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20/11/2024

PHOTOS: Budapest’s Chain Bridge lights up in solidarity with Ukraine

Budapest's landmark Chain Bridge is illuminated with the colours of the Ukrainian flag with the message "we must not lose our moral compass and we must not lose our friends". #Ukraine #war #Russia #ChainBridge #Budapest
20/11/2024

Hungarian Defence Minister: Diplomacy ‘only solution’ to end war

Diplomacy is the only solution to end the war in Ukraine, Defence Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said on Tuesday after a meeting of European Union defence ministers in Brussels. #warinukraine #Ukraine #government #EU
19/11/2024

Top Hungary news: Serbia partners with Paks, Christmas market prices, prison for commenting, traffic changes, HUF 50,000 coin – 19 November, 2024

Serbia partners with Paks, Christmas market prices, prison for commenting, traffic changes, HUF 50,000 coin, Till Lindemann concert, and more!
19/11/2024

Orbán cabinet: Relations between Hungary and the UK to further strengthen

Cooperation in agriculture and trade must be further strengthened between Hungary and the UK, the minister of agriculture said in London on Tuesday. #UK #trade #agriculture
19/11/2024

Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó: More people in Europe becoming reasonable about illegal migration

While more and more in Europe are discussing illegal migration with the voice of reason, it is clear that the "Brussels elite" continues to support migration and is trying to put pressure on member states, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in Copenhagen on Tuesday. #EU #migration #Denmark #foreignaffairs #Szijjártó
19/11/2024

Contemporary Chinese art on display at Hungarian National Museum

An exhibition dubbed Chinese Xieyi - Art from the National Art Museum of China presenting the works of contemporary Chinese artists opened at the Hungarian National Museum on Tuesday. #China #art #museum
19/11/2024

Hungarian policy makers leave base rate on hold at 6.50pc

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged at 6.50pc at a monthly policy meeting on Tuesday. #baserate #mnb #centralbank #finance #forint
19/11/2024

Ecuador’s floral wonders: The enigmatic orchids take centre stage in Budapest

On November 14, 2024, the "Mysterious Orchids of Ecuador" Orchid and Bromeliad Exhibition was held at the Hungarian Agricultural Museum. #orchids #flower #bromelia #exhibition #Ecuador
19/11/2024

Finance Minister Varga flags continued tax relief

Finance Minister Mihály Varga said tax relief was set to continue next year at a conference organised by the National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) on Tuesday. #tax #government #financeminister
19/11/2024

Fidesz to modify electoral rules in Hungary – Budapest Mayor Karácsony forms harsh judgement

Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, has said ruling Fidesz wanted to boost its own election chances by reducing the number of electoral districts in the capital and thereby diluting the city's voting weight in parliament relative to its population. #election #Budapest #Fidesz #Karácsony
19/11/2024

Hungary hosts European SME Assembly in Budapest

Budapest is hosting the European SME Assembly, a high-level political and professional forum for discussing current challenges and trends. #EU #Budapest #SME #EC #China
19/11/2024

Microbusinesses in Hungary to become eligible for regulated electricity prices

Microbusinesses will become eligible for participation in the regulated electricity price scheme for households from January. #businesses #energy #government #electricity
19/11/2024

Capping service fees: A new era for Hungary’s catering industry

The Hungarian Tourism Agency said government proposals on service fees and tips would strengthen the competitiveness of the catering sector in a statement issued on Tuesday. #tax #tipping #servicefees #restaurant #catering
19/11/2024

Hungarian government presses for effective steps against imports of fake honey in Brussels

Agriculture Minister István Nagy called for effective measures to counter imports of fake honey after a meeting of his European Union peers in Brussels on Monday. #agriculture #honey #fakehoney
19/11/2024

Hungarian EU enlargement commissioner: Ten years of enlargement advances achieved in a single term

Oliver Várhelyi, the EU enlargement commissioner, said in Brussels on Monday that European Union integration, a priority of the Hungarian presidency, had advanced by ten years in a single term. #EU #EUenlargement #Balkans
19/11/2024

Orbán cabinet: Improving competitiveness cornerstone of Hungary’s EU presidency

The Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union will continue to make every effort to improve competitiveness, in addition to the results achieved so far with regard to that priority, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said. #EUpresidency #ministryoffinance #EU #competitiveness
18/11/2024

Top Hungary news: Olympics in Budapest, Russian gas, Hungary’s debt, new Müller store, Prince William as landlord, expensive panel flats – 18 November, 2024

Olympics in Budapest, Russian gas, Hungary's debt, new Müller store, Prince William as landlord, expensive panel flats, fake product on YouTube, and more!
18/11/2024

Hungarian FM: Suspending EU-Israel political dialogue ‘would be mistake’

Suspending political dialogue between the European Union and Israel would be "a serious mistake", Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in Brussels on Monday, arguing that to do so would be to abandon hope for a peaceful settlement of the crisis in the Middle East. #Israel #Georgia #EU #EC #Szijjártó #foreignaffairs
18/11/2024

Hungary’s MÁV group to undergo major restructuring

The state-owned MÁV group will undergo a restructuring from the start of next year, the state secretary for transportation said at an event organised by the Engineers and Technicians Union on Monday. #máv #transportation #travel
18/11/2024

Hungarian opposition Jobbik urges health-care finance reform

Opposition Jobbik has called for the reform Hungary's health-care financing system with the aim of speeding up access to better quality services. #opposition #Jobbik #healthcare #health #finance