What happened today in Hungary? — 8 September, 2023

Politics:

• Former Jobbik party leader Vona to start new party, details HERE
• Hungary supports strengthening OSCE role in peace making, details HERE
• Speaker of Hungarian parliament: Member states no longer able to control EU bureaucracy
• Hungarian government ready for further EC talks, read more details HERE
• Hungarian Socialists call on govt to get a grip on inflation, details HERE

Special Hungary:

• Staggering: Descendants of Hungarian Turk-beater Kinizsi live among us!
• Can Hungary have more capitals? Debrecen could beat Budapest

Business:

• Far from target: life has become more expensive since July
• Insane price hike: that’s what the 2024 Hungarian motorway vignettes will cost

Sport and tourism:

• World Athletics Championships in Budapest huge success: over 170,000 guests attended
• Visit Lake Balaton this autumn for low prices!
• Hungarian Ágnes Keleti became the oldest Olympic champion of all time

Society:

• This is probably why the police plane plunged into Lake Balaton in Hungary — VIDEO
• The Hungarian media authority introduces an innovation that changes many things, details HERE
• VIDEO: PM Viktor Orbán on holiday with opposition politician in Croatia
• Could the festivals at Lake Balaton be over?