Hungary’s National Assembly will begin a two-day extraordinary session on Monday with a pre-agenda address by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, as lawmakers return to debate legislation tied to European Union funding, media reform and political advertising.
According to the parliamentary agenda, the session will open at 1pm with the prime minister’s address, followed by statements from parliamentary group representatives.
Lawmakers will then have one hour to question government ministers through interpellations, followed by immediate questions and answers, before a further 30-minute question period.
The parliament will also debate committee reports and consolidated amendment proposals on several key pieces of legislation.
Among the proposals is a bill submitted by MPs from the Tisza Party aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of parliamentary investigative committees. Under the proposal, obstructing the work of such committees would become a criminal misdemeanour.
Another Tisza-backed bill seeks to curb political advertising deemed capable of inciting hatred while tightening rules on the visual integration of commercial advertising into local communities. The legislation would also extend the operation of Hungary’s accredited public procurement advisory system and return previously nationalized residential properties to Budapest’s 8th District municipality.
Lawmakers will also discuss amendments to Hungary’s media laws submitted by governing party MPs. The proposal aims to strengthen democratic public discourse, expand press and freedom of expression protections, and improve access to information.
As part of the planned reforms, Hungary’s public media structure would be reorganized through the creation of the Hungarian Radio and Television Nonprofit Company, while the Hungarian News Agency would once again operate as an independent institution.
Parliament is also expected to revisit legislation required to unlock access to European Union funding. The proposed amendments would tighten asset declaration requirements and oversight, expand the powers of the Integrity Authority, provide for the dissolution of public-interest asset management foundations, and strengthen criminal procedure rules targeting corruption-related offences.
The package is intended to fulfil the so-called ‘super milestones’ under the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility.
The final item on the agenda is a temporary amendment to parliamentary rules that would increase the number of bills eligible for urgent and exceptional legislative procedures.
The spring parliamentary session ended last week. Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office Bálint Ruff requested the extraordinary sitting, arguing that postponing votes on the listed bills until the autumn session would significantly delay key legislative objectives.
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