Top Hungary news: Cash withdrawal, MOL-Nis, woman assaults police, local governments, Wizz Air — 27 December, 2025

Featured Hungary news stories:

• Hungarian woman arrested after assaulting police officer at Vienna’s main railway station
• Hungarian teen assaults teacher at special needs school
• Hungarian energy giant MOL emerges as frontrunner to buy Russian stake of Serbian oil company
• Major Hungarian bank announces 4-day shutdown starting New Year’s Eve: no cash withdrawal and online banking!

Domestic politics:

• Major shake-up planned for Hungary’s local governments if Fidesz wins in 2026
• Orbán’s challenger Péter Magyar was told not to go to his now-famous interview

Budapest:

• Budapest to move ahead with major rail upgrade as Southern Circle Railway tender launched

Travel:

• Amazing: Wizz Air to launch 6 routes to new destinations!

Interview:

• Beyond tourism: Indonesian Ambassador Penny D. Herasati on Indonesia’s rise, EU ties and opportunities for Hungary – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

World history:

• A breakthrough in human evolution: who was the first human to leave Africa?

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