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    • CORONAVIRUS: 56,098 infected. In compulsory home quarantine: 27,859. Recovered: 16,007 Deceased: 1,390.

    If you have a question call + 36-80-277-455 and + 36-80-277-456 or email koronavirus@bm.gov.hu.

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    CORONAVIRUS: Here's the latest

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

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    No, Mr. Knaus, PM Orbán did not let illegal immigrants into Europe

    On the contrary, Hungary was, in fact, one of the few EU member states that stood up against illegal migration.

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    Next steps for the Family Protection Action Plan: 5 percent VAT on newly built homes, plus government to cover half of renovation costs for families with kids

    Stay tuned, these two steps are only the first in a long line of measures to be introduced by the Hungarian Government.

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    “Führerdemocracy?” Really?

    Yes, Paul Lendvai really used that term that when referring to Hungary’s current political situation.

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    Anti-Semitism and the Opposition: Here’s what’s at stake in this weekend’s by-election.

    An alliance of left-liberal opposition parties have jointly nominated a candidate with a deeply disturbing history of anti-Semitism to win this weekend’s ballot.

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    Benjamin Netanyahu

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    PM Netanyahu to PM Orbán: ‘Thank you for standing up for Israel’ at the forefront of opposition to this new anti-Semitism

    Jul 18, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

    During a historic visit – the first of a head of government of Israel in 30 years – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for “standing up for Israel in international forums,” and the Hungarian prime minister delivered a sharp rebuke of the failure of Hungary to defend its Jewish citizens during World War II, saying the country had sinned.

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    Soros ‘undermines democratically elected governments’ and criticizing his agenda has nothing to do with anti-Semitism

    Jul 12, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

    The heritage of a particular American billionaire speculator is not relevant to his agenda. Criticizing the radical policies he’s pushing all over the world – completely lacking any democratic mandate or accountability – is not anti-Semitism. Suggesting otherwise amounts to a cheap tactic to silence his critics and support the far-from-mainstream Soros agenda.

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