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.

A Hungarian Gripen fighter jet was destroyed near Szolnok on Monday after issuing an emergency warning and making a forced landing before catching fire. The pilot ejected and suffered a spinal injury but is in good condition and is due to undergo surgery.

Hungary could begin implementing a programme to reduce healthcare waiting lists this autumn, while a new patient satisfaction platform and greater transparency over ambulance service quality indicators are also planned, the health minister said.

A Hungarian Defence Forces Gripen fighter jet crashed near Szolnok on Monday morning for reasons that remain unclear. The pilot ejected safely, and no injuries or damage to civilian infrastructure were reported.

Hungary’s central bank is expected to continue cutting interest rates this week, while the KSH will publish fresh data on investment, wages and employment. The Finance Ministry will also release detailed figures on the central sub-system of the state budget for the end of July.

The alleged GTA 6 leaker has released a ninth gameplay video as the leak campaign enters its sixth consecutive day. Take-Two Interactive has expanded its legal efforts to identify those behind the leaks, issuing a subpoena to X after previously targeting Microsoft and Discord.

More than 30 laws, two constitutional amendments and a series of measures aimed at reforming Hungary were among the achievements of the new Tisza-majority parliament’s first 100 days, the governing party’s parliamentary group said on Wednesday.