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Brewer Heineken’s trademark red star may become a victim of the Hungarian government’s attempts to ban the use of “totalitarian symbols” related to years of Nazi occupation and the communist era. On Monday, the country’s parliament began discussing a bill which, from next year, would make it a criminal offense …

Hungarianambiance.com Reported: Twenty thousand people celebrated the national holiday at “Múzeum kert” in Budapest; a few dozen fifth column activists tried to disrupt the event, but police and organizers managed to contain the provocation and preserve the dignity of the national celebration writes the ministry of defense website. Supporters of …

hungarytoday.hu reports : Following an inconclusive first round of voting, the Hungarian National Assembly has elected current President János Áder to a second five-year term. In Hungary, the President of the Republic is a chiefly ceremonial position, one that is voted on by the National Assembly. In order to become …

A Hungarian love story called “On Body and Soul” about two lonely hearts working in a slaughterhouse in Budapest won the Golden Bear for best film on Saturday at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. “This film is approachable only with a generous heart,” director Ildiko Enyedi told the audience …

International food companies supply different quality products to Western Europe than to central and Eastern European countries, daily Magyar Idők reported. The paper referred to a recent survey by Hungary’s food administration Nébih, focusing on 24 brands in terms of product taste and smell, composition and labeling. The right-wing newspaper …

Man Trapped on a ship got rescued by the rescue copters later after the ship got unchained from the deck.  

Hungarian defense forces announce completion of border protection base The Kelebia border protection base has been completed on the Hungary-Serbian border and the installation of bases at Bácsalmás, Madaras and Hercegszántó are expected to be finished by the spring. The Hungarian defense forces have announced that the Kelebia border protection …

Persian Antiquities Found By Hungarian Police Worth Over 200M HUF. Bronze artifacts, including a helmet, small bells and horse tack, were likely from the grave of a high-ranking military officer from Urartu. Hungarian police say a haul of antiquities found in a truck last year are worth around 700,000 euros. …

The meeting, which was also attended by Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, was focused on the financing of the Hungarian-Iranian economic programs , which involves developing cooperation in interbank crediting and making import licensing more flexible.  The sides confirmed decisions made at the inaugural meeting of the Hungarian-Iranian economic mixed committee earlier …

As Hungary’s biggest bookseller goes bankrupt, a conservative author thinks the authorities should have intervened years ago to prevent Alaxendra’s debt to publishers accumulating. In Magyar Nemzet, Zsuzsanna Körmendy describes how publishers have continued feeding the already insolvent book trading chain with their products. That seemed the only way for …

A school bus carrying Hungarian children returning from a trip to France has crashed in northern Italy, killing at least 16 people. The vehicle, which was carrying teenage students, teachers and parents, slammed into a highway barrier, then burst into flames near Verona. Emergency services said 39 people were injured, …

The Hungarian camerawoman who was filmed kicking refugees at the Serbian border in 2015 has been sentenced to three years probation for public misconduct by a Szeged court, reports index.hu. Petra László, who was working at the border for radical right-wing internet news channel N1TV, has appealed the ruling. László …

An estimated 7,000 refugees are suffering due to icy temperatures in Serbia and Hungary, sheltering in abandoned warehouses or camping out in makeshift tents. Doctors Without Borders has described the situation as “worrying.”

Heart Warming video when with the help and idea of a charity group, people rush to leave their warm cloths for homeless people in Budapest.  

Nearly one in four (23.8 percent) Hungarians regularly go without food, and one in three do not have access to adequate food, reports vg.hu citing data collected by Élelmiszerbank (Food bank). According to an OECD study, the number of Hungarians who do not have enough to eat increased from 17.4 percent to 30.6 …

A Hungarian policeman was shot dead with a machine gun early on Wednesday when police tried to search the home of a 76-year-old man suspected of illegal possession of firearms, police and prosecutors said. The policeman, 46, was shot in the head during the attack in Bony, near the western …

Tomorrow is the due day; the October 2nd. The government spent millions of Forints for the anti immigration campaign to convince people that the migration to Hungary is Bad; in general, and Immigrants are dangerous. The whole idea about this campaign is to prove to Bruxelles that not only the …

The Hungarian capital Budapest kicked US taxi app Uber out of its city in July, when it passed a new law denying Uber internet access. That meant that the company had to pull out, but an Estonian company has now rushed to plug the gap.

Turkey ‘Coup’ – 10 Things to Know Military jet flies over Ankara Credit: Getty   Military jets have been seen flying low over the city as major bridges in Istanbul have been closed. Military claims it has seized control of the country. The Turkish chief of military staff is among …

If you were an Uber user like we were, you must have received the following Email from Uber : This is pretty much saddening how a government stops such great service of transit just to protect the rusty old and expensive Taxi service. The way we see it, while taxis …

In a tragic accident, four bomb-disposal experts of the Hungarian Army died on Hortobágy on Saturday while trying to detonate a WWII explosive device. Now Hungarian pro-government print daily Magyar Idők reports that none of the deceased had life or accident insurance. The article claimed Csaba Hende, former Minister of Defense, put an …

The airline will operate the flight three times a week until October 16. The flights will depart from Toronto on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and arrive in Budapest on the following day. Last year, 91,000 travellers from Canada arrived at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, Jost Lammers, the CEO of …

Hungarytoday.hu: A Hungarian-Slovak team of investigators has uncovered a 19-member international gang that smuggled illegal migrants from Greece to western Europe, the website police.hu said. Proceedings are under way against a Slovak citizen named Józef S and his associates suspected of operating an organised peoplesmuggling ring. The Slovak and Afghan …

Hungary Matters : The Hungarian government is not looking to ban ride-hailing service Uber but simply wants to ensure that it competes fairly with taxi companies, a development ministry official said. The government does not oppose modern transport solutions, János Fónagy said after a meeting with representatives of Uber, the …

Hungarytoday.hu : “There is noticeably continuous and increasing migrating pressure along the Hungarian-Serbian border”, the Hungarian Prime Minister’s Chief Advisor on Homeland Security György Bakondi told reporters on Monday. Illegal attempts to cross the border, which cause damage to the border security fence, are typical, he said. According to the table shown …

Vast Majority Of Hungarians Will Say No To Mandatory Migrant Quotas, Fresh Poll Reveals Hungary’s quota referendum could be a success comparable to the 2008 “social referendum”, according to pollster Nézőpont Institute. The Budapest-based think tank representative public opinion poll completed on behalf of conservative weekly Heti Válasz shows that …

The government campaign to bolster the public’s awareness of a referendum against the EU’s refugee settlement quota has been under way for months. Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, recently approved the referendum and the Fidesz-dominated National Assembly also signed off on it shortly thereafter. As part of the government’s campaign, billboards …

Budapest Taxi Drivers Protest Against UBER Continues Hungarian taxi drivers continued to demonstrate against ride-hailing service Uber in Budapest on Tuesday. The drivers blocked traffic in two lanes out of six on Elisabeth Bridge with a demand that Uber be banned and regulations enforced. This is the sixth time Budapest taxi …

Brussels Threatens To Fine Hungary €500M Over Reluctance To Relocate 2000 Migrants. 250,000 Euros Per Migrant. The European Commission (EC) has proposed a new system for enforcing resettlement of migrants among EU member states, politico.eu reported. The measure would set a price of €250,000 per migrant for countries that want to avoid mandatory quotas …