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Gov't Drops Aim To Strip Mayoral Powers During Hungary's State Of Emergency
- 2 Apr 2020 4:57 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government has decided to drop an amendment proposal that would have stripped some powers from local mayors in a state of emergency, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office said, adding that mayors will continue to be able to exercise their powers as before.
Opposition LMP Accuses Hungarian Gov’t Of Abusing Powers With Coronavirus Law
- 2 Apr 2020 11:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government has “unexpectedly and to a significant extent” expanded its room for manoeuvre to the detriment of municipalities, “clearly abusing its powers” granted in Monday’s coronavirus law, opposition LMP said.
Mark Higgie, Spectator Correspondent & Think-Tanker
- 2 Apr 2020 10:16 AM
Mark William Christopher Higgie (born 26 July 1957) is a former Australian diplomat, political advisor, and intelligence analyst. He was Australia’s ambassador in Brussels (to the EU, NATO, Belgium and Luxembourg) between 2014 and 2017.
Coronavirus: Number Of Quarantine Dodgers In Hungary Grows
- 25 Mar 2020 9:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The number of people breaching quarantine regulations is growing, the operative board said. Tibor Lakatos, the head of the operative board’s emergency centre, told a press conference that the authorities have ordered home quarantine in 4,207 cases so far.
Hungary Welcomes Decision To Postpone Tokyo Olympic Games
- 25 Mar 2020 8:43 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- sport
Hungary’s state secretary for sports has welcomed Japan and the International Olympic Committee’s decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying that safety and health must come first. In a Facebook entry,
Opinion: Clearing Up Confusion In Hungary About Travel Restrictions
- 19 Mar 2020 7:58 AM
- travel
Are you a foreign citizen having trouble returning to Hungary from abroad now? Here's some advice offered by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) - opinions expressed here are also by HHC.
Coronavirus: Freight Corridors Assigned For Transit Traffic In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2020 11:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lorries crossing Hungary to and from neighbouring countries will have to use specially assigned routes and designated fuel stations before departing the country at particular crossings along the Serbian, Ukrainan and Romanian borders, a government official said.
Coronavirus: Several Hungarian Hospitals To Become Isolation Facilities
- 18 Mar 2020 10:25 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Several hospitals across the country are being designated as quarantine centres and “epidemic hospitals” in addition to the South Pest Central Hospital’s St László unit, Ildikó Horváth, state secretary in charge of health care, told parliament’s public welfare committee.
Xpat Opinion: Coronavirus Cases Arrive In Hungary Via Iranian Scholarship Students
- 5 Mar 2020 7:21 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
While over a hundred people have died in Italy as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, until today Hungary had no reported cases.
Gov't Drops Aim To Strip Mayoral Powers During Hungary's State Of Emergency
- 2 Apr 2020 4:57 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government has decided to drop an amendment proposal that would have stripped some powers from local mayors in a state of emergency, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office said, adding that mayors will continue to be able to exercise their powers as before.
Opposition LMP Accuses Hungarian Gov’t Of Abusing Powers With Coronavirus Law
- 2 Apr 2020 11:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government has “unexpectedly and to a significant extent” expanded its room for manoeuvre to the detriment of municipalities, “clearly abusing its powers” granted in Monday’s coronavirus law, opposition LMP said.
Mark Higgie, Spectator Correspondent & Think-Tanker
- 2 Apr 2020 10:16 AM
Mark William Christopher Higgie (born 26 July 1957) is a former Australian diplomat, political advisor, and intelligence analyst. He was Australia’s ambassador in Brussels (to the EU, NATO, Belgium and Luxembourg) between 2014 and 2017.
Coronavirus: Number Of Quarantine Dodgers In Hungary Grows
- 25 Mar 2020 9:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The number of people breaching quarantine regulations is growing, the operative board said. Tibor Lakatos, the head of the operative board’s emergency centre, told a press conference that the authorities have ordered home quarantine in 4,207 cases so far.
Hungary Welcomes Decision To Postpone Tokyo Olympic Games
- 25 Mar 2020 8:43 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- sport
Hungary’s state secretary for sports has welcomed Japan and the International Olympic Committee’s decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying that safety and health must come first. In a Facebook entry,
Opinion: Clearing Up Confusion In Hungary About Travel Restrictions
- 19 Mar 2020 7:58 AM
- travel
Are you a foreign citizen having trouble returning to Hungary from abroad now? Here's some advice offered by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) - opinions expressed here are also by HHC.
Coronavirus: Freight Corridors Assigned For Transit Traffic In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2020 11:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lorries crossing Hungary to and from neighbouring countries will have to use specially assigned routes and designated fuel stations before departing the country at particular crossings along the Serbian, Ukrainan and Romanian borders, a government official said.
Coronavirus: Several Hungarian Hospitals To Become Isolation Facilities
- 18 Mar 2020 10:25 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Several hospitals across the country are being designated as quarantine centres and “epidemic hospitals” in addition to the South Pest Central Hospital’s St László unit, Ildikó Horváth, state secretary in charge of health care, told parliament’s public welfare committee.
Xpat Opinion: Coronavirus Cases Arrive In Hungary Via Iranian Scholarship Students
- 5 Mar 2020 7:21 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
While over a hundred people have died in Italy as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, until today Hungary had no reported cases.