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Hungary opens its borders to Russian and Belarusian guest workers without requiring work visas or cultural knowledge testing requirements, thereby allowing these workers to obtain "National Cards" and travel freely within the European Union's Schengen Area.
2024-07-9

Hungary's ruling party Fidesz boycotts a National Assembly session called by opposition parties to speed up the approval of Sweden's NATO membership bid.
2024-02-5

The Finnish Parliament votes 184–7 to formally approve the country's accession to NATO, and to adopt the military alliance's founding documents. Hungary and Turkey have yet to approve Finland's membership.
2023-03-1

Hungary begins administering the COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years using the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
2021-12-15

Hungary approves the use of the Sputnik V vaccine in the country.
2021-02-7

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

Croatian prime minister Zoran Milanović says Croatia will 'force' Hungary to accept migrants by sending them to the Hungarian border. Hungary responded angrily calling Milanović "pathetic" and accused Croatia of human smuggling.
2015-09-19

Hungary's Defense Minister Csaba Hende resigns amid the refugee crisis. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán immediately replaced Hende with a member of his Fidesz party, István Simicskó.
2015-09-7

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi wins three awards, including the Golden Bear, for his film "Nader and Simin, A Separation" as the 61st Berlin International Film Festival ends. There are other winners from Argentina, Albania, Germany and Hungary.
2011-02-19