PM Orbán Discusses Economic and Political Changes with Former Austrian Chancellor Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel in Budapest on Wednesday to discuss relaunching the economy after... 2021.06.16.
Foreign Minister Opens Consulate General in Innsbruck Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó opened Hungary's consulate general in Innsbruck, Hungary's 148th around the world, on Friday. "Innsbruck is a... 2021.06.11.
House Speaker Holds Talks with Austrian Counterpart, Covid Certificates on Agenda Speaker of Parliament László Kövér discussed on Monday bilateral relations and the coronavirus pandemic, among other topics, with Wolfgang Sobotka,... 2021.06.01.
Orbán-Sobotka Meeting: Hungary Ready to Sign Agreement with Austria on Accepting Immunity Certificates Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Wolfgang Sobotka, the president of the Austrian parliament's lower house, the National Council, the PM's... 2021.05.31.
Germany Allows Unrestricted Entry from Hungary People traveling to Germany from Hungary are no longer subject to entry restrictions. German authorities have lifted the Covid risk... 2021.05.31.
Travel to Austria Available If Specific Conditions Are Met Austria made its requirements for entry even easier on May 19, with quarantine no longer being required if specific conditions... 2021.05.21.
Hungary’s Immunity Certificates: Will They Be Accepted Abroad? Travel opportunities for vaccinated Hungarians are appearing increasingly complicated, not only because of the system developed around Hungary’s immunity certificates,... 2021.05.20.
Austria Won’t Accept Sputnik V Vaccines for Its Covid Immunity Card Only people inoculated with vaccines approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) or WHO are eligible to receive Austria’s coronavirus... 2021.05.18.
Innovation Min: Hungary, Austria Reject European Minimum Wage Hungary and Austria believe that setting a minimum wage from Brussels would be ill-advised due to large differences in the... 2021.05.08.
Austrian Journalist’s Questions to Fidesz Spark Diplomatic Tension An Austrian journalist has struck a chord with the Hungarian government after she sent three questions to Fidesz’s European Parliamentary... 2021.04.09.
Foreign Minister: Hungary to Ask Austria to Help Commuters Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said on Monday that Hungary will ask Austria to make border crossing more flexible and... 2021.02.15.
Coronavirus: New Entry Rules to Apply to Austria from Feb. 10 Austria is introducing new entry rules from Feb. 10, a deputy leader of Hungary's operative board responsible for handling the... 2021.02.08.
Govt to Contribute HUF 1.2 bn to Austrian Falco’s Expansion The Orbán government is offering a grant of 1.2 billion forints (EUR 3.4m) to Austrian wood products company Falco, which... 2021.02.01.
Should We ‘Forget Christmas’ This Year due to Covid? The government has not yet announced details on new restrictions or easing of current ones for the Christmas period, because... 2020.11.27.
EPP-Fidesz Debate Resumed due to Veto of EU Budget and Recovery Package Following the news that the Hungarian government informed the German EU presidency that due to the rule of law debate... 2020.11.20.
“Consistent border protection has helped prevent terrorist attacks” – Interview with Georg Spöttle, Security Policy Expert After the terrorist attack in Vienna, the Hungarian Anti-Terrorism Unit (TEK) immediately provided administrative assistance and worked together with the... 2020.11.15.
Coronavirus Measures in Austria ‘Laboratory’ and Hungary – Which are Stricter? On Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced new restrictions, saying that “in our experience, the course of the epidemic in... 2020.11.12.
Orbán: Face Masks Mandatory in All Public Spaces "We must hold out in the fight against coronavirus until a vaccine is delivered," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in... 2020.11.10.
Terror Threat Level in Hungary ‘Not Increased’ after Vienna Attack, says TEK Leader The director-general of Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK said that despite the recent terrorist attack in Vienna the threat level of... 2020.11.05.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Vienna Shooting in the Spotlight Left-wing commentators warn against racism in the wake of the Islamist terror attack in neighbouring Austria, while a conservative analyst... 2020.11.05.
Budapest Displays Vienna Flag with Black Ribbon in Honour of Terror Attack Victims Budapest's City Hall has displayed the flag of Vienna marked with a black ribbon in a show of solidarity with... 2020.11.04.
