Friday, 3 July 2026
The government helps Venezuela, hit by a double earthquake, with medicines, medical equipment and money. A draft concerned publishing informer files from before 1990; this was only a proposal, with comments until 11 July.
The government is helping Venezuela after the disaster caused by a double earthquake. It donates free of charge the state-owned medicines, medical devices and health equipment listed in the annex, including infusions, protective coveralls, face masks, patient monitors and infusion pumps. The handover takes place through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. In addition, it gives a direct cash donation of HUF 100 million to the Venezuelan government and HUF 50 million in targeted support to the Hungarian House in Caracas. The funds must be provided in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs chapter.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Concrete decision to be implemented.
The defence minister amended the resolution on authorising military exercises and transits in 2026. The amendment replaces the name of a single exercise in the table with "JOINT TRAINING 2026". The resolution contains no other details.
Weight: 1/3 · Approval of an international agreement or a routine military or diplomatic matter.
Draft: a new act on fully uncovering the secret service activities of the former regime and on the Historical Archives of the State Security Services, replacing the 2003 act. The so-called "six cards" on recruited informers and the non-classified data of the magnetic tapes would become available online to anyone from 20 October 2026, and the B-files and B-logs by 31 December 2026 at the latest. References to health and sexual life and personal ID numbers would not be public. Anyone unlawfully holding such documents would have to hand them over to the Archives. An 11-member advisory committee would help review classified documents, and historical research would become easier; comments could be sent until 11 July 2026.
Weight: 3/3 · partial · Draft put out for public consultation, containing only a review or a concept (comments until 11 July 2026; linked to promise E08).
Official introduction (original Hungarian): A Kormány tárgyalt az elmúlt rendszer titkosszolgálati tevékenységének teljes feltárásáról és az Állambiztonsági Szolgálatok Történeti Levéltáráról. Ennek kapcsán egy új törvényjavaslat benyújtásáról döntött az 1990-es rendszerváltás máig be nem váltott ígéretének teljesítésére. Kérjük, mondja el véleményét, javaslatait a tervezett lépésekkel kapcsolatban!
Draft: the interior minister would amend the decree on qualification requirements and training of disaster management and fire professionals. The amendment gives detailed rules on how to prove the staffing and material conditions for organising vocational training needed for disaster management service posts. This is a new proof obligation linked to the adult education act. The decree would enter into force on the eighth day after publication; comments could be sent until 11 July 2026.
Weight: 2/3 · substantive · Draft put out for public consultation (comments until 11 July 2026).
Draft: the transport and investment minister would amend the decrees on roadworthiness testing of road vehicles, especially buses. The aim is to align domestic rules with technical progress and EU requirements and to narrow parallel national rules. According to the draft, administration would decrease, processing deadlines would shorten, and licensing buses running at higher speed would be simpler; comments could be sent until 11 July 2026.
Weight: 2/3 · partial · Draft put out for public consultation, containing only a review or a concept (comments until 11 July 2026).
Draft: an act that would change the word "vármegye" back to "megye" (county) in legislation and the title "főispán" to "kormánymegbízott" (government commissioner). The draft only changes the names and does not affect the organisation, tasks and powers of territorial administration. For this it replaces the text of many sectoral acts in about 180 sections. The act would enter into force on 1 October; comments could be sent until 11 July 2026.
Weight: 1/3 · Technical amendment; the substance of the rules does not change.
The Ministry of Justice published its organisational and staff data in a table. It lists the names, roles and official contact details of the heads of its units, from the minister (Márta Görög) and the administrative state secretary down to the departments. This is a mandatory transparency disclosure.
Weight: 1/3 · Informational document, not a decision.
The Ministry of Education and Children advertised supervisory board memberships of 21 public interest asset management foundations (KEKVA) performing public tasks. The mandate runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 August 2027, with pay of at least HUF 500,000 gross per month. Members' tasks include taking part in winding up the foundation and transferring the university to a new operating form. Applications had to be submitted electronically by 12 noon on 20 July 2026, and the State Audit Office checks applicants' integrity.
Weight: 1/3 · Informational document, not a decision.
Official introduction (original Hungarian): Pályázati felhívás a közfeladatot ellátó közérdekű vagyonkezelő alapítványok felügyelő bizottsági tagságának betöltésére
The Ministry of Education and Children advertised board of trustees memberships of 21 public interest asset management foundations (KEKVA) performing public tasks. The mandate runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 August 2027, with pay of at least HUF 500,000 gross per month. Trustees' tasks also include helping wind up the foundation and transfer the university to a new operating form. Applications had to be submitted electronically by 12 noon on 20 July 2026, and the State Audit Office checks applicants' integrity.
Weight: 1/3 · Informational document, not a decision.
Official introduction (original Hungarian): Pályázati felhívás a közfeladatot ellátó közérdekű vagyonkezelő alapítványok kuratóriumi tagságának betöltésére
Issue no. 85 of the Hungarian Gazette (Magyar Közlöny) for 2026 appeared on 3 July and contains 2 items. A government resolution concerns a donation of medicines and medical equipment and HUF 150 million in cash aid to earthquake-hit Venezuela. A defence ministry resolution amends the list of 2026 military exercises. Each item is described separately on this page.
Weight: 1/3 · Gazette issue: the items in it are rated separately.