Attention: Hungarian State Railways announced new travel passes

Hungarian State Railways’ (MÁV) 2025/2026 timetable will come into force on Sunday, 14 December.
New virus identified in Hungary

The laboratory of Hungary’s National Centre for Public Health and Pharmacy has confirmed the presence of a new virus.
Private equity funds in Hungary got more money than the Budapest Airport deal

More than HUF 1,300 billion (€3.3 billion) in Hungarian public funds – roughly 3% of the annual state budget – has flowed into private equity funds over recent years.
Here is how heating and food poverty actually affect Hungarians across the country

Across Europe, millions of people are increasingly struggling to meet basic living needs that were once considered self-evident.
Budapest baths to get more expensive in 2026: here’s what to know about the new prices

From Széchenyi to Rudas, Budapest’s thermal baths are getting pricier in 2026. Find out how much more you’ll pay!
The United States wants to make Donbas a “free economic zone” as part of a new peace deal

The United States has proposed a new compromise aimed at reviving stalled peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia — a plan that would see Ukrainian troops pull back from parts of the Donbas, while Moscow’s forces would be barred from…
Planning on moving? Hungary’s rental prices fall for a third month as demand weakens

Budapest rents keep dropping as demand weakens and supply grows. Find out what this means for tenants for the last month of 2025!
Director of the Szőlő Street juvenile detention centre under arrest

Hungarian prosecutors have ordered the arrest of the former acting director of the Szőlő Street juvenile correctional institute in Budapest.
Most Hungarians fear foreign intervention in next year’s parliamentary elections

More than half consider Russia the most likely actor to interfere with Hungary's parliamential elections in 2026.
The US wants to tear the European Union apart, with Hungary involved

The United States government released a 33-page strategy, which claims Europe is having a “civilisational decline”, and they need Hungary as one of the few chosen partners.





