
Opposition slams government for lacklustre preparation for 2nd wave, economic crisis
Orbán: Hungary better prepared than in spring
Hungary is better prepared to face the coronavirus pandemic now than when it first emerged in the spring, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in parliament on Monday. Opposition parties, however, have slammed the government for what they claim have been its lacklustre preparations for ...

Budapest Airport projects 80-90 percent decline in passenger numbers in autumn, winter
Passenger numbers plunged by more than 90 percent in the first two weeks of September at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport compared to the same period of last year and a similar decline is expected for the autumn and winter months, Budapest Airport's communications ...

DK sees itself as a partner and not as a leader of the collaboration, MEP says
Dobrev calls for joint opposition party list, joint candidates in 2022 election
MEP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) Klara Dobrev called for cooperation of the opposition parties in the next election scheduled for 2022 at an online event organised by the party on Sunday.

Socialist MP asks if chief medical officer has allowed European Super Cup to be held with audience
The Socialist Party is asking Hungary's chief medical officer whether she has given permission to the UEFA European Super Cup to be held with an audience in Budapest on September 24, MP Ildiko Borbely Bango said at an online press conference on Sunday.
Government to extend loan repayment moratorium by six months
The government will extend for another six months the moratorium on loan repayments introduced in the spring to ease the economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after the meeting of the Economic Operative Corps.
New line would be suitable for trains up to a speed of 350 km/h
High-speed rail link next top Slovak-Hungarian transport project
The next most important joint Hungarian-Slovak transport project is the construction of a high-speed railway connecting Budapest, Bratislava and Warsaw, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
Over 200 new substances added to list of banned designer drugs
Over 200 new substances were added this summer to the list of banned psychoactive drugs, the deputy leader of the co-ruling Christian Democrats said.

Hungary supports Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's standpoint
Gulyas: Europe should not repeat mistakes made during 2015 migration crisis
Europe should take care to avoid repeating the mistakes made during the migration crisis in 2015, the head of the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office told the Austrian daily Die Presse.
PCR tests free of charge if ordered by GP
PCR tests to ascertain the presence of novel coronavirus will continue to be provided free of charge to patients if the test is prescribed by their general physician, a state secretary of the prime minister's cabinet said on Facebook.
DK: Government has lost control over handling of crisis
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government "have lost control over" the handling of both the novel coronavirus epidemic and the economic crisis resulting from it, the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said on Friday.