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The government is expecting immediate, swift and effective measures to tackle the "unacceptable conditions" at the Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, government spokeswoman Eszter Vitalyos said on Saturday.
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Police unit dispatched to Croatian sites most popular with Hungarian tourists
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