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  • Xmas Tram Now on Budapest Tracks

    Xmas Tram Now on Budapest Tracks

    • 5 Dec 2023 7:14 AM

    This special tram in the capital is on track to delight passengers again this year, as anyone can take a ride on this seasonal BKK vehicle for the price of a regular tram ticket. The decorated vehicles will be on the streets of Budapest until January 7, 2024.

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  • Hungary is Among Winners of New Economic Era in Europe, Declares FM

    Hungary is Among Winners of New Economic Era in Europe, Declares FM

    • 5 Dec 2023 6:57 AM

    Hungary is among the winners of the transition to the electric car industry thanks to the government developing the best possible cooperation with market players, the foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, told an event announcing an investment by US company BorgWarner.

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  • 'Millennium City Centre' Development In Budapest Would "Elevate the Capital into the Ranks of Modern Global Cities"

    'Millennium City Centre' Development In Budapest Would "Elevate the Capital into the Ranks of Modern Global Cities"

    • 5 Dec 2023 6:45 AM

    Hungary’s government is in talks with the world’s top property developers on a 5 billion euro project that would transform a 130 hectare area in downtown Budapest into a “millennium city centre”, the minister of construction and transport said.

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  • 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties Between Hungary & Germany Marked Despite "Temporary Tensions”

    50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties Between Hungary & Germany Marked Despite "Temporary Tensions”

    • 5 Dec 2023 6:08 AM

    Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, attended a conference marking the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Hungary and Germany, in Budapest.

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  • US Ambassador ‘Behaves Like a Governor’, Claims Foreign Affairs State Secretary of Hungary

    US Ambassador ‘Behaves Like a Governor’, Claims Foreign Affairs State Secretary of Hungary

    • 5 Dec 2023 6:04 AM

    US Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman “behaves as if Hungary were the 51st state of the United Sates and he were its governor,” Tamás Menczer, the foreign affairs state secretary, told public television, referring to recent remarks by the ambassador made at the opening ceremony of the 12th Budapest Jewish and Israeli Film Festival, alluding to anti-Semitism on the subject of posters depicting Alex Soros.

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  • New Survey Reveals Number of Young People in Hungary Able to Speak a Foreign Language

    New Survey Reveals Number of Young People in Hungary Able to Speak a Foreign Language

    • 5 Dec 2023 5:59 AM

    Some 30% of young Hungarian workers have been considering working abroad since the second half of the coronavirus pandemic, while 40% said no to this option, according to a survey of 19- to 29-year-olds, conducted for the K&H Youth Index.

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  • Budapest Theatre Offers Preferential Tickets to DK Party Members

    Budapest Theatre Offers Preferential Tickets to DK Party Members

    • 5 Dec 2023 5:51 AM

    Katona József theatre about their 30% ticket reductions for members of the Democratic Coalition.

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  • Hungarian Opinion: Parliament to Change the Budapest Electoral System

    Hungarian Opinion: Parliament to Change the Budapest Electoral System

    • 5 Dec 2023 5:16 AM

    Opposition-leaning commentators accuse Fidesz of using far-right Mi Hazánk to change the electoral rules in Budapest in order to make it more difficult for the liberal Mayor to run the capital.

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  • Have a Happy Holiday Season in Hungary ‘UK Style’ Thanks to The British Store

    Have a Happy Holiday Season in Hungary ‘UK Style’ Thanks to The British Store

    • 4 Dec 2023 4:43 PM

    In case you’re looking for a place in Budapest that sells your favourite British food brands, then search no longer, especially if you’re looking for something special this holiday season, The British Store has all you need for a UK style feast in Hungary.

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  • United Way Hungary Champions Community Spirit at Annual Gala

    United Way Hungary Champions Community Spirit at Annual Gala

    • 4 Dec 2023 3:09 PM

    On November 30, United Way Hungary held its annual fundraising gala in the Budapest Marriott Hotel. More than 180 guests, representing companies, institutions, NGOs, and volunteers, were invited to celebrate this year's achievements.

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  • Mercedes to Hire 3,000 New Personnel in Hungary

    Mercedes to Hire 3,000 New Personnel in Hungary

    • 4 Dec 2023 2:48 PM

    Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary will hire 3,000 workers in Kecskemét in order to fully utilise new production units, CEO Christian Wolff told Portfolio in an interview.

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  • New Bridge Over River Ipoly Opened By Hungary And Slovakia

    New Bridge Over River Ipoly Opened By Hungary And Slovakia

    • 4 Dec 2023 2:35 PM

    Hungary and Slovakia opened a new bridge over the River Ipoly linking the border villages of Őrhalom and Vrbovka (Ipolyvarbó).

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  • 2024 To Be 'Hopeful Year', Claims Orbán

    2024 To Be 'Hopeful Year', Claims Orbán

    • 4 Dec 2023 1:25 PM

    Next year is set to be a “hopeful” one, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, adding that Hungarians in 2024 would be working “so that things get better, not so that they don’t get worse”.

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  • AutoWallis in Hungary Exceeds Entire 2022 Revenue and Profit in 9 Months

    AutoWallis in Hungary Exceeds Entire 2022 Revenue and Profit in 9 Months

    • 4 Dec 2023 11:45 AM

    The AutoWallis Group has continued its growth in the first nine months of the year, having exceeded last year’s revenue and profit figures by the end of September, according to a press release.

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