What happened today in Hungary? – 5 March, 2024

• Budapest’s public boat transport will kickstart again on the Danube but with a twist – details HERE
• Transcarpathia annexed to Hungary? Map revealed by Russian Security Chairman
• Most glamorous European cities in 2024: Budapest included in prestigious list
• Weakening forint: policy dispute wreak havoc on Hungarian currency

Economy, business

• Hungarians spend the least in the EU, experts are pessimistic, read more HERE
• Central Statistical Office published devastating data on the Hungarian economy – details HERE

Politics

• Hungarian President Sulyok signs ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession – details HERE
• Would the majority of Hungarians be happy if Trump won? – Survey
• Orbán to Hungarian ambassadors: a new world order is emerging
• Hungary does not support Mark Rutte as NATO Secretary General
• Hungary rejects attempts to ban punishment of organisations helping migrants, details HERE

Society

• Crime ring busted for forcing Hungarian women into prostitution in Belgium