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Top Hungary news: hikers in mortal danger, Pressman vs Leib, BKK changes, Xmas opening, accident on the Danube and the M5 – 23 December, 2024

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Drama in the Alps: Hungarian hiker rescued, urgent search for missing partner – pictures, video – UPDATE
US Ambassador Pressman’s possible successor lashes out: “Please stop this nonsense”
Major changes ahead: Budapest Transport Center to simplify passes and increase MOL Bubi fees

Xmas

Which stores will be open during Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Hungary?
2 hidden gems of Hungarian Christmas cuisine – with recipes!

Accidents

Accident on the Danube: a hundred-metre barge lost control in Budapest – video, photos
Tragedy on Hungarian motorway: minibus offering aid hit in deadly accident, details and photos here

Business

Waberer’s to acquire majority stake in GYSEV Cargo
Trading in Gránit Bank shares starts on Budapest Stock Exchange, details HERE

Tragedy on Hungarian motorway: minibus offering aid hit in deadly accident

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Two people were killed and several others injured after several vehicles collided on the M5 motorway on the Budapest-bound side at Inárcs, the press officer of the Pest County Police Headquarters told MTI on Monday morning.

Anita Váraljai said that the accident happened when an SUV drove into a ditch on the motorway, and then a Romanian car drove into a minibus parked in the emergency lane. Two people were killed on the spot, one seriously injured and one slightly injured. The injured were taken to hospital by ambulance.

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Photo: MTI
Tragedy on Hungarian motorway minibus offering aid hit in deadly accident m5
Photo: MTI
Tragedy on Hungarian motorway minibus offering aid hit in deadly accident m5
Photo: MTI

According to Útinform’s website, only the inside lane is open at km 38, with traffic congestion.

As we wrote today about an accident on the Danube, a hundred-metre barge lost control in Budapest. Video, photos and details HERE.

Read also: Shocking video: tram slams into bus, driver thrown from vehicle

Top Hungary news: Christmas fairs protected, airport shuttle, EU lost the war, euro introduction – 22 December, 2024

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  • Are Romania and Bulgaria ahead of Hungary in adopting the euro? – read more HERE
  • PHOTOS: Don’t panic if you see more police officers in the Hungarian Christmas markets – read the details in THIS article
  • VIDEO: Hungarian boat burned and sank, owner barely survived
  • New wooden Danube swimming pools may come: work starts in 2025 – details and photos HERE
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  • PM Orbán: the EU lost the war in Ukraine – read more HERE

VIDEO: Hungarian boat burned and sank, owner almost died

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A Hungarian boat on River Tisza caught fire and burned down sinking into the waters yesterday evening. Tények, a Hungarian news broadcast service, shared a video about the accident. The owner could barely escape.

According to index.hu, the owner of a Hungarian boat could barely escape from the vessel and suffered injuries after it caught fire and started to burn near the beach of Rakamaz. The owner of the 12-metre-long boat suffered burns while trying to save his assets.

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Source: Tények video PrtScr

Firefighters had to be especially cautious since there were fuel tanks on board. Consequently, they separated them from the fire first. Another challenge for the firefighters was that the boat was accessible only through a narrow bridge. Unfortunately, they could not save the vessel. The fire consumed the boat which sank below water level.

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Top Hungary news: Wizz Air flights, Christmas market, Ukraine ambassador, white Christmas, guest workers — 21 December, 2024

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Aldi expands in Hungary: 10 new stores in 2024 and largest outlet opens in Budapest

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Aldi opened 10 new stores in Hungary this year, as in the previous years, and wants to continue expanding at this rate in the country, the local unit of the German supermarket chain said on Friday, on the occasion of the opening of the 182nd Aldi store in the country.

The company’s latest store, in Budapest’s District XI, is also the one with the largest sales area. With its sales area of over 1,800sqms, it’s almost twice as big as an average Aldi. The company spent HUF 19.5 billion on investments in Hungary in 2024. It had a headcount of close to 6,500 at year-end and around 270 Hungarian suppliers who supply 60 % of the products sold by the chain. Aldi had revenue of more than HUF 490 billion last year, company records show.

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Top Hungary news: Guest worker ban concern, Wizz flights, forint’s low, e-buses, cyber criminal — 20 December, 2024

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Top Hungary news: Debrecen Airport, Russia’s decision, changes to Budapest tram, new retail stores, 100-metre Christmas tree — 19 December, 2024

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The Hungarian population is shrinking drastically

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Hungary’s population is shrinking: the number of births fell by 8.4 percent in November compared with the same month in the previous year, while deaths went down by 4.7 percent, according to preliminary data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the number of marriages went down by 12 percent with 2,724 couples tying the knot.

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Fully 6,196 children were born in November, while there were 10,267 deaths, KSH reports.

The natural population loss was 4,071 people compared with 4,005 in November 2023.

Fully 77,703 children were born between December 2023 and November 2024, 9.7 percent less than in the same period twelve months earlier. Altogether 127,835 people died between December 2023 and November 2024, 0.2 percent less than in the year before.

There were 8.1 live births and 13.1 deaths per thousand inhabitants in the first eleven months.

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Official: Budapest Assembly approves 2025 budget

The Budapest Assembly on Wednesday approved the capital’s budget for next year, setting the total revenue and expenditure at HUF 434,694,876,000.

The proposal, submitted by Mayor Gergely Karácsony, was adopted with 20 votes in favour and 10 against from Fidesz-KDNP representatives. The three members of the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party left the chamber before voting commenced.

The approved budget sets the municipality’s revenue at HUF 422,544,893,000 (EUR 1 022,561,600) and expenditures at HUF 426,269,012,000 (EUR 1,031,564,190), resulting in a deficit of HUF 3,724,119,000 (EUR 9,012,300). This shortfall will be covered using leftover funds from previous years. An additional HUF 7,466,009,000 (EUR 18,067,622) has been allocated for loan repayments.

The budget also assumes that Budapest will only pay as much of the solidarity contribution next year as it receives from the state in support for its municipal responsibilities.

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Top Hungary news: Proposal to ban guest workers, traffic at Budapest Airport, Budapest budget, MÁV Christmas travel – 18 December, 2024

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Hungary rises to 4th in EU VAT compliance ranking, achieving major tax gap reduction

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Hungary has moved up to 4th place in the European Commission’s VAT compliance gap ranking, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said on Facebook on Wednesday.

Hungary’s VAT compliance gap, a measure of the difference between VAT receipts and tax revenue that would be collected in the case of full compliance, has fallen to 2.3pc from 22.3pc in 2010, one of the biggest improvements in Europe, Varga said in the post.

Hungary’s figure compares to an EU average of 8.3pc, he added.

The government’s measures to whiten the economy have cut tax avoidance by tenfold over the past 14 years while taxes have been reduced, Varga said.

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Important: Hungarian Highway Code changed with immediate effect

The Hungarian Highway Code (KRESZ) has been amended with immediate effect, as announced in Monday evening’s Magyar Közlöny (Hungarian Gazette). The changes pertain to vehicles using emergency signals.

Immediate change in Highway Code

Under the new regulations, vehicles from police public order, traffic law enforcement, and personal protection units, as well as the Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK), are now permitted to use bus lanes when operating with emergency signals, provided they do not disrupt bus and trolleybus traffic, Index reports.

Previously, only scheduled buses, trolleybuses, and emergency vehicles under special conditions could use these lanes.

Additionally, a new rule bans overtaking vehicles using emergency signals.

Drivers must maintain a following distance that avoids disturbing the emergency vehicle and other road users.

Emergency vehicles can also disregard “No Entry” signs and exceed speed limits if traffic safety is not compromised.

The changes, signed by PM Viktor Orbán, took effect on Tuesday.

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Rate of Hungarian wage increase in Q3 third highest in EU

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In the third quarter of 2024 the pace of wage increases in Hungary, compared to the same period of last year, was the third highest in the European Union, business news site portfolio.hu said on Tuesday quoting data from Eurostat.

Eurostat data show that in Q3 2024 the hourly labour costs rose by 5.1pc in the EU, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The costs of hourly wages and salaries increased by 5.0pc and the non-wage component increased by 5.3pc.

In Q3 the highest increases in hourly wage costs for the whole economy were recorded in Romania (+17.1pc), Croatia (+15.1pc), Hungary (+14.1pc).

The non-wage component in Hungary was up 12.8pc in the third quarter, the sixth highest number in the EU. Hourly labour costs were up 13.9pc, again the third highest rate.

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The influx of guest workers in Hungary decreased significantly this year

Many tax benefits will no longer apply to third-country nationals in Hungary from 2025

FIFA Puskás Award: Garnacho scored the most beautiful goal in 2024 – VIDEO

Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho of Argentina has won the Puskás Ferenc Award for the most beautiful goal of the year, presented at Tuesday’s International Football Federation (FIFA) Doha Gala.

Alejandro Garnacho scored his scissor-kick goal against Everton in the 2023-2024 Premier League season – a 1-0 win for MU, which, it turned out, not only earned him three points but also the Puskás Award. The 20-year-old is the second Argentine footballer (after Erik Lamela) and the second Manchester United player (Cristiano Ronaldo was the first winner in 2009) to receive this award.

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Historic moment: permanent Puskás Museum opens its doors in Budapest – details & PHOTOS

Here’s Hungary’s road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA: can we do it?

Top Hungary news: reborn Exchange Palace, Constitution and election law, EC, Lego & Semmelweis, Trump to end war – 17 December, 2024

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Get ready, Budapest: Major overpass makeover set to begin— traffic restrictions ahead

Major renovation underway for Budapest’s historic Exchange Palace on Szabadság Square – visual and details HERE

Hungarian Parliament’s final session brings key amendments to the constitution, election act, and more

Lego & Semmelweis

Great news: Budapest’s beloved LEGO tram extends its stay

Semmelweis University’s timeless buildings are about to get a high-tech makeover – details and PICTURES!

Decisions of the European Commission

It’s over: European Commission has decided on Hungarian funds

Infertility treatments in Hungary: European Commission demands action

Politics

How much do Hungarians trust Trump to end the Russia–Ukraine war? – New survey

Government Office takes Budapest Municipality to court over alleged unlawful operation, details HERE

Hungarian EU Presidency makes milestone progress on enlargement for Serbia, Montenegro, and Albania, details HERE

Economy, business

Hungary falls behind as Romanian and Bulgarian wages surge

Hungarian policymakers set base rate at the year’s final meeting – update

Great news: Budapest’s beloved LEGO tram extends its stay

Thanks to the great popularity of the tram, the LEGO tram will stay in the centre of Budapest until 6 January, dressed up for Christmas.

The holidays are the busiest and busiest time of the year for most Hungarian families, so the BKV, BKK, Budapest Brand and LEGO team decided to keep the LEGO tram on Deák Ferenc Square for the entire festive period, until the Epiphany.

As we wrote earlier, LEGO Vili, the life-size toy tram is the world’s largest LEGO construction moving on a knitted track, and now everyone can decorate it with their own bricks. With LEGO Vili, the organisers want to raise awareness of the importance of play as a key learning tool and an important part of children’s development, alongside public transport. With its colourful appearance and friendly character, the unusual tram immediately captured the hearts of not only the people of Budapest, but also tourists, who quickly spread the word about this unique Budapest attraction around the world.

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