The humanitarian corridor for commuters transiting through the country will remain open

Hungary to close borders to foreigners from September 1

The Hungarian government has decided to close borders to foreigners starting on September 1, re-introducing the border protection measures in force during the first wave of the coronavirus epidemic, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, told a press conference.

Measures introduced after Fidesz’ communications director tested positive for the coronavirus

Gulyás, other ministers enter quarantine

Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, and Balázs Orbán, his deputy, went into quarantine on Wednesday after attending a private event where one of the participants later tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the PM's Office said on Thursday.

"We cannot ignore the lessons of the past one hundred years," the prime minister said.

Orbán: Hungarians ‘champions of survival’

One hundred years after Hungary's defeat in the first world war and the post-war Trianon Peace Treaty "we Hungarians stand on the stage of European history as the champions of survival", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the inauguration of the National Cohesion Memorial.

Orbán urges risky people to avoid gatherings and keep to themselves

‘This is no time to be stupid’

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has urged those displaying symptoms of COVID-19 to self-isolate. No form of defence can succeed without voluntary participation from the public, and it is primarily "a country's level of intelligence rather than measures enacted by the government" that determines the ...

64 percent said they had never taken any kind of non-compulsory vaccines

Survey shows most Hungarians would get inoculated against the coronavirus

The majority of Hungarians expect the vaccination against the novel coronavirus to be ready in a year's time and 55 percent said they would want to get inoculated, a survey commissioned by the Association of Innovative Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (AIPM) showed.

Synthetic cannabinoid runs under the street name of Bull

Police link eleven deaths to new designer drug

The death of eleven people can be linked so far to a new illicit designer drug that is believed to have appeared in the Hungarian market in May, a senior official of National Police said.

Double commemoration of 201st anniversary

Pride in Colombian independence

The Colombian Embassy in Hungary celebrated, for the second consecutive year, the 201st anniversary of its National Independence with two solemn ceremonies in emblematic places of Budapest on August 7. During the tribute, a wreath of flowers, with the tricolour of the national flag, ...

All illegal migrants attempting to enter Hungary pose health and "biological" risks, Orbán says

PM urges people with symptoms to self-isolate

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán urged those displaying symptoms of Covid-19 to self-isolate. No form of defence against the virus can succeed without voluntary participation from the public, Orbán told public broadcaster Kossuth Radio, adding that it was primarily "a country's level of intelligence, rather ...

Authority cites content errors in tender documents

Chain Bridge renovation delayed again

Hungary's Public Procurement Authority has rejected the tender documents of the renovation of Budapest's landmark Chain Bridge, citing errors in their content, daily Magyar Nemzet said.