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