41.   The Hungarian government plans a referendum on membership in the fall, making its joining less of a sure thing than Poland and the Czech Republic.

42.   The Hungarian government and the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities signed an agreement Thursday on collective compensation for communist-era confiscations, the state news agency MTI reported.

43.   The Hungarian government decided Thursday to reopen its consulate in Cluj, Romania, signaling a further easing of tensions between the two countries.

44.   The Hungarian government has ordered a thorough investigation of an intelligence organization found guilty of violating the law, government spokesman Elemer Kiss said Thursday.

45.   The Socialist-led Hungarian government Friday suffered an embarrassing defeat when the Constitutional Court said parts of its austerity program violate the constitution.

46.   Under an agreement with the Hungarian government, assets that belonged to Holocaust victims will be turned over to the Jewish community.

47.   Billionaire financier George Soros and US Congressman Tom Lantos could have their brains picked for the benefit of the Hungarian government, Prime Minister Gyula Horn announced Tuesday.

48.   Doubleday added that talks were under way with the Hungarian government to allow US forces to be based there.

49.   Two Hungarian government ministers resigned Monday in protest against a weekend devaluation of the currency, the forint, the MTI news agency said.

50.   While the Hungarian government said that the pact observed all the existing international documents which ensure minority rights, demonstrators argued that it failed to press for more.