Hungary has secured all EU funding that was previously frozen, but the main task of putting the money to work is only now beginning, Transport and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy said. He outlined major planned investments in railways, housing, water management and energy security.

The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a very large online search engine and Reddit and Roblox as very large online platforms under the EU’s Digital Services Act. The services are required to assess and mitigate systemic risks arising from their platforms and algorithmic systems.

Hungarian households are expected to spend an average of 107,539 forints on preparing for the new school year, with spending averaging 66,928 forints per child, according to a new PwC survey. Most families continue to prioritise traditional school supplies, while online shopping and AI tools are becoming increasingly common.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has been launched from Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The next-generation observatory will operate about 1.6 million kilometres from Earth and survey the universe with a field of view far larger than Hubble’s.

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.