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Hungary reopens for people holding COVID-19 immunity cards

2:51 pm May 1, 2021

BUDAPEST: Hungary on Saturday loosened several COVID-19 restrictions for people with government-issued immunity cards, the latest in a series of reopening measures that have followed an ambitious vaccination campaign. As of Saturday, individuals with the plastic cards may enter indoor dining rooms, hotels, theaters, cinemas, spas, gyms, libraries, museums and other recreational venues. Opening hours […]

Hungary mulls tightening of lockdown measures as infections rise: PM Orban

2:26 pm February 26, 2021

Budapest: Hungary could consider tightening some lockdown restrictions as coronavirus infections are expected to rise “drastically” in the next two weeks, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday. Orban also said all the 2.5 million to 2.6 million Hungarians who have registered for COVID-19 vaccinations so far would receive at least one dose […]

EU commission condemns Slovenia PM for insulting journalists

8:36 pm February 18, 2021

Brussels : The European Union’s executive arm on Thursday condemned Slovenia’s right-wing prime minister for a series of aggressive comments about journalists. The EU comment comes as Reporters Without Borders has for months raised concerns about Prime Minister Janez Jansa, whom it says has waged a “hate campaign” against critical journalists as he seeks to tighten […]

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Hungary to purchase air defense systems from US, Norway

11:34 pm November 19, 2020

Budapest: Hungary has agreed to purchase NASAMS air defence systems from US arms manufacturer Raytheon Technologies and Norwegian defence company Kongsberg, a Hungarian official said on Thursday. Hungary’s commissioner for defense developments told the MTI news agency that deployment of the short-to-medium-range system would “restore the military’s defensive capabilities to a 21st-century standard.” It would replace the outdated, Soviet-designed Kub […]

EU warns Hungary over selective use of virus border measures

8:53 pm September 1, 2020

Brussels: The European Union warned Hungary that it cannot close its borders to all foreigners and allow only its own citizens back in as the Hungarian government introduced those new measures Tuesday in response to what it said was a second wave of coronavirus infections in Europe. Hungarians returning from abroad will now need to quarantine for two weeks […]

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