Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced in a radio interview on Friday the launch of a new public survey carried out by the government dubbed “National Consultation”. Continue reading “Orban announces new national consultation”
Parliament could vote for lifting the state of danger and special legal order introduced due to the coronavirus epidemic within two weeks, the Parliamentary and Strategic State Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office announced at a press conference held on Tuesday in Budapest. Continue reading “Special legal order to end on 20 June”
The threat of the coronavirus has not gone away, preparedness must be maintained, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’. Continue reading “Orban: Danger has not passed, preparedness must be maintained”
Hungary’s government took action, after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that keeping asylum seekers in the transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border constitutes “detention”. Continue reading “Government closes down transit zones”
On Tuesday morning, the V4+Germany summit – which focused on the coronavirus crisis – was held as part of an online conference, Bertalan Havasi, the prime minister’s press chief informed the Hungarian news agency MTI. Continue reading “Visegrad Four consulted with Merkel”
The government expects to be able to give up its special powers handed to it by parliament at the start of the coronavirus epidemic at the end of May, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference on Friday. Continue reading “Orban: Govt counts on giving up special powers at end-May”
The conditions for getting the country up and running again are there but protection measures must not be stopped, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a radio interview on Friday. Continue reading “Orban: Right conditions for restarting life”
