The first tenders for European Union funding earmarked for economic development that has been rechannelled to measures that aim to shield the economy from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic were announced on Thursday.
The output of Hungary’s construction sector fell by 3.4% year on year in March, the steepest decline in more than three years, as the government introduced movement restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show.
Mayor Gergely Karácsony has completed a package dubbed Budapest Restart containing proposals for the government and planned municipal decisions.
The head of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the UN’s tourism agency, has sent a letter to the Hungarian prime minister, congratulating Viktor Orbán on his managing of the tourism sector’s crisis caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Orbán’s press chief said on Wednesday.
Bookings from domestic and foreign travellers are slowly restarting at Hungarian tourist destinations in the wake of the easing of coronavirus-related restrictions, the head of the Hungarian Tourism Agency said.
Output of Hungary’s industrial sector declined by an annual 5.6% in March, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Working day-adjusted data showed a 10.0% annual drop for the same month.
EuRegio train arriving in Győr from Vienna on the first day of restored services on 11 May 2020.
Hungary’s construction sector declined and annual 3-5% in the year to date, according to data compiled by industry association EVOSZ, well under the 15-20% decline for construction companies across the European Union estimated by the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC), EVOSZ said.
French-owned car maker Opel has said it will gradually restart engine production at its plant in Szentgotthárd, in western Hungary, from Wednesday.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met officials of the finance ministry and its agencies to discuss this year’s budget and a draft for next year, his press chief said.
