The 1,000-year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey is a sprawling Benedictine monastery that is one of Hungary's oldest centers of learning and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

In May, real wage growth reached its historical average, which appears weak compared to the double-digit increases seen in previous years. This could potentially harm households' perception of their financial situation and, as a result, diminish consumer confidence

Prime minister has been accused of favouring family and friends, but István Tiborcz insists he does not benefit

Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Photo: Anadolu via AFP)

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Europe’s longest-serving premier who’s facing the toughest political challenge to his rule, said his party could survive an eventual change of leadership.

Beetles have infiltrated a 1,000-year-old library in Hungary, jeopardizing tens of thousands of centuries-old books. The beetles are called drugstore beetles or bread beetles. The library is tentatively scheduled to be reopened next year. Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are in jeopardy of being destroyed due to a beetle infestation.

Hungary has passed laws making it an offence to use and run unauthorized crypto exchanges, with prison sentences ranging between two to eight years in prison.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has announced that on 16 July, Budapest will propose EU sanctions against Ukraine over the alleged fatal beating of a Hungarian citizen by Ukrainian military enlistment office staff in Zakarpattia Oblast (Transcarpathia) in Ukraine's west.