What happened today in Hungary? – 1 May, 2023

• Huge explosion in the inner district of the capital, one dead – photos, video and details
• Many changes are coming to Hungary from 1 May
• Four huge and brand-new boats are berthed on the Danube, all preparing for Lake Balaton – read details here
• Bleeding Hungarian patient dies after waiting an hour for an ambulance

Politics

• Pope Francis talks about a secretive peace mission in Ukraine after his visit to Hungary, details HERE
• European Union to strip Hungary of voting rights? Details HERE.

Business

• Future of Hungarian forint still uncertain
• Hungarian-owned weapons company to arm rising Asian power, details HERE.
• Hungarian specialty: trust foundations, not the state benefits from record profits, details HERE.

Culture, tourism

• New passenger centre opened at Keleti station – photo gallery
• Admiring a Hungarian invention in Paris: the world’s largest one-piece spherical Gömböc at the Pompidou Centre, details HERE.
• New anti-Hungarian voices in Romania: now they demand the demolition of the new Kölcsey statue, details HERE