‘Are you feeling the heat of this week’s heatwave? It is easy to lay the blame at the feet of climate change, but a new MCC Brussels analysis identifies an important and unacknowledged cause of your hot misery: the European Union’s relentless drive for sustainability over human comfort.’

Two female residents of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, have been charged with health care fraud in US federal court after they allegedly submitted claims to the tune of $46.6 million for fraudulent services in a federal medicaid programme. According to media reports, some of the fraudulent money has been wired to Kenya.

Hungary’s Balaton region has been named Europe’s Best Family Destination at the International Travel Awards, highlighting the area’s growing reputation as a year-round family tourism hotspot.

Budapest will introduce additional public transport services and major traffic restrictions ahead of Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal at the Puskás Arena. Tens of thousands of football fans are expected to arrive in the Hungarian capital for the match.

Nike and Dutch streetwear brand Patta sparked major backlash after launching a woke advertising campaign for the Netherlands’ 2026 World Cup kit featuring the slogan ‘Strength is found in diversity’ and references to a ‘New Netherlands’. Critics accused the companies of promoting an aggressively progressive vision of Dutch identity while almost entirely excluding ethnic Dutch representation.

Romanian authorities broke through the wall of a monastery in Nagyvárad (Oradea) at dawn to enforce an eviction order against Hungarian Abbot Rudolf Anzelm Fejes. The dramatic operation came after locals previously formed a human chain to block the eviction, escalating tensions over the disputed ownership of the historic building.

The Mercedes-Benz Art Collection is being presented to the public for the first time in Budapest through the Power Lines exhibition at the Merlin Theatre. Featuring works by more than 30 internationally acclaimed artists, the exhibition explores industrialization, migration, energy and ecology through a Central and Eastern European perspective.

French director Romain Gavras is set to adapt the dramatic 2025 Louvre jewel robbery into a feature film, while a documentary is also being developed based on a newly published investigative book about the case.

Hungary’s new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, recently reflected on the history and significance of Budapest’s Sándor Palace during a visit to the historic building.

The British tabloid Daily Mail has been mocked on X for describing a trans woman’s penis as ‘pre-op privates’ in one of their posts. The story they linked in the post is about new rules having to be introduced for the women’s locker room at a YMCA in San Francisco, California, after a trans person routinely came there to flaunt his naked body.

A new exhibition opening at the Móra Ferenc Museum in Szeged on 20 June will explore Pablo Picasso’s relationships with Hungarian artists through original works, immersive installations and nearly 40 Hungarian artworks.

‘The Holocaust is not merely a tragedy of the past, but an eternal warning about where hatred, inhumanity, and indifference can lead…Every generation bears the responsibility to remember and to remind others.’

Ferrari has unveiled its first fully electric vehicle, the Luce, a €550,000 luxury five-seater developed with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, marking a major strategic shift for the Italian sports car manufacturer.

Author Adriana Trigiani has secured the approval of the estate of the author of the original 1969 The Godfather novel Mario Puzo to publish a novel about Connie, the daughter of Vito Corleone. Paramount Pictures has retained the film rights to the upcoming novel, granting the possibility of a fourth Godfather film.

Portugal’s Veterinary Order has introduced new guidelines instructing veterinarians how to respond to so-called ‘therians’ after reports surfaced that some young people identifying as animals sought veterinary treatment. The case rapidly sparked outrage online, particularly among conservative users who described the situation as another evidence of growing social absurdity.

‘For foreign observers, it’s important to point out that this incredible efficiency and the suicide pandemic aren’t contradictory in nature. They are the results of the same institutional logic.’

‘The guidance of the Holy Spirit is difficult to put into words. Whenever we try to describe it, we are attempting to grasp the ungraspable—searching for images that might express that sometimes wonderfully gentle sensitivity, at other times firmer guidance, through which the Holy Spirit is able to work together with the human person.’

Pentecost is the feast of the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church. Its significance can perhaps be better understood by examining its own origins. For in this feast, the fate of two communities chosen at different points in the history of salvation, Israel and the Church, is intertwined.

Paris Saint-Germain are coming to the UEFA Champions League Final in Budapest, Hungary, next Saturday after winning one of the greatest clashes in the competition’s history against Bayern Munich in the Semi-Final. Can they become the first club to defend their UCL title since Real Madrid in 2018?

The Hungarian government has announced that the Carmelite Monastery and the former Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister will be accessible to the public, opening the doors of one of Budapest’s most historically significant buildings to visitors.

‘Loyalty is a commitment for us. We’re responsible for our customers, who trust us, and we’re responsible for our team. You have to value good employees; you have to keep going for their sake, too. Somehow, we’ve always managed to get through the tough times. Not to mention that my work is also my hobby.’

Arsenal are coming to the UEFA Champions League final in Budapest, Hungary, next Saturday after having secured their first English Premier League title in 22 years. Will it give them enough of a boost to overcome reigning UCL champions Paris Saint-Germain?

A concert film directed by Imre Szabó Stein and featuring the Concerto Budapest orchestra won the Bronze Award at the prestigious New York Festivals TV & Film Awards.

The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission published new guidance on Thursday stating that access to single-sex spaces should generally be determined by biological sex rather than gender identity, sparking celebration among conservatives and fierce backlash from transgender advocacy groups.

Hungary’s annual Night of Museums event will take place on 20 June, featuring thousands of programmes across the country, with Sopron serving as the highlighted city and food writer Zsófia Mautner acting as this year’s ambassador.

After the news of the casting of black actress Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and transgender actor Elliot Page as Achilles, we have also learnt that Nyong’o will be playing Helen’s sister Clytemnestra as well; while controversial hip hop artist Travis Scott will be appearing as a ‘rapping bard’ in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Odyssey movie.

The Danube Institute hosted a conference in Budapest, Hungary on the Abraham Accords and the IMEC economic corridor amid the ongoing Iran conflict. The distinguished experts speaking at the event, such as Eugene Kontorovich, argued that expanding regional economic cooperation and normalization between Israel and Arab states could reshape the Middle East and reduce Iran’s influence.

A new Der Spiegel investigation claims Germany’s rapidly changing school demographics are fuelling tensions over religion, migration, and integration, especially in schools where pupils from migrant Muslim backgrounds form majorities. According to the report, many teachers feel unable to act decisively in conflicts for fear of being accused of discrimination.

The zoos of Pécs and Osijek will undergo infrastructure and digital upgrades under a 2.1 million euro European Union-funded cross-border cooperation project aimed at boosting sustainable tourism and year-round visitor numbers.

Former Hungarian president János Áder warned that drought years will become increasingly common in the Carpathian Basin, as climate experts say rising temperatures and declining spring rainfall are accelerating soil drying and threatening agriculture across Hungary.