- Aug 24
Hungarian air force Gripen fighter jet crashes near Szolnok as pilot ejects safely
A Hungarian military pilot survived without injury after ejecting from a JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet that crashed on military grounds near Szolnok during a training flight.
- Aug 23
Matteo Salvini offers party power sharing in Pinzolo while challenging Vannacci and critics
Lega leader Matteo Salvini opened the door to shared leadership with northern governors at a rally in Trentino, while challenging Roberto Vannacci and outlining budget proposals.
- Aug 23
Hungary restarts Paks nuclear reactor after emergency Danube riverbed construction
Hungary brought Reactor 3 at the Paks nuclear station back online after constructing a riverbed sill to raise Danube cooling water levels, with full 2,000-megawatt operation expected by Wednesday.
- Aug 23
Two-thirds of Poles back term limits for prime ministers and MPs in survey
A survey by SW Research shows 67.6% of Poles favor limiting prime ministers to eight years and lawmakers to three terms, mirroring recent constitutional reforms in Hungary.
- Aug 20
Hungary's state television resumes news broadcasts after 44-day suspension
Channel M1 returned to the air on 20 August with a 25-minute bulletin featuring opposition voices, following prime minister Péter Magyar's media overhaul.
- Aug 16
Poland evacuates injured pilgrims from Hungary bus crash as prosecutors seek trial transfer
Twelve more Polish citizens injured in a fatal bus crash on Hungary's M3 motorway returned home on Wednesday, as prosecutors in Krosno requested jurisdiction over the investigation into the driver.
- Aug 13
Masked Górnik hooligans attack Hungarian fans in Zabrze pizzeria before Europa League qualifier
Around 50 to 100 masked hooligans associated with Górnik Zabrze attacked Ferencváros Budapest fans at a pizzeria in Zabrze on August 12, smashing windows and injuring one person who fled.
- Aug 12
Prosecutor rejects Romanowski's bid to lift arrest in Justice Fund case
Poland's National Prosecution Service rejected a defense request to lift the pre-trial detention of former deputy justice minister Marcin Romanowski, who has been hiding abroad for over 18 months in the Justice Fund affair.
- Aug 11
Hungarian parliament elects Orbán critic András Baka as president in 140-to-6 vote
Hungary's parliament elected former Supreme Court chief justice András Baka as president on 11 August, with 140 votes to 6, as Prime Minister Péter Magyar continues dismantling Viktor Orbán's institutional legacy. Fidesz MPs boycotted the ballot.
- Aug 10
Hungary restarts Paks turbine as Danube rises 19 cm, while Romania's Cernavodă faces new water decline
Hungary reconnected a second turbine at the Paks nuclear plant on 10 August after the Danube rose 19 cm above record lows, while Romania's Cernavodă plant faces renewed water level drops and a possible temporary shutdown of Unit 2.
- Aug 9
Hungary's Tisza party nominates Orban critic András Baka for presidency
Hungary's ruling Tisza party nominated András Baka, a former Supreme Court chief removed by Viktor Orban's government in 2011, for the presidency on Saturday. Parliament is expected to elect him on Tuesday.
- Aug 2
Hungary's Paks nuclear plant at 10% capacity as Danube drought threatens European power grids
Record-low water levels on the Danube have slashed output at Hungary's main nuclear station, while heatwaves strain electricity systems from Serbia to Poland.
- Jul 31
Danube at record low forces first-ever shutdown of Hungary's Paks nuclear plant, Romania and France also curb output
Hungary's Paks plant will halt all four reactors by Monday, a first in its 42-year history, as the Danube's water level drops 121 cm below the previous low. Romania's Cernavoda and France's Golfech have also taken reactors offline amid a heatwave.
- Jul 29
Danube drought forces nuclear plant shutdowns in Hungary and Romania
Record-low Danube levels from prolonged heatwaves have pushed Hungary's Paks plant toward its first full shutdown in its 44 years of service and threaten Romania's Cernavoda reactor, as both countries scramble to conserve electricity.
- Jul 25
Viktor Orbán calls for 'national resistance' against successor’s 'arbitrary rule' in first post-election rally in Romania
Hungary’s former prime minister Viktor Orbán, ousted in April, told a crowd in Baile Tusnad, Romania that Fidesz must become a vehicle for 'national resistance' against the government of Péter Magyar, which he accused of dismantling opposition.
- Jul 25
Orban demands 'politics of resistance' at Fidesz gathering, calls Magyar government an authoritarian regime
In Baile Tusnad on 25 July 2026, former PM Viktor Orban urged Fidesz to abandon self-critical opposition and adopt direct resistance, saying the stake is freedom in Hungary.
- Jul 25
From Romanian stage, Viktor Orbán blasts Hungary's TISZA government and says EU won't exist in current form by 2051
Speaking at a summer university in Romania, the former Hungarian prime minister accused the TISZA government of authoritarian abuses, comparing Hungary to Venezuela. He predicted that the European Union in its current form will be gone within 25 years.
- Jul 18
Hungarian president signs constitutional amendment ending his own term, decries it as a 'disgraceful abuse of political power'
President Tamas Sulyok signed the 17th constitutional amendment on Saturday, triggering the early end of his mandate one day after its publication. He said he had no legal tools to block a measure he described as a fatal blow to democracy, separation of powers, and the rule of law in Hungary.
- Jul 18
Chess grandmaster Judit Polgár declines Hungarian presidency offer, handing new PM Péter Magyar his first setback since April election win
The 49-year-old grandmaster, considered the greatest female chess player of all time, said she lacked the strength to assume the "historical responsibility of uniting a divided nation" after outgoing president Tamás Sulyok was forced from office via a constitutional amendment on 18 July.
- Jul 18
Hungary's PM Péter Magyar proposes lowering voting age to 16 as part of constitutional overhaul
Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced the proposal in a Facebook post on Saturday, linking it to a broader constitutional referendum planned for next summer.
