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  • Latest Rich List Revealed - Wealthiest Got 14% Richer in Hungary

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    • 17 Jun 2026 9:35 AM

    The 25th edition of Hungary’s “100 Richest” list shows a continued expansion of private wealth, with the combined fortunes of the top 100 rising by 14% last year to Ft 12.6 trillion.

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    • 17 Jun 2026 8:56 AM

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    Former Cabinet Office in Budapest Now Open to Visitors on Weekdays

    • 17 Jun 2026 8:50 AM

    The Carmelite monastery, the office of former prime minister Viktor Orbán, and the former headquarters of the cabinet office ministry will be open to visitors on weekdays and Sundays too, the minister of transport and investment said on Facebook.

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    • 17 Jun 2026 8:33 AM

    From the organisers: "In recent days, we have examined every possibility, looking for both short- and long-term solutions, but we were unsuccessful. We had to realize that the festival has become financially unsustainable. In order to avoid greater losses, tonight we had to make the sad and extremely painful decision to cancel it."

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  • Tourism Sector Supports One-Tenth of the Workforce in Hungary

    Tourism Sector Supports One-Tenth of the Workforce in Hungary

    • 17 Jun 2026 8:19 AM

    Hungary's tourism sector generated 10.2pc of GDP, including multiplier effects, in 2025, a report by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) shows.

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  • Helsinki Committee: 'Orbán Regime's Legacy' on Migration Still Costing Hungary Dearly

    Helsinki Committee: 'Orbán Regime's Legacy' on Migration Still Costing Hungary Dearly

    • 17 Jun 2026 8:11 AM

    The Hungarian Helsinki Committee said on Tuesday that the legacy of the migration policy under the former Orban government was costing Hungary dearly, adding that refugee policy was not about political slogans but practical problems and human lives, which required real, rule-of-law responses from a functioning and humane state.

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    • 17 Jun 2026 7:43 AM

    4iG Space and Defence Technologies signed a non-binding term sheet on the establishment of a joint venture in Hungary with Brazil's Condor Non-Lethal Technologies at the Eurosatory trade show in Paris, parent company 4iG said on Tuesday.

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    Contamination of Soil at BYD Site in Hungary Now Under Regulatory Threshold

    • 17 Jun 2026 7:28 AM

    Alkylbenzene contamination in soil removed from the site of Chinese vehicle maker BYD's plant in Szeged (SE Hungary) have fallen under the hazardous threshold after a period of monitored natural attenuation, the Csongrad-Csanad County Government Office said on Tuesday.

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  • Fidesz Media Shrivel as State Funds Dry Up

    Fidesz Media Shrivel as State Funds Dry Up

    • 17 Jun 2026 7:08 AM

    Mediaworks Hungary is carrying out a structural and portfolio transformation which could entail the loss of nearly 200 jobs and the demise of several pro-Fidesz newspapers that were largely financed by the government before the April elections, HVG reports.

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    Why Forint Strengthened to Five-Year Highs this Week

    • 17 Jun 2026 7:03 AM

    The forint strengthened to five-year highs on Monday, with the euro briefly slipping below Ft 350 on the interbank market, following the announcement of a possible end to hostilities between Iran and the US.

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    Sting 3.0, MVM Dome Budapest, 18 June

    • 17 Jun 2026 6:56 AM

    17-time Grammy Award winning artist STING has added new concerts to his highly revered “STING 3.0” World Tour, including Budapest on Thursday, June 18 at MVM Dome.  

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  • Jean Claude Muscat, CEO, Saint James Hospital in Hungary

    Jean Claude Muscat, CEO, Saint James Hospital in Hungary

    • 16 Jun 2026 12:33 PM

    Mr Muscat currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Saint James Hospitals in Malta and also internationally. He has over 35 years of experience in the healthcare industry in Malta, as well as in the markets in Europe and North Africa.

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  • Night of Museums at the Museum of Ethnography

    Night of Museums at the Museum of Ethnography

    • 16 Jun 2026 12:15 PM

    The Museum of Ethnography (Néprajzi Múzeum) is preparing an extraordinary, immersive cultural adventure around the world. They have curated a dedicated line-up of English-friendly and non-verbal programs, ranging from South American Indigenous body painting and Japanese manga to traditional Greek dances and the energy of Hungarian-Roma music.

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  • Orbán Effectively Banned from Ever Being Prime Minister in Hungary Again

    Orbán Effectively Banned from Ever Being Prime Minister in Hungary Again

    • 16 Jun 2026 10:56 AM

    On Monday, 15 June, Parliament approved the 16th amendment to Hungary’s Fundamental Law, limiting the maximum length of a prime minister’s mandate to eight years.

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