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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ‘all vaccines are welcome’ today as she praised Russia’s Sputnik V jab. ‘Every vaccine is welcome in the European Union,’ Merkel said in an interview with German broadcaster ARD. ‘Today we have read good data for the Russian vaccine too’. Merkel also told ARD she had recently spoken to Russian … Read more
Hungary turns to CHINA for Covid jabs in wake of EU’s vaccine shambles, after already agreeing deal to buy Russia’s Sputnik V Hungary looking at buying vials of China’s Sinopharm vaccine, Viktor Orban says Comes after country purchased 1million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine Hungary, an EU country, has gone elsewhere amid bloc’s shambolic … Read more
Two married couples accused of conning pensioners out of £3m by claiming their relatives had been caught in accidents in UK fight extradition to Hungary Marina and Erno Horvarth from Sheffield are wanted in Hungary over the scam Maria Lakatos and partner Csaba Nemeth are also fighting extradition Investigators say they targeted Hungarian pensioners with hoax … Read more
The Supreme Court will on Monday look into cases against both Germany and Hungary over atrocities committed against Holocaust victims by the Nazis. In the case involving Germany, the descendants of a group of Jewish art dealers say their ancestors were forced to sell a collection of religious art, known as the Guelph Treasure and called the … Read more
Poland has warned that an escalating funding row could cause ‘a break-up of the EU’ after it teamed up with ally Hungary to block the coronavirus rescue budget that ‘blackmailed countries into accepting migrants’. On Monday, the two countries blocked the EU’s 2021-2027 budget and the recovery plan, worth a combined 1.85 trillion euros (£1.65 trillion), … Read more
Married couple scammed pensioners out of £3MILLION by claiming their loved ones had been in car crashes as part of ‘industrial level’ fraud network, extradition hearing is told Marina Horvath, 32, is wanted in Hungary for alleged involvement in £3m scam The Sheffield mother-of-three faces 10 years in prison for ‘grandparents scam’ Fake phone calls … Read more
Hungary and Poland plunged the EU into political crisis by blocking a £1.65 trillion coronavirus rescue budget that they claimed ‘blackmailed countries into accepting migrants’. On Monday, the two countries blocked the 2021-2027 budget and the recovery plan, worth a combined 1.85 trillion euros (£1.65 trillion), because access to the funds would be conditional on respecting … Read more
Travel quarantine on Portugal and Hungary came into force this morning after the last Brits arrived back in the UK following a mad scramble before the 4am deadline. Fuming Britons returning from Portugal last night blasted the Government’s travel quarantine as a ‘shambles,’ as they revealed they had forked out hundreds on earlier flights. The … Read more
Portugal and Hungary are taken off quarantine exemption list – meaning holidaymakers must get home by 4am on Saturday or self-isolate for two weeks By Faith Ridler For Mailonline Published: 17:17 BST, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 17:28 BST, 10 September 2020 Portugal and Hungary have today been removed from the quarantine exemption list, meaning … Read more
The EU demanded that Hungary ‘immediately retract’ its new border rules today after foreigners were shut out to tackle a resurgence in coronavirus cases. The borders were closed last night except for Hungarians returning from abroad, who will have to quarantine unless they can produce two negative tests, and visitors from Poland, the Czech Republic … Read more