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Buying Hungarian products strengthens Hungarian economy

Government spokesperson, May 19, 2020 8:42 AM

Buying Hungarian products strengthens the Hungarian economy, protects Hungarian jobs and guarantees a living for thousands of Hungarian families, the Minister of Agriculture stated in Lajosmizse in connection with the launch of the website termeloikosar.hu.

When it comes to political gain, for George Soros nothing is sacred

Government spokesperson, May 12, 2020 10:41 AM

When it comes to political gain, for George Soros nothing is sacred, the Minister of State for International Communication and Relations stressed on his Facebook account on Monday.

Mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony should concentrate all his energies on elderly care homes operated by metropolitan municipality

Government spokesperson, May 11, 2020 4:12 PM

We suggest that Mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony concentrate all his energies on elderly care homes operated by the metropolitan municipality, the Minister of State for International Communication and Relations stated on his Facebook account on Monday.

Mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony adopted measures in fight against epidemic too late

Government spokesperson, May 11, 2020 9:41 AM

Mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony adopted measures which would have prepared elderly care homes operated by the metropolitan municipality for the fight against the coronavirus epidemic too late, the Minister of State for International Communication and Relations said on the public service television news channel M1 on Sunday.

Epidemic spreading most in metropolitan elderly care homes

Government spokesperson, May 10, 2020 8:00 PM

Mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony is making desperate attempts to shift responsibility while the data of the past few weeks evidently reveals that the epidemic is spreading most in elderly care homes in the capital, the Minister of State for International Communication and Relations said on his social media account on Saturday.

German ZDF should look for monsters in their own country

Government spokesperson, May 2, 2020 6:34 PM

On Saturday, the Minister of State for International Communication and Relations suggested to the editorial board of the German ZDF that “next time they want to introduce monsters they should look around their own country; there are (were) quite a few…”

‘Let us not use double standards’

Government spokesperson, April 30, 2020 11:58 AM

In a letter written in response to an opinion piece published on the website of the media company Bloomberg, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács finds objectionable the double standards applied to the Hungarian government.

We continue to need discipline among members of the public

Government spokesperson, April 30, 2020 11:56 AM

Members of the public must continue to observe the measures adopted due to the coronavirus epidemic in a disciplined manner because this guarantees the slowing down of the spread of the virus, the Minister of State for International Communication and Relations said on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’ on Thursday.

Changes to take effect from Monday

Government spokesperson, April 30, 2020 8:58 AM

The changes announced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday in the containment of the coronavirus epidemic will take effect from zero hundred hours on Monday, the Minister of State for International Communication and Relations said on the public service television news channel M1.

Minister of State Zoltán Kovács refuted Human Rights Watch criticisms

Government spokesperson, April 24, 2020 7:25 PM

In an article published on EUObserver on Friday, Minister of State Zoltán Kovács refuted the criticisms of Human Rights Watch (HRW) Executive Director, pointing out that Hungary’s measures have to date been effective in flattening the curve of the spread of the novel coronavirus epidemic.