The painting "The Mysterious Island", by Hungarian artist Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka's, was sold for 460 million forints (€1.253.880), setting a record in the history of Hungarian auctions

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