Coronavirus: Spain imposes local lockdown in second region
Spain has reinstated restrictions in a second region following an increase in new coronavirus cases.
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UK Lifts Quarantine Requirement for Entrants from Hungary, Among Others
Visitors from a number of countries, including Hungary, will not need to be isolated on entering the United Kingdom, starting next Friday, the British transport ministry announced.
Visegrad Group Concludes Good Year
The Visegrad Group is concluding a “good year”, and has handled the coronavirus epidemic successfully in comparison with other European countries, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Warsaw on Friday.
Boosting the EU’s green recovery: Commission invests €1 billion in innovative clean technology projects
The Commission is launching yesterday the first call for proposals under the Innovation Fund , one of the world’s largest programmes for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies, financed by revenues from the auction of emission allowances from the EU’s Emissions Trading System.
European Commission revamps its ‘Have Your Say’ portal
Yesterday, the European Commission has launched a revamped version of the ‘Have Your Say’ portal.
Households and non-financial corporations in the euro area: first quarter of 2020
The annual growth rate of loans to households was unchanged at 3.5% in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the previous quarter. The financial investment of households increased at a higher rate of 2.8% (after 2.6%) and their gross non-financial investment decreased (-1.7% after an increase of 3.4%), while their net worth increased at […]
Non-EU citizens won’t get entry
As the EU opens up travel to Europe for the citizens of 14 countries outside of the bloc, Hungary will keep its borders closed for the time being.
ECB welcomes initiative to launch new European payment solution
ECB supportive of banks’ European Payments Initiative Pan-European card and digital wallet to complete European retail payments market The European Central Bank (ECB) welcomes the decision by 16 European banks to launch the European Payments Initiative. This initiative aims to create a unified payment solution for consumers and merchants across Europe, encompassing a payment card […]
Euro area quarterly balance of payments and international investment position: first quarter of 2020
Current account surplus at €285 billion (2.4% of euro area GDP) in four quarters to first quarter of 2020, down from €344 billion (3.0% of euro area GDP) a year earlier Geographic counterparts: largest bilateral surpluses vis-à-vis United Kingdom (€178 billion, up from €169 billion a year earlier) and United States (€108 billion, down from […]
Szijjártó Opens Hungarian Cultural Institute in Stuttgart
With the pandemic, “stable points” are gaining importance in diplomacy, and Hungarian-German partnership, friendship and strategic cooperation are such “stable points” which will always be key, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, opening the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Stuttgart.