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10.7 million masks have arrived in Hungary during the past 24 hours

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 15, 2020 11:19 AM

“10 million 700 thousand masks have arrived in Hungary during the past 24 hours”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday.

Commuters can now use eight border crossing points along the Hungarian-Romanian border

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 15, 2020 8:36 AM

“Commuters can now use eight border crossing points along the Hungarian-Romanian border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

New investment by Jysk to create 300 new workplaces

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 15, 2020 8:29 AM

“Jysk’s new headquarters in Hungary will create 300 workplaces, and as a result the investment project is contributing to the replacement of lost job opportunities in accordance with the government’s vision”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday.

Further significant decisions to support agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture, April 14, 2020 4:32 PM

Similar to other areas of the economy, until the end of June employers will be exempt from the payment of contributions and taxes on their workers’ wages in the sectors most in trouble due to the forced suspension of activities in tourism and catering, including plant nurseries, wine and grape producers, pálinka distilleries, small-scale beer breweries and game management service providers, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy said before the Tuesday online press conference of the Operational Group.

President of World Jewish Congress thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for supporting Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) charitable hospital

The Prime Minister, April 14, 2020 4:31 PM

In a letter, President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for the grants made available to the Budapest Charitable Hospital of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz), the help provided by the government for the refurbishment of the hospital, and the fact that the government, in cooperation, among others, with Hungarian Jewish communities, is waging a brave fight at the time of the coronavirus epidemic.

204 confirmed coronavirus cases in Pesti út elderly care home; ten persons are dead

Government, April 14, 2020 4:30 PM

There are 204 confirmed coronavirus cases at the Pesti út elderly care home in Budapest; ten of them have died in recent days, the Chief Medical Officer stated at the online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic held on Tuesday.

Police action was taken more than 4,600 times due to violation of restrictions on movement at weekend

Government, April 14, 2020 2:38 PM

Police action was taken more than 4,600 times due to the violation of the restrictions on movement at the Easter weekend, the head of the duty centre of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic said at an online press conference held on Tuesday.

Imports of protective equipment are continuous

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 14, 2020 1:17 PM

“Imports of the equipment required for healthcare protection are continuous; the airlift between China and Hungary was also functioning non-stop during the Easter holidays”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in Parliament.

People living near the Hungarian-Ukrainian border should be given the opportunity to commute to work

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 14, 2020 12:05 PM

“People living near the Hungarian-Ukrainian border should be given the opportunity to commute to work across the border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

Baku assures Budapest of rapid handling for healthcare shipments

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 14, 2020 9:53 AM

The Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan assured Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó that healthcare shipments and cargo planes bound for Hungary will be handled as rapidly as possible at Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport during a telephone conversation on Sunday.