Wildlife Photography Contest Honors the Resilience of Nature

“Comeback of the Atlantic sturgeon” by Jon A. Juárez, GDT – Spain. Winner. Each year, scientists rear hundreds of thousands of sturgeon larvae for release throughout the Baltic Sea region. During the last two decades, the international rewilding...

Hungarian mountaineer facing serious health disorder at an altitude of almost 5,000 meters

Márton Nagy, the mountaineer, has been discharged from Manipal Teaching Hospital in Nepal after his symptoms were identified as kidney stones, the Hungarian Dhaulagiri Expedition informed MTI on Sunday. Hungarian mountaineer facing serious health...

BREAKING – Budapest’s Sziget Festival faces extinction unless new investor is found urgently

American investors are pulling out from behind the Sziget Festival due to uncertainties in Hungary, but the festival may still be saved with new owners stepping in. Fragile future for the Sziget Festival The American private equity firm KKR, which...

Ranked: Countries With the Best Reputations in 2025

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Europe’s Cohesion Policy at a Crossroads: The Case for Functional Urban Areas and Hungary’s Reform 

Europe’s cohesion policy is facing its toughest challenge yet, as rural regions continue to shrink and territorial divides deepen. With Eurostat projecting population losses of up to 40% in some rural areas by 2051, the EU’s principle of the Right...

Trump pushes back on EU attempt to force its climate rules on US companies here

A massive climate power grab by the European Union against American companies is being heavily resisted by President Trump. EU legislation requires compliance with draconian and expensive EU climate rules for the entire supply chain of products...

Lando Norris takes F1 world championship lead after dominant display in Mexico

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Reverse the Red Awards Medals to 26 Countries for Excellence in Biodiversity Planning

The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) award-winning reflect a growing global shift toward science-driven, action-oriented policies to tackle the biodiversity crisis. "For species and ecosystems to thrive, the commitment of...

Time Out Market Budapest: the Best Hungary Can Offer

Time Out Market is the world's first food and cultural market, carefully curated by experts to bring the best of a given city together under one roof. In 2014, a historic market building in Lisbon was turned into the first Time Out Market and...

More and more industries in Hungary dependent on guest workers: new reality of the labour market?

By autumn 2025, Hungary’s labour market has reached a peculiar state of equilibrium. While the economy is showing only cautious signs of growth, the proportion of foreign workers continues to rise. According to experts, several sectors could...

Worker injured after lithium leak at Hungarian cathode factory

An industrial accident occurred late on Friday night at the South Korean-owned EcoPro cathode factory in Debrecen, the company confirmed in a statement sent to news site 444.hu. According to the statement, a technological malfunction caused...

Arctic cold to sweep into Hungary — new seasonal record possible

Following a mild weekend with temperatures around 20°C, a drastic change is on the horizon: from Monday, an Arctic air mass will move into the country, bringing frosty nights and cool days. According to Időkép’s forecast, the most noticeable...

Russia's war has caused over $43 bln in climate damage to Ukraine

The Serebriansky Forest after shelling and fires in March 2024. Photo: National Guard of Ukraine Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has caused nearly 237 million tons of CO₂-equivalent emissions over the past three years, according to a new...

Hungexpo Brings the World to Budapest

The Hungexpo Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center – in line with international trends – continues to place increasing emphasis on the development of conference tourism. Within this sector, 2026 is set to be a particularly strong year for...

Brutally cheap discount retail stores opening in Budapest – competitor to the “big ones”?

A new player has shaken up Budapest’s discount retail market: Brutál Diszkont, along with its sister brands Akciópont and Market Point, has been expanding rapidly across the capital in recent months. Unlike traditional multinational chains, the...

Hungary clings to Russian oil and gas as EU and NATO push to cut supplies

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Standard and Poor’s Maintains Investment-grade Rating for Hungary

Confidence in Hungary remains strong, evidenced not only by the credit rating agencies’ assessments, but by the country’s bond issues, the National Economy Ministry said,according to MTI, pointing to multiple oversubscription for issues of bonds...

‘In April 2026, the homeland will need the Hungarians of Transylvania’ Orbán says at speech in Cluj-Napoca

Speaking at the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) congress in Cluj-Napoca, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán applauded the work of the RMDSZ over the past 35 years and spoke openly of the vital importance of the ethnic...

Hungary shivers: Record-breaking cold hits the country at -4.6°C

Hungary experienced an exceptionally cold dawn on Friday, as a new national record for this date was set in the northern village of Zabar, Nógrád County. According to preliminary data published by HungaroMet, the temperature dropped to -4.6...

Hungary's Orban From Copenhagen Summit: "The EU Has Decided To Go To War"

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is newly warning that EU leaders are preparing for war with Russia, soon after he participated in the European Political Community meeting in Copenhagen. He has denounced this as "horrifying" that "the EU has...