What happened today in Hungary?

Top Hungary news: Schengen, Liget City Project, Hungarian firepower, Adrien Brody, Elon Musk, Korean influencer – 19 January, 2025

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  • Schengen sparks migration boom: What it means for Hungary and Romania! – read more HERE
  • Liget City Project received the green light in Budapest downtown: new apartments, offices, garages can be built in the heart of the capital.
  • Elon Musk uses the slogan of the Hungarian EU Presidency in his latest post
  • Adrien Brody reflects on Hungarian roots and new film “The Brutalist”
  • Winter Carnival Extravaganza: Lake Balaton’s best events revealed in THIS article
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Hungarian military

  • New Global Firepower Index: Hungary precedes Austria and Slovakia, but we can be afraid of Romania, Ukraine – check out the details in THIS article
  • You may bump into British military convoys on the Hungarian roads next week – read more HERE

Things to see in Budapest

  • Unique ruin bar in Budapest among Europe’s top 3 bars – check out the details HERE
  • Slim Korean influencer ate massive amount of Hungarian food in Budapest’s Pléhcsárda – VIDEO, PHOTOS and details HERE

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Top Hungary news: guest workers, Putin and Hungary, Hollywood comes here, skiing places, Ryanair – 18 January, 2025

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Guest workers

  • Hungarian government loophole: Guest workers can still come to Hungary – read more HERE

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  • Putin said he would tear Hungary away from NATO, but how would PM Orbán act? – click HERE to read our article
  • Hollywood comes to Hungary: State-of-the-art virtual production facility launches
  • Check out the 5 best places for skiing in Hungary in THIS article
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Hungary travel

  • Hungarian 40yo travelled between carriages at 282 km/h speed, holding on only to cables – details in THIS article
  • Unexpected Ryanair decision concerning summer 2025 flights affects Hungary
  • Budapest Airport broke all previous records in 2024, says operator

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Top Hungary news: M2 metro upgrade, property and rent prices, Russian codes and gas – 17 January, 2025

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  • Hungary becomes regional distributor of Russian gas, generating windfall revenues – read more HERE
  • The old Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest: one of the world’s most beautiful and longest chain bridge was demolished 80 years ago – read more and check out some photos HERE
  • The Hungarian actress who was adored by both Hitler and Stalin – read more HERE
  • Budapest mayor: busiest metro line may undergo major upgrade
  • Fire at one of Budapest’s main railway stations: arson not ruled Out – VIDEO and details HERE
  • Cars to be banned from one of Budapest’s busiest avenues on weekends, holidays – read more HERE
  • Underage perpetrators of Budapest arson attack killing father of four may get harsher sentence – VIDEO and details HERE
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Property in Hungary

  • Hungarian rental market sees massive hike, wages barely keep pace – read more HERE
  • Good news for property buyers: Real estate prices decline in the heart of Budapest – details in THIS article

Orbán cabinet and Russia

  • PM Orbán: Trump will bring peace, anti-Russia sanctions should be abolished, Soros empire moved to Brussels, Ukraine should not join the EU – UPDATE: opposition reactions – check out the details HERE
  • Orbán cabinet recommends Russian-developed code generator for Hungarian citizens’ data protection

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Top Hungary news: Trump-Putin summit in Hungary, Hungarian carnival snacks, Budapest-Austria railway – 12 January, 2025

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Trump-Putin summit in Hungary?

  • The world is astonished: Trump may meet Putin in Hungary – read more HERE

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  • Public outrage follows President Sulyok’s incredibly high Paris hotel cost
  • “Still cannot believe what happened” – Hungarian top model’s villa toasted in brutal LA fire – horrible PHOTOS and details in THIS article
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Travel

  • Hungarian passport among the world’s most valuable: HERE is why
  • Budapest-Austria railway line revamp modifies the schedule of international trains – read more HERE

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Top Hungary news: gigantic gas deal, forint weakening, skyrocketing property prices, Ritz-Carlton, Pastrami restaurant, spin doctor Habony

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  • Will Hungary make Romania Moscow-dependent by gigantic gas deal? Romanian secret services may join the “game” – read more HERE
  • Currency concerns: Is the EUR/HUF 500 exchange rate approaching in Hungary? – Here’s what the experts say
  • Shocking Eurostat data shows how property prices skyrocketed in Hungary between 2010 and 2024
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Orbán government

  • PM Orbán’s spin doctor, Árpád Habony, allegedly tried to connect Trump with Georgia’s “pro-Russia” government – details HERE
  • PHOTOS: Hungarian government helped building church near Amman, Jordan

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Top Hungary news: residency scheme changes, motorway tolls, concerts in 2025, Hungary among top destinations – 5 January, 2025

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We’ve rounded up the top Hungary news on 5 January from this year’s concerts and performances in Budapest to the secret changes in Hungary’s residency scheme. Scroll down for more, do not miss any of our articles.

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Featured Hungary news

  • Breaking the myth: Russian gas costs Hungary more than alternatives – read more HERE
  • Motorway tolls are rising in Hungary – Here’s how it affects you!
  • Wizz Air left passengers in Debrecen without compansation, says passenger – airline rejects allegations – HERE is the complete story and more
  • The 10 best workplaces in Hungary revealed in THIS article
  • Pension increase in Hungary below inflation, says media outlet
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Blessing the Danube in Budapest on 5 January with the Hungarian Parliament in the background. Photo: MTI

Travel to Hungary in 2025

  • The British ABTA said that Hungary is in the world’s TOP 10 destinations for tourists
  • Guns N’ Roses, Imagine Dragons, Iron Maiden, Katy Perry, and Robbie Willams come to Budapest in 2025! – check out the details HERE

Top Hungary news: PM Orbán on holiday, Hungarian teenage girls, Mere store, property prices, USD vs HUF

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  • Is the opening of Russian chain store Mere in Hungary not so certain after all? – details in THIS article
  • 78yo Hungarian mayor and 18yo mother’s marriage took an unexpected turn – check out the unbelievable story in our article
  • Hungarian teenage girls really outdrink their European peers? – alarming new stats released

Hungarian economy

  • The American dollar broke a new psychological barrier against forint
  • The European Parliament found a shocking property price rise in Hungary – check out our article HERE
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Politics

  • Early elections will happen only if PM Orbán wants it and he does not, opposition MP Hadházy says
  • Polish-Hungarian relationship may be at a historic low: is PM Orbán a persona non grata in Warsaw? – read more HERE

Featured image: mass bathing in Lake Tisza on 4 January. Source: MTI

Top Hungary news: Fisherman’s Bastion cordons, early election, long weekends, border crossings, new rules of 2025 – 3 January, 2025

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  • Here are the long weekends in 2025 in Hungary!
  • Will early election be held in April in Hungary? PM Orbán’s main challenger in “campaign mode” with think-tank opinion and the Hungarian Election Committee’s explanation HERE
  • Southern Hungarian border crossings have fallen, waiting time about 2 hours – read more HERE
  • Hackers strike again: 800,000 Hungarians’ data leaked in massive cyber attack!
  • Will the world’s longest-living Olympic Champion, Ágnes Keleti, be buried in Israel? – HERE you may find the answer

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Fisherman’s Bastion cordonned off: only one day was enough

  • Black cordons around Hungary’s main tourist hotspot, Fisherman’s Bastion, dismantled – continue reading our article and check out some photos HERE

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Top Hungary news: Mourning Ágnes Keleti, Fisherman’s Bastion fee, Wizz Air flight — 2 January, 2025

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  • Tragedy: Ágnes Keleti, the world’s oldest Olympic champion, passes away at 103
  • Overtaxation? Fuel prices set to rise in Hungary as excise tax hike takes effect 1 January
  • Budapest’s iconic Fisherman’s Bastion cordoned off: You can only admire the Danube for a fee

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Top Hungary news: early elections, creepy man in M3 metro, restaurant awarded, thermal baths

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Early elections in 2025 in Hungary?

  • Is PM Orbán preparing for early elections in 2025? – read more HERE

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  • Budapest’s urban legend: Creepy man in a suit haunts Metro Line M3
  • Hungarian map of “maimed Croatia” sparked outrage in NATO member’s government – check out the details HERE
  • Moscow unexpectedly replaced the head of Russian Orthodoxy in Hungary, Metropolitan Hilarion
  • Budapest’s N28 Wine and Kitchen wins Michelin Guide – Bib Gourmand, acknowledged for exceptional service – check out some details and photos of the restaurant in THIS article
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  • Success: Hungarian Wizz Air among the TOP 3 European Aircraft Operators on Christmas Day – read more HERE

Hungarian thermal baths

  • Here’s when Hungary’s most popular thermal baths welcome visitors on New Year’s Eve and Day
  • Check out 5 Hungarian baths to warm your body and soul on chilly winter days in THIS article

Travel

  • Brussels starts another infringement procedure against Hungary concerning civil aviation safety
  • Budapest Airport back in Hungarian hands: What’s next for Hungary’s main hub? – check out our article HERE

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Top Hungary news: Schengen border control, Hungarian wine, Alps tragedy, Ágnes Keleti, Pannónia Programme

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Orbán cabinet

  • Hungary’s Pannónia Programme better than Erasmus with more than 3,000 applicants, says Orbán cabinet
  • From Mészáros to PM Orbán’s son-in-law: A new list shows this year’s 50 richest Hungarians! – check them out in THIS article

Sport

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Top Hungary news: ski park, guest workers, Christmas murder, walnuts folklore, Budapest party tram – 27 December, 2024

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Politics

  • End of Orbán-Putin partnership? Russian President can start peace talks in Slovakia, not in Hungary – details HERE
  • Possible U.S. Ambassadors to Hungary: Meet the candidates
  • How Romania’s crisis made Hungarian politicians acknowledge Russian threats – read more HERE

Travel

  • Budapest’s “party tram” line 4-6 became shorter today! – check out all you should know about the change in THIS article
  • Air traffic ceased to Russian cities following tragedy

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 and Ukraine

  • PM Orbán: the EU lost the war in Ukraine – read more HERE

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

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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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  • Two of Hungary’s favourite retail chains open new stores: here is where and when!

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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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Top Hungary news: Primark, handall bronze, scuffle at Budapest Airport, porn in Hungary – 15 December, 2024

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  • New bulky waste collection system to clean up Budapest’s cityscape – read more HERE
  • Hungarians’ favourite porn categories revealed by PornHub: there are surprises – check out the details HERE
  • Warning to Primark fans: Beware of scams targeting online shoppers in Hungary
  • Special LEGO Mercedes cars placed at Budapest’s Fashion Street – read more HERE
  • Hungarian surgeons have performed the first ever pacemaker implantation in African country – read more HERE

Sport success

  • Miracle in Vienna: Hungary’s women’s handball team won bronze! – check out the details, some photos and a highlights video HERE

Culture

  • Gödöllő light park is astonishing – photos, video and details HERE
  • Odd sculpture of Hungarian freedom fighter Lajos Kossuth with hussar neck tattoo in Cuba raises questions – PHOTOS and more HERE

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