What happened today in Hungary? — 12 October, 2023

Politics:

• Budapest mayor: ‘Cities should tear down walls, build bridges to protect their values’
• Hungarian FM: North Korea nuclear threats ‘must not be allowed’

Society:

• Novice teachers in Hungary paid less than 1/5th of annual salary of Danish counterparts, details HERE
• More Hungarians to be evacuated from Israel, read more HERE
• The ultimate freshman’s guide to Budapest
• UFO researcher: a specimen is also kept in Hungary

Travel, tourism, Budapest:

• Disruptions, traffic changes and congestion expected in Budapest this weekend, details HERE
• Huge thermal spa to be built on the Hungarian-Romanian border, details HERE
• Exclusive interview with Johnny Depp in Budapest
• This could end the Budapest party district, details HERE

News to go:

• Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr to receive European Film Academy’s Honorary Award, details HERE

Business:

• Attention! Massive change coming to cash withdrawals in Hungary
• A chain reintroduces quantitative restrictions in Hungary, details HERE