Design Objects of desire: Everyday items celebrated in Hungarian design show A new design exhibition in the Hungarian city of Pécs featuring the work of Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Salvador Dali among many others, sets out to show how aesthetics can play a crucial role in the creation of everyday objects. 27/01/2026
Hungary Orbán accuses Ukraine of election meddling and summons ambassador As Hungary’s elections approach, Orbán has escalated an anti-Ukraine campaign and accused his rival, Péter Magyar, of entering into a pact with Kyiv to overthrow his government and install a pro-Western administration. 26/01/2026
Europe News EU freezes Hungarian files ahead of key election in April, sources say Sources at the European Commission told Euronews that key files from cash to a spying scandal probe are frozen as Brussels awaits a crucial parliamentary election in April. Brussels does not want to feed Orbán's anti-EU campaign by launching fresh procedures against Budapest. 12/01/2026
Europe News Trump intends to visit Hungary's Orbán during key election campaign The US president sent a letter to the Hungarian PM, confirming his willingness to visit Hungary and wishing Orbán "best of luck" with the key election in April. 09/01/2026
Hungary Orbán: Hungary will not leave the EU, it will fall apart on its own In his international press conference on Monday, the Hungarian PM also praised Trump's Venezuela operation, and said Hungary will not fund Ukraine or accept migrants. 06/01/2026
Business Moody’s cuts Budapest rating to 'junk' as dispute with Orbán deepens The City of Budapest has been downgraded to "junk" rating by Moody’s and placed on review for further cuts, a move that could increase borrowing costs as the liberal mayor led capital butts heads with the PM. 30/12/2025
Climate Hungary’s water guardians fight drought using waste from thermal spas These volunteers are on a mission to save the Great Hungarian Plain from desertification. 29/12/2025
Hungary Ukraine's collapse would be a disaster for Hungary, says Orbán The Hungarian Prime Minister said Hungary must help to prevent the collapse of Ukraine or order to "value its own piece of land." 21/12/2025
Hungary Thousands march over alleged child abuse at Hungarian state facilities Tens of thousands of Hungarians marched in the capital, Budapest, to decry a leaked video showing children in a juvenile correction facility being subjected to abuse. The march was organised by Viktor Orbán’s main challenger in the upcoming elections, Péter Magyar. 14/12/2025
Hungary Hungary Orbán slams Brussels over Russian assets freeze The Hungarian prime minister strongly condemned a move by the EU to indefinitely immobilise Russian Central Bank assets, widely seen as a way of circumventing a Hungarian veto. 12/12/2025
No Comment Budapest's streets fill with runners for Santa Run Thousands of runners in red and white filled Budapest's streets for the 10th Santa Run, with 4,500 participants across three distances along the Danube. 07/12/2025
Europe News Hungary to sue EU over 'Brussels diktat' to phase out Russian energy Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said it will be impossible for his country to decouple from Russian oil and gas by 2027, and described the EU's new political agreement on the phase-out an imposition. 03/12/2025
Europe News Hungary's Orbán looks to meet Putin in Moscow amid Ukraine deal talks Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to media reports. Orbán has urged the EU to support the US-led plan and engage in direct talks with Russia. 25/11/2025
Culture news Ancient Roman sarcophagus unearthed intact in Budapest The limestone coffin, sealed for nearly two millennia, contained a young woman's skeleton surrounded by treasures meant for her eternal journey. 24/11/2025
Hungary Radio Free Europe's Hungarian service shuts down after US funding cuts The shuttering of Szabad Európa came as the Trump administration has made major cuts to international broadcasters like Radio Free Europe and Voice of America. 21/11/2025
Made in Europe Picture my idea: The “game-changing” 3D design tool How can European industry be helped to conceive, design, and prototype 3D models quickly, efficiently, and easily? A rapidly expanding Hungarian company claims to have the answer, using software it describes as “cutting-edge innovation”. 21/11/2025
Hungary Orbán and rival Péter Magyar hold early campaign ralies in Gyor The series of rallies came a week after Orbán visited the White House, where he was granted a one-year exemption from US sanctions on importing oil and gas from Russia. 15/11/2025
Hungary Hungary to mount legal challenge to EU's phase-out of Russian energy Hungary is heavily dependent on Russian fossil fuels and has sought exemptions and pledged to veto EU sanctions since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. 14/11/2025
Europe News Trump-Orbán meet: Russian oil imports and war in Ukraine to feature The two leaders are politically aligned, but Washington has criticised Hungary for importing Russian energy even as the rest of Europe unplugs from Moscow. Visit could see Hungary could strike an LNG deal with Trump. 07/11/2025
Europe News 'Ukraine does not defend Hungary', Orban says in Zelenskyy rebuff The war of words between Ukraine and Hungary continued this week following an interview on Euronews with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 05/11/2025
Culture news Walk My World: New Budapest shows reinvents theatre and circus show With no two viewers seeing the same thing, Hungarian theatre firm Recirquel says its latest production, Walk My World, reimagines the contemporary circus and dance theatre experience. Rita Konya went behind the scenes of the show to find out more. 03/11/2025
Europe News Hungary's enlargement policy: No to Ukraine, yes to Western Balkans Hungary opposes Ukraine's accession to the EU, threatening a veto, but Budapest is not against EU enlargement entirely: Prime Minister Orbán backs the Western Balkans and supports Moldova and Georgia in a complex balancing act. 30/10/2025
Europe News Viktor Orbán in push to reverse Trump's sanctions on Russian oil Orbán said he will visit Trump next week to discuss Russian oil imports to Hungary after the US imposed sweeping sanctions. When asked if Trump's tariffs on Russian oil went too far, Orbán said yes. 28/10/2025
Europe News Hungary's Orbán and Magyar hold competing rallies before 2026 election With elections due in April, the rival rallies were a standoff between Viktor Orbán and Péter Magyar, his main political challenger who looks set to present the long-serving Hungarian leader with the most competitive ballot in his 15 years in power. 24/10/2025
Hungary Euroviews. Budapest is the bridge to peace in Ukraine Budapest offers the opportunity for a peace settlement that will enable both sides to break this impasse, former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz writes in a Euronews exclusive. 20/10/2025
Europe News EU Commission cautiously welcomes Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest A spokesperson for Ursula von der Leyen said any meeting toward a just peace is welcome but mainstream EU political parties and experts alike are divided on the benefits of the talks. 17/10/2025