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Nearly one hundred exhibitors at the Hungarikum festival in Szeged
The Hungarikum festival in Szeged will be held for the eighth time – Elekes Zoltán, director of the festival told M1 news channel. Elekes Zoltán told that nearly 100 exhibitors...
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A baguette crisis is threatening Paris
In Paris, the iconic baguette is so beloved that historic laws insist upon bakers curtailing their holidays to remain open throughout the summer months. Now, those laws have been scrapped...
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This year’s Sziget Festival is expected to break records
Thousands of people arrived to the Sziget Festival on Sunday, before Monday's first official (minus-first) day. The vast majority of the festival goers are coming from abroad, and there is...
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FAO: food prices on a six-year low
Food prices fell to the lowest in almost six years, led by plentiful supplies of dairy products and palm and soyabean oil, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation....
Read moreFM: the Italian wine remains under lock until the completion of the investigations
Until the completion of the tracking investigations the 50 thousand hectoliters of Italian wines will be blocked by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture...
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FruitVeB: the effect of extreme heat affected all plant species and varieties
Ledó Ferenc, the president of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation (FruitVeB) told MTI that the effect of extreme heat affected all plant species and varieties. Ledó Ferenc reminded...
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Oroszlán Szonja has become the face of Apenta VitaMixx
The popular actress Oroszlán Szonja became the face of Apenta VitaMixx. The distributor, the Maspex Olympos Kft. chose the nice and athletic actress, because the company wanted a well-known, but...
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Beer and more: the World Day of Beer is celebrated on 7 August
The International World Day of Beer was celebrated in Hungary for the first time, within the “Beer and more” event series of the Association of Hungarian Brewers. The World Day...
Read moreNearly 90 percent of the winter wheat was harvested in Zala County
So far, 88 percent of the winter wheat was harvested in Zala County on a more than 20 thousand hectares of area. The average yield was 5.18 tons per hectare...
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Cofidis: 40 percent of the population repay loans
Currently, 40 percent of the 18-69 year-olds are repaying loans loans, while the ratio of new borrowers has not changed since last year, compared to the entire population. While in...
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Russians destroy tons of fruits and vegetables
The destruction of products covered by the Russian food embargo begun is in accordance with the recently signed Russian presidential decree. Vladimir Putin signed the decree on the destruction of...
Read moreIllegal tobacco processing plant was found in Kékcse
The National Tax and Customs Authority’s finance guards found an Illegal tobacco processing plant in Kékcse, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. Dávid Zoltán, press officer of the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county customs and excise directorate...
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Food for Life: persistent food collection program in Miskolc
The Észak-Magyarország.com (Northern Hungary.com) social cooperative organizes a food collection campaign called Food for Life on Saturday in Miskolc – was said at the M1 news channel’s show. Theodorovits Andrea,...
Read moreThe occupancy rate of tourist hotels continued to rise in the Czech Republic
The number of guests in the Czech Republic’s, hotels, motels and campgrounds increased by almost ten percent in this year's second quarter on an annual level. This positive trend is...
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Gordon Ramsay stays with Fox channel for two more years
After a decade at Fox, British star chef Gordon Ramsay is staying on at the network with a new two-year deal. Under the pact, Ramsay will deliver at least 80...
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Nitro Circus was an enormous success!
It was a breathtaking show: the Nitro Circus tour first visited Hungary this summer and the motorsport extravaganza was a once in a lifetime experience for spectators. The biggest star...
Read moreTo the X-Factor with my espressomachine! – Video of the day
Here's a video aboutmaking a cup of coffeethat has an unlikelysoundtrack. The espressomachinemakersatSanremo UK teamed upwithdigitalproductioncompany The Media Workshoptocreatethemusic video. The catch? The music is made fromthesounds of themachine being...
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Consumers are in a better mood, but they are still also saving money
Hungarian consumers were more willing to part with their money in Q1 2015 than in Q4 2014. This trend is reflected in the fact that the Hungarian consumer confidence index...
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Burnout syndrome and relationships
Basically there are two kinds of relationships: one that lifts you and another that pushes you down. Many people suffering from burnout syndrome neglect their relationships. The big question is:...
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The grape harvest starts in Europe with the Csabagyöngye grape
The grape harvest has begun in Europe with the Csabagyöngye early ripening grape variety in Ordacsehi. A good crop is expected this year. The takeover price of the the grapes...
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Ready, set, Sziget Fest, moving in with the Auchan!
The Auchan Óbuda creates a festival atmosphere within the walls of the hypermarket – both inside and outside – during the Sziget Festival, in the second week of August. This...
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Huge crowd at the dm in the Vértes Center in Tatabánya
The dm is waiting its customers again to the Vértes Center in Tatabánya. Great expectations preceded the opening on 3 August, long queues were detected early in the morning, in...
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The Rossmann opened a new drugstore in Budapest
The first Rossmann drugstore in the 17th district was opened on 6 August. On the occasion of the opening, promotions and 10 percent discounts are offered to the customers for...
Read moreThe winter wheat seed supply is sufficient
The Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board announced the indicative price for the seeds of winter cereals. For this year the price is 93,500 HUF. As President Takács Géza...
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The Masped Group is the official logistics provider of the Hungarian Olympic Team
The cooperation agreement betwen the MASPED Csoport (MASPED Group) and the Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság (Hungarian Olympic Committee) was signed on 4 August 2015, within a press conference. According to the...
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Thirty thousand visitors are expected to this year's Farmer Expo in Debrecen
More than thirty thousand visitors are expected to Eastern Hungary's largest agro-industrial trade fair. This year's Farmer Expo will be open between August 19 and 22 – the organizers told...
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Chamber of Agriculture: new opportunities in the support of small farmers
The CAP-Calculator has been updated with new payment options. The CAP-Calculator informs about the new possibilities of the EU's common agricultural policy, and it can be found on the website...
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A four-day Hungarikum festival in Szeged
The aim of the Hungarikum festival organized in Szeged is to familiarize the domestic population and visiting tourists with the hungaricums and the Hungarian inventions that are included into the...
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Wine Festival and Craft Fair in the garden of the Esterházy Palace
Outdoor concerts, wine festival and craft fair will be held on Friday and Saturday, titled Haydn Meets Jazz in the garden of the Esterházy Palace – the organizer, the Eszterháza...
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This year's Munkácsy cake was chosen in Békéscsaba
The 2015 Munkácsy cake title was won by the Békéscsaba-based Jetty Craft Manufactory’s (Jetty Kézműves Manufaktúra) Velvet Dream (Bársonyos álom) cake. Fotó: Lehoczky Péter, beol.hu One thousand Velvet Dream cakes...
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