Top Hungary news: Fidesz campaign, huge crash, Hungarian cancer drug, Sziget Festival, ambassador summoned — 10 January, 2026

Featured Hungary news stories:

• At Gundel, tasting the menu Pope John Paul II enjoyed during his ’96 visit to Hungary – photos
• New Hungarian-developed cancer drug delivers exceptional preclinical results
• New taxes and increases from 2026: financial burdens change in 100s of Hungarian settlements – is yours among them?
• Major multi-vehicle crash shuts down Hungarian motorway, causing 15-km-long traffic jam
• Sziget Festival saved: Shorter, bolder, but star acts are hard to lock in

Politics:

• Hungary granted asylum to two Polish citizens, and Poland is not happy – UPDATE: Ambassador summoned
• As Hungary battles a massive budget deficit, Orbán’s billionaire ally jets from island to island
• Hungary’s ruling Fidesz rolls out new slogan, opposition Tisza says “Thanks” and takes the domain
• Orbán unveils Fidesz’s 2026 election line-up, vows campaign on “war, migration and gender threats”

Winter weather:

• Longer travel times on trains and buses in Hungary, power outages reported in several counties
• Hungarian town makes local bus services free due to severe winter weather
• After Lake Balaton, the Danube is starting to freeze too: But stepping on the ice could be fatal!

Featured image: Facebook/Hegyi Zsolt