Prime Minister Péter Magyar urged Hungary’s newly commissioned law enforcement officers to serve the law rather than political power, while pledging better pay, improved working conditions and a more predictable career path for the country’s uniformed services.

Budapest is introducing mobile-only parking payments and raising hourly parking fees by up to 50 per cent from 1 July, while also launching a redesigned night public transport network across the capital and its suburbs.

Hungary will submit a revised medium-term fiscal framework later this year that outlines its path toward meeting the criteria for euro adoption, Finance Minister András Kármán announced after talks with Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis in Budapest.

Tibor Kapu will lead the HUNOR programme through its final six months as the government prepares a new national space strategy, with plans for a Hungarian space agency and dedicated space legislation under consideration.

The Hungarian government has ordered a coordinated nationwide response to the ongoing heatwave, with Prime Minister Péter Magyar announcing emergency measures including expanded water distribution, remote work across parts of the public sector, and enhanced support for hospitals, transport operators, and vulnerable groups.

The Józsefváros municipal council has approved a new regulatory framework for short-term accommodation, introducing district, neighbourhood, and condominium-level limits on Airbnb-style rentals. The rules are expected to take effect from January 2027.

Hungary must strengthen its cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA) to secure greater technological, scientific and economic benefits, Scientific and Technology Minister Zoltán Tanács said. The minister stressed that increasing the country’s ESA ‘georeturn’ and expanding the participation of Hungarian companies and research institutions in space projects are key priorities.

Hungary plans to increase its wind power capacity more than tenfold by 2030, with the first tender for 700 megawatts of new capacity set to launch later this year. The government says the programme will strengthen energy security, diversify renewable energy production and support the country’s transition to a more sustainable energy system.

The leaders of Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia have agreed to deepen cooperation within the Visegrád Group, pledging closer coordination on European Union policy, regional infrastructure, energy, digitalization, and competitiveness following a summit in Gödöllő.

Hungary has officially welcomed two new Saab Gripen fighter aircraft into service, expanding its fleet to 18 aircraft while marking two decades of Swedish–Hungarian defence cooperation. Officials said the new jets will strengthen both Hungary’s air defence capabilities and NATO’s eastern flank.