Top Hungary news: extreme winter weather claims life, guest workers’ bleak future, housing market – 6 January, 2026

We’ve rounded up the top Hungary news from today: extreme winter weather claimed life, bleak future for guest workers, housing market, Béla Tarr.
Featured Hungary news
- Poll leader Péter Magyar paints bleak future for Hungary’s guest workers
- Tragedy: 34-year-old Hungarian World Champion Kayaker Miklós Dudás dies
- Turning point in Hungary’s property market: prices hit the ceiling? Expert predictions for 2026
Extreme winter weather in Hungary
- Second-degree warning issued, another 15-20cm of snow expected – nationwide disruptions, a new wave of snowfall has arrived today afternoon
- Orange and yellow alerts issued as freezing rain, sleet loom
- Ice to blanket Lake Balaton in days after almost a decade – perfect for skating?
- Road accidents tripled: Extreme winter weather claims life of cyclist in Hungary

World news
- Greenland’s PM pushes back at Trump as NATO allies rally against US takeover talk
- The secrets of the underwater world: May the depths of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea conceal traces of lost civilisations?
Mourning
Renowned Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr dies





