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Hungarian public media’s close cooperation with key Chinese media revealed after Átlátszó successfully sues for contracts
Atlatszo
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July 2, 2025
Hungarian public media has promised extremely close cooperation to its Chinese partners in several contracts. These contracts were obtained by Átlátszó through litigation following a freedom of information request. Átlátszó is planning further...
Orbán declares victory for Hungary’s stance in NATO
The Budapest Times
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July 2, 2025
The prime minister said the NATO alliance must focus on making itself stronger and "our own lives safer". 2. July 2025 7:11 In an interview with TV2, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, “At last there’s somewhere, NATO, where we have won.” PM Orbán...
Hungary Lessons
Orissa Post
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July 2, 2025
Revolting against oppression and seeking freedom is ingrained in human nature, something that a repressive regime finds out sooner or later. Change is the only constant, and therefore, it is difficult to hold people under sway for an indefinite...
Vietnamese Culture Days in Budapest deepen bilateral friendship
VietnamPlus
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July 1, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Cultural Days were held recently in Budapest, Hungary, to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Running from June 27-28, the vibrant event featured documentary screenings on the ties...
French company shuts down cheese factory in Hungary
Daily News Hungary
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July 2, 2025
Photo: depositphotos.com French-owned Savencia Fromage and Dairy Hungary on Tuesday said it is reorganising its operations in Hungary, shutting down a cheese factory in Répcelak (Northwest Hungary) but further developing a plant in Veszprém (West...
Meet the International Space Station’s first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
Los Angeles Times
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July 2, 2025
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight. The crew of four will spend two weeks at the orbiting...
State Dept 'No Comment' On Victor Orban Trying To Cancel Pride Parade
Crooks and Liars
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July 1, 2025
Donald Trump's State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce was mum when asked about Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban's attempts to shut down a Pride parade in Budapest. The Mayor of Budapest ignored his ban and over 100,000 people "marched...
Top Hungary news: citizenship suspension, AI in money transfers, property purchase, beaches and baths – 1 July, 2025
Daily News Hungary
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July 1, 2025
Photo: depositphotos.com Dual citizens may lose their Hungarian citizenship from today, Hungary is launching AI-powered fraud detection in banking, empowering local governments to restrict foreign property purchases, updating thermal bath hours...
Women Socca shine in Budapest championship
Oman Observer
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July 1, 2025
MUSCAT, JULY 1 The International Women’s Socca Championship, held in the Hungarian capital Budapest from June 27 to 29, witnessed an impressive performance by Oman Socca Team, representing the Sultanate of Oman and the Middle East in six side...
This Is How Europe Should Be - Viktor Orban's Hungary Has No Illegal Migrants
India Herald
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The video begins with a group of people in swimwear, likely preparing to enter or exit the pool area. The setting is a large, ornate facility with classical architecture, featuring arches and columns, indicative of a historical or luxurious public...
Budapest defies Pride ban as record crowds march for LGBTQ+ rights
GCN
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July 1, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Budapest last Saturday, June 28, openly defying the Hungarian government’s ban on Pride events. The peaceful but powerful demonstration saw between 100,000 to 200,000 people march through the...
Hungarian local governments can make property purchases more difficult for foreigners from today
Daily News Hungary
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July 1, 2025
The controversial new “Local Identity Act” introduced by the Hungarian government has sparked widespread concern, with many fearing that municipal involvement in property sales could drive down real estate values—even in the country’s most...
Hungarian forint outperforms peers in early 2025, boosting travel budgets
Daily News Hungary
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July 1, 2025
The Hungarian forint is off to a surprisingly strong start in 2025, gaining more than 3% against the euro and outperforming both the Polish zloty and the Czech koruna, according to a new assessment by K&H Bank’s chief analyst. With these currency...
The success of Budapest Pride hurt Orbán – but be warned, Europe’s far right is coming for all of our rights
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
An animal is at its most dangerous when it is wounded, and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, was already haemorrhaging supporters before a record number of people took to the streets on Saturday to support Budapest Pride, which his...
Rule of Law McGrath hits back at Orbán Budapest Pride claims
ANSA
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July 1, 2025
European Commissioner Michael McGrath brushed off accusations that the EU intentionally got involved with Budapest's Pride celebrations. Amid an ongoing dispute with Hungary over the rule of law, he also said that Brussels is examining new ways to...
Violent German ‘Antifa’ Now Presents as ‘Non-Binary’ Victim in Hungary
The European Conservative
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July 1, 2025
The name of Simeon T., a 24-year-old German citizen, has become a symbol of a new political and media battle in Europe. His case pits two countries with very different visions of law and justice —Germany and Hungary—against each other, while...
A rainbow unfurled in defiance of Viktor Orbán
Vox Europ
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July 1, 2025
An unprecedented sight in Hungary: between 180,000 and 200,000 people gathered in Budapest on 28 June to show their support for LGBT+ rights at the annual Pride march. This is despite the event being banned by the government of Viktor Orbán, with...
Hungary introduces voluntary price cap on medicines to curb inflation
Xinhua News Agency
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BUDAPEST, July 1 (Xinhua) -- In a new effort to curb inflation and protect consumers from unjustified price increases, the Hungarian government has launched a voluntary price cap scheme targeting pharmaceutical products. Effective Tuesday, the...
Orbán lost to "gays and Ukrainians": How a Pride ban united Budapest against Hungary’s government
Ukrainska Pravda
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"Pride turned into a funeral march for Orbán’s regime." That was the headline of an editorial in HVG, one of Hungary’s key independent outlets, assessing last weekend’s events. This assessment is somewhat simplistic. There is still no guarantee...
'Central Fraud Detection System' Rolled Out by National Bank of Hungary
XpatLoop
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The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Tuesday announced the launch of the first phase of a central fraud detection system. The Central Fraud Detection System (KVR) uses artificial intelligence to flag suspicious transactions in a fraction of a...