Political Parties Mark Children’s Day
“Children are a nation’s future,” the parliamentary group leader of the co-ruling Christian Democrats said in a statement on Sunday, marking International Children’s Day.
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South Korean Ambassador: Memorial to Victims of Danube Boat Collision ‘Important Symbol’
A memorial to victims of a deadly boat collision on the River Danube in Budapest in May 2019 will “hopefully become an important symbol to both Koreans and Hungarians, a warning to prevent such tragedies from happening in the future”, the South Korean Ambassador to Hungary Park Chul-min said in an interview with daily Magyar […]
Coronavirus – 28 Fatalities, 448 New Infections
Fully 28 patients, generally elderly with co-morbidities, died over the past 24 hours, while 448 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
Justice Minister: Hungarian COE Presidency Priorities ‘Given Green Light’
Rik Daems, president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, has expressed “full support” for the priorities of CoE’s Hungarian presidency, including promoting effective protection for national minorities as well as environmental goals, the Hungarian justice minister said on Thursday.
“All Vaccines Administered in Hungary Combat Indian Variant”
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Radio that everybody was afraid of the Indian variant of the virus and added that all the vaccines administered in Hungary without exception were able to combat it.
PM Welcomes Drop in Covid Patients
The number of patients treated for Covid-19 in hospital and needing no respiratory support has dropped below 1,000 and the number of active infections is below 100,000 for the first time in a long while, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday.
The Indian mutant appeared in Hungary
The Indian mutant has appeared in Hungary – announced István György, the head of the vaccination working group, at the briefing of the operative strain.
“Hungary Won’t Accept CAP Deal that Hurts Farmers”
Hungary will not accept an agreement on the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy that hurts Hungarians who make a living from agriculture, István Nagy, the minister of agriculture, said after the first day of a meeting of the bloc’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels on Wednesday.
DK Calls on Government to Pay for PCR Tests Required for Travels By Recipients of Eastern Jabs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the government to cover the cost of PCR tests for Hungarians who wish to travel abroad but were inoculated with coronavirus vaccines that are not approved in European Union countries.
Párbeszéd Turns to President Over Protection of Lakes
The opposition Párbeszéd party on Thursday said it is turning to President János Áder after parliament’s sustainable development committee rejected an opposition bill aimed at protecting Hungary’s natural lakes.