Covid numbers expected to further increase in coming weeks
The government's aim is to encourage GP practices to create a community, to eliminate empty practices and improve the level of services, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Saturday after meeting the action groups coordinating coronavirus-related measures.
Internal recording showes Donath confirming talks with EU commissioner
Momentum MEP has informal consultations with Jourova despite denial
A leaked video recording of opposition Momentum MEP Anna Donath shows her "boasting" about having regular informal consultations with European Commision Vice Chair Vera Jourova despite Donath's recent denial of such consultations during a public debate, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Saturday.
World Press Photo Exhibition 2020 at Hungarian National Museum
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An annual highlight on the city museums scene is here with the arrival of the World Press Photo Exhibition 2020 at the Hungarian National Museum until October 25.
Flu vaccine available free of charge from October 20
The flu vaccine will be available free of charge to everyone from their GP from October 20, Chief Medical Officer Cecilia Muller said on Thursday.
Competition Office launches TikTok probe
Hungary's Competition Office (GVH) on Thursday said it launched a probe of the Chinese-owned, US-based operator of video-sharing social networking service TikTok because of a failure to properly inform users.
Protecting jobs and families and supporting businesses remained a priority for the government, PMO chief says
GP wages to conform to new pay scale
The government aims to guarantee that from next January general practitioners cannot be paid less than what is specified in the new pay scale for doctors approved by parliament this week, the head of the Prime Minister's Office said.
Government office sues Budapest’s transport authority over airport bus tickets
The central government office which deals with Budapest is suing the capital's transport authority (BKK) for allowing the sale of tickets for the suspended airport bus service. In a statement the government office said it had turned to the courts after the government department's ...
Budapest events to commemorate Spanish diplomat who saved over 5,000 Jews
Commemorations will be held in Budapest on Thursday to honour Spanish diplomat Angel Sanz Briz, who saved the lives of some 5,200 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust, the Spanish embassy said on Wednesday.
Karacsony: Budapest mulling 0.5 percent business tax for recovery
Budapest is mulling the introduction of a 0.5 percent "recovery" tax on larger businesses until Budapest emerges from the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic.
SZFE students, strike committee reject new leadership’s offer
The new deputy rector and the chancellor of Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) said on Wednesday that the students and the strike committee of the university have rejected the leadership's recent conciliatory gestures in connection with the current standoff.
