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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested, through the Romanian Embassy in Budapest, clarification on the new measures adopted by the Government of Hungary
AMF: clarification requested on impact on Romanians
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reports that it has requested, through the Romanian Embassy in Budapest, clarifications on the new measures adopted by the Hungarian Government for the management of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Romanian citizens .
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 regard to Romanian citizens, cross-border workers “, it states the MFA.
Likewise, the request was sent to the Romanian authorities to be informed as soon as possible on how to implement the respective decisions, adds the MFA.
Hungary closes almost completely for foreigners as of September 1
According to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff, quoted by Reuters, as of September 1, foreigners will only be allowed to enter the country 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.
Macron, message against the closure of borders
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Friday of any possible reopening of borders between European Union countries, claiming it would be a counterproductive and ineffective measure against the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, report dpa and Reuters.
Instead, Macron advocated for coordination at the European level and for common approaches to local outbreaks of COVID-19.
“Closing the border between two countries does not make sense when there are outbreaks, areas of active circulation as we call them now, which are clearly identified,” said the French head of state during a visit to a drug factory.
Europe has millions of cross-border workers, some of whom travel between two unaffected regions in different countries, and it would be “absurd” to prevent “everyday life, economic life,” Emmanuel Macron explained.
He said he spoke with Angela Merkel last week during her visit to the French president’s summer residence and hopes to focus on the issue in the coming days.
“We will work in the coming days to advance on this issue. Let us not repeat the mistakes of March in this regard. It would be counterproductive and, above all, ineffective in the fight against the spread of the virus,” the French president explained.
