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Hungarian parliament approves Sweden's NATO bid

STORY: Hungarian parliament approves Sweden's NATO bid SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:06 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): VIKTOR ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungarian): ELOD NOVAK, MP of the opposition party Our Homeland of Hungary 3. various of Parliament exterior 4. various of MPs voting STORYLINE: Hungary's lawmakers on Monday approved a bill on Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Out of the 199 members of parliament (MP), 194 participated in the voting, with 188 votes in favor and six against. The Hungarian parliament voted on the bill on the first day of the spring session of the Parliament. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hungarian): VIKTOR ORBAN, Hungarian Prime Minister "The Swedish-Hungarian military cooperation and Sweden's NATO accession strengthen Hungary's security." Elod Novak of the opposition party Our Homeland was one of the six MPs who voted against it. SOUNDBITE 2 (Hungaria

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- General view of the stadium during the final match of the EHF Women's Champions League at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand celebrate their victory during the awarding ceremony after the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man takes photos during the team introductions before the final match of the EHF Women's Champions League at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand celebrate their victory during the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand celebrate their victory during the awarding ceremony after the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mina Hesselberg (front) of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand tries to score during the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Anna Kukely (L) of Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria vies with Marketa Jerabkova of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand during the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dragana Cvijic (C) of Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria tries to score during the final of the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Katrine Lunde (top R) of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand fails to save a goal during the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Anna Vyakhireva (C) of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand tries to score during the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The trophy of the EHF Women's Champions League final match is seen during the awarding ceremony at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Anna Vyakhireva (2nd R) of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand tries to score during the EHF Champions Women's League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand celebrate their victory during the awarding ceremony after the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand celebrate their victory during the awarding ceremony after the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sunniva Amalie Nes Andersen of Norway's Vipers Kristiansand tries to score during the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-HANDBALL-EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-WOMEN-FINAL

(230605) -- BUDAPEST, June 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of silver medalist team Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria pose for a group photo during the awarding ceremony after the EHF Women's Champions League final match at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary on June 4, 2023. Norway's Vipers Kristiansand beats Hungary's FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria with 28-24 in the final match. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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Small businesses in Hungary feel pinch as utility bills soar

STORY: Small businesses in Hungary feel pinch as utility bills soar DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:57 LOCATION: UROM, Hungary CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of bakery shop and bakery products on shelves 2. various of dairy products and soft drinks in refrigerators 3. various of price list 4. various of owner showing energy bills 5. various of owner arranging bakery products 6. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian): MARGIT KISS, Bakery owner 7. various of Hungarian Parliament building in downtown Budapest 8. various of traffic in downtown Budapest 9. various of Buda Castle 10. various of tourists in Buda Castle district 11. various of street view of recently closed Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center in downtown Budapest STORYLINE: Small companies in Hungary are struggling to make ends meet amid soaring utility bills, especially for electricity and gas. Margit Kiss, 42, mother of two and the owner of the Kiss Bakery in Urom, a suburb of Budapest, is among them. While speaking to Xinhua, she received a deliv

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ENERGY CRISIS-HOTEL CLOSED

(221101) -- BUDAPEST, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People pass by Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 1, 2022. The European energy crisis is coming straight at Hungary's largest hotel: the 499-room Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center will be closed for four months starting on Tuesday. TO GO WITH "Energy crisis forces Hungary's largest hotel to close for winter" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ENERGY CRISIS-HOTEL CLOSED

(221101) -- BUDAPEST, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center is seen in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 1, 2022. The European energy crisis is coming straight at Hungary's largest hotel: the 499-room Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center will be closed for four months starting on Tuesday. TO GO WITH "Energy crisis forces Hungary's largest hotel to close for winter" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ENERGY CRISIS-HOTEL CLOSED

(221101) -- BUDAPEST, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center is seen with the statement on its website announcing its temporary closure in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 1, 2022. The European energy crisis is coming straight at Hungary's largest hotel: the 499-room Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center will be closed for four months starting on Tuesday. TO GO WITH "Energy crisis forces Hungary's largest hotel to close for winter" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ENERGY CRISIS-HOTEL CLOSED

(221101) -- BUDAPEST, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center is seen in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 1, 2022. The European energy crisis is coming straight at Hungary's largest hotel: the 499-room Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center will be closed for four months starting on Tuesday. TO GO WITH "Energy crisis forces Hungary's largest hotel to close for winter" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-ENERGY CRISIS-HOTEL CLOSED

(221101) -- BUDAPEST, Nov. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center is seen in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 1, 2022. The European energy crisis is coming straight at Hungary's largest hotel: the 499-room Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center will be closed for four months starting on Tuesday. TO GO WITH "Energy crisis forces Hungary's largest hotel to close for winter" (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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Energy crisis forces Hungary's largest hotel to close for winter

STORY: Energy crisis forces Hungary's largest hotel to close for winter DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hotel exterior from the street STORYLINE: The European energy crisis is coming straight at Hungary's largest hotel. The 499-room Danubius Hotel Hungaria City Center will be closed for four months starting on Tuesday. According to a statement on its website, the hotel in the heart of Budapest will reopen on Feb. 28. The main reason behind the temporary closure is the difficulty in efficiently running such a big hotel in winter in an overall gloomy economic situation. The hotel has informed its guests of the closure and relocated its staff. The hotel has been struggling with high utility bills since Aug. 1 when the government released an amendment to the relevant legislation, asking businesses to pay market prices for gas and electricity. Although the Hungarian government has capped energy prices for households up to the "nation