290 result(s) for response measures
Hungarian National Bank Suddenly Cuts Base Rate After Four Years
- 24 Jun 2020 10:25 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- finance
Contrary to all forecasts, the MNB’s monetary council cut the base rate for the first time in four years yesterday, from 0.9% to 0.75%.
Updated: Hungarian Parliament Lifts Government's Emergency Powers
- 19 Jun 2020 12:42 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Parliament terminated the emergency powers handed to the government in March in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic.
Coronavirus: Hungary’s Law On Scare-Mongering Not Unconstitutional
- 18 Jun 2020 8:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The law which criminalises scare-mongering during an epidemic applies to anyone who knowingly spreads false information, the Constitutional Court said in a ruling upholding the law.
Hungarian Government’s Emergency Powers Set To Expire Wednesday Midnight
- 17 Jun 2020 6:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, has called for the legislation on terminating the emergency powers handed to the government in March in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak passed by parliament to be proclaimed as a law as soon as possible so that the state of emergency could be lifted as early as midnight on Wednesday.
Hungary-Slovakia Lift All Restrictions On Border Traffic
- 6 Jun 2020 10:15 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Border crossings between Hungary and Slovakia opened at 8am on Friday free of all restrictions, Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Slovak PM Igor Matovič noted at a press conference at Vámosszabadi, in north-western Hungary.
Official: Hungary's Death Toll Relatively Low
- 29 May 2020 12:52 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Hungary has avoided a high coronavirus death toll in terms of the population, the country’s chief epidemiologist said on Thursday.
Video Opinion: Is PM Orbán Using Covid-19 To Dismantle Democracy In Hungary?
- 28 May 2020 12:24 PM
- current affairs
Budapest’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has been to suspend parliament and give Prime Minister Viktor Orban open-ended powers to rule by decree. Will the latest move by the ruling Fidesz party cement authoritarianism in Europe?
Official: Hungarian Protection Efforts Among Europe's Most Effective
- 22 May 2020 10:36 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s efforts to combat the novel coronavirus epidemic have been among the most effective in Europe, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, told a regular press briefing.
Danube Embankment In Budapest Opens For Pedestrians This Weekend
- 15 May 2020 12:08 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The lower Danube embankment will be closed to vehicle traffic at the weekend while opening up to pedestrians and cyclists as part of the metropolitan council’s Budapest Restart policy, the city’s mayor, Gergely Karácsony, said.
Hungarian National Bank Suddenly Cuts Base Rate After Four Years
- 24 Jun 2020 10:25 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- finance
Contrary to all forecasts, the MNB’s monetary council cut the base rate for the first time in four years yesterday, from 0.9% to 0.75%.
Updated: Hungarian Parliament Lifts Government's Emergency Powers
- 19 Jun 2020 12:42 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Parliament terminated the emergency powers handed to the government in March in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic.
Coronavirus: Hungary’s Law On Scare-Mongering Not Unconstitutional
- 18 Jun 2020 8:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The law which criminalises scare-mongering during an epidemic applies to anyone who knowingly spreads false information, the Constitutional Court said in a ruling upholding the law.
Hungarian Government’s Emergency Powers Set To Expire Wednesday Midnight
- 17 Jun 2020 6:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, has called for the legislation on terminating the emergency powers handed to the government in March in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak passed by parliament to be proclaimed as a law as soon as possible so that the state of emergency could be lifted as early as midnight on Wednesday.
Hungary-Slovakia Lift All Restrictions On Border Traffic
- 6 Jun 2020 10:15 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Border crossings between Hungary and Slovakia opened at 8am on Friday free of all restrictions, Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Slovak PM Igor Matovič noted at a press conference at Vámosszabadi, in north-western Hungary.
Official: Hungary's Death Toll Relatively Low
- 29 May 2020 12:52 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Hungary has avoided a high coronavirus death toll in terms of the population, the country’s chief epidemiologist said on Thursday.
Video Opinion: Is PM Orbán Using Covid-19 To Dismantle Democracy In Hungary?
- 28 May 2020 12:24 PM
- current affairs
Budapest’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic has been to suspend parliament and give Prime Minister Viktor Orban open-ended powers to rule by decree. Will the latest move by the ruling Fidesz party cement authoritarianism in Europe?
Official: Hungarian Protection Efforts Among Europe's Most Effective
- 22 May 2020 10:36 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s efforts to combat the novel coronavirus epidemic have been among the most effective in Europe, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, told a regular press briefing.
Danube Embankment In Budapest Opens For Pedestrians This Weekend
- 15 May 2020 12:08 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The lower Danube embankment will be closed to vehicle traffic at the weekend while opening up to pedestrians and cyclists as part of the metropolitan council’s Budapest Restart policy, the city’s mayor, Gergely Karácsony, said.

















