What happened today in Hungary? – 3 September, 2024

• EU outraged: Infringement procedure may follow Hungary’s National Card Programme – read details HERE
• 17-year-old girl crowned new Hungarian beauty queen – Details and photos here
• Housing market: High costs in Hungarian cities make smaller towns and cities abroad more appealing – read details HERE
• Republicans warn of Hungarian leader Orbán’s influence on Trump and U.S. policy – read details HERE

Celebrities, travel

• Adrien Brody plays Hungarian emigrant in new film, forms deep connection with role – read details HERE
• Discover unique stays around Lake Balaton – read details HERE
• Impressive: Hungarian architects redesign historic center of a Sicilian town – read details HERE

Politics

• Demonstration held in Budapest after head of secondary school fired – UPDATE

Business, economy

• Audi unveils the CUPRA Terramar: new model to be manufactured in Hungary – read details HERE
• BMW to build Hungary’s largest solar farm – read details HERE
• Hungarian economy struggles: latest figures reveal significant downturn – read details HERE
• World’s longest underwater electricity cable, 1,100 km long, brings green energy to Hungary – read details HERE