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October 9, 2020 12:05 PM

We must endure until release of vaccine in the middle of next year

There will be no vaccine against the coronavirus any sooner than the middle of next year, and therefore “we Hungarians, too, will have to endure until the middle of next year, around June to July.

October 8, 2020 2:48 PM

From 1 Jan general practitioners cannot earn less than stated in pay scale

From 1 January next year, the government wishes to guarantee that general practitioners should not earn less than stated in the pay scale, Minister Gergely Gulyás said at a press conference.

October 4, 2020 2:54 PM

At this time, we must stand together

We have a difficult period ahead because “we have had enough of the virus, but the virus has not had enough of us yet,” it is spreading faster than before, PM Orbán said on Kossuth Radio’s programme.

October 3, 2020 2:55 PM

A breakthrough pay rise for physicians

The Gov't accepted the proposal by the Hungarian Chamber of Doctors representing a breakthrough pay rise for physicians, an agreement was also reached regarding the phasing out of gratuities.

Leading news

Fight against coronavirus epidemic will be the most important topic

The Prime Minister, October 15, 2020 3:01 PM

Upon arriving in Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán described the coronavirus epidemic, the fight against it and related European coordination efforts as the most important topics of the EU summit beginning on Thursday afternoon.

Central Europe is gaining in importance

The Prime Minister, October 14, 2020 3:48 PM

Central Europe is gaining in importance, it is in an ascending phase, its significance is increasing, and the growth centre of the entire European Union is shifting in an easterly direction, towards Central Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday in Kidricevo in Slovenia, at the foundation stone laying ceremony marking the beginning of the construction of the Pince-Cirkovce power line.

From Thursday Hungarians are allowed to travel to Romania without quarantine obligation

Government, October 15, 2020 4:02 PM

From Thursday, persons are allowed to travel from Hungary to Romania without a quarantine obligation, the deputy head of the duty centre of the Operational Group responsible for the fight against the coronavirus epidemic said at an online press conference held on Thursday.

Vaccine against flu is already with general practitioners

Government, October 15, 2020 4:01 PM

The vaccine against the flu has arrived at the practices of general practitioners and occupational physicians, the Chief Medical Officer stated at the online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the fight against the coronavirus epidemic held on Thursday.

Vaccine against flu to arrive this week

Government, October 14, 2020 2:58 PM

The vaccine against the flu will arrive in the surgeries of all general practitioners this week, the Chief Medical Officer stated at the online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the fight against the coronavirus epidemic held on Wednesday.

This year only ceremonial raising of national flag and presentation of Hungarian Legion of Honour awards to be held

Government spokesperson, October 14, 2020 2:00 PM

This year due to the coronavirus epidemic, only the ceremonial raising of the national flag and the presentation of the Hungarian Legion of Honour awards will be held from among the government programmes commemorating the 1956 revolution and freedom fight, the Minister of State for International Communication and Relations told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday.

Prime Ministers of Hungary and Slovenia to lay down foundation stone of power line on Wednesday

The Prime Minister, October 13, 2020 7:06 PM

At a working visit, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet in Kidricevo in Slovenia on Wednesday, Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday afternoon, confirming Slovenian press reports.

Hungarian-Israeli partnership has brought our nations closer together than ever before

The Prime Minister, October 12, 2020 8:33 PM

In a message Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for his greetings sent on the occasion of the Jewish New Year, Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday.