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CORONAVIRUS: 4,166 infected. Recovered: 2,721. In compulsory home quarantine: 1,201. Deceased: 587.

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A moment of irony

Long-time critics of the conservative government in Budapest, these “experts” are pushing an argument that is in fact far outside their supposed expertise and based on a highly questionable, epidemiological claim.

The next phase of Hungary’s extensive family support policy is here

Katalin Novák, state secretary for Family and Youth Affairs, said the Hungarian government wants to support couples who decide to have children so that having children doesn’t put them at a financial disadvantage versus those who have none.

PM Orbán: No officer in uniform will be left to fend for themselves in Hungary

In a speech this morning during the swearing-in ceremony of police and disaster management officers, Prime Minister Orbán said that while the honor of officers in uniform is being questioned in some countries, Hungary will not be such a country.

CORONAVIRUS: Here's the latest

A regularly updated feed of the latest information about coronavirus in Hungary.

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News in Brief

Coronavirus Update: 4,166 confirmed cases in Hungary

Jul 02, 2020

The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 4,166. In compulsory home quarantine: 1,201. Recovered: 2,721. Deceased: 587.

News in Brief

Online tax return system now applies to all businesses

Jul 02, 2020

The finance ministry has announced that the government has expanded its online tax accounting system, heralding a new era in tax returns and efforts to whiten the economy.

News in Brief

Hungary’s film industry attracted a record-breaking HUF 164.4 billion spend last year

Jul 02, 2020

Official figures show that Hungary’s film industry attracted a record-breaking HUF 164.4 billion (EUR 465m) direct spending last year, 50 percent up from the previous year.

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FM: Incoming investments crucial to economy

Jul 02, 2020

The foreign minister said the success of the Hungarian economy depends greatly on the production and research capacities investors bring to the country.

The Spokesman's blog

Ministerpräsident Orbán: Kein Offizier in Uniform wird in Ungarn für sich selbst sorgen müssen

In einer Rede heute Morgen während der Vereidigungszeremonie von Polizisten und Katastrophenschutzbeamten sagte Premierminister Orbán, dass die Ehre der Offiziere in Uniform in einigen Ländern in Frage gestellt wird, Ungarn jedoch kein solches Land sein will.