Hungary

800 disadvantaged primary school children from Hungary and Hungarian communities from across the Carpathian Basin were hosted at the Parliament's Christmas party with the involvement of the International Child Safety Service

The awarding of Michelin stars to ten of the country's restaurants in a prestigious Michelin Guide ceremony in Budapest

The Father Christmas bus, a festively decorated vehicle, has entered into service and will run until 23 December on bus routes 105, 210, 130, 11, 99 and 198, as well as a Father Christmas trolleybus

Access to treatment, vaccines and psychological support, together with appropriate education and incentives, could promote organ transplantation in the country, as emphasised during a conference of the Hungarian Organ Transplant Recipients Association

The sale of dogs, domestic cats and wild birds at animal fairs has now been banned by government decree, a change promoted by NGOs and the Ministry of Agriculture

The state of emergency introduced in 2022 due to the war in Ukraine has been extended, leaving wider decision-making powers to the Orbán government and to rule by decree, thus also passing laws with no parliamentary procedure until at least May 2025

'Stars of the Polar Night', new exhibition of documentary Word Press Photo Winner Esther Horvath, opened at the Capa Centre; the work focuses on researchers working in Ny-Alesund, the epicentre of global warming in the Norwegian Spitsbergen mountains

Semmelweis University's free symptom control app, Semmelweis HELP, has been expanded to cover adult diseases such as ophthalmology, obstetrics, gynaecology and general medicine, reports the university's official website

World stars, representatives of Hungarian jazz dynasties, outstanding Hungarian jazz educators and young up-and-coming talents will perform for audiences in Romania at the sixth Hungarian Jazz Days in Bucharest from 7 to 11 October

Hungary and the Czech Republic are considering hosting the 2029 World Ice Hockey Championships; the centre of the championship would be Budapest with one suitable arena

Krisztián Sárneczky, a researcher at the HUN-REN Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, elected in August as a new honorary member of the International Astronomical Union, discovered new minor planets close to Earth

Hungary recorded a remarkable increase in registrations of pure electric cars, with a +63,9% in July compared to July 2023 and now ranks 4th among the fastest growing markets in Europe according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association