European Council President António Costa will meet Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar in Budapest on 2 September as part of his tour of EU member states. The talks will focus on the bloc’s next long-term budget and other key EU priorities.

UNICEF Hungary has urged reforms to address problems in Hungary’s child protection system, educational inequalities and children’s mental health. The organization presented its recommendations at a Geneva meeting ahead of the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review of Hungary.

Hungarian technology and telecommunications group 4iG is establishing a new energy division and a dedicated holding company as it expands into critical infrastructure. The group is pursuing small modular nuclear reactors, wind farms and energy storage projects across Central Europe and the Western Balkans.

Participants in Hungary’s 2026 PET Cup collected a record 18.9 tonnes of waste from the floodplains of the Bodrog and Tisza rivers. Organizers said the haul highlights the continued accumulation of waste in hard-to-reach floodplain areas.

Two Hungarian nationals have been confirmed missing following devastating flash floods in Nepal, Hungary’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry warned that additional Hungarian citizens could also be among those unaccounted for.

The Hungarian government has accepted several proposals from the mayors of five central Budapest districts aimed at improving public safety. The measures include permanent police presence at key locations and expanded powers for district authorities.

Slovakia’s government has approved a bill that would prohibit people under 16 from creating user profiles on social media platforms. The proposed restriction could take effect next year if approved by parliament.

Budapest Zoo will reopen on Friday evening for the 15th Night of Zoos, offering animal demonstrations, feeding sessions, educational talks, stage performances and planetarium shows. Visitors will be able to attend programmes from 7pm until 11pm and remain in the zoo until midnight.

Budapest police checked more than 11,000 people and arrested 252 during the first month of an expanded public-security operation launched in mid-July. Police said the targeted checks would continue based on the experience of the first month.

Budapest has drawn up plans to renovate Népliget, beginning with the construction of an irrigation system. Mayor Gergely Karácsony said the city was seeking the government’s cooperation in redeveloping the park.