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Romanian and Bulgarian citizens to be given single transit opportunity on Tuesday night

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 17, 2020 4:14 PM

“Romanian and Bulgarian citizens will be afforded a single transit opportunity on Tuesday night along the designated transit routes”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

Action Group for vital enterprises begins operations

Ministry of Defence, March 17, 2020 4:00 PM

“The Action Group responsible for the functioning of enterprises that are vital in the epidemic situation has begun operations under the leadership of Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő”, the Ministry’s State Secretary announced on Tuesday in Budapest.

EU finance ministers discuss fight against coronavirus epidemic

Ministry of Finance, March 17, 2020 3:26 PM

“The existing plans for 2020 must be put aside for the moment; the coronavirus represents a danger to both the people and the economy, and accordingly the fight against its spread overwrites all previous economic policy efforts”, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga said following and expanded video conference of Eurozone finance ministers.

There is a major level of interdependence in the region

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 17, 2020 1:02 PM

“There is also a major level of interdependence between the region’s countries with relation to the coronavirus epidemic, concerning protecting public health, assuring continuous supply, and maintaining the operational capacity of economies”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday following talks with his Czech, Slovak and Austrian counterparts.

Containment effort enters new phase

Government spokesperson, March 17, 2020 12:22 PM

The effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus has entered a new phase, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations Zoltán Kovács said after the Tuesday meeting of the Operational Group.

Minister of State Zoltán Kovács: We are closing down borders, not Liszt Ferenc Airport

Government spokesperson, March 17, 2020 12:00 PM

From midnight tonight border closure will take effect at every border, including the Budapest Liszt Ferenc Airport; however, we are not closing down the airport, Minister of State for International Communication and Relations told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday evening.

Koronavirus.gov.hu became unavailable due to web traffic overload attack

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 16, 2020 7:00 PM

For a short while, the government portal koronavirus.gov.hu was not available due to a web traffic overload attack initiated from an outside source, Csaba Dömötör, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister stated on his Facebook account.

Koronavirus.gov.hu became unavailable due to web traffic overload attack

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, March 16, 2020 7:00 PM

For a short while, the government portal koronavirus.gov.hu was not available due to a web traffic overload attack initiated from an outside source, Csaba Dömötör, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister stated on his Facebook account.

Freight traffic between Hungary and Slovenia is continuing, although under strict measures

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, March 16, 2020 6:00 PM

“Freight traffic between Hungary and Slovenia is continuing unhindered, although under strict measures, and this is helping us to assure the continuous supply of the Hungarian people”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó emphasised in Ljubljana on Monday.

Violation of imposed measures constitutes a breach of law

Ministry of Interior, March 16, 2020 4:00 PM

Violation of the measures imposed due to the coronavirus infection constitutes a breach of law, and the limit of the fine it carries will be HUF 500,000, the head of the duty centre of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus infection said at a press conference held on Monday in Budapest.