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UPDATE: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) states that it requested, through the Embassy of Budapest, clarifications on the decisions taken by the Hungarian authorities to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and on its impact on Romanians traveling to Hungary or they transit through the country, on their way to other European states. The request comes after Hungary announced the closure of its borders to foreigners.
Based on the information published in the public space on some decisions of the Hungarian Government regarding the adoption of new measures for the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that clarifications have already been requested about the Romanian Embassy in Budapest. the content of the aforementioned decisions and their impact on Romanian citizens traveling in Hungary and through Hungary, respectively, as a transit state, to other European states, as well as with respect to Romanian citizens, cross-border workers “, she specified, the. Friday night, MAE.
At the same time, the request was sent to the Romanian authorities to inform them as soon as possible on how to implement the respective decisions.
TO UPDATE: The head of DSU, Raed Arafat, says that Hungary’s decision to close the borders on September 1 will create traffic problems in the territory of the neighboring country. Arafat said that everything will be negotiated through diplomatic channels, and once the rules are established, an information campaign should be organized.
“There must be coordination and collaboration with the Hungarian authorities. We must inform the population very correctly in order to know the situation, to know the rules, which if imposed by a state must be respected. The big problem is that of traffic.
The Border Police has a very good collaboration in the border area, which already exists ”, said Raed Arafat, on Antena 3, during the“ Meeting Point ”show.
According to the cited source, as of September 1, foreigners may enter the country only in justified cases. Exceptions to the rule will be military convoys, humanitarian transit, and business or humanitarian travel.
As for Hungarian citizens returning from abroad, Gergely Gulyas said that they will only be able to come out of quarantine after two negative tests on COVID-19.
Orban’s chief of staff also said that these rules to combat the COVID-19 pandemic will be in effect for at least a month.
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MFA: Entry of foreign citizens into Ukraine, prohibited for one month, from August 29
The entry of foreign citizens into the territory of Ukraine will be prohibited from midnight from Friday to Saturday, except for some categories of people. However, they must have health insurance that covers the costs of any treatment for COVID-19 or the costs of quarantine. The measure is valid until September 28, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms that on August 27 the Ukrainian authorities changed the conditions of entry to this country for foreigners, and the new regulations will take effect on August 29.
“Thus, according to the information publicly communicated by the Ukrainian authorities, from August 29 at 00:00 to September 28, 2020, the entry of foreign citizens and stateless persons into the territory of Ukraine is prohibited, except in the following categories : first-degree relatives of Ukrainian citizens; people with a work permit in Ukraine; specialists who come to Ukraine at the invitation of representatives of Ukrainian companies; persons in transit who possess documents confirming their departure from Ukraine within a maximum period of 2 days from their entry into its territory; persons who have the right of permanent or temporary residence in Ukraine, confirmed by supporting documents; people who come to studies; people arriving in Ukraine for medical treatment; drivers of goods vehicles, crews of airplanes, maritime and river vessels and crews of trains; cultural personalities who arrive at the invitation of cultural institutions; people who participate in sports competitions; people carrying STEM cells for transplantation; members of official delegations of foreign states, employees of international organizations, as well as accompanying persons, who arrive at the invitation of the President of Ukraine, the Parliament, the Government, the Presidential Administration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs”, Shows the Ministry of Foreign Relations.
People in these categories must present at the state border crossing medical insurance that covers the costs of a possible treatment for COVID-19 and / or the costs of quarantine expenses. The insurance policy must be issued by an insurance company registered in Ukraine or by a foreign company that has a representative office in Ukraine.
The following categories of people will also have access to the territory of Ukraine (without having to have a COVID-19 insurance policy): refugees or people in need of international protection; the personnel of the diplomatic missions and consular offices of foreign States, the representations of international organizations accredited in Ukraine, as well as their relatives or persons who arrive in Ukraine at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; military instructors from NATO member states and states participating in the “Partnership for Peace” program or persons arriving in Ukraine at the invitation of the Ministry of Defense.
Information on the new measures ordered by the authorities can be accessed at the following link, available in Ukrainian: https://www.kmu.gov.ua/news/uryad-utochniv-kategoriyi-inozemciv-yaki-zmozhut-vyizhdzhati -v -Period of -ukrayinu-you-obmezhen.
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