Although Hungary is facing the biggest flood since the one in 2013 it has a lot more developed flood defence capabilities than eleven years ago, the parliamentary state secretary of the interior ministry told a press briefing on the flood situation on Tuesday.
Government ploughs HUF 30,000 billion into healthcare sector since 2010
The government has spent around HUF 30,000bn on healthcare since coming to power in 2010, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said on Tuesday, at the inauguration of a trauma centre at a big hospital in Budapest.
EC chief nominates Varhelyi as health and animal welfare commissioner
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has nominated Hungary's Oliver Varhelyi for the post of European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare.
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Hanko: Europe needs competitiveness ‘turnaround’
Culture and Innovation Minister Balazs Hanko said Europe needed a "competitiveness turnaround" in remarks ahead of an informal meeting of European Union higher education and research ministers in Budapest on Tuesday.
MVM revenue falls, profits climb in H1
First-half sales revenue of state-owned energy group MVM fell 22pc year-on-year to HUF 2,156bn, an earnings report posted on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange on Tuesday shows.
Hungary tourism sector on the upturn, minister says
Hungary's tourism sector is on the upturn, boasting a record number of domestic travellers and foreign visitors this year, National Economy Minister Marton Nagy said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Defence Minister: Military deploying as many soldiers as necessary to aid with defence work
As many as 1,400 soldiers are assisting flood protection efforts in Hungary, but the military is prepared to deploy as many service members as necessary, the defence minister said on Tuesday morning.
Szijjarto: Matter of crude supply shouldn’t be ‘politicised’
Hungary and the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are in strategic agreement that oil supplies are not a political matter and the issue of crude deliveries should not be "politicised", Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said in a post ...
Boka: Hungary activated IPCR crisis response mechanism
Hungary, as the president of the Council of the European Union, on Monday activated the EU's integrated political crisis response (IPCR) mechanism, the minister in charge of EU affairs said.
EC launches communication campaign hailing Hungary’s 20 years in EU
The European Commission is launching a communication campaign called Happy 20th, Hungary, on the 20th anniversary of the country's accession to the European Union, the EC's Hungarian representation said on Monday.
Majority of District VI residents vote for homestay ban
Around 54pc of the residents of Budapest's District VI, in the city centre, have voted for a homestay ban in a two-week referendum ended Sunday, the local council told MTI on Monday.
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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, ...
