Budapest Parking Fee Increase in June 2025
Budapest parking fee increase in June 2025 – not exactly the phrase I thought would dominate my soggy Tuesday morning, yet here we are. After a weekend of sunglasses and spontaneous terrace wines, we’ve crash-landed into chilly drizzle and rising costs. And just...
Hungary’s Identity Protection Property Law: Legal & EU Issues
Hungary’s Identity Protection Property Law, passed in April 2025, has introduced a dramatic shift in how – and whether – people can buy property or settle in certain Hungarian towns. In this Part Three of my series, we move beyond the village gates and dig into the...
What the Hungarian Cultural Knowledge Exam is Really Like
What the Hungarian Cultural Knowledge Exam is Really Like It’s not nearly as scary as you think. If you’re currently panic-Googling the Hungarian cultural knowledge exam at 3am, sipping coffee while whispering “kérek egy sört” like it’s a magic spell – breathe....
Hungary’s New Property Law “Identity Protection”: Who Gets to Move In?
Hungary’s New Property Law “Identity Protection”. Let me tell you, there’s nothing like writing a book on Hungarian bureaucracy to realise that just when you think you’ve covered everything, the government casually tosses in a constitutional amendment....
I’m Anikó Woods, a Canadian-Hungarian who’s been knee-deep in life here since 2017 - bureaucracy, culture, and everything in between.