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Health care workers are in front line of battle

Ministry of Interior, March 26, 2020 4:20 PM

Health care workers are in the front line on the battlefield, and we must take good care of them, Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller said at the Thursday online press conference of the duty centre of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the virus.

Funds available in budget for containment of virus

Prime Minister’s Office, March 26, 2020 3:50 PM

The containment effort to combat the coronavirus epidemic will have a budget of several hundred billion forints, these funds are available in the budget, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his Thursday online press conference.

EU leaders discuss assistance for agriculture and fisheries sectors

Ministry of Agriculture, March 26, 2020 3:40 PM

The extraordinary situation being caused by the coronavirus pandemic requires extraordinary working methods and extraordinary measures. Accordingly, on 25 March the ministers responsible for agriculture and fisheries of the European Union’s 27 member states held a meeting via video conference for the first time since the founding of the EU to discuss the handling of the negative effects being cause by the pandemic.

We are continuing to work to solve the situation of Transcarpathian Hungarians

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 26, 2020 1:35 PM

“Hungary is continuing to work to solve the situation of Transcarpathian Hungarians, and for the issue of access to language use and native language education to be resolved”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at an online press conference on Thursday.

Three topics on the agenda of task force meeting

The Prime Minister, March 26, 2020 12:35 PM

At a late evening meeting, the task forces set up as part of the effort to contain the coronavirus will discuss three topics, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message posted on his Facebook account on Wednesday evening.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to Secretary General of Council of Europe: If you can’t help, the least you can do is not hinder us

The Prime Minister, March 26, 2020 12:34 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán responded in a message to criticisms levelled by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe at the Hungarian government. Marija Pejcinovic Buric voiced concerns in a letter written on Tuesday in connection with the legislative process under way in Hungary in the context of the coronavirus state of danger, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday morning.

Re-planning of budget under way

Ministry of Finance, March 26, 2020 12:32 PM

Work related to the re-planning of the budget is under way in the financial task force, Finance Minister Mihály Varga said on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’ on Thursday.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán consulted with representatives of medicine

The Prime Minister, March 26, 2020 11:28 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán repeatedly consulted with scientists about the coronavirus epidemic which is escalating also in Hungary, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday morning.

Hungarian government asked for customs tariff and VAT exemption for importation of face masks, ventilators and other protective supplies

Ministry of Finance, March 26, 2020 11:12 AM

Hungary submitted a request to the European Commission in which it asked for customs tariff and VAT exemption for imported face masks, ventilators and other protective health care supplies due to the state of danger caused by the coronavirus epidemic, Norbert Izer informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday.

Measures taken to combat virus to expire due to opposition’s irresponsibility

Prime Minister’s Office, March 25, 2020 6:10 PM

Due to the opposition’s irresponsibility, several measures taken to combat the virus will cease to have effect. At the Wednesday cabinet meeting, the government will seek to find a solution to the problems arising from this, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at a press conference held in Budapest on Tuesday.