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"We make wine at Lake Balaton but sell more in Japan than in Hungary

The area of the Balaton Uplands occupies a unique place among Hungary’s wine regions: it lies in the heart of a holiday destination, with all its benefits and all its drawbacks. With the help of...

Potentially harmful forever chemicals found in Hungarian cereal flakes too

A recent study of everyday cereal-based products purchased across Europe found that at least four such Hungarian products contain high levels of trifluoroacetic acid, which, according to the latest...

Who do you call stupid? – Telexikon

According to Einstein, only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. But even this is stupid, because he never actually said that. But what is stupidity? Who is stupid? Why is this...

Court orders Sovereignty Protection Office to pay grievance fee to investigative journalism outlet...

According to the court, the SPO made false statements about Átlátszó in 2024. The judgment is not final.

Orbán and delegation arrive in Moscow

Barnóczki Brigitta – Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation)

They are in the Russian capital for talks with Vladimir Putin, as well as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin's Foreign Policy Advisor Yuri Ushakov and Deputy Prime Minister Aleksander...

Hungary has bought 8.5 million tons of crude oil and 7 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia...

Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation) – Nagy Nikoletta

This is necessary for keeping utility costs low, according to the Foreign Minister, but in reality, Hungary would be able to decouple from Russian energy imports without any major financial losses.

Orbán to negotiate not just for a license, but also for oil on Friday

Iván-Nagy Szilvia – Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation)

The Hungarian PM was in Serbia, where the local oil refinery had been shut down while awaiting a new operating license for the country's majority Russian-owned oil company, due to the US sanctions.

He walked to Buckingham Palace to receive a prestigious award for poetry from King Charles

Vass Norbert – Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation)

George Szirtes, who is of Hungarian descent, found the King "a very decent man", but said his house felt like "an enormous blob of Victorian ice cream".

51 percent of Budapest residents would vote for the Tisza Party, 24 percent for Fidesz, survey shows

Iván-Nagy Szilvia – Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation)

The poll focused on asking locals who they would vote for if the elections were held this coming Sunday.

Bosnian Defense Minister refuses to allow Hungarian FM's plane to land in Banja Luka

Ághassi Attila – Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation)

Péter Szijjártó is expected to be given an honorary doctorate at the university in Banja Luka on Thursday.

Invisible injuries

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Telex photojournalist Orsi Ajpek's photo series about the rehabilitation of wounded Ukrainian soldiers received a prestigious Hungarian award this week. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers...

Hungarian government reprimanded for being too secretive about Paks II

Andrea Horváth Kávai (translation) – Csurgó Dénes

Greenpeace and the environmental NGO Energiaklub have previously filed a complaint against the government for failing to guarantee transparency about the investment.