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A new agreement is required between the EU and Turkey

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 19, 2020 4:39 PM

“Until such time as a new agreement comes about between the EU and Turkey concerning the curbing of migration processes, we will not be able to count on Turkey stopping the flow of immigrants towards the external borders of the European Union”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference on Thursday in Budapest following a telephone consultation with his Turkish counterpart.

Repayment of baby expecting and student loans has also been suspended

Prime Minister’s Office, March 19, 2020 4:32 PM

The suspension of the repayment of loans ordered for this year due to the coronavirus epidemic also applies to baby expecting and student loans, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at a press conference held on Thursday in Budapest, where he also mentioned that a task force would be set up for coordinating voluntary donations, and that it was going to be necessary to extend the state of danger.

HDF management groups will be appearing at the affected enterprises on Thursday morning

Ministry of Defence, March 19, 2020 3:03 PM

“Hungarian Defence Force management groups will be appearing at the affected enterprises on Thursday morning”, Minister of Defence and head of the Action Group Responsible for the Security of Vital Hungarian Enterprises set up with relation to the coronavirus epidemic Tibor Benkő announced on Hungarian M1 current affairs television on the evening of Wednesday, 18 March. Mr. Benkő also spoke about the fact that there will be military personnel on the streets beginning on Friday morning.

The Hungarian banking system is prepared for the rescheduling of loans

Ministry of Finance, March 19, 2020 2:12 PM

“The government wishes to protect against the effects of the state of emergency caused by the coronavirus epidemic on the economy and jobs through rapid measures; there will be continuous consultation between the Banking Association and the government”, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga emphasised.

We are continuing to do everything possible to assure continuous freight shipments

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 19, 2020 12:39 PM

“We are continuing to do everything possible to assure continuous and unhindered freight transport, because this is necessary for the security of people’s supply, and for the functioning of countries’ economies”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday following talks with his Czech, Slovakian and Austrian counterparts.

Government released new information films

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, March 19, 2020 11:16 AM

In its latest information films, the government calls upon members of the public to minimise personal contact meetings, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister said on the Thursday programme of the public service television news channel M1.

I sincerely hope that those who had to managed to transit humanitarian corridors

The Prime Minister, March 19, 2020 10:47 AM

At the Thursday morning meeting of the Operational Group, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was informed about the status of transit passengers heading for neighbouring countries. He spoke about this topic in a video message posted on his Facebook account before the beginning of the meeting.

Chief Medical Officer: People should observe the rules and behave responsibly

Ministry of Human Capacities, March 18, 2020 8:32 PM

The Chief Medical Officer appealed to people to remain disciplined, to observe the rules and to behave responsibly.

Ukrainians will be able to cross the border at Hegyeshalom from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 18, 2020 8:00 PM

“A request for assistance has arrived from the Ukrainian authorities with relation to Ukrainian citizens wishing to return home from Western Europe”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on his Facebook page in Wednesday.

We are suspending principal and interest payment liabilities on loans

The Prime Minister, March 18, 2020 7:35 PM

The principal and interest payment liabilities on loans taken out by private individuals and businesses up to the present day have been suspended up to the end of the year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Wednesday, in a break of the cabinet meeting, in a video message posted on his Facebook account.