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Tisza River Reaches Critically Low Levels - Emergency Action Needed
- 1 Sep 2026 11:10 AM
- current affairs
Although the weather has eased somewhat in recent days, the lack of rainfall remains a serious problem across Hungary. Water levels and flows on the Tisza River have fallen so low that extraordinary measures are now being taken to protect the drinking-water supply in Szolnok.
Updated: Gripen Fighter Crashes in Hungary, Pilot Flown to Hospital
- 26 Aug 2026 8:38 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian Air Force Gripen fighter jet crashed near Szolnok on Monday morning, with the pilot successfully ejecting from the aircraft.
Updated: Three Out of Four Blocks Producing at Full Capacity at Paks
- 25 Aug 2026 8:20 AM
- current affairs
Three out of the four blocks of the Paks nuclear power plant are now producing at full capacity, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in a post on Facebook on Monday.
Orbán’s Father Győző Offers Help with Paks Nuclear Plant Weir
- 18 Aug 2026 10:41 AM
- current affairs
A quarry company owned by the father of Viktor Orbán, the former prime minister, has offered to deliver stones for the construction of an underwater weir on the Danube, next to the Paks nuclear power plant.
Mud Traps Exposed by Receding Waters in Hungary
- 12 Aug 2026 9:05 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
A 35-year-old woman had to be freed after she got stuck in the mud of the shrinking Lake Velence late Wednesday evening. A Gárdony police officer who had just gone off duty heard the report via the police radio, and went to help the woman.
Surprise Discoveries in Budapest Due to Record-Low Danube
- 5 Aug 2026 8:37 AM
- current affairs
This week the Danube's exceptionally low water level revealed another remarkable reminder of Budapest's wartime past, with a World War II military motorcycle emerging from the riverbed near Batthyány tér on the Buda embankment.
Update: World War II Shell Removed Near Margaret Bridge, Road Closures Lifted
- 24 Jul 2026 8:03 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Defence Forces' bomb disposal unit told MTI on Friday morning that a World War II shell casing exposed by low water levels at the central pillar of Margaret Bridge has been safely removed, and all road closures have been lifted.
New Multi-Billion St Stephen Initiative to Revive Rural Hungary
- 17 Jul 2026 10:25 AM
- current affairs
The government has held a first reading of the St Stephen Programme, which aims to develop rural areas and support people in living there, Prime Minister Peter Magyar told a press briefing.
Shooting Range in Budapest Shut Down After Years of Complaints
- 10 Jul 2026 7:48 AM
- current affairs
The government has ordered the closure of a shooting range in Budapest's Ferencvaros district, ending years of disruption for local residents, Vilmos Katai-Nemeth, the social and family affairs minister, announced.
Tisza River Reaches Critically Low Levels - Emergency Action Needed
- 1 Sep 2026 11:10 AM
- current affairs
Although the weather has eased somewhat in recent days, the lack of rainfall remains a serious problem across Hungary. Water levels and flows on the Tisza River have fallen so low that extraordinary measures are now being taken to protect the drinking-water supply in Szolnok.
Updated: Gripen Fighter Crashes in Hungary, Pilot Flown to Hospital
- 26 Aug 2026 8:38 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian Air Force Gripen fighter jet crashed near Szolnok on Monday morning, with the pilot successfully ejecting from the aircraft.
Updated: Three Out of Four Blocks Producing at Full Capacity at Paks
- 25 Aug 2026 8:20 AM
- current affairs
Three out of the four blocks of the Paks nuclear power plant are now producing at full capacity, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in a post on Facebook on Monday.
Orbán’s Father Győző Offers Help with Paks Nuclear Plant Weir
- 18 Aug 2026 10:41 AM
- current affairs
A quarry company owned by the father of Viktor Orbán, the former prime minister, has offered to deliver stones for the construction of an underwater weir on the Danube, next to the Paks nuclear power plant.
Mud Traps Exposed by Receding Waters in Hungary
- 12 Aug 2026 9:05 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
A 35-year-old woman had to be freed after she got stuck in the mud of the shrinking Lake Velence late Wednesday evening. A Gárdony police officer who had just gone off duty heard the report via the police radio, and went to help the woman.
Surprise Discoveries in Budapest Due to Record-Low Danube
- 5 Aug 2026 8:37 AM
- current affairs
This week the Danube's exceptionally low water level revealed another remarkable reminder of Budapest's wartime past, with a World War II military motorcycle emerging from the riverbed near Batthyány tér on the Buda embankment.
Update: World War II Shell Removed Near Margaret Bridge, Road Closures Lifted
- 24 Jul 2026 8:03 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Defence Forces' bomb disposal unit told MTI on Friday morning that a World War II shell casing exposed by low water levels at the central pillar of Margaret Bridge has been safely removed, and all road closures have been lifted.
New Multi-Billion St Stephen Initiative to Revive Rural Hungary
- 17 Jul 2026 10:25 AM
- current affairs
The government has held a first reading of the St Stephen Programme, which aims to develop rural areas and support people in living there, Prime Minister Peter Magyar told a press briefing.
Shooting Range in Budapest Shut Down After Years of Complaints
- 10 Jul 2026 7:48 AM
- current affairs
The government has ordered the closure of a shooting range in Budapest's Ferencvaros district, ending years of disruption for local residents, Vilmos Katai-Nemeth, the social and family affairs minister, announced.