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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: 3,892 infected. In compulsory home quarantine: 11,226. Recovered: 2,156. Deceased: 527.

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: Wearing masks and keeping to a safe social distance is still important

Colonel Tibor Lakatos said today that following the social distancing rules could prevent a more serious second wave in the fall.

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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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FM Szijjártó: Both Ukraine and Hungary must benefit from cooperation

At today’s press conference, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó signed a protocol amending the agreement.

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Gergely Gulyás: Epidemiological preparedness remains

“Hungary has managed to control the spread of the virus, and it is one of the few countries where a period of large-scale illness did not occur,” said Gergely Gulyás today at the Government Info briefing.

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You have the right to know

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You have the right to know: Brussels plans to cut EU funding for countries that oppose immigration

Mar 12, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

They’d require admitting migrants as a precondition to receiving cohesion funding. This is pure black mail.

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You have the right to know: through pilot projects with African countries, Brussels wants to facilitate immigration

Mar 12, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

Brussels eurocrats believe that migration is a positive phenomenon and something that should be facilitated. The Hungarian government, however, sees migration in a completely different light: mass immigration destabilizes, poses serious risks to our European Christian civilization, and should be stopped.

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FM: People have the right to know what secret plans the EC is making

Mar 11, 2019

The foreign minister has said that citizens of the European Union have the right to know “what secret plans the European Commission is making behind their backs to further undermine the continent’s security”

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You have the right to know: The European Commission has admitted to handing out debit cards for immigrants

Mar 06, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

Some 64 thousand migrants have received financial support through anonymous debit cards, and the European Commission allocated over 57 million euros to the project in 2017 alone. They don’t even deny it.

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You have the right to know: your taxpayer money will flow to the coffers of pro-migration NGOs

Mar 05, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

In an essay published yesterday on the official Élysée website, President Macron calls “For European Renewal with a program based on freedom, protection and progress. “We should ban,” the president writes, “the funding of European political parties by foreign powers.” We need to protect our democracies against foreign powers seeking to manipulate them.

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The government has a duty to inform the Hungarian people what is at stake in the upcoming EP election

Mar 04, 2019

Zoltán Kovács said the EU should remain a forum of cooperation between equal member states. In cases where there is no complete agreement between them, there should be no compulsion to accept a given policy

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It’s hard to look at the facts and say that the European Commission is doing everything it can to stop illegal immigration

Mar 04, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

Responding to the Hungarian government’s information campaign, the European Commission has launched its own version of what they claim is the truth on migration.

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You have the right to know: the pro-migration majority in Brussels wants to hand out migrant visas to make immigration easier

Mar 01, 2019

They call it a “humanitarian visa”, but, in effect, it facilitates immigration and sends an inviting message to others who would emigrate to Europe.

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Sie haben das Recht zu wissen: einige in Brüssel denken, dass unsere nationalen Grenzen ein bedauerliches Hindernis für die Einwanderung darstellen

Feb 28, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

Haben Sie gemerkt, wie die Bürokraten von Brüssel von „Grenzverwaltung” statt „Grenzschutz” oder „Grenzverteidigung” sprechen? Dies ist kein Zufall. Das lässt einen grundsätzlichen Unterschied in unserem Ansatz zu Migration erkennen. Für die Vertreter der migrationsfreundlichen Lobby ist Einwanderung ein positives Ergebnis und die nationalen Grenzen sind die Hindernisse.

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You have the right to know: some in Brussels think your national borders are an unfortunate obstacle to immigration

Feb 28, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

Have you noticed how the bureaucrats in Brussels talk about “border management” instead of saying “border protection” or “border defense”? It’s not a coincidence. It betrays a fundamental difference in how we approach migration. For those in the pro-migration lobby, immigration is a positive outcome and national borders are the obstacles.

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You have the right to know: Brussels and the never-ending story of the migrant quota

Feb 27, 2019 - Zoltán Kovács

On Monday, the European Commission issued a response to the government’s communication to Hungarian citizens that “everyone has a right to know what Brussels is planning.” The Commission response was published online in Hungarian as “Facts about the EU’s migration policy” and features an illustration (again in Hungarian) that says “You also have a right to know what is fact and what is fiction.”

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