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My previous article explained why Hungary’s geothermal and mineral water resources represent untapped natural capital and why property prices do not yet reflect their full potential.

The Danube has fallen to a historic low in Budapest, with water levels expected to decline further over the weekend as persistent dry weather continues across the river’s catchment area.

Ukraine has taken a significant legislative step towards strengthening the educational rights of its Hungarian minority, submitting a bill to parliament that would expand protections for minority-language schooling.

Revolut will introduce new terms in December, allowing it to temporarily suspend currency exchanges in exceptional market or technical circumstances, potentially affecting some transfers as well.

Márton Nagy, a former minister in former PM Viktor Orbán’s government, has reportedly moved to Switzerland and has been working for a Zurich investment bank since the summer.

Support for Hungary’s governing Tisza Party has dropped nine percentage points since May, while Fidesz and Mi Hazánk have both gained ground, according to a new survey by 21 Kutatóközpont.

Hungary sees one of the EU’s sharpest annual house price increases, but the latest quarter brought an unexpected turn.

Prime Minister Péter Magyar has called on the Catholic Church to publicly distance itself from priest Zoltán Osztie after he strongly criticised Tisza voters during a Mass and called the party morally corrupt.

A parliamentary committee investigating the use of public funds by Hungary’s central bank has summoned former governor György Matolcsy and current governor Mihály Varga for questioning.

Nālandā University, Rajgir, India, and Dharma Gate Buddhist College, Budapest, Hungary, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote and strengthen academic, educational, cultural and scholarly exchanges and cooperation between the two…

Vladimir Putin’s spokesman has said Moscow hopes Hungary will continue its economic cooperation with Russia, while warning that Budapest’s recent actions could affect bilateral ties.

Hungary has voted in favour of new EU rules designed to make the return of people without a legal right to stay more effective, including stricter measures and the possibility of return hubs outside the bloc.

Fresh official figures show a sharp deterioration in Hungary’s government balance compared with a year earlier, while the government has significantly revised its full-year deficit expectations.

Several Budapest district mayors have accused Mayor Gergely Karácsony of negotiating over their parking revenues without their involvement, as the government and the capital seek a deal to keep Budapest financially operational.

A court in Kecskemét has ordered the detention of former Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó, who is being investigated over alleged misuse of state cultural funds.

Moscow has ordered a group of Hungarian diplomats to leave Russia within two weeks, in response to Hungary’s expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats last month, Russian news agency TASS reported.

Detailed plans have been completed for the renewal of the tree-lined Grand Boulevard, with new trees, rainwater-management solutions and other green infrastructure planned along the route.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary will host its 32nd Annual Lobster Dinner, bringing together members of the Hungarian and international business community for an evening centred around Canadian cuisine, entertainment and networking.

A newly published 444.hu investigation says Áron Orbán contacted a former political acquaintance in Graz just weeks before Hungary’s 2026 election, asking whether an incoming Ukrainian shipment could be “caught” in Austria.

Hungary’s Transport and Investment Ministry has set up a working group to examine night-time flights at Budapest Airport, after hundreds of aircraft movements were recorded during the legally restricted deep-sleep period.

Hungary’s smart retail revolution has reached supermarket scale, with Szeged opening what is being presented as the country’s first staffless supermarket.

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has been included in TIME’s TIME100 Next 2026 list, which highlights rising figures the magazine considers to be shaping the future.

The historic Venice Simplon-Orient-Express entered Türkiye on its second trip to Istanbul this year after departing from Paris on 25 September.

On 10 October, Bálna Budapest will once again be filled with wine, gastronomy and vibrant city life as Vingardium in the City returns for a special walk-around wine tasting experience.

Hungarian Minister of Defence, Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi, shared a few details in a social media post regarding the Hungarian Defence Forces’ mission to Chad, which was approved by former prime minister Viktor Orbán, while raising questions about the role of…

Metropolitan Court has reduced the prison sentence of German national Maja T., who was convicted over a series of antifa attacks on people perceived to be far-right supporters in Budapest in February 2023.

European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi says the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) could begin operating in Hungary as early as next year, potentially giving European prosecutors powers to investigate EU-fund fraud, corruption and money la…

Should you board at the front, in the middle or towards the end of the train?

Two former ministers from Viktor Orbán’s governments have been caught up in a major corruption investigation, with one ordered into pre-trial detention and prosecutors seeking the detention of another.

Lőrinc Mészáros and his family remain by far the wealthiest Hungarians, with an estimated fortune of HUF 1,785.7 billion (EUR 4.87 billion), according to the Forbes Hungary 2026 rich list.

Budapest’s Semmelweis University has climbed to 247th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, making it the highest-ranked university in Hungary and Central and Eastern Europe.

Head of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi, has held talks on the technical details of Hungary’s membership of the EPPO with Justice Minister Márta Görög, Finance Minister András Kármán, Interior…

The Hungarian government has published a list of so-called 2000-series government resolutions issued between 2010 and 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office told the Hungarian News Agency (MTI) on Tuesday.