‘How, then, can Hungary leverage the changes in the global monetary order to its advantage? By positioning itself as a hub for banking and finance across a range of currencies. This is where Hungary must draw on its…two key strengths: its geographic location and its diplomatic acumen…What is emerging is a ‘multipolar’ system of global money and banking…’

At the European Parliament last week, Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch accused Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony of coming to Brussels, Belgium and Strasbourg, France, to actively lobby against Hungary receiving its frozen COVID recovery and EU cohesion funds.

‘I’m a Jew who does not bow down and does not beg to be heard, but states his opinion without hesitation.’

A new exhibition at the Hungarian Railway Museum in Budapest guides visitors through 200 years of global railway history—from 19th-century British steam engines to modern Japanese bullet trains—marking the bicentennial of public rail transport.

On 13 July 2025, President Trump joined Chelsea’s celebrations after their shock 3–0 win over PSG in the FIFA Club World Cup final—exactly one year after surviving an assassination attempt. Another iconic photo was born in East Rutherford, New Jersey, this time under safer skies.

Debrecen has been named one of the top three finalists in the race for the 2027 European Green Capital title, joining Heilbronn (Germany) and Klagenfurt (Austria), the European Commission announced on Friday.