Hungary

The Prime Minister’s Office insists it will honor its promise to begin rewriting the constitution this autumn. The government has suggested the process may take over a year and its success remains uncertain, not least because the final text must survive a referendum. Meanwhile, opposition leader Péter Magyar is demanding the removal of high-ranking state officials while the administration navigates this ambitious legislative timeline.

The child protection system remains a source of public penance and political friction. One expert notes that rebuilding the system will take as long as the years spent dismantling it, while a former state secretary has offered her resignation and an apology to victims of the Bicske home abuse. The latest reports from the investigation suggest the home's director may have chosen the facility specifically to facilitate his crimes.

Financial scrutiny has turned toward both the state and the wardrobe. National railway MÁV reportedly spent hundreds of millions of forints renovating its own office only to leave it empty and move into a rented property, which then required its own taxpayer-funded renovation. Meanwhile, new wealth tax rules have raised eyebrows: a diamond-encrusted bag belonging to the current wife of minister Antal Rogán is exempt from the levy, though his ex-wife’s jewelry is not.