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A Hungarian court sentences German activist Maja T. to eight years in prison for participating in assaults on attendees of a far-right rally in Budapest in 2023, following her extradition from Germany despite later objections by Germany's constitutional court.
2026-02-4

Moody's downgrades the credit rating of the city of Budapest, Hungary, to Ba1 and places it on review for a further cut, citing weak liquidity, uncertainty over state transfers, rising solidarity tax obligations, and the partial suspension of European Union funds to Hungary.
2025-12-30

Hungary suddenly cancels a meeting between Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on 8 July in Budapest, after she planned to discuss Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán's uncoordinated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
2024-07-6

The National Assembly selects Tamás Sulyok as the next President of Hungary.
2024-02-26

Pope Francis begins his four-day apostolic journey to Hungary and Slovakia, his 34th apostolic journey outside Italy during his eight-year pontificate. At Budapest Pope Francis met with President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Pontiff then met with other Christian and Jewish leaders. Pope Francis celebrated the concluding Mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress at Heroes’ Square in Budapest.
2021-09-12

George Soros' Open Society Foundations announces that it is moving its operations in Budapest to Germany.
2018-05-15

A terror bombing occurs in Budapest, Hungary, with two injuries reported.
2016-09-24

Thousands of refugees arrive in Germany's München Hauptbahnhof from Budapest. Police and firefighters on the scene provide them with food, water and medical aid even as more continue to arrive.
2015-09-1

Pál Schmitt resigns as President of Hungary after his doctorate is revoked in a plagiarism scandal.
2012-04-2

Three people are killed in a stampede at a three-storey nightclub in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
2011-01-16