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A state of positional warfare has developed at Turkish-Greek border

Government, March 25, 2020 1:45 PM

Migrants are continually trying to break through the Turkish-Greek border, and therefore a state of positional warfare has developed there, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on the public service television news channel M1 on Wednesday morning.

Commuting will once again be possible along the Romanian-Hungarian border

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 25, 2020 1:35 PM

“Commuting will once again be possible along the Romanian-Hungarian border for people who work on the other side of the border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday.

Further relief measures for debtors

Ministry of Finance, March 25, 2020 10:41 AM

Today another decree has been published in Magyar Közlöny [Hungarian Gazette] offering further relief measures to debtors. The primary purpose of the regulation is for the government to help customers taking advantage of the debt repayment moratorium not only this year but also next year when their payment obligations resume.

Hundreds of tons of protective equipment are arriving from China

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 25, 2020 10:30 AM

“Hundreds of tons of equipment required to protect against the coronavirus epidemic are arriving from China”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a video message posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday.

Justice Minister Judit Varga: Opposition is hypocritical and irresponsible

Ministry of Justice, March 24, 2020 6:15 PM

On Monday evening on the public service television news channel M1, Justice Minister Judit Varga described the opposition’s “hypocritical” and “irresponsible” behaviour as incomprehensible in the context of the fact that the opposition did not consent to the urgent debate of the proposed legislation about the containment of the coronavirus in departure from the House Rules.

Hungary has played a major role in enabling the commencement of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 24, 2020 5:54 PM

“It is good news that EU accession negotiations can begin with North Macedonia and Albania; Hungary has played a major role in this success”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. The Minister reported on a session of the European Union’s General Affairs Council, which was held within the framework of a video conference.

Many Hungarians will be able to come home with the help of Polish airline LOT

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 24, 2020 5:53 PM

“Many Hungarians will be able to come home with the help of Polish airline LOT”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday. The Minister said he had held a telephone discussion on the subject with his Polish counterpart, Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz.

Anyone can become infected, and infect others

Government, March 24, 2020 5:51 PM

Anyone can become infected with the novel coronavirus, and can infect others, the pathogen is present everywhere in the country, the Chief Medical Officer pointed out at the Tuesday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus infection.

Opposition is blocking virus containment effort

Government spokesperson, March 24, 2020 4:16 PM

The left-wing opposition is blocking the containment effort in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic by not having voted for the proposed anti-virus legislation in Parliament, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács said in a video message sent to the Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday.

Mayor of Budapest making decisions on his own is an act of hypocrisy

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, March 24, 2020 3:32 PM

The spokesperson for the Government Communication Centre believes it is hypocritical that while opposition Members of Parliament refuse to grant the government a mandate for an effective containment effort, Mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony will decide on issues concerning Budapest in local ordinances on his own.