BYD Deal & Hungary Politics: Hungarian PM Péter Magyar says former foreign minister Péter Szijjártó’s move to Chinese EV giant BYD raises conflict-of-interest questions, while insisting the government will treat BYD like any other investor and expects compliance with rules; Szijjártó has resigned his parliamentary mandate to take an external relations and new business lines role at BYD. EU Legal Pressure: The European Commission has launched infringement action against 17 member states, including Hungary, for not fully transposing the revised “single permit” rules that let non-EU workers change jobs under conditions. Carbon Market Fight: Poland is building a 10-country coalition (with Hungary among them) to push the EU to slow ETS tightening and reconsider carbon pricing for buildings and transport, arguing households shouldn’t face new costs. EU Funds & Rule-of-Law Watch: Hungary’s revised Recovery and Resilience Plan was approved, unlocking over €10bn, but rule-of-law conditions and frozen cohesion funds remain tied to milestones. Public Money Scrutiny: Transparency International Hungary filed a complaint and triggered a state audit over 281bn forints in opaque state investments under the Baross Gábor Capital Programme, citing weak risk management and unclear fund selection. Transport & Infrastructure: Budapest’s 38th CAF tram (fleet 2294) has entered passenger service, co-funded by the EU and the state, as the city continues fleet renewal. Energy/Geopolitics: A US Senate bill backed by 60+ lawmakers proposes up to 100% tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil, explicitly naming Hungary among potential targets—raising new trade and energy uncertainty.