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Newly introduced legal provisions have substantially modified the pre-existing regulatory parameters governing political messaging, municipal aesthetic criteria for commercial advertisements, and specific investment rules in Hungary. Act XX of 2026 on the restriction of political advertisements capable of inciting hatred, ensuring the alignment of economic advertisements with the townscape, and amending certain investment regulations was enacted at the end of June 2026, with its primary provisions coming into force on 27 June 2026. The legislative package overhauls the existing statutory framework...

A comprehensive amendment to the Hungarian media regulatory framework has come into force, introducing significant structural changes to the national media authority, public service broadcasting governance, and media financing mechanisms. Act XXI of 2026, which substantially modifies the Hungarian Media Act (Act CLXXXV of 2010 on Media Services and Mass Communication), as well as Act XXXVI of 2012 on the National Assembly, was enacted at the end of June 2026, with its core institutional and structural provisions taking legal effect on 27 June 2026. The legislative changes systematically restructure...

In three decisions delivered in March and April 2026, the Hungarian Constitutional Court further developed its jurisprudence on the relationship between freedom of expression, electoral fairness and the constitutional role of public service media during election campaigns, particularly regarding social media platforms operated by public service media organisations. The cases arose from judicial review proceedings before the Kúria (the Supreme Court of Hungary) concerning decisions of the National Election Commission (Nemzeti Választási Bizottság - NVB) and focused...

On 26 February 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in Case C-92/23 concerning the infringement proceedings initiated by the European Commission against Hungary regarding the refusal to renew Klubrádió’s broadcasting contract. The Court found that Hungarian authorities breached EU law by refusing to extend the service provider's frequency usage rights based on discriminatory and disproportionate conditions. Klubrádió is a Hungarian commercial radio station that has been broadcasting its programmes on various radio...

In late January 2026, the Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (Nemzeti Média és Hírközlési Hatóság - NMHH) issued several decisions regarding non-compliance with advertising regulations by both private and public service media providers. The administrative body penalised ATV Zrt., Hír TV Zrt., and the public service broadcaster Duna Médiaszolgáltató Nonprofit Zrt. for various violations, ranging from surreptitious commercial communication to the volume of advertisements. As part of its...