023 9:40 AM

    The classic dessert for Christmas dinner is a pastry called ‘bejgli,’ made with walnuts, poppy seeds, or more recently, chestnuts or even pistachios.

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  • Hungary Flood Alert: Danube River Peaks, Budapest Braces for Highest Water Levels

    Hungary Flood Alert: Danube River Peaks, Budapest Braces for Highest Water Levels

    • 28 Dec 2023 9:26 AM

    Almost 1,200 kilometers in Hungary are under a flood alert, with the Danube River reaching its highest point at Budapest on Thursday.

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