What happened today in Hungary? – 19 March, 2024

• Big change in Budapest transport: no Nyugati overpass, tram on Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Avenue?
• The longest transit route in Hungary: Latest advancements in the M9 motorway project
• The unbelievable story of the only black Hungarian soldier of WWI

Politics

• Czech police cease assistance at Hungarian-Serbian border, citing drop in illegal migration, details HERE
• Urban development expert Vitézy candidate for Budapest mayor, details HERE

Business, economy

• Cheap real estate: Romanians move to Hungary, own half the houses in this town
• Enough is enough: 1000s of professors speak out against unfair salaries at three major Hungarian public universities, read details HERE
• Europe’s lowest tax rates a big attraction for foreign firms in Hungary, says minister in Bangkok, details here

Society, travel

• Amazing news: Special saltwater spa opens in Transylvania with new look
• Benedict Cumberbatch is the “new resident” of Madame Tussauds Budapest – photos