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OTP seeks growth abroad, sees consolidation at home

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Half of Hungary's largest banks could come up for sale in the next few years in a long-overdue consolidation, with OTP Bank <OTPB.BU>, the country's biggest bank by assets, potentially one of the buyers, its chief executive told Reuters in an interview. Full story

Christian churches back Jews facing anti-Semitism in Hungary

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - When Hungarian radical right-wingers rallied against a Jewish conference in Budapest in early May, a well-known Protestant pastor hid behind the stage while his wife stepped up to the podium to denounce Jews and Israel. Full story

World Jewish leaders urge Hungary to crack down on Jobbik

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The World Jewish Congress urged Hungary on Tuesday to crack down on the far-right Jobbik party and called on governments in Europe to consider banning neo-Nazi parties threatening democracy and minority rights. Full story

Europe needs more appropriate powers to fight racism: Germany's Westerwelle

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told Jewish leaders on Monday that the European Union needed better legal means to fight racism in member states. Full story

Hungarian far-right decries 'Israeli plot' before Jewish meeting

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Leaders of a far-right Hungarian party accused Israelis of plotting to buy up the country as several hundred nationalists protested on Saturday on the eve of a meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest. Full story

Hungary court allows far-right rally before Jewish congress

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A Hungarian court has given the go ahead for a far-right protest on Saturday before an international conference of Jewish leaders in Budapest, saying a police ruling that banned it was belated and unlawful. Full story

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