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Ministers remember 1989 border-opening

Sándor Pintér, Hungary’s Interior Minister, and his Austrian counterpart Johanna Mikl-Leitner jointly commemorated the police’s role in opening the border...

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Magyar Cukor to refine 100,000 tons of sugar

Magyar Cukor, owned by Austria's Agrana, expects to refine more than 100,000 tons of sugar this year, sales and marketing...

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Hungarians not spending on life insurance

While Europeans spend approximately €1000 annually on life insurance policies, the Hungarian figures for the same service is below an...

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Raiffeisen Bank: We’re not leaving yet

Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International may leave Ukraine and Hungary in the future, but there are no specific plans to sell...

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Number of home insurance contracts fall

Despite the increasing risk of storm damage, the number of home insurance contracts fell below 3 million. Since 2010 the...

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Bumper apple crop

Apple crop is expected to reach 800, 000 tons this year. It will be the biggest crop in a decade...

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KSH: Hungary hog, cattle and chicken stock up in H1

The first half of 2014 saw rise in farmers’ stock of hogs, cattle and chicken, fresh data published by the...

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Hungary’s May c/a surplus dips from April

Hungary's current-account surplus dropped to €317 mln in May, down from €519 mln in April, data pubished by the National...

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Hungary fruit crop could reach 1 mln tons

Hungary's fruit crop could reach 1 million tons this year, up from the usual harvest of around 800,000 tons, Béla...

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Signal Insurance revenue from premiums rises 28%

Signal Insurance's revenue from premiums rose 28% to HUF 17.7 billion last year, chairman-CEO Tamás Kalózdi said in Budapest on...

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Regional and global impacts of Asian pollution

In the last 30 years, with a quasi-exponential growth in industrialization, population, and urbanization, many Asian countries have experienced deteriorating...

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Univer pledges 100% Hungarian paprika use despite poor crop

“Thanks” to a March-October growing season bookended by unseasonably cold weather and culminating in a death blow of frost in...

Crops

Good news for farms, GDP: Grain crops, yields well up in 2013

Newly-released statistics from the Central Statistics Office (KSH) on agricultural production show that the cereal crop totaled 6.96 million metric...

Agriculture

Dairy Industry Faces Deepening Crisis

Hungary's dairy sector has reached a critical turning point in 2026, as profitability pressures, extreme price volatility, and changing consumer...

Weather

Nine-Year-Old Budapest Wind Record Broken on Monday

A wind gust of 92.9 km/h measured on János Hill early Monday set a new Budapest record for September 21,...

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Hungary, Budapest Heat Records Broken on Wednesday

Hungary's and Budapest's early morning and the capital's daytime heat record were broken on Wednesday as a warm front preceded...

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Budapest Heat Record Broken as Temperature Reaches 37.5 C

Budapest's heat record for Aug. 20 was broken Thursday afternoon after a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius was measured at...

Agriculture

Frost and Drought Devastate Hungary’s Fruit and Vegetable Sector

Hungary’s fruit and vegetable sector is facing HUF 100–150 billion in weather-related losses as frost, drought and extreme heat drive...

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Budapest Early-Morning Temperature Record Broken, Daily Record Matched on Tuesday

Budapest’s early-morning temperature was at a record high and earlier daily record was matched in the afternoon on Tuesday, the...

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Budapest Hits 41.6 C as Hungary Breaks Multiple Heat and Wind Records

Several heat records, along with a wind-speed record, were broken Thursday, weather service HungaroMet said on Facebook, citing preliminary data....

Dairy Industry Faces Deepening Crisis

Hungary's dairy sector has reached a critical turning point in 2026, as profitability pressures, extreme price volatility, and changing consumer...

Nine-Year-Old Budapest Wind Record Broken on Monday

A wind gust of 92.9 km/h measured on János Hill early Monday set a new Budapest record for September 21,...

Hungary, Budapest Heat Records Broken on Wednesday

Hungary's and Budapest's early morning and the capital's daytime heat record were broken on Wednesday as a warm front preceded...

Danube Water Level Hits Record Low of 1 Centimeter at Budapest Gauge

The Danube’s water level fell to a historic low of 1 centimeter at the Budapest gauge on Tuesday amid drought...

Hungarian Agricultural Concentration Accelerates, 35,000 Farms Disappear in 3 Years

Hungary's agricultural sector has undergone rapid consolidation, with the number of agrarian farms dropping by 41% over the past 10...

Strong Winds Topple Trees, Damage Power Lines Across Hungary

Strong winds toppled trees and broke branches across several Hungarian counties on Saturday, damaging cars, buildings and utility lines, the...

August 2026 Was Hungary’s Hottest Month Since 1901

August 2026 was Hungary’s hottest month since 1901, with a national average temperature of 24.9 C, 3.7 C above the...

Budapest Heat Record Broken as Temperature Reaches 37.5 C

Budapest's heat record for Aug. 20 was broken Thursday afternoon after a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius was measured at...

Heatwave Returns to Hungary as Nationwide Alert Issued Through Sunday

Hot weather is set to return to Hungary once again, prompting the chief medical officer to issue a second-level heat...

Frost and Drought Devastate Hungary’s Fruit and Vegetable Sector

Hungary’s fruit and vegetable sector is facing HUF 100–150 billion in weather-related losses as frost, drought and extreme heat drive...

Budapest Early-Morning Temperature Record Broken, Daily Record Matched on Tuesday

Budapest’s early-morning temperature was at a record high and earlier daily record was matched in the afternoon on Tuesday, the...

Budapest Hits 41.6 C as Hungary Breaks Multiple Heat and Wind Records

Several heat records, along with a wind-speed record, were broken Thursday, weather service HungaroMet said on Facebook, citing preliminary data....

Heatwave Fuels Stubble, Forest and Scrub Fires Across Hungary

Firefighters were battling stubble, forest and scrub fires across four Hungarian counties Thursday as prolonged heat and drought continued to...

Hungary Battles Nearly 400 Outdoor Fires as Heat Records Fall Again

Firefighters have responded to nearly 400 outdoor fires across Hungary since the heat alert was declared July 30, as prolonged...