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The European Court of Justice dismisses Poland and Hungary's challenges against the regulation and confirms that the regulation is in compliance with the treaties of the European Union. This will allow the European Commission to suspend funds from the EU budget to member states that have rule of law issues which are likely to affect the management of EU funds.
2022-02-16

The Hungarian government announces that it will require face masks to be worn on public transport beginning on November 1 and will also allow companies to impose a vaccine mandate for their employees in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Additionally, all non-essential medical appointments will be temporarily suspended.
2021-10-28

Hungary reports its first two cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, which was first discovered in India.
2021-05-28

Hungary declares a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, closing all university campuses and banning large gatherings, while anyone from Italy, China, South Korea, and Iran will be refused entry into the country. Senior minister Gergely Gulyás says "These measures are unprecedented in the three decades since the fall of communism".
2020-03-11

The European Commission orders Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to court over their refusal to incorporate more refugees. This is the third step in a process that may lead to fines and loss of the countries' voting rights in the European Union.
2017-12-7

Hungary unilaterally suspends European Union asylum seeker rules that require it to take back people who first enter Hungary, then travel to other nations.
2015-06-23

Red mud from the Ajka alumina plant accident in Hungary reaches the Danube River with alkalinity rising in the Rába River which flows into the Danube.
2010-10-7

Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is rehospitalised in the United States after becoming unconscious.
2010-09-1

Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is discharged from a United States hospital after spending four weeks there.
2010-08-12

Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, hospitalised after falling in the United States last month, is not released from hospital as had been initially expected due to a negative reaction to her morphine.
2010-08-7