Latest news in Hungary? September 12th, 2026
12-09-2026
Diplomacy and Foreign Relations
- Expulsion of Russian Diplomats: Hungary ordered the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats over activities deemed incompatible with their diplomatic status. Moscow promised a strong response following the move, which marks a significant policy shift under Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government.
- Visegrád Four & Slovakia Talks: Following meetings in Bratislava between the Visegrád Four leaders, Prime Minister Péter Magyar reported that key bilateral disputes with Slovakiaparticularly surrounding land claims and historical decreesremain unresolved and await expert-level coordination.
- EU Court Ruling on Russian Assets: The EU General Court dismissed Budapest’s legal challenge regarding its exclusion from a decision allocating profits from frozen Russian assets toward Ukrainian defense funding, ruling the matter outside its jurisdictional scope.
- Major Medicine Reimbursement Expansion: The newly established Ministry of Health added 83 active substances and indications to the publicly funded national medicine reimbursement system, ending an approximate two-and-a-half-year gap in major reimbursement coverage.
- EU Pay Transparency Consultations: Following the change of government, draft legislation to transpose the European Union’s Pay Transparency Directive into national law is undergoing employer and union consultations before heading to parliament this autumn.
- Government Debt and Yield Outlook: The Hungarian debt management office indicated that long-term sovereign bond yields have substantial room for further decline amid shifting macroeconomic conditions.
- Budapest Wine Festival Finale: The 35th anniversary edition of the Budapest Wine Festival wraps up its four-day event at Buda Castle, featuring international showcases alongside domestic wineries.