What happened today in Hungary? – January 8, 2022

  • Organised gang stole from foreigners in Budapest – Read more about their method HERE
  • Defence minister: Army staff to receive wage hikes – Find more info in THIS article
  • Travel agency scandal defendant sentenced after 5 years of trials – Read more about the €27 million fraud HERE
  • Hungarian restaurants that fell prey to COVID – PHOTOS – You will never be able to visit THESE restaurants again in Budapest
  • Liszt Music Academy invites entries to Bartók World Competition; one of the jury is a world-renowned composer – More info in THIS article
  • Public health centre to sue opposition politician for alleged defamation? – Read more about the issue HERE
  • The Sports Minister of Romania says that there is a lot to learn from Hungary – Find out what is it in THIS article
  • The impairment of Hungarian communities’ rights in Ukraine is ‘unacceptable’, Hungarian FM Szijjártó says – More info on Hungary’s stance towards Ukraine HERE
  • Armenia’s Catholicos Karekin II expresses thanks to Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán – THIS is why he sent a letter of thanks
  • Hungary to become one of the largest venture capital investors in CEE! – Details HERE