
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".
Hungarians see brighter future than do citizens of other EU countries after first wave
Hungarians see a brighter future compared with the citizens of many other EU countries after the first wave of coronavirus, according to a survey by Eurofound conducted in July.
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.

Orbán: All conditions in place for treating patients in Hungary
All the conditions are in place in the country to treat Covid-19 patients, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said, adding that the country has a sufficient number of hospital beds, staff and enough medical equipment.
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, ...