Top Hungary news: espionage scandal, Pope Leo XIV in Hungary, wolf hunting, Wizz Air, Hero of Ukraine – 9 May, 2025

Benedictine Monastery in Tihany Hungary news

The renovated Benedictine monastery in Tihany, near Lake Balaton. Photo: MTI

We’ve rounded up the top Hungary news from today: Ukrainian espionage scandal involving Hungarian intelligence, Pope Leo XIV in Hungary, Wizz Air expansion, wolf hunting, Hungarian Hero of Ukraine.

  • Ukraine allegedly catches Hungarian spies monitoring public opinion on potential march-in; Budapest expelled two Ukrainian spies.
  • Orbán cabinet says opposition Tisza collaborates with the Ukrainian secret services – Péter Magyar reacts, click HERE to read our article

Habemus papam!

  • PHOTOS, VIDEO: Pope Leo XIV in Hungary – read more HERE
The newly-elected Pope Leo XIV in Budapest hungary news
Source: PrtScr/Twitter video

Featured Hungary news

  • EU moves closer to allowing wolf hunting, including in Hungary – read more HERE
  • Wizz Air expands routes with new links to multiple European destinations – details in THIS article
  • Hungarian soldier, commander of “Birds of Magyar” awarded the title Hero of Ukraine!
  • Will Hungarian armed forces intervene in Bosnia-Herzegovina to help Serbian leader Dodik? Here’s the government’s reaction

Hungary culture

  • You’d be surprised what delicacies the first Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin enjoyed – click HERE for more
  • Film Festival to open on 27 May in Hungarian city
  • WAVES 2025: Key moments from the World’s Newest AV & Media Summit

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