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Hungarian-Canadian cooperation is excellent

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 14, 2020 9:05 AM

“Hungarian-Canadian cooperation is excellent; the two countries have helped each other’s citizens to return home, trade flow has improved, and Hungary is supporting Canada’s membership of the UN Security Council”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday.

Legal background of measures taken in relation to the COVID 19 outbreak in EU Member States

Ministry of Justice, May 14, 2020 9:05 AM

The COVID-19 human pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge to the European Union and its Member States. Ordinary solutions and traditional approaches have manifestly proven inadequate.

Secretary-General of World Tourism Organization congratulated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

The Prime Minister, May 14, 2020 9:02 AM

In a message Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the Madrid-based World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) congratulated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the management of the crisis of the tourism sector, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday afternoon.

Sixty per cent of active cases of infection are from Budapest or Pest County

Government, May 13, 2020 4:56 PM

The number of active infection cases stands at 1,809; 60 per cent of them are from Budapest or Pest County, the Chief Medical Officer said at the Wednesday online press conference of the Operational Group responsible for the containment of the coronavirus epidemic.

Further consignments of protective supplies have arrived in hospitals

Government, May 13, 2020 2:22 PM

Further consignments of protective supplies have arrived in hospitals, 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 Wednesday.

Number of asylum-seekers could increase due to epidemic

Government, May 13, 2020 2:19 PM

The number of asylum-seekers could increase due to the epidemic; many will set out from countries where there were severe economic and social hardships even before the appearance of the coronavirus, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister said on Wednesday on the public service television news channel M1.

More than seven million masks have arrived over the past two days

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 13, 2020 1:56 PM

“More than seven million masks and 660 respirators have arrived in Hungary over the past two days”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on his Facebook page prior to Wednesday’s cabinet meeting.

Two border crossing points between Hungary and Austria will be opened to passenger traffic on Wednesday

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, May 13, 2020 9:21 AM

“Following lengthy negotiations, we have succeeded in coming to an agreement with the Austrian authorities, and accordingly the border crossing points linking Jánossomorja and Andau, and Alsószölnök and Neumarkt, will be opened to passenger traffic on Wednesday morning”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on his Facebook page on Tuesday evening.

Hungarian government to be represented by Justice Minister

The Prime Minister, May 13, 2020 8:23 AM

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán replied in a letter to President of the European Parliament David Sassoli who invited the Prime Minister to the plenary debate on Hungary to be held in the European Parliament on Thursday, Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI on Tuesday.

In the midst of pandemic, the European Parliament wants to pass judgement on Hungary without hearing the Government’s case

Ministry of Justice, May 13, 2020 8:04 AM


In the midst of a pandemic when in Europe people are dying in the thousands and people are losing their jobs in the millions in consequence of the virus, the European Parliament (EP) wants to conduct a debate on the state of the rule of law in Hungary – Justice Minister Judit Varga told Hungarian news agency MTI.