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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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    Everything wrong with Věra Jourová

    2020 has been quite the year for Věra Jourová, the European Commissioner for Values and Transparency.

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    PM Orbán: Hungary’s vaccination capacity is far beyond the number of doses arriving from the EU

    Prime Minister Orbán said that Hungary has so far inoculated 105,728 people, and the number of newly confirmed infected is on the decline, with a rising number of those who have recovered from the coronavirus.

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    Is Brussels failing the COVID vaccine challenge?

    So, what’s really happening? Has the EU reserved enough vaccines? Did they arrive late to the party? Why does the supply seem so unreliable? These are just a few of the tough questions for Brussels.

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    WaPo, the failed opposition leader and a story of blatant hypocrisy

    “Independent” MP Bernadett Szél, former leader of LMP (the failed green-liberal party in Hungary) and 2018 opposition prime minister candidate, can’t sleep at night worried about “populists,” forgets about her own violent demonstrations.

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    PM Orbán: Restrictions to stay in force until February

    Only a few vaccines have been received so far to vaccinate just 80,000 people, and the virus situation in Europe remains serious, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, explaining why the current epidemiological measures had been extended until February 1.

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    PM Orbán on Kossuth Rádió: We have stopped the second wave of the coronavirus, now the task is to prevent a third one from starting

    In his first 2021 radio interview, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán detailed the government’s vaccination plan and its prognosis of the coronavirus pandemic and also talked about how the Hungarian economy will shift gears in the coming decade.

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    Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's response to Manfred Weber

    Samizdat No.5.

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    Demographics

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    Blog

    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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    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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