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Budapest Heat Record Broken as Temperature Reaches 37.5 C

Budapest's heat record for Aug. 20 was broken Thursday afternoon after a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius was measured at...

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Budapest Heat Record Broken as Temperature Reaches 37.5 C

Budapest's heat record for Aug. 20 was broken Thursday afternoon after a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius was measured at...

LGBTQ+ Groups Urge Hungary to Allow Joint Adoption as Magyar Signals Reform

LGBTQ+ and human rights organizations have offered to help reshape Hungary’s adoption rules after PM Péter Magyar signaled openness to...

Hungary Expels 10 Russian Embassy Staff Over ‘Unacceptable’ Activities

Hungary has ordered 10 members of Russia’s diplomatic mission to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable under the Vienna...

Budapest Heat Record Broken as Temperature Reaches 37.5 C

Budapest's heat record for Aug. 20 was broken Thursday afternoon after a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius was measured at...

Heatwave Returns to Hungary as Nationwide Alert Issued Through Sunday

Hot weather is set to return to Hungary once again, prompting the chief medical officer to issue a second-level heat...

Budapest Plans All-night Parties After Aug. 20 Fireworks, Nationwide Transport Extended

Following the Aug. 20 fireworks, Budapest's streets will host all-night celebrations, while early-morning trains, buses and suburban rail services will...

Hungary Tightens Energy Rules as Heat Records Fall, Budapest Water Supply Remains Stable

Hungary introduced stricter measures over the weekend as extreme heat, record-low Danube levels and power grid pressure prompted renewed calls...

Budapest Slows Metro, Tram Services to Ease Energy Grid Strain

Budapest will slow metro and tram services to reduce electricity use as Hungary’s energy grid comes under growing strain from...

Record Heat, Drought Push Hungary Toward Historic Full Paks Nuclear Plant Shutdown

Hungary is preparing for the possible complete shutdown of the Paks nuclear power plant for the first time in its...

Péter Magyar Says Fidesz Polling Below 20% for First Time in 30 Years

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that Fidesz had fallen below 20% in a...

National Bank of Hungary Cuts Base Rate to 5.75%

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) cut the central bank base rate by 25 basis points...

Hungarian President to Leave Office After Signing Amendment

President Tamás Sulyok has signed the 17th amendment to Hungary’s Fundamental Law, ending his mandate and clearing the way for...

Fidesz Parliamentary Group Leader Resigns

Opposition Fidesz party parliamentary group leader Gergely Gulyás announced yesterday that, following a joint meeting of the Fidesz and Christian...

Hungary Breaks 64-year Cold Record After 42 C Heat Extreme

A 64-year-old national cold record for July 9 was broken in northeastern Hungary on Thursday, with temperatures in Szikszó, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén...

Hungary Public Media Halts News Broadcasts as M1 Goes Black in Historic Overhaul

Hungary’s public news channel M1 was taken off air on Tuesday as public media suspended news broadcasts across its platforms,...