Lake Balaton ecology alarm: Visitors are barred from the shoreline in Tihany after a mass fish die-off in the Inner Lake; experts point to oxygen depletion worsened by drought and summer warming, with Prussian carp making up most of the dead fish—an urgent warning for the protected habitat. Water stress vs battery boom: A new report says Hungary’s push to become Europe’s EV battery hub is colliding with an “unprecedented water crisis,” as drought, falling groundwater and rising industrial demand strain supplies—raising questions about how fast water-intensive plants can expand. EU funds unlock: PM Péter Magyar says Hungary has secured a political agreement to release €16.4bn in previously frozen EU development money, including cohesion for transport, water management and environmental development. Climate risk analytics in Hungary: Generali expands its use of Intermap’s Aquarius platform to add Hungary (plus Poland and Slovenia) to better assess natural hazard and climate-related exposures. Energy corridor talk: Georgia is considering a green hydrogen pipeline alongside a Black Sea submarine electricity cable as part of a corridor linking Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary. Research collaboration: HUN-REN and CUHK launch six joint projects in areas including healthy aging, AI, sustainable energy storage and precision medicine.