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  • Tap Water Still Safe in Hungary, Gov't Says Supply is Secure

    Tap Water Still Safe in Hungary, Gov't Says Supply is Secure

    • 6 Aug 2026 8:24 AM

    Hungary's drinking water supply is completely secure, and there is no strategic water shortage in the country, government spokesperson Anita Kobol said in a video posted on the government's Facebook page on Wednesday.

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  • Hungary's Only Legal Gravity Bike Park Opens New Family-Friendly Trail

    Hungary's Only Legal Gravity Bike Park Opens New Family-Friendly Trail

    • 6 Aug 2026 8:20 AM

    The new 'Family Flowline' at Síaréna Bike Park Hungary has been designed to make mountain biking more accessible, with gentle gradients, smooth rollers and wide banked turns that help newcomers build confidence while enjoying the sport.

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  • Popular 'Dolce Vita' Exhibition in Budapest Extended

    Popular 'Dolce Vita' Exhibition in Budapest Extended

    • 6 Aug 2026 7:22 AM

    Due to strong public demand, the Hungarian National Gallery has extended its popular "Dolce Vita: The Experience of Italy in Two Centuries of Hungarian Art" exhibition until 30 August.

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  • Lidl Fined for Misleading Consumers in Hungary

    Lidl Fined for Misleading Consumers in Hungary

    • 6 Aug 2026 7:15 AM

    The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has fined the local unit of German-owned discount chain Lidl HUF 49m for misleading advertising, the watchdog said on Wednesday.

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  • Billions in Profit booked by Erste Bank Hungary, OTP earnings fall

    Billions in Profit booked by Erste Bank Hungary, OTP earnings fall

    • 6 Aug 2026 7:02 AM

    Austrian-owned Erste Bank Hungary had first-half after-tax profit of close to HUF 56bn, down from HUF 69bn in the base period as new rules required the windfall profit tax to be booked for the full year, chairman-CEO Radovan Jelasity said on Wednesday.

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  • LIWO Group Insight: Tesco Considers CEE Exit as Strategic Focus Shifts

    LIWO Group Insight: Tesco Considers CEE Exit as Strategic Focus Shifts

    • 5 Aug 2026 4:12 PM

    Tesco is reportedly exploring the sale of its Central European operations, potentially ending more than 30 years of retail activity in the region. For facility managers, the move could reshape property portfolios, maintenance contracts and workplace operations across hundreds of sites.

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  • LIWO Group Insight: Shared Spaces Are Redefining Hotel Hospitality

    LIWO Group Insight: Shared Spaces Are Redefining Hotel Hospitality

    • 5 Aug 2026 3:59 PM

    Modern hotels are no longer simply places to sleep. Corporate meetings, co-working spaces, wellness facilities, restaurants and public events mean that lobbies, lounges, corridors and other communal areas remain active throughout the day, serving guests with very different expectations. For facility managers, this shift requires a new approach.

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  • Updated: Highest-Level Heat Warning Extended Across Hungary Until Friday

    Updated: Highest-Level Heat Warning Extended Across Hungary Until Friday

    • 5 Aug 2026 10:53 AM

    Based on the latest forecast from weather service HungaroMet, the Chief Medical Officer has extended the highest-level nationwide heatwave alert - originally due to expire at the end of Tuesday - until the end of Friday.

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  • VAT to be Cut on Prescription Drugs in Hungary to 0%

    VAT to be Cut on Prescription Drugs in Hungary to 0%

    • 5 Aug 2026 10:50 AM

    The Hungarian government has announced a policy shift aimed at easing out-of-pocket healthcare expenses for residents across the country: value-added tax (VAT) on prescription medicines will be scrapped entirely starting September 1.

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  • International Choir Festival in Hungary between August 15-21

    International Choir Festival in Hungary between August 15-21

    • 5 Aug 2026 10:17 AM

    Choirs from 13 countries will participate in the 16th Cantemus International Choral Festival and Conducting Mastercourse held in Nyiregyhaza, in north-eastern Hungary, between Aug 15 and 21, organisers told a press conference on Tuesday.

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  • Heat & Drought Put This July Into Hungary's Record Books

    Heat & Drought Put This July Into Hungary's Record Books

    • 5 Aug 2026 10:00 AM

    July this year was the sixth driest and the tenth hottest since the beginning of the 20th century, the weather service HungaroMet said on its website on Tuesday.

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  • Why New Chief Editor & Presenter Axed by Hungary's Public Media?

    Why New Chief Editor & Presenter Axed by Hungary's Public Media?

    • 5 Aug 2026 9:29 AM

    The appointments of the incoming editor-in-chief and presenter of M1's evening news programme have been cancelled less than 24 hours after announcing them.

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  • Sale of Tesco Hungary Reportedly Moving Forward

    Sale of Tesco Hungary Reportedly Moving Forward

    • 5 Aug 2026 9:13 AM

    The possibility of Tesco leaving Hungary appears to be moving closer, with fresh reports suggesting that the British supermarket group’s Hungarian business could be sold separately from its neighbouring Central European operations.

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  • Surprise Discoveries in Budapest Due to Record-Low Danube

    Surprise Discoveries in Budapest Due to Record-Low Danube

    • 5 Aug 2026 8:37 AM

    This week the Danube's exceptionally low water level revealed another remarkable reminder of Budapest's wartime past, with a World War II military motorcycle emerging from the riverbed near Batthyány tér on the Buda embankment.

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