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Lidl supports disadvantaged young people with 10 million forints
Date: 2025-08-21 11:35:05
The limited edition sneaker launched as part of the Lidl and Tisza Cipő collaboration attracted great interest, and Lidl added another one and offered 12 models with unique motifs for...
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Giga-state investments at Lake Balaton – framework program until 2035 launched
Date: 2025-08-21 11:31:06
The government has published its new state construction investment program until 2035, which includes a budget of more than 9,500 billion forints. The draft decree lists in detail the projects...
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A glass revolution instead of a plastic tsunami
Date: 2025-08-21 11:21:52
While sustainability has become a central topic, millions of tons of plastic packaging are produced every year. Degradable alternatives are promising, but without industrial composting, they often end up in...
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Chicken vs. beef: new Spanish study questions white meat’s ‘gut health’ benefits
Date: 2025-08-21 11:17:21
For decades, chicken was considered “healthier” than red meat. A recent Spanish study, however, suggests that from a gut-microbiome perspective the picture is less clear: a chicken-based diet reduced microbial...
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The amount of subsidies from the Széchenyi Card Program reached 100 billion forints
Date: 2025-08-21 11:15:57
The Széchenyi Card Program significantly contributes to strengthening the competitiveness of domestic SMEs and stimulating economic growth, a key factor in this is the fact that the interest rate on...
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The Chamber proposes a further multi-stage increase in the threshold for VAT exemption
Date: 2025-08-21 11:14:05
The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) is proposing to the government to increase the value of the VAT exemption threshold in three stages, after the Minister of National...
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DélKertész: Healthy snacks, happy children – this is how more vegetables will be included in the box from September this year
Date: 2025-08-21 11:09:30
As September rolls around, school desks and lunch boxes fill up, but it doesn’t matter what the contents are. DélKertÉSZ experts, with the help of dietitian Vivien Enyingi, can help...
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GKI Analysis: Trust may be the key to the spread of artificial intelligence
Date: 2025-08-21 11:05:42
In July, GKI conducted a survey on a representative sample of 1,000 people to assess the prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) among the population. How much do people trust AI?...
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SZ. Variant plans to expand based on the export market
Date: 2025-08-21 11:02:31
Sz. Variáns Kft., a premium packaging manufacturer in Debrecen, is planning an export-based expansion in the next one and a half to two years, with a new product range, the...
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Farmer-Expo to be held again in Debrecen
Date: 2025-08-21 11:00:19
The Farmer-Expo International Agricultural and Food Industry Exhibition will be held in Debrecen for the 34th time between August 28-30, with almost every sector of agriculture represented – the organizers...
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“The arteries are bleeding”: Hungrail urges cost freeze to save rail freight transport
Date: 2025-08-21 10:47:13
As long as the railway does not provide the necessary regularity, costs should not be increased, said Lajos Hódosi, executive director of the Hungrail Hungarian Railway Association, on InfoRádió. According...
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Radioactive contamination found in a popular product
Date: 2025-08-21 10:43:32
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a precautionary warning about frozen shrimp sold at certain Walmart stores after radioactive contamination was found in other products from the...
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Increased attention in cellars – must gas can pose a serious threat
Date: 2025-08-21 10:30:20
With the arrival of this year’s harvest season, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) is drawing the attention of wine producers to the dangers of must gas generated during...
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The health fund can also help with starting school
Date: 2025-08-21 10:22:45
Health and mutual aid funds can also reduce families’ school start-up expenses this year through digital learning tools that can be purchased through them, the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) drew...
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The market position of Hungarian onions can be improved by the cooperation of producers
Date: 2025-08-21 10:22:43
The weather has also been favorable for domestic onion production this year. However, a good season is not unique to our country; our European competitors are also expecting an excellent...
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St. Stephen’s Day 2025: special interest surrounded the festive event series
Date: 2025-08-21 10:12:43
The capital was once again filled with people on the occasion of the founding of the state: over a hundred musical, cultural and gastronomic programs of St. Stephen’s Day invited...
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Producer cooperation can improve the market position of Hungarian onions
Date: 2025-08-21 10:00:32
The weather has also been favorable for domestic onion production this year. However, the good season is not unique to our country; our European competitors are also expecting an excellent...
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AI-powered skin analysis now available at German dm stores thanks to Dermanostic
Date: 2025-08-21 09:58:55
A new digital service has arrived at select dm drugstores in Germany: Dermanostic, a dermatology provider, now offers AI-supported skin analysis in five cities — Münster, Karlsruhe, Düsseldorf, Berlin, and...
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High coffee prices brew interest in bean-free alternatives
Date: 2025-08-21 09:43:38
Costs tied to climate change and tariffs could position substitutes made from broken rice or other ingredients as cheaper, more sustainable options. A brewing storm of climate change and tariffs...
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Ehrmann to make dairy lines in UK
Date: 2025-08-21 09:30:56
The German dairy business is to embark on a £20m project at the site in Cornwall it acquired last year. Ehrmann, the German dairy group, is to set up local...
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Butter and milk powder prices significantly above intervention price in Germany
Date: 2025-08-21 09:30:33
According to the German Central Milk Market Service’s flash report, raw milk purchases in Germany were 0.1 percent lower than the previous week, while they were 2.2 percent higher than...
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The price of paprika in Poland is falling significantly
Date: 2025-08-21 09:26:31
In Poland, the warm weather in August had a positive effect on pepper production, as a result of which the supply on wholesale markets expanded significantly and prices decreased, FruitVeB...
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The Farmer Expo will be held again in Debrecen
Date: 2025-08-21 09:16:53
The Farmer-Expo International Agricultural and Food Industry Exhibition will be held in Debrecen for the 34th time between August 28-30, and almost all sectors of agriculture will be represented –...
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Agrometeorology: significant precipitation expected, but not in sufficient quantity
Date: 2025-08-21 09:00:23
Significant precipitation is expected on Thursday and Friday, although not evenly distributed and not in sufficient quantity – wrote HungaroMet Zrt. in its agrometeorological analysis on Thursday. According to the...
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Seniors will receive food vouchers worth more than 70 billion forints
Date: 2025-08-19 12:58:30
The elderly will receive food vouchers worth a total of more than 70 billion forints, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and Innovation announced on Facebook on...
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VOSZ makes further proposals to improve the operating conditions of businesses
Date: 2025-08-19 12:30:31
The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) is making further proposals to improve the operating conditions of businesses, the employers’ interest representation told MTI on Tuesday. In the statement,...
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Meili Vodka debuted in Hungary with Jason Momoa
Date: 2025-08-19 11:45:48
One of the most awarded vodkas of the past two years (2 perfect scores, 3 platinum and 10 gold certifications), Meili, officially arrived on the Hungarian market in August, with...
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Szallas.hu: the number of reservations for August 20 and the days following the holiday has increased significantly
Date: 2025-08-19 11:26:03
The number of accommodation reservations for arrivals on August 20 increased by 58 percent compared to the previous Wednesday, and data from Szallas.hu also shows that many people are extending...
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K&H: extreme weather conditions are becoming more frequent
Date: 2025-08-19 11:24:58
Weather is no longer a distant, theoretical risk, but a daily reality in Hungarian agriculture. In 2022, a drought and heat wave of such magnitude were experienced for the first...
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Labubu fever: Pop Mart is racing with a nearly 400% profit increase – already ahead of Mattel and Sanrio
Date: 2025-08-19 11:23:20
The craze built around the “ugly-cute” Labubu figures, blind box sales and international expansion have combined to rocket China’s Pop Mart: in the first half of the year, net profit...
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