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  • Magyar to Stay in Own Home, Rejects Official Budapest Residence & Luxury Car

    Magyar to Stay in Own Home, Rejects Official Budapest Residence & Luxury Car

    • 14 May 2026 6:12 AM

    Hungary’s new PM says he will not move into the official prime ministerial residence, and will instead remain in his current Budapest home, explaining his decision is connected to his children.

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  • Autó Insight: New Car Registrations Climb 10% in Hungary

    Autó Insight: New Car Registrations Climb 10% in Hungary

    • 14 May 2026 6:04 AM

    The number of new passenger car registrations in Hungary rose 10.5pc to 48,291 in January-April from the same period a year earlier, the Hungarian Association of Vehicle Importers (MGE) said on Wednesday.

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  • Vietnamese Brothers Charged for Selling Fake Luxury Brands from Hungary

    Vietnamese Brothers Charged for Selling Fake Luxury Brands from Hungary

    • 14 May 2026 5:39 AM

    Charges have been filed against two Vietnamese brothers based in Hungary who sold counterfeit luxury brands, the chief prosecutor for Somogy County (SW Hungary) said this Wednesday.

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  • Now On: 'Tour de Hongrie' Cycling Race Around Hungary

    Now On: 'Tour de Hongrie' Cycling Race Around Hungary

    • 14 May 2026 5:28 AM

    This year’s 47th Tour de Hongrie takes place mainly in southern Hungary, from May 13 to 17. The five-stage event will pass through 70 towns in seven counties, with 15 intermediate sprint points for bonus seconds and 12 categorized climbs.

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  • Nobel Laureate Karikó Accepts Advisory Role at Health Ministry in Hungary

    Nobel Laureate Karikó Accepts Advisory Role at Health Ministry in Hungary

    • 13 May 2026 5:41 PM

    Katalin Kariko, a Nobel Prize-winning professor at the University of Szeged, is pleased to accept the position of advisor to Health Minister Zsolt Hegedus, the university’s public relations office said on Tuesday.

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  • Optimism Grows Over Renewed Budapest & Hungarian Gov’t Cooperation

    Optimism Grows Over Renewed Budapest & Hungarian Gov’t Cooperation

    • 13 May 2026 5:28 PM

    The Budapest municipality is "ready to turn over a new leaf in the cooperation of the government and the capital," Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook on Tuesday.

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  • Watch: Magyar Exposes Hungary’s HUF 100 Billion Luxury Ministry in Buda Castle

    Watch: Magyar Exposes Hungary’s HUF 100 Billion Luxury Ministry in Buda Castle

    • 13 May 2026 4:34 PM

    PM Magyar posted a new video from inside the ministry of the interior building on Tuesday evening. "This is [former interior minister] Sandor Pinter's secret 100-billion-forint (Euro 280 million) luxury ministry," he said.

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  • Veto Power Held by 4 New Ministers in Hungary for Gov't Decision-Making

    Veto Power Held by 4 New Ministers in Hungary for Gov't Decision-Making

    • 13 May 2026 3:43 PM

    The ministers of health, justice, education and child welfare, and finance will each hold veto power in government decision-making, Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced in parliament on Tuesday.

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  • Crime Insight: Iraqi Attempted Murder in Hungary Arrested in Vienna

    Crime Insight: Iraqi Attempted Murder in Hungary Arrested in Vienna

    • 13 May 2026 3:35 PM

    Officers of the state police on Monday arrested a 27-year-old Iraqi national wanted for attempted murder in Hungary, Austrian authorities have confirmed.

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  • Slovakian PM Welcomes Continued Friendly Ties with Hungary & Reinforced Visegrád Cooperation

    Slovakian PM Welcomes Continued Friendly Ties with Hungary & Reinforced Visegrád Cooperation

    • 13 May 2026 3:13 PM

    Slovak President Peter Pellegrini on Monday said he believes that friendly ties between Slovakia and Hungary will continue with Peter Magyar having been elected Hungarian premier.

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  • New Airbnb Restrictions Planned in Budapest’s Eighth District

    New Airbnb Restrictions Planned in Budapest’s Eighth District

    • 13 May 2026 3:04 PM

    Budapest’s Eighth District council is launching a public consultation on the regulation of short-term apartment rentals, with the aim of limiting rather than banning Airbnb-style accommodation.

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  • Repertoire of Spectacular Musical Fountain on Margaret Island in Budapest

    Repertoire of Spectacular Musical Fountain on Margaret Island in Budapest

    • 13 May 2026 2:57 PM

    The popular Musical Fountain on Margaret Island welcomes visitors with a free open-air experience combining water, music, and lights until October. Just like in previous years, the programme features a diverse musical selection designed for both children and adults.

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  • Public Image Ltd, Dürer Kert Budapest, 20 May

    Public Image Ltd, Dürer Kert Budapest, 20 May

    • 13 May 2026 2:33 PM

    Johnny Rotten’s legendary post-punk project, Public Image Ltd (PiL), is set to return to Budapest for a long-awaited concert on 20 May 2026 at Dürer Kert.

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  • LIWO Group - Hungary: Investing in the Future via Young Talent and Academic Excellence

    LIWO Group - Hungary: Investing in the Future via Young Talent and Academic Excellence

    • 13 May 2026 1:28 PM

    The Keleti Károly Faculty of Business and Management at Óbuda University recently hosted the 63rd Scientific Students’ Associations Conference (TDK), supported by B+N Magyarország Kft., a member of the LIWO Group.

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