PHOTOS, VIDEOS: Budapest lights up as Hungary celebrates 20 August with spectacular fireworks and drone show

Special Hungary

Why do Hungarians wear ribbons in the national colours in mid-March? What is the most beloved spice in Hungarian cuisine? How do Easter traditions in Hungary differ from those elsewhere? You’ll find the answers to these and many other cultural curiosities in our Special Hungary section. Here, the Daily News Hungary editorial team shares engaging facts, customs, and stories that help you better understand the everyday life, heritage, and mindset of the Hungarian people. Whether you’re living here, visiting, or simply curious, these articles offer a deeper insight into what makes Hungary truly unique.

Top Hungary news: guest workers, Magyar government, Zelensky meeting, midges at Lake Balaton, Orient Express – 28 April, 2026

April 28, 2026 by Daily News Hungary

PHOTOS, VIDEOS: Budapest lights up as Hungary celebrates 20 August with spectacular fireworks and drone show

Special Hungary

Breaking: Busy Budapest metro station closed due to smoke

Péter Magyar: Outgoing PM Orbán sides with money-laundering oligarchs in latest cabinet decision

New Gripen fighter jets join Hungary’s air force – video, photos

Oncologist performs open heart surgery in street in Hungary

Károly Gerendai: Sziget Festival’s numbers were terrifying, but they successfully redefined the event

Serbians outraged by Hungary over Belgrade–Budapest high-speed railway

Shocking: Man shot through nursery window near Budapest

Energy crisis hits Hungary’s baths: later openings and higher prices, but good news from Lake Balaton

Police try to block oligarchs from spiriting away their illicitly acquired fortunes

Brussels: the far-right anti-EU narrative may collapse in Hungary

Experts deem Wizz Air the most vulnerable, yet the Hungarian low-cost carrier readies a sharp riposte

Canada confirms Morocco autonomy plan as key to Western Sahara settlement

Online sports betting and the background of a new era in digital sports broadcasting

Thai fashion diplomacy in Budapest: Chud Thai runway show and cultural performances – photos

Top Hungary news: guest workers, Magyar government, Zelensky meeting, midges at Lake Balaton, Orient Express – 28 April, 2026

PM Péter Magyar and Ukrainian President Zelensky may meet soon in Transcarpathia

Will the new Magyar government send guest workers home? Here’s what they can expect

Top US tech university MIT partners with Hungary’s HUN-REN: three projects funded in new seed programme

Luxury train Orient Express is coming to Budapest in 2026

Los deportes más practicados en Hungría

Outgoing PM Orbán says love was the focus of their campaign, hands in resignation from party chairmanship

What will happen to Hungary’s extremely unpopular battery plants? The issue could become a hot potato for Tisza too

Will midges swarm Lake Balaton’s shores once more this year, crawling into ears, noses, and mouths?

Breaking: Péter Magyar announces additional ministers

Nobel laureate Katalin Karikó to be awarded honorary doctorate of the world’s best university

Trump’s revenge risks reigniting war between NATO ally and Argentina

Could former FM Szijjártó become Deputy Speaker of the new Hungarian Parliament? Péter Magyar reacts harshly

Tisza Party plans to launch healthcare reforms within 100 days – but challenges go beyond the short term

Former Foreign Minister Szijjártó’s sister’s house on sale for a mere EUR 1.2 million

From crackdown to comeback: Will crypto platforms return to Hungary in 2026?

Top Hungary news: Hungary’s elite moving wealth abroad, Fidesz org leader detained, long weekend — 27 April 2026

“Where’s the eight billion?” – senior Fidesz figure Takács Péter confronted over Covid billions