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More than 19,000 migrants arrived in Europe

Government, April 8, 2020 10:03 AM

According to UN data, more than 19,000 migrants have arrived in Europe this year, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi said on the public service television news channel M1 on Wednesday morning.

We will continue to adopt the right measures at the right time

Government spokesperson, April 8, 2020 9:01 AM

The government will continue to adopt the right measures at the right time in the interest of protecting people’s health and protecting jobs and businesses, the Minister for International Communication and Relations said in a video message posted on Tuesday.

The V4 are performing extremely well in handling the pandemic

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 7, 2020 9:38 PM

“The countries of the Visegrád Group (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, the V4) are performing extremely well in handling the pandemic, which also indicates the importance of deepening Central European cooperation”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Tuesday following a video meeting with the Polish Foreign Minister.

The 31 million masks and 133 thousand test kits have arrived

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 7, 2020 7:27 PM

“Some 31 million face masks, 133 thousand test kits and 152 respirators have arrived in Hungary to date”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in his report to Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee with relation to the coronavirus epidemic on Tuesday.

Main points of the economy protection action plan

Government, April 7, 2020 7:24 PM

After the European debt crisis and the migrant crisis, we are now facing a virus crisis. The new economy protection action plan does not increase our exposure; we ourselves want to solve our own problem.

Students to receive degrees also in absence of language certificates

Ministry for Innovation and Technology, April 7, 2020 4:45 PM

At present, there are 75,000 workers in Hungary who are in jobs requiring secondary qualifications because of the absence of language certificates. As part of the job creation programme of the Economy Protection Action Plan, 75,000 students are being released from the obligation of presenting language certificates as the economy will need workers with degrees, Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics said at the Tuesday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the virus.

Number of persons in compulsory home quarantine now above 15,000

Government, April 7, 2020 4:02 PM

The number of persons in compulsory home quarantine is now above 15,000; there are people in quarantine in every part of Hungary, most of them in the capital and in Pest County, a staff member 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.

Budapest could become epicentre unless restrictions are observed

Government, April 7, 2020 3:33 PM

Budapest could become an epicentre unless restrictions are observed, the Chief Medical Officer highlighted at the Tuesday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic. She added that with the rise in the number of coronavirus patients, everyone is in ever greater danger, there is an ever greater chance of anyone becoming infected.

Employer social security contributions to be reduced by 2 percent

Ministry of Finance, April 7, 2020 12:54 PM

“In addition to the new economy protection measures being introduced because of the coronavirus epidemic, the government would also like to retain some of its previous decisions, including the fact that the level of employer social contribution tax will be reduced by 2 percent”, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga said on Kossuth Radio’s “Good Morning, Hungary!” show on Tuesday.

National responses work best

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, April 7, 2020 11:23 AM

“National responses work best in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic; Brussels coordination has taken a back seat”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at Tuesday’s session of the National Assembly.