Hungary 3.5.1

Despite frequent reference to the strategic importance of the creative industries, no coherent strategy of legislations exists. It does not occur in the communication of the state secretariat for culture. A Creative Industries Strategy 2020-2030 was presented in November 2020, endorsed by the Ministry for Innovation and Technology, but the document is inaccessible, and no follow-up took place. During its presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2024, Hungary chose competitiveness as the number one priority of its agenda. In this context, the government published a Competitiveness Strategy 2024-2030; two out of the 28 pages are dedicated to the creative industries. The 520 words, however, contain no target indicators, benchmarks or deadlines.