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Important Local News: Today, travel has been tricky for some due to technical issues. Trains heading out of the city on the Záhonyi and Békéscsaba lines are experiencing major delays because of a problem with the overhead power lines. Sadly, there was also a report of bad behavior in the capital: British tourists snatched the national flag right off an embassy building in Budapest. Separately, tax police (NAV) caught someone quietly packing up sixty thousand illegal, unsealed cigarettes in a parking lot and seized the large haul.
Weather and National Issues: Get ready for extreme cold! The Siberian cold has arrived this weekend, and temperatures will stay freezing next week, possibly dropping to minus 20 degrees Celsius at night in some places. On the economy front, the government is looking at slowing down film production, which might make it harder for Hollywood movies to film in Hungary.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán noted that the country handled the recent snow test well, even though many difficult economic reports were released this week. Separately, soccer star Dominik Szoboszlai shared publicly that he had a difficult week. Finally, the European Parliament is again trying to suspend the immunity of politician Klára Dobrev.
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