Hungary

The right-wing opposition party is demanding clarification from the defence minister in the hacking scandal. The leaked information points to completely exaggerated purchase prices by the army.

House speaker László Kövér said Hungary had always been right that it was in the interest of European people to choose "peace, democracy and prosperity" over "war, dictatorship and impoverishment".

Zsolt Semjén said the Hungarian diaspora was a "bridgehead" for Hungary in terms of culture, the economy, and "in all other areas of life."

On Tuesday, the parliamentary justice committee adopted a proposal to amend the electoral laws. It concerns the redefinition of constituencies in the capital.

Balázs Hidvéghi said the government was working to ease the lives of pensioners.

Minister Bóka said Jewish communities "enjoy the greatest security" in Hungary, and the country hoped to set an example to other member states in this regard.

The MÁV Group will be reorganised at the beginning of next year. The state railways will be divided into 3+1 large organisational units, announced the responsible state secretary Bálint Nagy.

The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) has started its work with a new concept of co-operation with the government.

The prime minister convened a meeting of the Defense Council given the latest developments of the war in Ukraine, and the increased threat of escalation.

The opposition party still wants to achieve mandatory reporting of paedophilia cases.