Hungary's current government takes a dim view on a number of topics and strongly favors the rule of law, or the appearance of enforcing those laws. In 2015, ref

Hungary's current government takes a dim view on a number of topics and strongly favors the rule of law, or the appearance of enforcing those laws. In 2015, refugees and migrants were walking across the border with Serbia, so the government installed a wall topped with razor wire to corral them towards the designated entry points [1] In 2010, the country's laws for press and media were significantly changed, drawing widespread EU criticism [2]. (I'm providing context, not wishing to engage in political conversation) I think Uber made a judgement call that the Hungarian government would likely enforce the laws rather harshly, and did not want to deal with the consequences. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_border_barrier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_border_barrier [2] https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2015/hungary https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2015/hungary