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We have successfully contained the epidemic; this is why special legal order can be lifted

Prime Minister’s Office, May 29, 2020 8:42 AM

The containment of the coronavirus epidemic has been successful; this is why the special legal order can now be lifted. However, in health care we must maintain a state of preparedness, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at the Thursday online ‘Governmentinfo’ press conference.

Hungary will be among first EU Member States to end special legal order

Ministry of Justice, May 29, 2020 8:38 AM

Hungary has successfully completed the first phase of the fight against the coronavirus, following which Hungary will be among the first EU Member States to terminate the special legal order, Justice Minister Judit Varga stated in an article published on the Brussels news portal EUObserver on Thursday.

Court of Justice of European Union must protect freedom to provide services

Ministry of Justice, May 29, 2020 8:35 AM

In his opinion released on Thursday, Advocate General Sánchez-Bordona recommends that the Hungarian and Polish action brought against the amendment of the EU Directive relating to the rights of posted workers should be dismissed. However, the Hungarian government hopes that despite this the court will annul the challenged directive, Justice Minister Judit Varga told the Hungarian news agency MTI.

The country has done well

Government spokesperson, May 29, 2020 8:31 AM

The country has done well in the containment of the coronavirus epidemic, the Government Spokesperson stressed on the public service television news channel M1 on Thursday evening.

Enterprises that are preparing to reboot their operations can count on the best possible conditions

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 29, 2020 8:27 AM

“The crisis has made global market prospects uncertain, and for this reason the best domestic conditions must be provided for enterprises that are preparing to reboot their operations”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Thursday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, where he presented three more company directors with certificates of funding being provided within the framework of the competitiveness-increasing program.

Hungarian and Slovenian citizens can now cross the joint border without restrictions

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 29, 2020 8:24 AM

Citizens of the two countries can cross the Hungarian-Slovenian border without restrictions from Thursday afternoon.

The training of staff at the Information Office must reflect the new circumstances

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 28, 2020 4:03 PM

“The training of staff at the Information Office must always reflect new circumstances, and accordingly it must be modified”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday at the inauguration of the Information Office’s new training centre.

In Hungary number of fatalities is not high

Government, May 28, 2020 3:09 PM

In Hungary the number of fatalities caused by coronavirus infection in relation to the total population is not high, the head infectology physician of the Szent László Hospital said at the Thursday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic.

Interior spaces of restaurants and outdoor events in Budapest to reopen from Friday

Government, May 28, 2020 3:02 PM

From Friday, the interior spaces of restaurants in Budapest will reopen to customers, hotels in the capital will be allowed to receive guests, sports events can be held and the outdoor facilities of national parks will also reopen to visitors, a staff member of the duty centre of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic said at an online press conference held on Thursday.

Hungarian government sent kosher food aid to Jewish community in Belgrade

The Prime Minister, May 28, 2020 2:58 PM

In a message, Rabbi of the Chabad community in Serbia Yehoshua Kaminetzky, Chief of Budapest’s Orthodox Rabbinate Báruch Oberlander and member of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Heritage in Hungary Public Endowment György Szabó thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for Hungary’s help, as part of which they sent kosher food aid to the Jewish community in Belgrade amidst the supply difficulties caused by the coronavirus epidemic, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.