The coronavirus pandemic compelled health care workers to implement a number of measures which drew attention to the vulnerability of our health care system.
Europe’s peace and security are the most important, in preserving which both countries have their own duties and responsibilities, Defence Minister Tibor Benkő said at a joint press conference with German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer held on 16 July in Budapest.
The situation is not easy, but our odds keep improving, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message posted on his Facebook account on Friday ahead of the Brussels EU summit.
“All Hungarian investment projects realised during the period of the coronavirus epidemic indicate that the Hungarian economy and Hungarian enterprises are strong enough to plan and realise investment projects even in such a difficult situation”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s State Secretary for Communication and the International Representation of Hungary Tamás Menczer said on Friday in Celldömölk, where he laid the foundation stone for confectionery and pasta producer Wewalka Limited’s new production hall.
The development of the Hungarian stretch of the Budapest-Belgrade railway line has begun with the coming into force of the construction contract. At a meeting today with enterprises supervising the realisation of the project, Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics said preparations are moving forward according to schedule and the project is expected to be completed by 2025.
“Some 4400 billion forints (EUR 12.43 billion) in investment has been realised and is still ongoing in Hungary’s major cities thanks to funding from the government”, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga declared at the general assembly of cities with county rights. “The government will be continuing the Modern Cities Program next year; the 2021 budget is providing the 50 billion forints (EUR 141.2 million) earmarked for this purpose”, the Minister highlighted.
The distribution of the EU recovery package must be just and free from politics, Government Spokesperson Alexandra Szentkirályi said on the public service television news channel M1 on Thursday evening.
The Hungarian people must decide about the Hungarian people’s money, the Prime Minister stressed in a video messaged posted on his Facebook account on Thursday ahead of the EU summit.
Due to the ongoing fight against the coronavirus epidemic, the celebrations planned for 20 August, including the fireworks display and the air display have been cancelled. The officer inauguration ceremony will be the only exception, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced.
In addition to the ongoing intensification of the pressure of migration, we must also take account of the consequences of the coronavirus epidemic, and so at this time border protection is more important than ever, the spokesperson for the Government Communication Centre stated on Thursday.