As the year comes to a close, it's essential to know where to grab some sausages, which pharmacies will be open, and whether you can rely on the metro or trains to get home.
From January 1, 2025, dog and bicycle transport will be free on the MÁV Group's trains, the HÉV lines (H5, H6, H7, H8, H9), and select VOLÁN bus routes within Budapest.
** Hungarians earning more ** Violence against MÁV workers ** Bad weather for NYE ** Hungarians in more debt ** Budapest gets snow ** Ferenc Gyurcsány reconsidered **
** Railway cartel investigated ** Tisza Party surges in polls ** Hazardous air warning ** Szeged invests in geothermal ** Pets and fireworks **
** School year deferrals open ** Mészáros wealth increases ** $1 billion food processing plant planned ** Poland to sue Hungary ** Minimum wage increase **
Mészáros Lőrinc has seen his estimated wealth double over the past year, reaching 1241.8 billion HUF according to the latest Forbes billionaires list. His fortune is equivalent to 1.65% of Hungary's 2023 GDP
** Carbon monoxide death in Budapest ** Foggy weather incoming ** Tortúra endurance hike ** Education centres face increasing debt **
** One hiker rescued and the other has died in Slovenia ** Ski season kickoff ** 4/6 tram service changes ** Budapest Bike Mafia debuts film ** Christmas Day fires **
Search teams in the Kamnik Alps of Slovenia have successfully located one of the two Hungarian hikers reported missing.
A Hungarian hiker who went missing in the Kamnik Alps of Slovenia has been found dead, as confirmed by the Slovenian Mountain Rescue Association (GRZS) on Thursday.
** Christmas market security increased ** Rail failure in Győr ** BKK and Mol Bubi changes ** Christmas financial strain for families ** Tram 2 renovation in Budapest **
Two Hungarian hikers have gone missing in the Kamnik Alps in northern Slovenia due to adverse weather conditions.
