Hungary’s ‘State of Pandemic Preparedness’ Extended to December The government has extended Hungary's state of pandemic preparedness for six more months, allowing it to step in to the... 2021.06.17.
Parliament Votes to Extend Special Pandemic Measures Parliament on Tuesday voted to amend the law on the special legal order in connection with measures to protect the... 2021.05.18.
LMP and DK: No to Gov’t Bid to Extend Emergency Powers The opposition LMP party has said it will reject the government's proposal to extend the period of the special legal... 2021.05.18.
DK Announces Klára Dobrev as Prime Ministerial Candidate for Opposition Primary Opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) announced on Sunday that Klára Dobrev will be the party's prime ministerial candidate for the opposition... 2021.05.03.
PM Orbán: Outdoor Venues to Reopen on Saturday, Big Reopening Once 4 M Vaccinated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced that 3.5 million people have been vaccinated in Hungary, paving the way for outdoor venues... 2021.04.23.
Opposition Fears Gov’t Wants to Hinder Primaries by Extending State of Emergency Legal Order The Orbán government has submitted a bill to parliament that would extend the special legal order in connection with the... 2021.04.22.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Coronavirus and Vaccination as Political Battlefields As the third wave of the pandemic sweeps through Hungary, commentators from across the political divide discuss the government’s strategy... 2021.03.22.
Chief Medical Officer Reported for Abuse of Office After Misaddressed Email Independent MP Bernadett Szél announced charges would be brought against Cecília Müller for abuse of office. The Chief Medical Officer... 2021.02.09.
Orbán: State of Medical Preparedness Likely to Remain Throughout 2021 With the current situation in view, the coronavirus related state of medical preparedness is expected to be maintained in Hungary... 2020.12.21.
Coronavirus: Gov’t Extends State of Medical Preparedness The government has extended the state of medical preparedness related to the coronavirus epidemic for another six months, the spokesman... 2020.12.16.
Ruling Parties Vote in 9th Constitutional Amendment Lawmakers on Tuesday adopted the 9th amendment to Hungary's constitution, stipulating that a mother is a woman and a father... 2020.12.15.
Coronavirus: Interior Minister to Oversee New Hospital Directorate-General Interior Minister Sándor Pintér has been put in charge of Hungary's newly established National Hospital Directorate-General, according to a government... 2020.11.26.
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.
Coronavirus: Orbán Calls for Observing New Restrictions Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on Hungarians to observe the latest coronavirus restrictions after parliament voted to extend the government's... 2020.11.10.
Coronavirus: Parliament Votes to Extend State of Emergency Parliament on Tuesday passed a law on the government's response to the second wave of the novel coronavirus epidemic, extending... 2020.11.10.
Coronavirus – Gov’t: New Measures Will Have Effect on Epidemic in 8-14 Days Fighting the coronavirus epidemic requires "quickness and an ability to respond", which justifies the government's reintroduction of a special legal... 2020.11.05.
Coronavirus – Orbán: State of Emergency to be Reintroduced From midnight, the government is reintroducing the state of emergency in connection the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced... 2020.11.03.
Coronavirus: Jobbik Calls for One-off Benefits to be Tax Exempt in Emergency The opposition Jobbik party on Thursday proposed that one-off benefits should be tax exempt if extended by local councils during... 2020.08.07.
House Speaker: Criticism of Govt’s Emergency Powers ‘Unwarranted’ Criticism of Hungary's law which enhanced government powers to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic were "unwarranted", Speaker of Parliament László... 2020.07.08.
Recent Rise of Covid-19 Cases in Europe as Warning to Seemingly Unaffected Hungary Although the situation regarding the coronavirus epidemic in Europe has improved significantly in recent months, several countries have reported a... 2020.06.30.
Justice Minister in Euractiv: ‘Truth Will Always Prevail’ The measures enacted by Hungary during the state of emergency were not only "necessary, proportionate and successful", but also temporary,... 2020.06.25.
