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[0830AM] Szijjártó in Brussels | Back-to-school govt support | Farmer Expo

August 30, 2024

SZIJJÁRTÓ: 'WAR PSYCHOSIS' STILL RIFE IN EUSZIJJÁRTÓ: EU 'IDLY WATCHES' UKRAINE 'PLAYING WITH' ENERGY SECURITYSZIJJÁRTÓ SLAMS EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF'S 'DANGEROUS' MIDDLE EAST PROPOSALSMINISTER ORDERS PROBE OF AIRLINES THAT HAVE VIOLATED CONSUMER PROTECTION RULESNEEDY FAMILIES TO BENEFIT FROM HUF 7 BN BACK-TO-SCHOOL GOVT PROGRAMMEGUEST NIGHTS UP 2.0% IN JULY33RD FARMER EXPO OPENS IN DEBRECEN
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[0829] Govt official on migration | School smartphone ban | UniSpace

August 29, 2024

KOVÁCS: BRUSSELS SHOULD ALSO WELCOME MIGRANTSSZIJJÁRTÓ: REPORTS ON EUROPEAN SECURITY 'INCREASINGLY OMINOUS'KOVÁCS: NATIONAL CARD APPLICANTS REQUIRED TO UNDERGO 'SAME SCREENING AS IN CASE OF ANY OTHER RESIDENCE PERMIT'ECONMIN: AUTHORITIES STEP IN TO PROTECT FAMILIES AGAINST PRICE GOUGINGMOST HUNGARIANS WANT SMARTPHONE BAN IN SCHOOLSECONOMIC CABINET DISCUSSES RECOVERY PLANSUS DETAINS HUNGARIAN NATIONAL FOR EVADING RUSSIAN EXPORT BANHUNGARY LAUNCHES SPACE TRAINING PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH
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[0828] EU migration policy | Keleti station | Base rate on hold

August 28, 2024

BRUSSELS'S MIGRATION POLICY 'IRRESPONSIBLE'SERVICES AT KELETI STATION RESUME AFTER DERAILMENTPRESIDENT SULYOK: CHRISTIANITY REPRESENTS HUNGARY'S 'MORAL FOUNDATION'OFFICIAL: NUMBER OF REGISTERED JOBSEEKERS FALLS TO ALL-TIME LOW IN AUGUSTHUNGARY CBANK KEEPS BASE RATE ON HOLDSZIGET FESTIVAL BOOSTS TOURISM ACCOMMODATION TURNOVERGEORGIA GUEST OF HONOUR AT THIS YEAR'S BUDAPEST WINE FESTIVAL
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[0827] Szijjártó on Paks | Nagy with Ukraine counterpart | Ukraine oil transit

August 27, 2024

SZIJJÁRTÓ: PAKS 'HITS NEW MILESTONE'AGMIN: HUNGARIAN FARMERS 'ALWAYS COME FIRST'NÉZŐPONT: MOST HUNGARIANS 'OUTRAGED' BY UKRAINIAN OIL TRANSIT BANCULTURE MIN: HUNGARY 'ISLAND OF VALUES'NAVRACSICS: GOVT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING LOCAL COUNCILS IN DISASTER RESPONSEINTERCITY DERAILS, TRAFFIC SUSPENDED AT KELETI STATIONBUDAPEST TO HOST INTL GEOPOLITICAL CONFERENCE IN SEPTGROSS WAGES CLIMB 13.3% IN JUNEMINISTRY: HUNGARY SOLAR POWER OUTPUT HITS RECORD HIGHST ISTVÁN INSTITUTE: BUDAPEST MAYOR TO ORDER RESTORATION OF HOLY CROWN DECORATIONS ON BRIDGEBUDAPEST CENTRAL EUROPEAN FASHION WEEK COMMENCES
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[0826] Szijjártó on Lukoil | Tranzit Festval | Karácsony on Liberty Statue

August 26, 2024

SZIJJÁRTÓ: LACK OF ACTION ON LUKOIL MATTER SHOWS EC'S 'TRUE COLOURS'ORBÁN: HUNGARIANS' PLACE IS 'IN THE TOP TEN'SZIJJÁRTÓ: HUNGARY MUST BE READY FOR SERIOUS ATTACKS AGAINST SOVEREIGN FOREIGN POLICYROGÁN AT TRANZIT FESTIVAL: SOVEREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY 'TOPMOST PREREQUISITE'NÉMETH: HUNGARIANS HAVE SEEN 'REVOLUTION OF NATIONAL COHESION' SINCE DEMOCRATIC TRANSITIONTUZSON: STRONG FAMILIES MAKE A STRONG COUNTRYPM'S POLITICAL DIRECTOR: 'HUNGARIAN GRAND STRATEGY' INVOLVES DEFENDING COUNTRY, GUARANTEEING PEACE, DEVELOPMENTLÁNCZI: HUNGARY'S SOVEREIGNTY UNDER ATTACKBÓKA: EUROPEAN ELITES TAKE POSITION AGAINST PUBLIC MAJORITYTAKÁCS: KEEPING HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN THE PROFESSION ONE OF GOVT'S MOST IMPORTANT TASKSRÉTVÁRI: HUNGARIAN EDUCATION MUST BE APPRECIATED, NOT DISPARAGEDRÉTVÁRI: GOVT PLANS LEGAL STEPS AGAINST BRUSSELS' MIGRANT MEASURESSZIJJÁRTÓ TO PUSH FOR 'BOLDER, FIRMER' EU STANCE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN VENEZUELAKARÁCSONY: LIBERTY STATUE BELONGS TO BUDAPESTSZABÓ-KELLNER, UNGAR ELECTED LMP CO-LEADERS
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[0823PM] 2030 climate target | Sapientia refurbishment | Employment

August 23, 2024

MINISTER: 2030 CLIMATE TARGET REACHEDFIDESZ MEP RESIGNS OVER 'DRUNKEN BRAWL'GOVT OFFICIAL COMMEMORATES EUROPE-WIDE DAY OF VICTIMS OF TOTALITARIAN REGIMESHANKÓ: HUNGARY TO FINANCE FURTHER SAPIENTIA REFURBISHMENTHUNGARY JOBLESS RATE 4.2% IN JULY
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[0823AM] Gulyás’s presser | Hungary Helps scheme | Szijjártó in Győr

August 23, 2024

GOVT MULLING SUING EU FOR MIGRATION COSTSGULYÁS: OIL TRANSFER THROUGH UKRAINE 'SEEMS SECURED'GULYÁS: GOVT TO CARRY ON WITH TEACHERS' WAGE HIKE PROGRAMMEGULYÁS: EC HAS 'NO ANSWER' FOR WHY IT ISN’T HELPING OUT WITH CRUDE DELIVERIESGULYÁS: EVENTUAL DROP IN GLOBAL PRICE OF FUEL TO BE REFLECTED IN DOMESTIC RETAIL PRICESGULYÁS: HUNGARY TO BRIEF EC ON NATIONAL CARD PROGRAMMEGOVT SPOX: FAMILY ALLOWANCE PAYMENT TIMED TO SUPPORT SCHOOL STARTOFFICIAL: HUNGARY HELPS PERSECUTED CHRISTIANSSZIJJÁRTÓ: FIDESZ 'WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE GYŐR'S DEVELOPMENT IN MIND'INVESTMENT VOLUME DOWN 16.8% IN Q2BUDAPEST MAYOR'S OFFICE: VOTING ON COMMUNITY BUDGET PROPOSALS OPEN UNTIL OCT 7
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[0822] Szijjártó on oil supply talks | Minister on National Card | August 20

August 22, 2024

SZIJJÁRTÓ: OIL SUPPLY TALKS 'NEARING FINISH'EU AFFAIRS MINISTER: EC 'WHIPPING UP EMOTIONS' ON HUNGARY NATIONAL CARDNATL ECONOMY MINISTER: HUNGARY TO START BUILDING CAPACITY OF RECYCLING BATTERIES IN 2024KOVÁCS: HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ATTEND NATIONAL HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES IN BUDAPESTBLINKEN MARKS HUNGARY NATL HOLIDAYBAKONDI: NUMBER OF ILLEGAL ENTRANTS ON SOUTHERN BORDER UP SIGNIFICANTLY IN RECENT WEEKSVITÉZY CALLS FOR NEW LOCAL ELECTION IN BUDAPEST'S 3RD DISTRICTDK TURNS TO POLICE OVER GOVT'S HUF 600 BN OFFICE BUILDING PURCHASEJOBBIK PROPOSES HUF 100,000 AID FOR EACH SCHOOL STARTERCHARITY COLLECTING SCHOOL EQUIPMENT FOR NEEDY CHILDRENEXHIBITION OF US-HUNGARIAN PHOTOGRAPHERS DRAWS 50,000 VISITORS
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[0821] Aug 20 national holiday | Sulyok on Hungary-Germany relations | Szijjártó on national card programme

August 21, 2024

AUGUST 20 - KRAUSZ RECEIVES SAINT STEPHEN ORDERSULYOK: HUNGARY-GERMANY RELATIONS KEYSZIJJÁRTÓ: EXTENDING HUNGARY NATIONAL CARD PROGRAMME TO BELARUS, RUSSIA NO SECURITY THREATPARLT SPEAKER: NATIONS IN CARPATHIAN BASIN MUST COOPERATE TO SURVIVENAVRACSICS: NATION HELD TOGETHER BY CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITIESNAGY CALLS FOR BOOSTING HUNGARY-CHINA ECONOMIC COOPERATIONAUGUST 20 - FLAG RAISED AT PARLIAMENT UNDER MILITARY HONOURSAUGUST 20 - GULYÁS: HUNGARY'S HISTORY PROOF THAT 'WAR IS AGAINST OUR INTEREST'AUGUST 20 - SOLTÉSZ CALLS ON HUNGARIANS 'TO INSIST ON CHRISTIAN FOUNDATIONS'AUGUST 20 - AGRICULTURE MINISTER HANDS OVER STATE DECORATIONSBUDAPEST DISTRICT MAYOR ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF GRAFTGOVT OFFICIAL: 'EUROPE MUST RETURN TO JUDEO-CHRISTIAN CULTURAL ROOTS'DK: SPENDING HUF 15BN ON FIREWORKS 'IRRESPONSIBLE WASTE OF MONEY'MOB HEAD GYULAY, OLYMPIC CHAMP GULYÁS RECEIVE STATE AWARDSCHOREOGRAPHER NOVÁK 'TATA' DIES AGED 93HIGHEST EARLY-MORNING LOW TEMPS MEASURED FOR FOURTH DAY IN A ROW ON SAT
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[0816PM] Aug 20 natl holiday | Public transport action plan | Heat alert

August 16, 2024

HUNGARIAN CULTURE 'DETERMINED BY CHRISTIANITY'LÁZÁR: GOVT LAUNCHES PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACTION PLANSIMICSKÓ: 'IMPORTANT TO STRENGTHEN CHRISTIAN VALUES'GOVT OFFICIAL: 'STRENGTHENED NATIONAL COHESION OUR MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENT'DK PROTESTS MANDATORY SEAT RESERVATIONS ON COACHESHUNGARY LABOUR MARKET RESERVE OVER 300,000BUDAPEST TECH UNIVERSITY MOVES UP IN SHANGHAI RANKINGSZENTENDRE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM VENUE OF INTL CONFERENCEHUNGARIAN FASHION AND DESIGN AGENCY TAKES OVER DESIGN COUNCILHEAT ALERT TO STAY IN FORCE UNTIL SUNDAY
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[0816AM] Parlt | August 20 | Construction figures

August 16, 2024

STATE AWARDS HANDED OUT ON OCCASION OF AUG 20 NATL HOLIDAYPROSECUTOR'S OFFICE: BUDAPEST DISTRICT MAYOR IN DETENTION FOR ALLEGED CORRUPTIONHIDVÉGHI TO TAKE UP MANDATE OF RESIGNED MPCONSTRUCTION SECTOR OUTPUT DOWN 1.4% IN JUNELANDMARK MCDONALD'S RE-OPENS AFTER HUF 1.8 BN UPGRADETWO BRITISH NATIONALS ARRESTED FOR DRUG DEALING AT BUDAPEST FESTIVALMOL BUBI BIKESHARE SCHEME MARKS 10M MILESTONEPHOTO EXHIBITIONS TO MARK HUNGARY'S 20 YEARS IN EU
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[0815] Speaker in Vienna | Extreme heat | Industrial output

August 15, 2024

SPEAKER MEETS AUSTRIAN COUNTERPARTOFFICIAL: MORE THAN 11,000 UKRAINIAN CHILDREN GIVEN HOLIDAYS IN HUNGARYLAKE BALATON MOST POPULAR DESTINATION FOR AUGUST 20 HOLIDAY BOOKINGSHUNGARY 'STILL IN ECONOMIC GROWTH VANGUARD'INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT DOWN 8.2% IN JUNEGOVT OFFICIAL: HUNGARIAN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY OUTSTANDING IN H1BUDAPEST MAYOR PETITIONED REGARDING DAMAGED HOLY CROWN DECORATIONS ON MARGARET BRIDGEBUDAPEST CENTRAL EUROPEAN FASHION WEEK ADDS SUSTAINABILITY CATEGORYWITHOUT AIR SHORTLISTED FOR EUROPEAN FILM AWARDSTUESDAY AVERAGE 8 C HOTTER THAN USUAL
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