EU Digital Decade 2026 country report: Hungary's digital progress

The European Commission published the Digital Decade 2026 country report for Hungary (SWD(2026)155 annex).

• Main announcement: The Commission assesses Hungary’s progress under the Digital Decade, noting Hungary will host an AI Factory Antenna (consortium Hunaifa) connected to the JUPITER AI Factory in Jülich; the report documents national targets, implementation status, and funding allocations including RRP and cohesion funding and sets concrete deployment targets (e.g., Gigabit Hungary aims to cover ~600,000 access points with a deadline end of 2028).
• Background and details: The report lists specific budgets and programmes: EUR 1.7 billion allocated to digital in Hungary’s RRP, EUR 2.8 billion from cohesion policy for digital, a national roadmap budget of EUR 2.489 billion, state support for Gigabit Hungary phases totalling HUF 84.13 billion (increased to HUF 95.46 billion for a third phase); it also documents participation in multi-country projects (IPCEI-CIS with up to EUR 1.2 billion public investment) and gives timelines and concrete measures for connectivity, AI, cybersecurity and skills.