The mask will also not be mandatory for people with intellectual disabilities; border control will remain in force until February and the government has once again postponed the deadline for requests for data of public interest.

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During the night, various government decrees were published in the Hungarian Gazette. These turned out to broaden the scope of those exempted from the mandatory use of masks. Until now, only people with autism did not have to wear the mask, from now on it will not be mandatory for people with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities.

The National Association for the Protection of the Interests of People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Assistants had already asked the Minister of the Interior for help due to the strict rules on the use of masks, but then only autistic people were allowed relief.

The government has also postponed border control. The previous legislation provided for November 30, according to the regulation, temporary control will be maintained at the borders until February 1 of next year.

Again, the deadline to respond to requests for data of public interest may be 45 days if it is “probable” that compliance with the request within the 15 days specified in the Information Law “will jeopardize the performance of tasks. related to the emergency by the public authority “. All of this can be extended for another 45 days, which means we can wait a total of 90 days to receive the data. This claim cannot be made orally, the regulation will come into effect until February 8.

This can be particularly painful for the press, as it gives journalists access to information about the activities of public service organizations.

The government has already played the extension of deadlines during the spring emergency: even then, they are given three times as long to respond to requests for data of public interest.


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Autistic people don't have to wear a mask



András Domány
At home

A new government decree exempts them from the obligation.

The government limits information rights until the end of the emergency



András Domány
At home

They also make it difficult for the press: they are given three times as much time to respond to requests for information of public interest.