Trace amounts of coronavirus in the waste water have grown in every city

Epidemic situation in Hungary ‘extremely grave’

The past few days have seen an "unprecedented upsurge" of the coronavirus epidemic in Hungary, making the situation "extremely grave", the chief medical officer told an online briefing. Cecilia Muller noted that the number of active infections have grown by "five to ten thousand ...

February inflation 3.1 percent

Annual inflation in Hungary was 3.1 percent in February, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Inflation grew at a higher rate than 2.7 percent registered in January, with higher tobacco prices due to excise tax increases putting upward pressure on the index. The price ...

Vaccination drive will progress quickly, PM says

Hungary tops 1 million vaccinations

More than one million Hungarians have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, putting Hungary's vaccination rate well above the European Union average, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday.

Szijjarto: Brussels ‘ineffective’ against illegal migration, drug abuse

Illegal migration and increasing drug consumption are two serious global security challenges linked to organised crime, and the European Union's measures are "not effective enough", the Hungarian foreign minister said in Kyoto, where he attended the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal ...

Hungary budget deficit HUF 539.7 bn in January-February

Hungary's cash flow-based budget deficit, excluding local councils, was 539.7 billion forints (EUR 1.46bn) at the end of February, the finance ministry said in a preliminary report on Monday. The ministry said the deficit was the result of "measures taken so far and pandemic ...