In the past 24 hours, the police have taken action in 76 instances due to the disruption of public services and the violation of protective measures on the premises of commercial outlets and public institutions, the deputy head of the duty centre of the Operational Group responsible for the fight against the coronavirus epidemic said at an online press conference held on Tuesday.
“According to Hungary’s position, over-bureaucratic solutions must be avoided during EU crisis management, and the situation instead requires rapid and flexible solutions”, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga declared at a session of the European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN).
Last week, the number of coronavirus infections increased by 14 per cent compared with the week before, the Chief Medical Officer said at the Tuesday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.
“Seventy-one large Hungarian corporations are launching 207 billion forints (EUR 576.8 million) in investment within the framework of the Competitiveness-Increasing Program, in the interests of maintaining their workforce and increasing their staff numbers”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday in Székesfehérvár, where he officially presented the first funding certificate issued within the framework of the Program to Howmet-Köfém Limited.
“The government is providing funding to enable forty-six Hungarian small- and medium-sized enterprises to appear on foreign markets, thanks to the 2-billion-forint (EUR 5.5 million) tender launched within the framework of the 25-billion-forint (EUR 69.5 million) National Export Protection Program, of which the first to receive funding is LogSol Limited, which operates in Szabadbattya, Fejér County”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday at the company’s plant.
On the anniversary of the 1848-1849 Revolution and War of Independence, on the Day of Remembrance for the Martyrs of Arad, the national flag on Kossuth Square was ceremoniously hoisted, then lowered to half-mast with full military honours on Tuesday morning in the presence of Minister of Defence Tibor Benkő.
“In view of the fact that the coronavirus epidemic that is affecting the whole world is posing new challenges for everyone, the countries of the Visegrád Group (V4) wish to tighten their cooperation even further with relation to protecting against the virus”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Monday in Prague following his talks with Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček.
On Monday, Justice Minister Judit Varga paid a visit to Szerencs in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County where together with Zsófia Koncz, Fidesz-KDNP’s candidate for Member of Parliament for the constituency she called on families.
The deployment of health care workers is going to plan, the Chief Medical Officer said at the Monday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó regards it as a disgrace that former Italian Minister of Interior Matteo Salvini is being taken to court and not the people smugglers.