Hungary saw a major tourism boom over the Pentecost weekend, with 45 per cent more visitors at Lake Balaton and a nationwide surge in hotel stays driven by warm weather and holiday travel. Tourism revenue rose 35 per cent, hitting a record 12.1 billion forints.
In its ‘Beyond the Óperencia’ series, Magyar Krónika will be looking at the meeting points of America and Hungary, and at Hungarians in America, from penniless peasants to political emigrants and soldiers of fortune. In this part, we will take a look at Sándor Bölöni Farkas’ life and travelogue, Journey to North America, which was the first to introduce the New World to the Hungarian public.
‘It’s always better to defend freedom than to ban, because when you ban, we don’t know who will ban each other someday. In the end, we remember that even Donald Trump was suspended by Twitter, while he was still in office,’ attorney Stéphane Bonichot told our site in our discussion about AI and big tech regulation.
On 4 June, Hungary marks the Day of National Unity, commemorating the 1920 Treaty of Trianon, which redefined the country’s borders and left millions of ethnic Hungarians outside the nation’s territory. The day honours shared identity beyond borders.
‘Hungary views Uzbekistan as an important partner in Central Asia, while Tashkent, in turn, sees Hungary as a potential “entry point” into the EU economic space. Key drivers of future growth could include the development of production and logistics chains in pharmaceuticals and agriculture, as well as the promotion of Uzbek textiles, agricultural goods, and other products in the Hungarian market.’
‘[Elvira Valentini] had always been interested in the flora of the Balkans…She thought that in Fiume, after teaching, she would explore the countryside and continue her scientific work. But that was not to be. A few months later, war broke out, and her family called Elvira home, asking her to stay there. The shot fired in Sarajevo thus marked not only the beginning of the First World War, but also the end of an ambitious Hungarian woman’s scientific career.’
‘Our goal is to become the leading right-wing party in Poland within two years,’ said Deputy Marshal of the Polish Sejm and prominent Konfederacja leader Krzysztof Bosak in an interview with Hungarian Conservative. The discussion centred on the upcoming presidential run-off, the party’s political trajectory, and the ongoing election campaign in Hungary.
At a government briefing, Minister Gergely Gulyás addressed cyber fraud tied to Ukrainian crime groups, extended food price caps, and drought aid. He warned of national security risks involving NATO secrets and called for stronger public awareness on scams. Hungary reaffirmed opposition to Ukraine’s EU accession and pledged support for ethnic Hungarians in Romania.
Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar ended his Oradea march—meant to promote unity with minorities abroad—by accusing the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania of serving Viktor Orbán’s interests. Magyar seeks to capitalize on Orbán’s widely criticized remarks, seen as backing anti-Hungarian candidate George Simion, which have shaken Transylvania’s long-standing political status quo.
‘Additionally, there is significant potential to increase the export of Uzbek goods to the Hungarian market in product categories that are in demand in Hungary…This would help diversify Uzbekistan’s export structure and more fully realize the existing trade potential between the two countries.’