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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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CORONAVIRUS: 3,931 infected. In compulsory home quarantine: 11,172. Recovered: 2,190. Deceased: 534.

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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Operational Group: The epidemic curve has been trending downward for 10 days

“We are constantly analyzing foreign and domestic data and striving to compare Hungarian data with other countries in the world to prepare for the next wave,” Cecília Müller reported today at the Operational Group presser.

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Liberal media reports vs. reality, Part 2: Sanctions against scaremongering and the spreading of fake news

Over the last several weeks of international reporting on Hungary, it’s been a little difficult to find examples of balanced coverage or some semblance of objectivity.

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Demographics

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PM Orbán: Hungary must focus on improving demographics and the nation's independence

Sep 09, 2019

During the Polgári Piknik (Civic Picnic) meeting organized by the Polgári Magyarországért Alapítvány (Foundation for a Civic Hungary), PM Orbán announced a strategy of “smart nation-building”, also touching upon the key challenges Hungary is facing now and in the near future.

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Budapest Demographic Summit underway in Hungary

Sep 05, 2019

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met three heads of state and government attending the Budapest Demographic Summit III on Wednesday.

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Third Demographic Summit kicks off this week

Sep 03, 2019

The third Demographic Summit will be held at the Várkert Bazár between September 5th and 6th.

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Hungary’s Family Protection Action Plan: Here’s what happens next and how we see it bearing fruit

Apr 30, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

In response to today’s demographic challenges, the seven-point action plan, announced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February, is coming into force on July 1st.

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Hungary’s bold family policy and the story of Anna and Peter

Apr 16, 2019 - Katalin Novák

Let me tell you the story of an average, young, Hungarian woman, Anna, who is 28 years old, earned her university degree in law four years ago, has been in a loving relationship with 32 year-old Peter for three years and lives in Debrecen, a major city in northeast Hungary.

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PM Orbán in State of the Nation: Brussels has become the stronghold of a “new internationalism” that would transform Europe into an immigrant continent

Feb 10, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

The Hungarian response calls for something different: stronger families, more children.

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Increasing number of marriages and children in Hungary

Dec 28, 2018

Hungary has set a goal of creating a family-friendly society and to support young couples to have children

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Here’s why family policy is important and how this national consultation seeks to make a difference

Nov 23, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

Europe’s demographic decline comes as no surprise to anyone even superficially acquainted with current birthrates around the continent. Although some in western Europe have already decided that immigration offers the only way to make up for the loss, the Orbán Government pursues another solution -- make it easier for the nation’s own citizens to have bigger families – and in this national consultation, we’re asking citizens for their input on how to do that.

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Hungarian government to release National Consultation Survey in October to gain insight into demography issue

Sep 19, 2018

State Secretary Csaba Dömötör said the government will survey citizens on family policy in a national consultation that will launch in just a couple of weeks

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Government to initiate national consultation survey over demographic problem in Hungary

Sep 14, 2018

Minister says survey will likely go ahead in October

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The government’s aim is to turn Hungary into a younger and multiplying nation

Jul 27, 2018

Katalin Novák pointed out that today there is not a single European nation where children are born in sufficient numbers, and yet in public discourse the reasons for this are not being tackled

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Hungary's pro-family culture is "winding back the clock" on demographic decline

Jul 12, 2018

A leading study suggests that Hungary's pro-family culture has resulted in a rising fertility rate for married women

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Hungary’s quest to nurture “the family” sees drop in abortions and marriage increase

Jun 12, 2018

Katalin Novàk, minister of state for Family, Youth and International Affairs, said abortion numbers have dropped by more than a third since 2010, from 40,449 to 28,500

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Incoming minister of human resources says he is determined to tackle the country’s demographic problem

May 09, 2018

Miklós Kasler says he will continue to support families, improve the quality of healthcare, continue to promote a value-based education system, provide better grounding for young people and strengthen a society based on work - all to improve demographic indicators

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Europe can only be strong if it is based on strong families, says state secretary

Apr 23, 2018

“We must examine why we don’t have enough children and what it is that keeps young people from having children; what are the obstacles in their way, and how to help them overcome them,” Katalin Novák, state secretary for Families and Youth, said

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Eurostat survey finds Hungary's fertility rate better than Croatia, Spain, Slovakia and Italy

Apr 05, 2018

The survey found that compared to other EU countries, Hungary has an average fertility rate preceding Member States such as Croatia, Spain, Slovakia and Italy

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Hungarian government supports IVF expansion

Jun 15, 2017

The government will spend more on subsidizing medicines, and hopes the rate of birth interventions increase from 2,000 to 3,500 a year

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PM Orbán reveals three key conditions to reverse Europe’s demographic decline

May 26, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

Reversing Europe’s demographic decline, said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressing the 11th World Congress of Families in Budapest on Thursday, is like “turning around a large ocean liner. We vainly turn the wheel, but the body will not follow the new direction in the next second, only slowly.”

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Hungary has granted 950,000 people citizenship in the last seven years

May 10, 2017

Deputy PM Semjén vowed that there would be one million new Hungarian citizens by the end of the current government term

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Hungary says, families first!

May 08, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

A nation’s strength lies in its people. Declining demographic trends throughout Europe pose a worrisome problem, including in Hungary. The trend has been declining into a vicious circle for decades and governments have struggled to break it. Recent demographic statistics in Hungary, however, show that with some ingenuity – like housing incentives and other breaks for families with children – a carefully selected mix of family policies can make a difference.

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PM Orbán: We must invest in our young to build a better future

May 05, 2017

PM Orbán said that a great problem of Europe is that there are not enough children on the continent, and at present Hungary, too, is struggling with this ailment

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More babies, more marriages: social indicators break 20-year records

Apr 27, 2017

In 2016, demographic indices broke 20-year records in several instances. Marriages have increased by almost 150 percent since 2010. Infant mortality rate has never been so low

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Hungary's population is shrinking

Nov 23, 2016

In 2016, Hungary had a net natural decrease in population of 23,635, which demonstrated a continued downward trend

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Labor shortages to be addressed with demographic solutions

Aug 26, 2016

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that in the long-term he would address labor shortages with demographic and family policy solutions

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