Jobbik to submit Covid bailout bill
The opposition Jobbik party says it will submit to parliament a package of bills aimed at helping Hungarian employees and businesses in sectors hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Hungary gets fresh doses of Sinopharm vaccine earlier than expected
Chief medical officer: We are in critical phase of pandemic management
Hungary is in "the most critical" period of its management of the coronavirus pandemic, with the country registering record caseload and deaths each day, the chief medical officer said.
Hungarian mathematician Lovasz a winner of 2021 Abel Prize
Hungary's Laszlo Lovasz has been awarded the 2021 Abel Prize, an honour given out by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and regarded as one of the highest honors in mathematics.
Szijjarto: Hungary aims for closest cooperation possible with UK
Hungary aims to maintain the closest possible cooperation with the United Kingdom after Brexit, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a video on Facebook. Szijjarto noted that a trade deal signed by the European Union and the UK, which has been observed since January, ...
Government to issue immunity certificates irrespective of vaccine type
Hungarian authorities will issue the European immunity certificate to all Hungarian citizens inoculated with any type of the vaccines licenced for use in the country, the government's communications centre (KTK) said in a statement on Wednesday.
Budapest mayor backs initiative for Hungarians abroad to vote by mail
Gergely Karacsony, Budapest's mayor and the co-leader of the opposition Parbeszed party, has said he backs an initiative aimed at giving Hungarians living abroad the right to vote by mail.
Woman stabbed by fellow patient in hospital dies
A woman stabbed by a Chinese fellow Covid-19 patient in a Budapest 6th district hospital last week died on Wednesday, the Budapest police said.
Socialists call on govt to tap EUR 1 billion in EU wage subsidies
The opposition Socialist Party is calling on the government to access 1 billion euros in European Union funds to complement job-protection wage subsidies, the deputy leader of the opposition party said on Wednesday.
Karacsony: Budapest still ready to set up vaccination points
Budapest and several other local municipalities continue to be ready to set up coronavirus vaccination points, the mayor of Budapest said.
Armed Forces get HUF 130 billion for developments
Norway is providing Hungary with 348.5 million euros of financing with a view to strengthening Hungary's combat defence capabilities through Export Credit Norway (ECN) and the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (GIEK), the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.
