Green opposition MPs took the floor for almost 24 hours to oppose proposed amendments to the 1993 Social Security Act that would see the state retreat into a position as social security provider of last resort

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