Heineken Fights Hungarian Attack Over Communist Star Symbol
- Ruling party submits bill to ban totalitarian symbols
- Hungarian minister criticized Heineken over patent dispute
A Heineken logo sits on the bottle caps of Heinken beer as it travels along the production line at the Heineken NV brewery in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015.
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Who would have thought Heineken would be seen as a symbol of Communist oppression?
That’s what’s happening in Hungary, where Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s ruling party has filed a bill to ban the vintage red-star logo featured on products including the beermaker’s iconic green bottles.