Hungary's main opposition leader Peter Magyar set off on a campaign tour in a canoe on Wednesday saying his Tisza party could go it alone without needing allies to defeat nationalist Prime Minister's Viktor Orban in the 2026 election.

Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being pulled from the shelves of a medieval abbey in Hungary in an effort to save them from a beetle infestation that could wipe out centuries of history.

Prime minister has been accused of favouring family and friends, but István Tiborcz insists he does not benefit

All payments under the biggest item in the seven-year budget plan could be linked to the rule of law, according to plans proposed by the European Commission. This would include cohesion and agricultural funds not yet suspended by Brussels.

Beetles have infiltrated a 1,000-year-old library in Hungary, jeopardizing tens of thousands of centuries-old books. The beetles are called drugstore beetles or bread beetles. The library is tentatively scheduled to be reopened next year. Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are in jeopardy of being destroyed due to a beetle infestation.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Europe’s longest-serving premier who’s facing the toughest political challenge to his rule, said his party could survive an eventual change of leadership.

Hungary's opposition leader Peter Magyar said on Saturday his Tisza party will launch a "Hungarian New Deal" to revive the stagnating economy with massive investment and predictable policy if it wins elections next year.

Hungary has passed laws making it an offence to use and run unauthorized crypto exchanges, with prison sentences ranging between two to eight years in prison.

Hungary has proposed that the European Union impose sanctions on three Ukrainian officials in connection with the alleged violent death of a Hungarian citizen due to the actions of the military enlistment office staff in Zakarpattia Oblast.