What happened today in Hungary? — 17 January, 2024

Renovation, construction:

• VISUAL PLAN: Exceptionally beautiful McDonald’s in Budapest closes – UPDATED with photos
• PHOTOS: Region’s largest slide park to be built in popular Hungarian spa town

Flights, travel:

• Flight from Cairo to Washington lands in Budapest
• Warning: Budapest flights cancelled due to heavy weather
• Breaking: Wizz Air resumes flights between Budapest and Tel Aviv
• Wizz Air passengers refunded, regulator satisfied
• No stopping in fuel price hike: Wednesday and Friday bring further increases in Hungary

Politics, EU, money:

• Just in: Hungary receives another EUR 140 million in EU funding
• European Commission to withhold EUR 20 billion until Hungary fulfills all requirements
• Hungarian central bank: big turnaround to come, forint reacts

Budapest, public transport:

• BKK announcement: public transport in Budapest to change by March

Society, Hungary:

• VIDEO: British girl has a breakdown over Hungarian language