News in Brief Parliament extends pandemic special legal order Feb 23, 2021 The law which authorizes the government to extend related decrees by 90 days was passed with 133 votes in favor, 55 against and one abstention.
News in Brief Special legal order rules streamlined Dec 16, 2020 Hungary’s six constitutional types of special legal order which have defined a state of emergency are to be narrowed down to three: a state of war, a state of emergency and a state of danger.
Blog Hungarian Parliament has amended the constitution to enshrine protections for family and children Dec 15, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács The Fundamental Law of Hungary now protects families and children in a unique way, even in Europe. The amendment adopted today by the National Assembly provides all children with an education and upbringing based on the values of Hungary’s culture and guarantees the undisturbed development of the child according to his or her sex at birth.
News in Brief Government submits bill to parliament that would reintroduce the “special legal order” Nov 06, 2020 Csaba Dömötör said in a video that the special legal order needed to be reintroduced because the virus was spreading widely across Europe.
Speeches and Remarks Special announcement by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Nov 05, 2020 3 November 2020, Budapest
News in Brief Special legal order helps Hungary fight COVID-19 Nov 05, 2020 Gergely Gulyás, Head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said fighting the coronavirus epidemic requires "quickness and an ability to respond".
Blog PM Orbán on new measures to fight pandemic: ‘We need quick action to make decisions in time’ Nov 03, 2020 - Zoltán Kovács Today, the government reviewed the epidemic situation in both Hungary and other European countries and decided further restrictions are now necessary.