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  Gov’t clears spending overshoots for management of migration

  

  Hungary’s government has cleared possible overshoots of the allocations for “managing mass migration” in this and next year’s budgets, a resolution published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny shows, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.

   Tue, Dec. 6, 2016, 13:48

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  • migration
  • spending
  • budget
• Budapest

  CEU gets Erasmus+ grant for refugee education

  

  The Central European University will be able to upscale its weekend courses for registered refugees in Hungary and offer a full-time, non-degree university preparatory program across the European Economic Area (EEA), with the assistance of a EUR 440,000 Erasmus+ grant, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.

   Thu, Dec. 1, 2016, 13:17

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  • erasmus
  • grant
  • refugee
  • education
• Politics

  Fidesz MPs drop Jobbikʼs modified amendment

  

  The Hungarian Parliament will not vote on far-right Jobbikʼs modified draft amendment to the Fundamental Law (constitution), originally submitted by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and rejected by Parliament, which would have set in stone the governmentʼs rejection of the European Union’s refugee settlement quotas, according to reports.

   Mon, Nov. 21, 2016, 12:03

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  • jobbik
  • refugee
  • quota
  • migrant
  • residency bond
  • constitution
• Politics

  Hungarian Parliament rejects amendment on quotas

  

  The Hungarian Parliament today voted against a draft amendment to the Fundamental Law (constitution), submitted by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, which would have set in stone the governmentʼs rejection of the European Union’s refugee settlement quotas, according to reports.

   Tue, Nov. 8, 2016, 11:41

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• Politics

  Hungary to end sales of residency bonds

  

  The Hungarian government plans to stop selling residency bonds, Cabinet Chief János Lázár said today, according to reports, as the program is no longer needed since the countryʼs upgrades by rating agencies. Radical nationalist party Jobbik made its support for a proposed constitutional amendment by Fidesz conditional on the cessation of sales of the bonds.

   Thu, Oct. 27, 2016, 14:34

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  • bond
  • sales
  • purchase
  • fidesz
  • migrant
  • refugee
  • quota
• Politics

  Exchange students mistaken by public for refugees

  

  The Hungarian Police were called out to intercept a group of foreign exchange students participating in the Erasmus program in Hungary, who were mistaken for refugees near Hungary’s southern city of Szeged, according to Hungarian online news portal Délmagyar.

   Thu, Oct. 20, 2016, 11:57

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  • migrant
  • police
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  • erasmus
  • exchange
• Politics

  Orbán aims to legitimize referendum result

  

  Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is expected to bring proposed changes to the country’s Fundamental Law (constitution) before Parliament, in a bid to set in stone the non-binding result of last week’s government-initiated referendum on refugee quotas, according to reports. The changes are being proposed despite the referendum being declared invalid due to low turnout.

   Mon, Oct. 10, 2016, 07:48

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  • refugee
  • migrant
  • referendum
  • european commission
  • ec
  • quota
• Analysis

  After invalid referendum, analysts eye fiscal policy

  

  With last Sundayʼs Hungarian referendum on EU refugee quota plans garnering only approximately 40% of cast and valid votes, governing party Fidesz could come under political pressure, with potential risks to economic and fiscal policy, according to an analysis Japanʼs Nomura sent to the Budapest Business Journal yesterday.

   Tue, Oct. 4, 2016, 12:12

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  • migrant
  • refugee
  • fiscal
  • economic
  • market
  • tight
  • loosening
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• Analysis

  Referendum seen having ‘little impact’ on markets

  

  In terms of economic implications, pundits see little impact from the outcome of Hungary’s referendum on the EU’s refugee quota plan, set for Sunday. However, while the government expects the referendum to send a “clear message to Brussels,” analysts see it as a very strong majority rejection of EU refugee settlement policy.

   Fri, Sept. 30, 2016, 09:00

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  • refugee
  • migrant
  • orban
  • analysis
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  • election
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  Minister raises specter of terror attack in Hungary

  

  Despite Hungary “doing everything” it can to prevent a possible terror attack from happening in the country, such an event could still occur here “at any time,” Hungary’s Minister of Defense István Simicskó said yesterday at a press conference in Eger, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.

   Fri, Sept. 23, 2016, 08:44

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