Fuel Prices Watch: Hungary’s fuel-price regime faces its first real stress test after the protected-price system was scrapped; with Brent above $96 and PM Péter Magyar promising “effective and targeted” help, motorists and the state budget are heading into a tricky balancing act. Household Pressure: Even as inflation cools and real wages rise, a PwC Hungary survey finds 42% of people say their pay still doesn’t keep up, underlining why cost-of-living anxiety remains stubborn. Budget Gap: Hungary Weekly Briefing flags a widening budget gap alongside migration, Ukraine vetoes and the early signs of pressure on the post-election political order. EU Migration Fine: Budapest is still pushing to end the “EUR 1 million-a-day” migration fine, while keeping its hard line—an issue that could shape both domestic politics and EU bargaining. Ukraine Accession Block: Hungary again blocks parts of Ukraine’s EU accession process over minority-rights concerns, keeping the dispute central to EU diplomacy. Industry Signal: Mercedes-Benz warns it could close a German plant and shift production to Eastern Europe unless labor-cost concessions land—while Hungary’s Kecskemét capacity expansion continues. Gas Infrastructure: The Vertical Corridor adds North Macedonia’s NOMAGAS and Serbia’s Transportgas Serbia, aiming to boost cross-border, bidirectional gas flows. Sports & Business Angle: A Hungarian cemetery gravedigging contest in Nyergesújfalu drew 38 competitors and a 200,000 forint prize, a quirky reminder of how trades keep finding new audiences.