Top Hungary news: Racist attack, Romania blocks Hungarian deal, tourist scams, poverty — 26 August, 2025

Featured Hungary news stories:

• Romania blocks Hungarian energy giant over Russian ties: Billion-euro deal at risk
• Racist attack in Budapest: Man of colour beaten – UPDATE: Two minors detained
• Staggering poverty: this is how people live in Hungary’s poorest villages
• Hot air balloon makes emergency landing among houses in second-largest Hungarian city

Tourism:

• Why do some passengers clap after landing? Wizz Air study reveals surprising patterns
• Tourist scams in Budapest and beyond: What travellers should know
• Wizz Air launches special flights: Where could we be flying?

Home Start loan scheme:

• Hungary’s new Home Start loan changes last-minute: Here’s what you need to know
• Coming soon: Hungary’s new home start credit scheme launches 1 September

Mix:

• Is Putin’s nuclear arsenal in danger? Trump made a dramatic announcement
• Hungary receives billions from the EU for new tourism and regional projects
• Fidesz finds it “outrageous” that Budapest Chain Bridge was lit up in Ukrainian colours
• Is ChatGPT training a generation to stop thinking?