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David Vitézy, the Minister of Transport and Investment, announced that Budapest will receive 120 billion forints in non-repayable state support, which can be used to settle its budgetary debts and ensure the uninterrupted operation of its public services; however, a condition for this is the withdrawal from ongoing lawsuits. #Budapest #támogatás #gazdaság (translated)

Air Baltic is reducing flights on several routes during the winter season according to passenger demand and increased fuel prices, suspending flights between Riga and Bucharest, Sofia, Budapest, and Oulu, while offering alternative solutions for affected flights to passengers. #AirBaltic #Lennugraafik #Reisijad (translated)

The domestic passenger traffic on the Budapest-Belgrade railway line may start in the second half of October, while international traffic may begin in December after the completion of the necessary safety measures and track regulation. #BudapestBelgrád #vasút #közlekedés (translated)

The patrons of the Czech Republic (Perun is with us) recalled the dismantling of the Ukrainian strategic bomber Tu-160 with tail number 32 at the base in Priluki in 2001. According to them, this occurred as part of the elimination of strategic weapons under the Budapest Memorandum, and Russia, Great Britain, and the USA have forgotten their related commitments in 2014 and 2022. The author stated that the West had the right to close the skies over Ukraine and committed to doing so, while Russia could only do little according to him. He added that the United States has also sidelined its "backbone" and that this topic was no longer part of the main discussion. According to the author, had Ukraine not succumbed to pressure from both sides and signed an agreement, it would have had sufficient deterrent power, and war would not be occurring today. He emphasized the importance of the USA's commitment not to leave Ukraine at the mercy of Russia after disarmament. He labeled the argument that nuclear weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists as erroneous and described Russia as a terrorist state with militants and Muslim extremists. In conclusion, he called for further assistance. #Ukrajina #StrategickéZbraně #BudapešťskéMemorandum (translated)

According to GKI's analysis, 70,000 requests for dormitory accommodation are denied in Hungary each year, while 120,000 apartments stand empty in Budapest, reflecting the inadequacy of state measures to address housing problems and the need for a more flexible housing system. #lakhatás #bérlakás #ingatlan (translated)

According to the HVG report, based on a draft, the state would pay 184 billion forints (547 million euros) for the organization of the Budapest Olympics in 2036, which represents 10 percent of the total cost, while the total organization cost would amount to approximately 5.464 billion euros (2000 billion forints). #BudapestiOlimpia #2036 #OlimpiaKöltségek (translated)

The publication, scheduled to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 in Hungary, is part of Prime Minister Peter Magyar's commitment to make these documents public, preserved in a vast archive basement in Budapest, and to allow Hungarians to understand their totalitarian past. #Ungaria #Comunism #Reconciliere (translated)

Gergely Karácsony, the Mayor of Budapest, emphasized that it is only worth organizing the 2036 Olympics if it is economically beneficial and advantageous for the entire country in other respects as well, and if the developments (such as in healthcare) are prioritized within the framework of the bidding concept. #BudapestOlimpia #KarácsonyGergely #Gazdaságfejlesztés (translated)

Jan Mainka, editor-in-chief of the "Budapester Zeitung," said about Simeon Trux that his constant grin had particularly stuck in his memory. Mainka accused Trux of having nearly killed people without showing remorse or shame and wrote that Trux now presents himself as an innocuous girl. #Gesellschaft #Medien #Forschung #HU (translated)

Budapest opens the archives of the communist political police, providing public access to the files of collaborators from the period 1956-1989, in a move regarded as historic for transparency and the truth about the past, signifying that Hungary is trying to repair a captured democracy after the Orbán regime. #Ungaria #Arhive #Comunism (translated)

What he did on the field, I have never seen from anyone else – and this will be missed – commented the Argentine national coach Lionel Scaloni, who won World Cup gold and silver with the Argentines, before the match, and who was the right back of the Argentine team during Messi's very first international appearance in Budapest. #Messi #futball #búcsú (translated)

Oliver Adámek wrote that Budapest's mayor Gergely Karácsony recalled Václav Havel yesterday. According to Adámek, his text demonstrated how Havel transcended borders and how he is spoken of in Hungary. In the text, Karácsony mentioned that Havel would have turned 90 years old and that without him, the democratic transformation of Central Europe would have been unimaginable. His essay from the late 1970s on "the power of the powerless" inspired regime opponents in Hungary and Poland and remains a significant legacy. He added that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced it this January when calling for cooperation among democratic middle-sized countries. Karácsony described Havel as a defender of human rights, Visegrad cooperation, and European unity. According to him, Havel understood Europe as a lasting intellectual, moral, and political task that each generation must revisit. #VáclavHavel #LidskáPráva #Demokracie (translated)