European Union member states have agreed to release €6.6 billion ($7.5 billion) from the European Peace Facility for military aid to Ukraine, ending a months-long stalemate that had blocked the fund since 2023, largely due to Hungarian opposition. The decision comes as Ukraine faces a significant shortfall in its defense budget.
Hungary ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over espionage and activities incompatible with their diplomatic status, marking a dramatic shift from former Prime Minister Viktor Orban's pro-Moscow stance. Russia has promised a 'harsh and painful' response to the expulsions.
Hungary expelled 10 Russian diplomats on Tuesday, saying they had acted in ways incompatible with their diplomatic status. Russia responded by closing the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg and vowed a 'painful' response to Hungary's actions.
Hungary's government is planning interventions on the Danube River as record low water levels threaten operations at a nuclear power plant. Workers are already depositing loads of dirt and rocks onto barges to be sunk into the river as water levels drop to critical lows.
Hungary's parliament elected András Baka, 73, a former Supreme Court chief justice who was ousted during Viktor Orbán's tenure, as the country's new president. The appointment marks a symbolic step in Prime Minister Peter Magyar's effort to dismantle the political legacy and power structures of former premier Orbán.
Hungary's governing Tisza party has nominated András Baka, former head of the Supreme Court, as the country's next president ahead of a parliamentary vote scheduled for Tuesday. Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced the nomination, with Baka expected to succeed outgoing President Tamás Sulyok.
Austria recorded unprecedented temperatures reaching 41.2°C over consecutive days in early August 2026, while the broader heat wave forced Hungary to curb power usage amid nuclear plant shutdown threats and sparked wildfires in Albania, creating an escalating energy and environmental crisis across the region.
Hungary's Paks nuclear plant, which provides nearly half the country's electricity, faces imminent shutdown within 72 hours due to record-low Danube water levels preventing cooling operations. Romania has declared a state of emergency after shutting down both reactors at its Cernavoda nuclear facility, with plans to import electricity from Ukraine.
Hungary's parliament approved a constitutional amendment to oust President Tamás Sulyok, whom Prime Minister Péter Magyar called a 'puppet' of former premier Viktor Orbán. The move represents a major power shake-up in Hungarian politics.
Multiple media reports allege that former Mossad chief David Barnea met with Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Budapest in 2024 and 2025 to recruit him as a potential leader in a post-Islamic regime scenario. Ahmadinejad has forcefully denied the claims, calling them 'Hollywood-style lies.'
More than 10,000 Hungarians participated in Budapest's 31st annual Pride march on Saturday, the first since right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was voted out of office in April 2026. Participants braved record heat to celebrate what many described as a 'new era' after 16 years of government restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights and the event itself.
Hungary has delayed a key procedural step in the EU membership applications of Ukraine and Moldova, while EU officials are considering separating the two countries' accession processes that have been informally linked since the beginning.
The European Union officially began membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on June 15, 2026, marking a decisive step forward in both countries' bids to join the bloc. The process was delayed by Hungarian vetoes but has now advanced to the first substantive phase of negotiations.
Hungary will reverse restrictive cryptocurrency regulations introduced under former leader Viktor Orban in 2025 that required approved validation for crypto transactions and carried potential prison sentences. The rules had triggered platform suspensions, an EU probe, and drove major digital asset firms out of the country.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced that Hungary and Ukraine have reached an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, ending Hungary's two-year veto and paving the way for Ukraine to begin EU accession negotiations.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced plans to amend the constitution or launch legal proceedings to dismiss President Tamás Sulyok, an appointee from the previous nationalist administration, after Sulyok refused to resign by a Sunday deadline. Magyar's government came to power in April 2026.
EU foreign ministers agreed to sanction Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, ending a years-long deadlock after Hungary's new government dropped its veto. The decision also includes sanctions on Hamas leaders.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels are set to approve sanctions on Israeli settlers, with the breakthrough coming after Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar replaced Viktor Orbán, who had previously blocked such measures.
Hungary returned previously seized Ukrainian funds and gold reserves, with President Zelenskyy calling it 'an important step in relations with Hungary.' The move signals a thaw in relations following Peter Magyar's election victory over Viktor Orban.
Péter Magyar, Hungary's incoming prime minister, traveled to Brussels to meet with EU leaders in an effort to unlock billions of euros in frozen EU funds ahead of an August deadline. The visit marks a potential reset in Hungary-EU relations after years of tension under Viktor Orbán.
EU member states gave preliminary approval to unlock a €90 billion loan for Ukraine after Kyiv repaired the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline, resolving a dispute with Hungary that had blocked the funding. Formal procedures expected to conclude Thursday.
The European Court of Justice found that Hungary's 2021 law restricting LGBTQ+ content is discriminatory and breaches Article 2 of the EU Treaty, which sets out the bloc's fundamental values. The ruling comes as an early test for Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar.
Serbian authorities found powerful explosives and detonators near the Balkan Stream pipeline that carries Russian gas to Hungary, one week before Hungary's national election. Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán faces allegations the incident may be a 'false flag' operation as he trails in polls.
