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.
Fürjes wants lanes to be freed up for vehicles in time for the start of the new school year
Government official calls on mayor to stop penalising motorists in capital
Balázs Fürjes, the state secretary in charge of development projects in and around Budapest, has called on the city's mayor to reopen road lanes, accusing the mayor of waging a war on motorists.
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.
