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AI regulation in Hungary

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 1 instrument · 0 binding

Overview

Hungary applies the EU AI Act and adopted a national AI Strategy in 2020 coordinated by the AI Coalition and the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (now the Ministry for National Economy and the Digital Hungary Agency). The National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) is the data-protection authority; AI Act authority designation is in progress.

What is the current regulatory status?

EU AI Act applies; national AI strategy (2020) as policy.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: AI Strategy 2020–2030.

Key policy instruments

Hungary National strategy Adopted

AI Strategy 2020–2030

Magyarország Mesterséges Intelligencia Stratégiája 2020–2030

Adopted in September 2020, the strategy sets goals to 2030 on data economy, AI research and education, public-sector and industrial adoption, and transformative programmes such as an AI-driven public administration and language technology, coordinated with the AI Coalition of companies, universities and public bodies.

Adopted 8 Sep 2020 Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source

Upcoming deadlines

No scheduled future dates recorded. Past milestones are listed on each policy page.

Latest changes

No change events recorded yet.

Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Obligation areas

How to use this information

  1. Start from the EU AI Act record for obligations; use this page for the national authorities, penalties and strategy.
  2. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  3. Check national data-protection, employment and consumer law that applies to AI systems regardless of the AI Act.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. Hungary's Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2020–2030
    Ministry for Innovation and Technology / AI Coalition · 2020-09-08 · Tier 2 source

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