59+ min ago  (250+ words) Transport and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy has dismissed MÁV board chairman István Lepsényi and board member László Parragh with effect from Tuesday, marking the start of a complete overhaul of the state railway company’s board. In a post on social…...

16+ hour, 25+ min ago  (187+ words) Hungary’s construction sector recorded a sharp setback in May 2026, with output declining 10.7 per cent compared to the same month a year earlier, TradingEconomics.com reports. The drop followed a 2.6 per cent annual increase in April and represented the industry’s weakest performance…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (224+ words) Hungarian fuel prices have risen above the regional average following the removal of the government’s protected-price scheme, leaving motorists able to find cheaper petrol or diesel in several neighbouring countries. Although Hungary was not the most expensive country in Central…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (234+ words) The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against Hungary at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), seeking the removal of retail margin restrictions imposed on certain food products and drugstore articles. The Commission has opened two separate…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (382+ words) Hungary’s annual inflation rate slowed to 1.7 per cent in June, its lowest level in recent months, with economists attributing the favourable trend primarily to the strong forint and declining food prices. According to figures released by the Central Statistical Office…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (233+ words) Hungary’s housing market showed clear signs of cooling in the second quarter of the year, with both price growth and buyer demand losing momentum, according to the latest analysis by Zenga.hu, the Budapest Business Journal reports. Nationwide listing prices…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (446+ words) Chinese automotive manufacturer BYD continued its rapid expansion in Hungary during the first half of 2026, becoming the country’s best-selling brand in the new-energy vehicle (NEV) segment. According to figures released by BYD Hungary on Thursday, the company sold 2,126 passenger vehicles…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (455+ words) Production has officially begun on GYSEV’s new fleet of 11 InterCity electric multiple units, with the trains expected to enter passenger service by the summer of 2028, Transport and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy announced on Thursday. The five-car, dual-voltage trains will be…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (428+ words) Summer heatwaves are pushing Hungary’s electricity demand close to record levels, increasing the importance of flexible power plants and large-scale battery storage in maintaining grid stability, according to Danubius Erőmű Ltd, which operates the Gönyű Power Plant and is owned…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (453+ words) Crops grown under organic farming systems are more resilient to increasingly frequent droughts, while organically managed soils retain significantly more water than those under conventional cultivation, former Hungarian President János Áder said in the latest episode of his Blue Planet…...