Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Decorates Orbán
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Porfirije in Budapest on Monday, who decorated the PM with the golden Saint Sava Order, Orbán’s press chief told MTI.
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Nearly 20,000 Refugees Arrive From Ukraine on Saturday
Fully 6,863 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Saturday, while another 12,593 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters (ORFK) said.
Hungarian President to Travel to Bucharest This Week
President Katalin Novák will travel to Bucharest on Wednesday at the invitation of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis next week, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Saturday.
“Hungary Committed to Friendship With Serbia”
The Hungarian government is committed to “a deep friendship based on the history shared by the Hungarian and Serbian peoples”, deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said in an address delivered during a service celebrated by Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Porfirije in Szentendre, north of Budapest, on Sunday.
Officials Attend Start of Academic Year Abroad
Hungarian government officials on Saturday greeted teachers and students of Hungarian schools across the borders at the start of the academic year, and pledged continued support for mother-tongue education from kindergarten to university.
More Than 15,000 Refugees Arrive From Ukraine on Wednesday
Fully 7,372 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Wednesday, while another 7,975 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters (ORFK) said.
COE Commissioner Calls on Hungary to Refrain From Arbitrary Removal of Refugees
The Hungarian authorities should refrain from arbitrary removals of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to Serbia and ensure access to a fair and effective asylum procedure, Dunja Mijatović, human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe, said on Wednesday.
ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – July 2022
Compared with June: consumer expectations for inflation over the next 12 months remained unchanged, while those for inflation three years ahead rose; expected nominal spending growth over the next 12 months continued to outpace expected income growth; expectations declined for economic growth over the next 12 months and rose for unemployment in 12 months’ time; […]
First adapted COVID-19 booster vaccines recommended for approval in the EU
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended authorising two vaccines adapted to provide broader protection against COVID-19. Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1 and Spikevax Bivalent Original/Omicron BA.1 are for use in people aged 12 years and above who have received at least primary vaccination against COVID-19. These vaccines are adapted versions of the original vaccines Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech) […]
ECB appoints five experts to re-evaluate annual supervisory review process
Expert group to make recommendations for making Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) more efficient Group’s advisory mandate runs until end of Q1 2023