Rolling jobless rate 4.6 pc in Jun-Aug

Hungary's three-month rolling average jobless rate was 4.6 percent in June-August, edging down 0.2 percentage point from the previous period, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.

Capital will not have the authority to amend building rules

Government decree fixes City Park construction regulations

A new government decree fixes the current building regulations in connection with the revamp of Budapest's City Park. According to the decree published on Tuesday evening in the latest issue of Magyar Kozlony, the official state gazette, the capital will not have the authority ...

EC vice-president had used "insulting language"

Jourova ‘has insulted’ Hungary, must resign, PM says

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written to Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, complaining about statements made by EC vice-president Vera Jourova which "are offensive to Hungary and the Hungarian people".

Country's economic performance runs the risk of being "reduced to ashes" by the coronavirus

Fidesz MP: Hungarians ‘cannot count on’ Leftist opposition in pandemic defence

Hungarians "cannot count" on the help of left-wing opposition parties when it comes to protection efforts against the novel coronavirus epidemic, the ruling Fidesz party's parliamentary group leader said in an interview to public broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Sunday morning.

PM says there are enough doctors, nurses and necessary equipment

Orbán: Vaccine will be available in Hungary

Hungary will procure a vaccine for the novel coronavirus and it will be made available to all Hungarians who want it, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said in an interview to commercial broadcaster TV2. He said that Hungary had successfully defeated the epidemic once ...

Muller asks elderly to avoid crowded places

Chief Medical Officer: Rules needed to avoid lockdown

Hungary's chief medical officer has urged citizens to abide by the rules in place to control the spread of the coronavirus, warning that, otherwise, further restrictions would need to be introduced.

Hungary’s credit rating ‘unique recognition’ in EU

Commenting on Moody's change to the outlook of Hungary's Baa3 sovereign rating to "positive" from "stable", Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said Hungary's rating was "unique" in the European Union as the no other member state's outlook had improved in the past six months.

PM says he is convinced Trump will win

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, ...