14+ hour, 17+ min ago   (395+ words) Hungary’s long spell of hot, settled weather is set to end on Monday as a cold front moves into the Carpathian Basin, bringing showers, thunderstorms, strong winds and cooler temperatures. According to HungaroMet, atmospheric activity has already increased to the…...

16+ hour, 7+ min ago   (663+ words) The owner of the Polish coach company whose bus crashed on Hungary’s M3 motorway has spoken about the two drivers involved, saying both were experienced employees who had worked for the company for several years. Tadeusz Dykas, owner of Firma Transportowa…...

17+ hour, 23+ min ago   (370+ words) Firefighters have brought under control a forest fire in the Kőszeg Mountains after a major operation that continued until late Saturday night, with difficult terrain making the blaze particularly challenging to tackle. The fire broke out in the early evening…...

20+ hour, 33+ min ago   (403+ words) Twelve people have been killed and dozens injured after a Polish-registered tourist bus crashed on Hungary’s M3 motorway near Mezőkeresztes early on Sunday morning. According to police, the accident happened at around 1 AM on 16 August on the motorway’s carriageway towards Nyíregyháza,…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (390+ words) A cold front will sweep across Hungary on Monday, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms as well as a significant drop in temperatures – although the eastern part of the country will have to wait until Tuesday for the cooler weather. After…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (216+ words) Hungary’s post-Orbán transition is moving rapidly from political promises to real institutional change. This week, Parliament elected András Baka as the country’s new president, while critically low Danube levels triggered an emergency operation to protect the Paks nuclear power plant....

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (389+ words) Hungary is overhauling the senior leadership of several key organisations within the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) group, with changes announced at Visit Hungary, the Kisfaludy Tourism Support Management Company and the organisation overseeing Hungary’s participation in EXPO 2027. The changes were…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (374+ words) Several fires broke out in and around Szeged on Saturday, with firefighters battling flames across thousands of square metres and railway traffic temporarily suspended because of one of the incidents. One of the largest fires was reported near Vértói Road…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (612+ words) Hungary has launched an extraordinary emergency operation on the Danube near Paks as authorities race to prevent critically low water levels from affecting the operation of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant. Two 80-metre barges have been positioned in the river…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (669+ words) On the morning of 18 August 1995, a visibly distressed man walked into the police station in Jászberény and told officers to arrest him. He said he had strangled his wife during an argument at their home in the Hungarian town. However,…...