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International Democracy Centre in Budapest to help countries' peaceful transition to democracy
The knowledge and experience gained during the peaceful transition from communism to democracy in Central and Eastern European countries is to be brought together in…
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Hungarian ministry official to head new European Centre for Disease Control
The outbreak of the deadly respiratory disease known as SARS in Asia in 2003 showed how infectious diseases can spread across borders with alarming speed. In the United…
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Hungarian adventurers make history in Antarctica
Hungarians have for the first time made it to the South Pole. Walking more than a hundred kilometres in strong winds Zoltan Acs and Krisztina Batori Kovalcsik - two…
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EU team inspects Hungarian nuclear power plant
A team of experts from the European Commission was in Hungary this week to visit the country's only nuclear power station at Paks, south of Budapest. Their inspection…
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Hungary outraged over doping scandal at Athens Olympics
The Hungarian Olympic team returned from Athens with quite a medal collection - 8 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. But the haul could have been bigger if two athletes…
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Hungarian and Czech forces head for Athens
This week, the Czech and Hungarian armies sent special chemical and biological warfare units to Athens to take part in the massive security operations at the Olympic Games…
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Hungarian economist agrees with Soros's call for early euro adoption
The well-known American financier of Hungarian origin, George Soros, recently said that the ten countries joining the European Union on May 1st should try to come into the…
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Former Hungarian dissident made new media envoy for the OSCE
Miklos Haraszti, a former Hungarian dissident and writer, has been appointed Median Envoy to the Vienna based Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe - Europe…
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Hungary's efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.
Hungary says it needs to invest up to 500 million euros in renewable energy over the next six years, if it's to comply with European Union regulations. The development of…
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Reversing the 'brain drain' in Hungary
A large the number of people in central Europe are planning to leave their countries in search of a better job. Hungary is one such country - where a large number of…