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27% Taxi Fare Increase Rejected by Budapest City Council - for Now
- 1 Jun 2026 11:32 AM
- getting around
Taxi fares in Budapest will not increase for the time being as the City Council rejected a proposal for a 27pc raise on Friday.
Updated: EU to Unlock Over Euro 15 Billion for Hungary
- 1 Jun 2026 10:39 AM
- current affairs
"We have agreed with the President of the European Commission on the release of 16.4 billion euros, approximately 6,000 billion forints, in EU funds," Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced in Brussels on Friday.
Car-Free Access Extended Along Danube Embankment
- 28 May 2026 1:15 PM
- getting around
Car-free access along the Pest lower embankment has been extended, giving pedestrians, runners and cyclists more space to enjoy the Danube waterfront on weekday evenings as well as weekends.
Free 4-Day 'UEFA Champions Festival' at Heroes’ Square in Budapest from 28 May
- 28 May 2026 5:25 AM
- sport
This official festival will transform Heroes’ Square into a giant football fan zone from today the 28th until Sunday 31 May, as the city prepares to host the 2026 UEFA Champions League Final at Puskás Aréna.
Why Zelensky Handed Over 'Savior City' Prize to Budapest Mayor
- 27 May 2026 1:24 PM
- current affairs
Mayor Gergely Karácsony received the Savior City prize on behalf of Budapest from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Tuesday.
Watch: Explosion at MOL Petrochemicals Site in Hungary Leaves Casualties
- 26 May 2026 6:36 AM
- current affairs
One person was killed and several seriously injured after an explosion at MOL's petrochemicals base in Tiszaujvaros (E Hungary), Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in a post on Facebook early Friday.
'Skeletons Tumbling Out of Closet Every Day in Every Ministry', Says Hungary’s New PM
- 26 May 2026 6:20 AM
- current affairs
"Skeletons, or rather not just skeletons but sometimes whole graveyards, are tumbling out of the closet every day in every ministry," Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in an interview broadcast on RTL on Saturday.
Another New Deputy PM Appointed in Hungary: Mr Ruff
- 20 May 2026 7:24 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Tuesday appointed Balint Ruff, head of the Prime Minister's Office, as deputy prime minister.
Multi-Million Euro Makeover Starts on One of Budapest’s ‘Gloomiest’ Streets
- 18 May 2026 1:36 PM
- getting around
The renovation of Budapest's Mester Street is set to get under way, the city's mayor announced at a press conference held with representatives of transport authority BKK, Budapest City Hall and the 9th district local council on Friday.
27% Taxi Fare Increase Rejected by Budapest City Council - for Now
- 1 Jun 2026 11:32 AM
- getting around
Taxi fares in Budapest will not increase for the time being as the City Council rejected a proposal for a 27pc raise on Friday.
Updated: EU to Unlock Over Euro 15 Billion for Hungary
- 1 Jun 2026 10:39 AM
- current affairs
"We have agreed with the President of the European Commission on the release of 16.4 billion euros, approximately 6,000 billion forints, in EU funds," Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced in Brussels on Friday.
Car-Free Access Extended Along Danube Embankment
- 28 May 2026 1:15 PM
- getting around
Car-free access along the Pest lower embankment has been extended, giving pedestrians, runners and cyclists more space to enjoy the Danube waterfront on weekday evenings as well as weekends.
Free 4-Day 'UEFA Champions Festival' at Heroes’ Square in Budapest from 28 May
- 28 May 2026 5:25 AM
- sport
This official festival will transform Heroes’ Square into a giant football fan zone from today the 28th until Sunday 31 May, as the city prepares to host the 2026 UEFA Champions League Final at Puskás Aréna.
Why Zelensky Handed Over 'Savior City' Prize to Budapest Mayor
- 27 May 2026 1:24 PM
- current affairs
Mayor Gergely Karácsony received the Savior City prize on behalf of Budapest from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Tuesday.
Watch: Explosion at MOL Petrochemicals Site in Hungary Leaves Casualties
- 26 May 2026 6:36 AM
- current affairs
One person was killed and several seriously injured after an explosion at MOL's petrochemicals base in Tiszaujvaros (E Hungary), Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in a post on Facebook early Friday.
'Skeletons Tumbling Out of Closet Every Day in Every Ministry', Says Hungary’s New PM
- 26 May 2026 6:20 AM
- current affairs
"Skeletons, or rather not just skeletons but sometimes whole graveyards, are tumbling out of the closet every day in every ministry," Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in an interview broadcast on RTL on Saturday.
Another New Deputy PM Appointed in Hungary: Mr Ruff
- 20 May 2026 7:24 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Peter Magyar on Tuesday appointed Balint Ruff, head of the Prime Minister's Office, as deputy prime minister.
Multi-Million Euro Makeover Starts on One of Budapest’s ‘Gloomiest’ Streets
- 18 May 2026 1:36 PM
- getting around
The renovation of Budapest's Mester Street is set to get under way, the city's mayor announced at a press conference held with representatives of transport authority BKK, Budapest City Hall and the 9th district local council on Friday.