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1956 – 4 November: national day of mourning

Fools of ’56? Hungarian researcher sparks controversy over Heroes of the Revolution – UPDATE

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Italian geography book excludes Hungary: here’s what happened

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Viktor Orbán’s defying declaration: Hungary will not pay EU fines!

Hungarian Parliament again extends the state of emergency, details HERE

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Hungarian Parliament again extends the state of emergency

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Parliament voted on Monday to empower the government to prolong by 180 days the state of emergency in connection with the war in Ukraine.

The motion passed with 130 votes in favour, while 49 MPs voted against changing the law on rules to be applied in case of war in a neighbouring country as well as in the case of humanitarian disasters.
According to the law, an extended state of emergency is needed to handle the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the Ukraine war and tackle the economic consequences.
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Italian geography book excludes Hungary: here’s what happened

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The authors of an Italian geography book for fourth graders forgot about Hungary.

Italy is not that far away from Hungary. Yet, it seems that they forgot to include our country, which is more than 1000 years old, in the geography textbook of a rather innovative series of textbooks called Noi Supereroi 2030. Even if we look for Hungary on page 23, it is clear that it has been forgotten, writes gyerekszoba.hu.

Romania has taken Hungary’s place

According to the colour chart in the textbook, the country that shares borders with Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia is not Hungary but Romania.

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Those who noticed the mistake reported to the geography teacher, who was also surprised and promised to correct the error in her class.

The problem was also reported to Lisciani Scuola, the publisher of the textbook, who has not yet commented.

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Top Hungary news: Murder in Budapest, free parking to disappear, political summit, North Korea praises Orbán — 3 November, 2024

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Murder in Budapest: Suspect caught just 9 hours later – UPDATE: Identity of victim revealed

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Police apprehended an 18-year-old man less than nine hours after he allegedly murdered the 51-year-old mother of his ex-girlfriend in Budapest’s 2nd district, as reported by the police through an official statement.

According to initial reports, on 2 November 2024, at around 6:50 PM, the young man attacked his former girlfriend’s mother. Emergency responders arrived promptly and attempted to resuscitate the middle-aged woman; however, their efforts were unsuccessful, and she tragically succumbed to her injuries. The attacker fled the scene immediately afterwards, police.hu reports.

Detectives from the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) quickly identified the suspect, Tamás Sz., and launched a manhunt. Based on the gathered information, law enforcement issued a warrant, and just before 4 AM on 3 November, officers from the Kistelek Police Department located and apprehended Tamás Sz. at the Kistelek bus station.

He was subsequently taken to the Budapest Police Headquarters, where the Life Protection Division (Életvédelmi Osztály) is leading the investigation on suspicion of murder. Authorities are currently processing the suspect.

UPDATE: Identity of the victim revealed

RTL’s former head of communications, the well-known television expert Zsuzsa Révész, was the one killed yesterday, in the attack reported by Daily News Hungary this morning.

“RTL Hungary was saddened to learn of the death of our former colleague Zsuzsa Révész, who managed the company’s marketing communications activities for many years. We share the family’s grief. We will cherish her memory,” the company said on its Facebook page.

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Hungarian speaker sends condolences to Serbia over tragic Novi Sad railway station collapse

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Speaker of Parliament László Kövér has expressed his condolences to Serbian counterpart Ana Brnabic over the railway station disaster that took place in Novi Sad on Friday.

“I was deeply shocked to learn of the tragic number of victims and injured…” the message released on Saturday said.

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“On behalf of the Hungarian parliament, allow me to express my sincere condolences to all those affected by the tragedy, to the families who lost loved ones, whose grief and pain we share. I wish the injured a speedy recovery,” the speaker wrote.

Fourteen people died and around thirty were injured when a section of the railway station entrance collapsed.

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Hungarian songwriter Szabolcs Szörényi dies at 81

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Songwriter-guitarist Szabolcs Szörényi, a member of seminal Illés and Fonográf bands in the 1960s through the ’80s, has died aged 81, his family said on Saturday.

Szörényi’s career took off in 1965 when Illes shared second prize at the Táncdalfesztivál, a Hungarian talent contest. The band comprising Szabolcs Szörényi, his brother Levente, Lajos Illés, János Bródy and Zoltán Pásztory became one of the most popular bands in the country, with Szabolcs Szörényi playing the bass.

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Mourning: Szabolcs Szörényi dies at 81. Photo: Stekovics Gáspár/Wikimedia Commons

From 1974 the Szörényi brothers and Bródy played in Fonográf, another band, for a decade. Szörényi also performed at the Illés concerts held in 1990, 1996, 2001 and 2005, and the 2014 concert marking the band’s 50th anniversary.

He co-wrote István, a király, a rock opera on Hungary’s first king.

Szörényi received the Kossuth Prize in 2000 and the For Budapest Prize in 2012.

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Make the most of the mild weather! Temperatures to drop as low as -5°C by Sunday morning in Hungary

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Saturday will offer a pleasant, autumnal day perfect for outdoor activities, but a sharp cold front is expected to sweep through Hungary by Sunday, bringing frosty conditions with morning lows that could reach -5°C early next week.

Saturday will bring mild, ideal hiking weather to much of Hungary, with daytime temperatures reaching between 13-17°C, Telex reports. The dry cold front will arrive by Saturday, possibly bringing light showers to eastern areas and strong winds, particularly in the Transdanubian Mountains. However, temperatures will remain relatively mild throughout the day.

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Hungary to see the autumn weather get gradually colder. Photo: depositphotos.com

The real cooldown will set in on Sunday, with temperatures dipping to between 7-12°C in the afternoon and the first frost expected by morning. While skies will clear by Sunday afternoon, expect brisk winds to linger, though no further rainfall is predicted.

Next week, this chillier autumn weather pattern will hold, with sunny days and widespread morning frosts. Monday’s early hours may see temperatures drop as low as -5°C, though daytime highs should reach 7-14°C, offering a crisp but sunny autumn atmosphere.

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Hungary pledges EUR 20,000 aid and sends rescue team to support flood-stricken Spain

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Hungary’s government is sending 20,000 euros of emergency aid to the victims of flood-hit regions of Spain, and will fund a Hungarian volunteer search and rescue team, a government official said on Saturday.

Tristan Azbej, the state secretary who heads the government’s Hungary Helps programme, said the government was “shaken” to learn of the disaster in Valencia, where flash floods have killed at least 200 and “the damage is very hard to estimate”. “We hope to contribute towards saving lives and mitigating the damage. Our Spanish friends can count on us,” Azbej said.

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Hungary surpasses gas storage target, reaches 90% capacity ahead of EU deadline

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Gas volume in Hungary’s storage facilities is above the target level of 90 percent, the energy ministry said on Friday.

The 6 billion cubic metres of gas currently stored in Hungary’s facilities is twice the total amount Hungarian households used last year, it added.

According to European Union targets, Hungary was required to fill its reserves to 90 percent of capacity by November 1, a threshold the country reached by early autumn, the ministry said.

Hungary has also managed to cut gas consumption by one-fifth in two consecutive years, compared with the average of the previous five years. Annual consumption is expected to remain below 8 billion cubic metres in 2024, the ministry said.

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PM Orbán to await US presidential election results in an unexpected country

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Orbán to attend OTS summit, have bilateral talks in Bishkek next week

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is paying an official visit to Kyrgyzstan on Nov 5, Bertalan Havasi, the PM’s press chief, told MTI on Friday, confirming local press reports.

The prime minister’s visit will include high-level talks concerning matters related to Kyrgyzstan and Hungary’s strategic partnership, according to news portals citing the Kyrgyz presidential office. The sides plan to sign several documents aimed at further bolstering bilateral cooperation.

Havasi added that Orbán will attend the summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) in Bishkek on 6 November.

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Fidesz confident they will win Hungarian elections in 2026

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The communications director of the Fidesz-Christian Democrats said on Wednesday that polling showed the ruling alliance ahead of its main rival “by a large margin”, and this level of support would be replicated in the 2026 general election.

In a video message on Facebook, Tamás Menczer vowed that Fidesz would protect the values underpinning peace and security and launch an economic programme that would have a “positive and tangible” effect on the everyday lives of Hungarians. He listed affordable housing, loans and subsidies, opportunities for small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, favourable financing for employees and wage increases as key government policies.

Menczer said it was realistic to expect 2025 to turn out to be “exceptionally good”. “We will protect our achievements: one million jobs, the tax exemption for young people and the 13th month pension, family support … and we will double the tax relief…” he said.

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National Bank of Hungary marks 75 years of Hungarian-Chinese relations with commemorative coin and book

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The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) commemorated the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Hungary and the People’s Republic of China by presenting a coin set issued by the bank for the occasion and a book titled The 75th Anniversary of Hungarian-Chinese Financial Relations, the NBH said on Tuesday.

Central bank governor György Matolcsy praised the continuous development of Hungarian-Chinese financial relations, the NBH said. Amid geopolitical challenges, key states such as Hungary are becoming more and more important and can offer a platform for cooperation between West and East, he added.

Ambassador Gong Tao thanked the NBH and Matolcsy for promoting bilateral relations. In the past 75 years, Hungary and China have worked actively to elevate relations to an unprecedented level, the statement said.

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Hungarian justice minister: Strengthening Western Balkans cooperation crucial for Europe’s security

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Cooperation with partners in the Western Balkans is vital to Europe’s security and competitiveness, Bence Tuzson, the justice minister, said at a meeting of his peers from the European Union and the Western Balkans in Montenegro on Tuesday.

Tuzson highlighted the EU’s commitment to pursue “a merit-based enlargement policy” in the region and welcomed “serious progress” taken recently in the accession process of some countries such as Albania and Montenegro. He said the start of accession talks with Albania was “a very big achievement”, adding that four crucial chapters of the process have been concluded with Montenegro.

Closing as many issues as possible with candidates is a commitment taken by the Hungarian EU presidency, Tuzson said. “It is not an easy process… It is difficult to make decisions while it is important to both retain your identity and meet the EU’s requirements,” he said.

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