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- Easy cash access for Hungarian users: Revolut and Wise raise free cash withdrawal limits!More cash in your pocket! 💸 Revolut and Wise double free ATM withdrawals for Hungarian users:
- Hungary’s lost decade: New documentary shows how opportunities slipped away under OrbánWhat happens when historic opportunities slip away? 🎬 Direkt36’s new documentary A CSAPDA (The Trap) examines how Viktor Orbán’s government used (or failed to use) the EU funding and parliamentary supermajority it received in 2010. From healthcare and education to the economy and transport, the film reveals the real-life impact of political choices on everyday Hungarians. Watch it with English subtitles below:
- Fidesz challenger Tisza Party maintains clear lead over ruling parties, undecided voters shrink in HungaryA fresh poll by Idea Intézet shows the Tisza Party maintaining a clear lead over Fidesz–KDNP, while undecided voters are disappearing fast:
- Orbán calls repayment ‘absurd’ as EU court opinion questions EUR 10 billion paid to HungaryThe Advocate General of the EU’s top court has said the European Commission made a mistake when it lifted the freeze on €10.2 billion in cohesion funding for Hungary at the end of 2023.
- Fire at workers’ hostel near Budapest: bodies found in ruins after gas cylinder explosion – UPDATE: new victimDeadly fire near Budapest: a workers’ hostel went up in flames in the early hours after a suspected gas cylinder explosion.
- Valentine’s Day in Hungary: How Hungarians celebrate love on 14 FebruaryHow do Hungarians really feel about Valentine’s Day? 💐 From flowers and romantic dinners to scepticism and simple gestures, here’s how 14 February is celebrated across Hungary:
- Weekend tram chaos in Budapest: Three major lines to run shorter routes, replacement buses coming🚋 Weekend travel update: 3 Budapest trams will run on shortened routes on two Saturdays due to maintenance works in Buda!
- The psychology of progress in World of Warcraft: why we keep returning to AzerothWorld of Warcraft is a success because the game development team has adjusted the game to the human psyche.
- Morocco declares disaster areas after extreme weather, launches €300m aid programmeThe exceptional weather conditions experienced by the Kingdom caused flooding of over 110,000 hectares and led to the displacement of nearly 188,000 people
- “From stick to spoke”: can Tisza reset relations with the EU and not betray its voters?If Orbán really does fall and Tisza comes to power, big changes are coming. But what kind of changes?
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Hungary News in English – Everything you need to know
Hungary is one of Central Europe’s most dynamic and debated countries — politically, economically, and culturally. This page brings you all the essential news from Hungary in English, designed for expats, diplomats, business professionals, tourists, and Hungarians living abroad.
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