According to forecasts, heightened preparedness in flood defence will have to stay in place for six more days, until next Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a press conference.
House speaker expresses condolences over deadly Portugal wildfires
Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has sent a telegram of condolences to his Portuguese counterpart over the deadly wildfires raging in the Iberian country, Parliament's press office said on Friday.
Hungary must reform legislation on lifelong prison sentences, CoE says
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Friday called on Hungary to align legislation on lifelong prison sentences with the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights without delay.
CoE calls on Hungary to end collective expulsion of asylum-seekers
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has called on Hungary to work to ensure asylum-seekers access to means of legal entry and end its practice of collective expulsions to Serbia.
Boosting transport sector’s competitiveness in focus at meeting in Budapest
Policy makers are discussing how to boost the competitiveness of the transportation sector at an informal meeting of European Union transport ministers in Budapest on Friday.
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Defence Minister: Strong defence industry key to peace
There is a need for peace in Europe, and for this a strong defence industry is key, the defence minister told a conference in Budapest on Friday.
Gulyas: Brussels ‘has declared war’ on protecting EU’s external borders
Brussels has declared war on the protection of the EU's external borders, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the prime minister's office, said in an interview with the Austrian Freedom Party's Neue Freie Zeitung newspaper.
Minister: Hungary’s universities have right to Erasmus, Horizon programmes
Balazs Hanko, the minister for culture and innovation, has called for a solution ensuring that Hungarian universities take their rightful place in Erasmus and Horizon Europe programmes before the end of the year.
Defence Ministry official: ‘Strong, sovereign countries make NATO stronger’
Strong, sovereign countries add to NATO's strength, a defence ministry official said on Thursday, opening an international conference entitled "NATO75: Hungary and the Future of NATO" in Budapest on Thursday.
Boka: Hungary begins talks with EC on CJEU’s migration policy ruling
Hungary will not pay the fine imposed on it by the Court of Justice of the European Union, but has entered into talks in an attempt to resolve the situation, Janos Boka, the European affairs minister, said after a meeting of the European Parliament's ...
Balaton Park to host MotoGP, Superbike races in 2025
Hungary's Balaton Park Circuit will host MotoGP and Superbike World Championship races next year, organisers said at the track on Thursday.
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Third-degree flood alert issued for Budapest
The mayor of Budapest has issued a third-degree flood alert along all flood protection sections of the River Danube in the capital from Monday, the mayor's office has said.
Szijjarto: Hungary must be ready for serious attacks against sovereign foreign policy
Hungary has to prepare for serious attacks against its sovereign foreign policy in the coming years, Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, said at the Tranzit festival in Tihany, on Lake Balaton, on Saturday.
Minister: Europe’s refugee, immigration systems ‘not working’
The European Union's refugee and immigration systems "are clearly not working", Hungary's EU affairs minister said on Facebook on Friday, and called for "legal and political reviews".
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Fidesz MEP slams leftist opposition for thwarting proposal on Islamist terrorism
Leftist MEPs of the European Parliament, including those of Hungary's Democratic Coalition and Momentum parties, on Monday voted down a right-wing proposal to put issues around Islamist terrorism in Europe on the agenda, ruling Fidesz MEP Balazs Hidveghi told public media.
Egis favipiravir drug licenced for Covid-19 treatment
A new drug with the active ingredient favipiravir manufactured by Hungarian pharmaceutical company Egis has been licenced for treatment of Covid-19 by the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition (OGYEI), the institute said on Saturday.
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Orbán: New EU migration pact could force Hungary to welcome migrants
Hungary does not support the new migration and refugee package presented by the European Commission on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Reuters newswire on Friday. Under the package, Hungary's commitment to send people back from the southern EU states like Italy or Greece, ...
