The government is calling the seventh round of a 1 billion forint (EUR 286m) tender for subsidies to buy bicycles with auxiliary electric motors on Monday, state secretary of the Innovation and Technology Ministry Tamás Schanda said.
Twelve patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 137 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Sunday.
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties have pledged to increase wages and link teachers’ salaries to the minimum wage in the event of a change of government.
The government treats the protection of the natural environment as a priority and Hungary has been able to make significant progress in achieving its environmental goals, Minister of Agriculture István Nagy said in a statement on the occasion of World Environment Day on Saturday.
Local assemblies will be allowed to reconvene and meet as they had prior to the introduction of the special legal order in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister’s chief of staff has said.
Major General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi was inaugurated as Commander of the Hungarian Armed Forces in Parliament on Saturday. Ruszin-Szendi’s mandate is from June 3, until May 31, 2026, according to a resolution issued by President János Áder.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s troops had proven over the course of a series of international exercises and missions “that they are just as good, if not better, than their foreign peers, earning their right to serve their homeland.”
Hungary’s task is to develop a strong and modern army that is capable of deterring anyone from attacking the country, Viktor Orbán has said.
Twenty-six patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 269 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
Hungary and Serbia have mounted the most successful response in the economy and health care to the coronavirus pandemic and the economies of both countries have remained strong, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Friday.
