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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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    Stop the whitewashing already!

    This latest piece of German, liberal propaganda, courtesy of FAZ, promises to discuss far-right, anti-Semitic Jobbik’s potential future in the EPP but ultimately ends up praising their “gradual moderation.”

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    The Hungary Helps program supports life in the homeland - Amnesty supports an end to nations

    The author serves as state secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and for the Hungary Helps Program of the Prime Minister’s Office.

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    PM Orbán: We will vaccinate 7 million people by early June

    The “British mutation” is much more aggressive than the virus we faced last year, PM Orbán said, adding that the vaccine is the only way to “kill” this virus.

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    Let’s talk about the only real story regarding COVID-19 in Hungary

    With over 26 percent of our population having already received at least the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Hungary is far outperforming other EU members.

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    Věra Jourová: The (Soros) Empire strikes again

    Many will recall that the Czech European Commissioner said last September that Hungarian people are “not in a position to form an independent opinion” and that, therefore, Hungary is a “sick democracy.” Now, Jourová strikes again.

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    PM Orbán in radio interview: We will have 3.5 million people vaccinated by April 20

    If we disobey the regulations during Easter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned, “we could find ourselves in big trouble.”

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    Hungary's coronavirus vaccination rate is now highest in Europe

    21.6 percent of the Hungarian population has received at least the first dose of one of the available vaccines, while 6.6 percent has received both jabs.

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    Conditions for a phased reopening in Hungary have been codified

    The decree stipulates that the first stage of easing coronavirus restrictions can begin once 2.5 million people have received their first Covid-19 shot.

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    Kossuth Radio

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    PM Orbán: Hungary stands firm on the separation of financial matters from political questions

    Dec 04, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

    In his regular Friday morning interview on Kossuth Rádió, Prime Minister Orbán said that with the joint declaration last week, Poland committed itself to not submitting to any compromise that is unacceptable to Hungary on linking the rule of law to the EU budget. The PM also spoke about plans in Brussels to let in 35 million migrants, the coronavirus vaccine and the upcoming elections in Romania.

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    PM Orbán: Proponents of tying financial matters to political questions will “ruin several EU countries”

    Nov 27, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

    “We will stick to the position we took in the summer: EU countries with high debt-to-GDP ratio will find themselves in big trouble. The second wave of the coronavirus won’t go easy on them,” PM Orbán said in an interview with Kossuth Rádió this morning. Besides EU affairs, the PM talked about George Soros and his influence on European politics, the coronavirus vaccine and the potential coronavirus situation in Hungary during Christmas.

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    PM Orbán: The defense will end only after we have a vaccine against the coronavirus

    Sep 18, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

    “Hungary has to continue to function in a way that everybody abides by the regulations,” Prime Minister Orbán reiterated in an interview with Kossuth Rádió this morning. The country has an action plan in place, akin to a war plan, on how it will respond as the number of confirmed cases grows, he said. The PM also noted that current economic growth indicates Hungary will experience a labor shortage.

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    Ministerpräsident Orbán: Hoffe aufs Beste – und bereite dich aufs Schlimmste vor

    Apr 18, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

    In seinem Radiointerview heute Morgen sprach Ministerpräsident Orbán über die laufenden Vorbereitungen des Landes für das Worst-Case-Szenario der Coronavirus-Epidemie. Er merkte an, dass weiterhin Vorräte zur Bekämpfung des Virus ankommen, dass die Krankenhäuser streng verwaltet werden müssen, und dass die Regierung den größten Wirtschaftsschutzplan in der Geschichte Ungarns vorbereitet hat.

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    Ministerpräsident Orbán: Wir kämpfen gegen zwei Viren: Einer ist die Angst, der andere ist der Virus selbst

    Apr 04, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

    In seinem gewohnten Radiointerview erörterte Premierminister Orbán heute Morgen die mögliche Ausweitung der Ausgangsbeschränkungen, die eventuellen Vorbereitungen für eine Verbreitung der Infektion in großem Umfang und einen neuen Plan zur Belebung der Wirtschaft. Er dankte auch allen, die derzeit an der vordersten Front kämpfen, und kündigte an, dass die Beschäftigten im Gesundheitswesen einen Bonus von 500.000 HUF erhalten werden.

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    Ministerpräsident Orbán: Wir waren einen Zentimeter davon entfernt, die EVP zu verlassen

    Jan 21, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

    „Das kann so nicht weitergehen“, sagte Premierminister Orbán in seinem gewohnten Interview am Freitagmorgen über den öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender Kossuth Rádió. „Wenn die EVP nicht für Ungarn eintritt, müssen wir eine neue christlich-demokratische europäische Bewegung gründen.“ Neben der gestrigen Abstimmung des Europäischen Parlaments sprach der Ministerpräsident auch über die Beziehung der V4-Länder zu Österreich, die „Gefängnis-Deals“ in Ungarn und über den Fall der Roma-Segregation in Gyöngyöspata.

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    PM Orbán: We were one centimeter away from leaving the EPP

    Jan 17, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács

    “This cannot go on,” Prime Minister Orbán said in his regular Friday morning interview on the public Kossuth Rádió. “If the EPP doesn’t stand up for Hungary, then we will have to start a new, Christian-Democratic European movement.” Besides the European Parliament vote yesterday, the prime minister talked about V4 relations with Austria, “prison deals” in Hungary and the Roma segregation case in Gyöngyöspata.

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    Ministerpräsident Orbán: Wir brauchen immer mehr Partnerländer mit einem Interesse an Ungarns Erfolg

    Nov 11, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

    In seinem gewohnten Radiointerview am Freitagmorgen sprach Premierminister Orbán – nach drei bilateralen Besuchen in Budapest innerhalb von acht Tagen – über das Hauptziel der ungarischen Außenpolitik, über die Rolle der Türkei beim Stoppen der Migration sowie über die Ukraine und die Ungarn in Transkarpatien, bevor er sich den Themen Tourismus und gemeinsamer EU-Haushalt zuwandte.

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    Ministerpräsident Orbán: „Es liegt in unserem grundsätzlichen Interesse, ein weiteres Ereignis wie das in Röszke zu vermeiden“

    Oct 30, 2019

    In seinem gewohnten Interview am Freitagmorgen auf Kossuth Rádió ging Ministerpräsident Orbán auf eine Reihe dringender Themen ein, darunter den anhaltenden türkisch-syrischen Konflikt, die Kommunalwahlen sowie das derzeitige Mandat der Regierung, den „Borkai-Skandal“, die Aktionspläne zum Schutz der Familie und der Wirtschaft und äußerte sich sogar zum Thema Brexit.

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    Ministerpräsident Orbán über die neue Europäische Kommission: Die V4-Länder haben wichtige Portfolios gewonnen

    Sep 17, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

    Zwei der Vizepräsidenten der neuen Europäischen Kommission werden aus der Slowakei und der Tschechischen Republik kommen, während der polnische Kommissar für die Landwirtschaft verantwortlich sein wird. „Die gesamte Region, mit der Visegrád-Gruppe an der Spitze, gewinnt zunehmend an Wertschätzung“, sagte Ministerpräsident Orban heute Morgen in einem Radiointerview, bevor er über die Erweiterung der EU, die europäische Lebensweise, die außenpolitischen Ziele und Familienpolitik sprach.

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    PM Orbán: We can only support EU leaders who respect Central Europe

    Jun 14, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

    The Visegrád Group is unified in terms of both personnel- and content-related questions, PM Orbán said in his radio interview this morning, adding that he thinks it’s possible to find the right candidate for European Commission president “within one or two weeks”. In the remainder of the interview, the prime minister touched upon the relationship between Fidesz and the European People’s Party, Hungary’s priorities in the next five years, economic policy and the aftermath of the Hableány boat accident.

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    PM Orbán on the double-standards of Brussels: ‘Democracy is stronger today in central Europe than in western Europe’

    Dec 07, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

    “The Hungarian national economy has become a powerful and shock resistant economy, one that is able to provide jobs for the people,” Prime Minister Orbán said this morning, commenting on Q3 GDP growth topping 5 percent. In his regular radio interview, the PM talked about the reasons behind Hungary’s economic success, the ongoing national consultation and the affronts coming from Brussels.

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    PM Orbán: Christian democracy defends us from migration, it helps protect our borders and support families

    May 25, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

    “We can’t carry out the work of the next four years without inserting it into a long-term plan,” said Prime Minister Orbán this morning in his regular interview with Hungary’s public Kossuth Radio. The PM shared specific plans, touched upon the emptiness of liberal democracy, talked about an upcoming national consultation and explained how the Stop Soros package will bolster Hungary’s security.

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    PM Orbán: European Court decision won’t change Hungary’s immigration policies

    Sep 08, 2017

    Hungary is a member of the European Union, EU treaties must be respected, therefore the rulings of the European Court of Justice must be acknowledged, said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán this morning in response to the decision from the European Court of Justice on migrant quotas. However, he added, that is not a reason to change Hungary’s immigration policies, which reject mass migration.

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