Top Hungary news: Sziget at half price, USD/HUF record, men freeze to death, HÉV, baths — 23 January, 2026

Featured Hungary news stories:
- Students can attend Hungary’s Sziget Festival at half price for the first time: here’s how!
- Hungarian forint hits four-year high against US dollar
- Two men freeze to death in Budapest, while a third one knew about it and refused to help
- Living in Budapest: Why a Swedish expat chose Hungary as his home
- Indian Motherson Group announces investment in Hungary worth nearly HUF 40 billion
Travel, tourism:
- Major track maintenance planned for Budapest’s HÉV suburban rail lines about to begin
- New regional e-vignette covers all toll roads in 4 Hungarian counties!
- Freight traffic to be blocked on the Hungarian and Serbian border
- Hungary’s hidden spa gems: The 10 cheapest thermal baths you can visit in 2026
Politics:
- Hungary bans reservist soldiers’ engagement in political activities
- PM Orbán and Volodimir Zelensky fired shots at each other in Davos
Mix:
- Inuit communities in Greenland were previously endangered by the interests of the United States
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