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Updated: Will New Credit Scheme for First-Time Home Buyers in Hungary Reshape Rental Market?
- 22 Jul 2025 2:03 PM
- property
The government's recently announced Home Start programme, which will offer subsidised credit to first-time home buyers, could reshape Hungary's rentals market, mitigating rising rents and boosting supply, property listings site ingatlan.com said on Monday.
US-Russia Wrestling Matches in Budapest - Could they Ease Ties?
- 22 Jul 2025 1:57 PM
- sport
It is hoped that US-Russia "Wrestling for Peace" matches held in Budapest on Tuesday will ease ties between the two countries, just as US-China ping-pong diplomacy did in the 1970s, Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, said in a post on Facebook, noting that the freestyle matches are being organised by the Professional Wrestling League (PWL) in ten weight categories and held in the Kozma Istvan ...
Home Rental Rates Rise Again in Hungary - Changing Trend Ahead?
- 21 Jul 2025 2:51 PM
- property
Home rental rates in Hungary rose 7.3pc year-on-year in June, data compiled by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) from listings site Ingatlan.com show.
Independent MP Hadházy Targets Orbán Linked Property in Next Protest on 2 August
- 21 Jul 2025 2:33 PM
- current affairs
Independent MP Akos Hadhazy has said "the government has now become uncertain … but we don't know what it will do in autumn and next spring", and added that his series of weekly demonstrations would be continued.
Former Iconic Hotel in Budapest to Become High-Rise Residences
- 21 Jul 2025 1:36 PM
- property
The former Hotel Budapest, a cylindrical high-rise in the leafy Buda part of the capital, will soon be demolished and rebuilt as a residential building, Market Asset Management said.
Wine from One of Oldest Viticultural Regions in Hungary Gets PDO Status
- 21 Jul 2025 12:53 PM
- food & drink
Wines from Kőszeg, in the west of Hungary, have been added as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) in the European Union's eAmbrosia database, the European Commission said.
Budapest Ranked Among 'Most Innovative Cities in World'
- 21 Jul 2025 12:44 PM
- getting around
Budapest was listed among the 50 most innovative cities of the world at the Bloomberg Philantropies 2025 Mayors Challenge competitions, City Hall said.
New Heat Alert Issued: Prolonged Heatwave Expected Across Hungary
- 21 Jul 2025 8:14 AM
- health & wellness
Based on the latest forecast from HungaroMet, the Hungarian Meteorological Service, the Chief Medical Officer has issued a Level 2 heat alert for the entire country. The warning is in effect from midnight on Sunday, 20 July, until midnight on Thursday, 24 July.
Young & Old Foreigners Learn Hungarian Together at PTE Summer University
- 18 Jul 2025 5:25 PM
- community & culture
Students from more than twenty countries are arriving in Pécs for the Hungarian Language and Culture Summer University, which begins on Monday. The course teaching Hungarian as a foreign language is being organized for the twenty-sixth time by the University of Pécs (PTE).
Updated: Will New Credit Scheme for First-Time Home Buyers in Hungary Reshape Rental Market?
- 22 Jul 2025 2:03 PM
- property
The government's recently announced Home Start programme, which will offer subsidised credit to first-time home buyers, could reshape Hungary's rentals market, mitigating rising rents and boosting supply, property listings site ingatlan.com said on Monday.
US-Russia Wrestling Matches in Budapest - Could they Ease Ties?
- 22 Jul 2025 1:57 PM
- sport
It is hoped that US-Russia "Wrestling for Peace" matches held in Budapest on Tuesday will ease ties between the two countries, just as US-China ping-pong diplomacy did in the 1970s, Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, said in a post on Facebook, noting that the freestyle matches are being organised by the Professional Wrestling League (PWL) in ten weight categories and held in the Kozma Istvan ...
Home Rental Rates Rise Again in Hungary - Changing Trend Ahead?
- 21 Jul 2025 2:51 PM
- property
Home rental rates in Hungary rose 7.3pc year-on-year in June, data compiled by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) from listings site Ingatlan.com show.
Independent MP Hadházy Targets Orbán Linked Property in Next Protest on 2 August
- 21 Jul 2025 2:33 PM
- current affairs
Independent MP Akos Hadhazy has said "the government has now become uncertain … but we don't know what it will do in autumn and next spring", and added that his series of weekly demonstrations would be continued.
Former Iconic Hotel in Budapest to Become High-Rise Residences
- 21 Jul 2025 1:36 PM
- property
The former Hotel Budapest, a cylindrical high-rise in the leafy Buda part of the capital, will soon be demolished and rebuilt as a residential building, Market Asset Management said.
Wine from One of Oldest Viticultural Regions in Hungary Gets PDO Status
- 21 Jul 2025 12:53 PM
- food & drink
Wines from Kőszeg, in the west of Hungary, have been added as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) in the European Union's eAmbrosia database, the European Commission said.
Budapest Ranked Among 'Most Innovative Cities in World'
- 21 Jul 2025 12:44 PM
- getting around
Budapest was listed among the 50 most innovative cities of the world at the Bloomberg Philantropies 2025 Mayors Challenge competitions, City Hall said.
New Heat Alert Issued: Prolonged Heatwave Expected Across Hungary
- 21 Jul 2025 8:14 AM
- health & wellness
Based on the latest forecast from HungaroMet, the Hungarian Meteorological Service, the Chief Medical Officer has issued a Level 2 heat alert for the entire country. The warning is in effect from midnight on Sunday, 20 July, until midnight on Thursday, 24 July.
Young & Old Foreigners Learn Hungarian Together at PTE Summer University
- 18 Jul 2025 5:25 PM
- community & culture
Students from more than twenty countries are arriving in Pécs for the Hungarian Language and Culture Summer University, which begins on Monday. The course teaching Hungarian as a foreign language is being organized for the twenty-sixth time by the University of Pécs (PTE).