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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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    PM Orbán: "We are on the verge of the hardest period of the pandemic"

    “We had no choice," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, providing details of the tightened restrictions necessitated by the third wave of the pandemic.

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    BREAKING! Here are the tightened restrictions in Hungary

    Speaking at the weekly Kormányinfó event, Gergely Gulyás, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, announced that all shops must close between March 8 and 22, with primary schools and nurseries remaining shut until April 7.

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    Hungary at the forefront of the EU in terms of vaccination rate

    Hungary ranks third in terms of Covid-19 vaccination coverage in the European Union with only Denmark and Malta ahead.

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    New restrictions could be introduced in the coming weeks

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    Where does the EU money go? To small- and middle-sized farming businesses!

    A recent report from the European Greens has a rather loose relationship with the truth when it comes to Hungary’s agricultural support regime. Here are some facts.

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    PM Orbán: High level of preparedness ordered in hospitals

    “The number of infections is expected to grow drastically in the next two weeks. This is why a high level of preparedness had to be ordered in hospitals,” PM Orbán said.

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    Hungarian government decides to speed up the administration of COVID-19 vaccines

    By freeing up all newly procured vaccines and those currently in stock, Hungary aims to double the speed of mass inoculation in an attempt to vaccinate as many Hungarians, as early as possible.

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    Military

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    Hungary hosts international military exercise focused on responding to illegal migration – still one of Europe’s gravest threats

    Oct 18, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

    Members of the Hungarian police and armed forces were accompanied by hundreds of foreign participants for the “Cooperative Security 2019” military exercise at two locations in rural Hungary. The goal? Strengthen cooperation to help keep the peace in countries from which people are forced to flee, and protect and preserve our own homeland.

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    Security and defense among top priorities makes Hungary one of the world’s safest countries

    Jan 05, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

    In a Europe that has experienced acts of terrorism with increasing frequency in recent years, Hungary stands out as an island of security at the heart of the continent. The reasons are many, but important among them is the political will to keep it like that. In addition to the border fence securing an otherwise vulnerable stretch of the European Union’s southeastern border, the Orbán Government bolstered defense forces through the Zrinyi 2026 program.

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    NATO is shifting gears and Hungary has a plan to stay apace

    May 31, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

    Late last week, leaders of the 28 members of NATO gathered in Brussels to send, in the words of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, a strong message of the unity of the transatlantic alliance and its commitment to collective security. NATO finds itself in an increasingly challenging environment due to the rise of complex security threats that require responsive capabilities. Grappling with terrorism, migration, cybercrime and more, every one of the member states must step up its game.

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    News in Brief

    With illegal crossings on the rise, reinforcements to the Hungary-Serbia border underway

    Apr 04, 2016

    Due to the increased number of illegal border violations in the last few days, in response to a request from the Ministry of the Interior, the Hungarian Defence Forces (HDF) have started the further physical reinforcement of the temporary border barrier in certain sectors along the Hungarian–Serbian border. In order to finish the work as soon as possible, more HDF units were deployed into the area at the weekend.

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    With increased threat level in Europe, government seeks agreement on counter-terrorism planning

    Apr 04, 2016

    A five-party consultation was held on Friday at the Ministry of Interior regarding the Government’s counter-terrorism action plan which will be debated by the Cabinet on Monday, and in the wake of this debate, there will be another consultation with the parliamentary parties. After the Friday consultation, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said: there were no fundamental disagreements on professional issues, and an agreement may well be reached.

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