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Budapest 20 August festivities to offer affordable beer, wine, pálinka, multiple programs, Europe’s biggest fireworks show
Daily News Hungary
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August 4, 2025
On 20 August, Hungary will celebrate the founding of the state with what the government spokesperson says will be Europe’s largest fireworks display, along with a slate of lively festivities. The celebration commemorates King Saint Stephen...
Law on National Minorities Aims to Eliminate Fragmentation of Existing Regulations
Radio Slovakia International
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The draft law on national minorities is based on an updated version of the legislative proposal adopted by the Committee for National Minorities and Ethnic Groups in 2020. This was announced by the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak...
poll: "Czech Trump" opens wide lead for Oct. Czech parliamentary election
Beaufort County Now
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In his previous term as prime minister of the Czech Republic, Andrej Babis was nicknamed "the Czech Trump". Now polls for the October parliamentary election give Babis' ANO Party a wide lead, making it almost certain he will be returning to...
Watch: Lando Norris and Max Verstappen seen sharing a moment ahead of the F1 Hungarian GP
Sportskeeda
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August 4, 2025
A video from before the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix has surfaced online, in which Max Verstappen and Lando Norris can be seen sharing a wholesome moment as they arrive into the paddock. Norris finished up an interview with Sky Sports just as...
Eat Like a Politician: New Survey Reveals Solons’ Fave Local Feeds
The Spirit - New York
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While the life of the local politician is usually one of hard-working days and glamorous nights, they still need to eat. Where Gotham’s solons like to eat out was recently the topic of a survey conducted by the New York City Hospitality Alliance,...
2025 F1 Hungarian GP: Driver Ratings
Sportskeeda
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August 4, 2025
The 2025 F1 Hungarian GP ended with Lando Norris on top of the podium with his teammate, Oscar Piastri, right alongside him in P2. This race was a slow burner where different drivers tried different approaches and strategies, and in the end, it...
Rat invasion continues in Budapest: authorities struggle to tackle the problem
Daily News Hungary
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August 4, 2025
At first glance, it seemed like a reasonable decision when the Budapest City Council chose not to renew its two-year contract with Bábolna Bio Ltd. last year, opting instead to take rodent control into its own hands. However, rat sightings have...
It’s Bigger Than Texas: Beware the Republican War on Fair Elections
Common Dreams
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August 4, 2025
The Republican motto—since Richard Nixon sabotaged LBJ‘s Vietnam peace negotiations and Ronald Reagan blew up Jimmy Carter’s deal to get the Iranian hostages back—has been, “If you can’t win, cheat.” As Republicans rush to redistrict and...
Germany orders around 1,400 military trucks from Rheinmetall
Defence Blog
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August 4, 2025
Germany’s Bundeswehr has commissioned Rheinmetall to deliver more than 1,000 new logistics vehicles under a procurement package valued at approximately €770 million ($891million). According to a company statement, the order includes 963 swap-body...
Budapest Mayor Questioned as a Suspect Linked to Budapest Pride
XpatLoop
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Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, has been questioned as a suspect in connection with the organisation of the Budapest Pride event in Budapest. The mayor, who was questioned on Friday at the National Investigation Bureau, told journalists...
What brutal international media are saying about Lewis Hamilton after Hungary flop
Planet F1
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August 4, 2025
“Mute and listless.” “Sloppy and demoralised.” “Who made me come to Maranello?” “There is virtually no self-confidence left.” Lewis Hamilton was blasted by the international media, with the Italian press hitting him hard after a woeful Hungarian...
What a new nuclear deal with Hungary means for US influence in Europe
Atlantic Council
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August 4, 2025
Last week, Hunatom (Hungary’s nuclear energy development firm) and Synthos Green Energy (a private project developer in Poland) signed a letter of intent to support the construction of up to ten BWRX-300 small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs....
Russell raises suspicions about Leclerc’s Ferrari after Hungarian GP battle
Planet F1
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August 4, 2025
George Russell believes Ferrari were running Charles Leclerc too close to the ground in Hungary, leaving the team with no option but to increase his tyre pressure during his second pit stop. That created an undriveable Ferrari, and Russell was...
Support for Village Shops in Hungary to be Expanded by Gov't
XpatLoop
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The government will expand funding for a village shops support programme to match demand, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a weekly press briefing. Gulyas said applications for more than HUF 10bn of support had been...
Hungary and Segregation
Rroma
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August 4, 2025
The Budapest Francophone Journal met with Gábor Erőss, a 52-year-old Hungarian sociologist, researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the Center for Social Sciences (TK SzI) and former deputy mayor of Budapest’s 8th district (Józsefváros)...
Why Russian Takeover of Hungary is 'Unrealistic', According to Orbán
XpatLoop
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Conjecture that the Russians could "come and take us over" is "unrealistic" and must not result in political steps, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at the MCC Feszt in Esztergom on Saturday. "Unrealistic assumptions may only lead to misguided...
Quick Preview: Budapest Fashion Week to Feature Designers from 7 Countries
XpatLoop
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Budapest Fashion Week starts for the 16th time on Sept 1, featuring almost 100 designers from seven central European countries, the Hungarian Fashion and Design Agency (MDDU) said. Designs from Czechia, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Serbia and...
New Budapest Buses Arrive: City Takes Delivery of Mercedes Citaro Vehicles
XpatLoop
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Budapest public transport company BKK has announced on Thursday it has taken delivery of 25 articulated Mercedes Citaro diesel buses. ArrivaBus will be in charge of the operation and maintenance of the buses that will be used initially on lines 8E...
Home Sales Down Significantly in Hungary
XpatLoop
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Home sales in Hungary fell 17.7pc year-on-year to 9,492 in July, a monthly estimate by listed real estate broker Duna House shows. Duna House estimated that mortgage outlays came to HUF 135bn in July, up 1pc from the same month a year earlier....
Retailers Association in Hungary Called Out for 'Taking Side of Multinationals'
XpatLoop
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Robert Zsigo, a state secretary at the Culture and Innovation Ministry, criticised retailers' association OKSZ for "taking the side of multinationals" in a post on Facebook. Flouting a study commissioned by the association that suggested a...