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Hungarian government’s position remains unchanged, Hungarian legislation and practice are compatible with EU law

Ministry of Justice, May 15, 2020 7:17 PM

According to the latest judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union, in the Röszke transit zone the Hungarian government does not guarantee migrants’ rights and keeps them in detention, Justice Minister Judit Varga told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Thursday.

Taxes and administrative burdens are being reduced also during state of danger

Ministry of Finance, May 15, 2020 6:18 PM

Not even the coronavirus is able to “override” the government’s fiscal policy pursued since 2010; also during the state of danger, taxes and administrative burdens are being reduced, the Minister of State for Taxation at the Ministry of Finance stated at the Friday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks with Chinese head of state

The Prime Minister, May 15, 2020 6:16 PM

On Friday afternoon, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping by telephone, Bertalan Havasi, the Deputy State Secretary heading the Press Office of the Prime Minister informed the Hungarian news agency MTI.

We could return special mandate to Parliament at the end of May

The Prime Minister, May 15, 2020 2:52 PM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expects that at the end of May the government will be able to return to Parliament the special mandate it was given due to the coronavirus epidemic. The Prime Minister spoke about this on Friday in Belgrade, at a joint press conference held after his talks with Serbian head of state Aleksandar Vucic.

Three hundred and sixty-three criminal procedures instituted in connection with epidemic

Government, May 15, 2020 1:57 PM

So far in Hungary 363 criminal procedures have been instituted in connection with the epidemic, 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 Friday.

Virus is still here with us, caution is important

Government, May 15, 2020 1:13 PM

The virus is still here with us, and so exercising due caution is important; however, with the improvement of the epidemic situation, further health care services will be resumed, the Chief Medical Officer said at the Friday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic.

The BMW plant in Debrecen will be built

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 15, 2020 11:55 AM

“The BMW plant in Debrecen will be built; so far, everything has gone according to the original schedule, the construction site was officially handed over to the investor on Friday”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced at a Facebook press conference on Friday from Debrecen.

Conditions for restarting life are in place

The Prime Minister, May 15, 2020 11:10 AM

The conditions for restarting life are in place, but we cannot stop our containment efforts, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated on Friday on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’.

Japan is providing pharmaceuticals to treat the virus

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 15, 2020 9:51 AM

“Hungary is among several countries to which Japan is providing a pharmaceutical that has been shown to be successful in treating the coronavirus at no cost”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in a Facebook post on Thursday.

The epidemic could generate new waves of migration aimed at Europe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 15, 2020 9:36 AM

“The situation that has developed because of the coronavirus could generate new waves of migration in the direction of Europe, which in addition to the inherent security and cultural risks, now also represent a threat to health”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó wrote in a Facebook post on Friday following a meeting with his European Union counterparts.