Questions tagged [hungary]
Questions relating to the government or politics of Hungary.
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Did the 'make Europe great again' alliance turn into an official EP party or group?
On April 1st (but seemingly not a joke) from Euronews...
Hungary's Viktor Orbán has joined forces with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Italy's Matteo Salvini to form a new right-wing ...
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What might have prompted the EPP to change the rules so that it could have expelled Fidesz?
I'm trying to find the proximate events that might have led to the EPP changing their mind about Fidesz.
What I could piece together in this saga is
In 2019 the EPP suspends Fidesz, seemingly over ...
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Why did the Hungarian government promote a law that would clearly create a conflict with the European Commission's views?
Hungary passed a law that is viewed by the EU Commission to "discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation":
Hungary on Wednesday rejected a demand from the European ...
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Where can I find the original text of Hungary's controversial new child protection bill?
I have read that there has been a new bill proposed in Hungary which, according to the Hungarian Prime Minister, seeks to protect children, but which has also been criticised for being anti-LGBT.
Does ...
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Did the Romanian president equate autonomy for the Székely with giving the area to Hungary in prior speeches?
I'm curious if Romanian president Iohannis has used such blunt language before today in describing autonomy proposals for the Székely (which he did reject before, but perhaps not using this kind of ...
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What rationale could be given for the Hungarian coronavirus bill, apart from constructing a dictatorship?
It is widely considered that the passing of the corona virus bill in Hungary is a huge step towards dictatorship. (See, for example, here: https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-viktor-orban-rule-by-...
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What are the implications of Hungary's emergency coronavirus bill?
Today, Hungary's parliament voted by 137 to 53 to enact the new COVID-19 bill, which apparently grants Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sweeping powers, in order to allow Hungary to deal with the crisis. ...
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How did the Hungarian government manage to persuade people to prefer first (state) pension pillar instead of the second one?
I have recently saw an interview related to the second pension pillar in Romania. The Government was discussing moving contributions from the second pillar to the first one. Eventually the Government ...
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State institution possibly interfering with foreign policy
Hungary is continuously trying to establish a good relationship with Romania. As an example, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban and former Romanian PM Liviu Dragnea made a bilateral agreement that Romania ...
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Does the display of the Habsburg flag have any contemporary connotations in Austria or Hungary?
Numerous countries have historical flags which, when flown or otherwise celebrated, carry significant contemporary political connotations and are usually interpreted as a sign that the person flying ...
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Why was there a sudden arrival of a million immigrants in Hungary in 2015?
I listened this morning to an interview with Michael Ignatieff. He was mostly talking about the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
At some point (14:55 in the podcast (in French)), while he was ...
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Why is not allowing homeless people in the streets considered against human rights?
BBC tells us about Hungary's effort to outlaw living on the streets:
The law was brought in by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government,
but the United Nations called it "cruel" insisting it goes ...
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Why did Hungary oppose a refugee support agreement?
A UN General Assembly vote on a non-binding agreement to support those nations with the largest refugee populations has 181 supportive votes, three abstaining nations (Dominican Republic, Eritrea and ...
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Why does the Hungarian government want to allow delaying payment for overtime for such a long time (up to three years)?
Protests have broken out in Hungary following the government's desire to increase the overtime limit and payment timeframe for this:
Protests have broken out in Hungary after the country's ...
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Why does Hungary mix politics with children's education? [closed]
According to this article (one of) the grade 8 geography textbook shows several pictures there are clearly biased against EU and US:
Then there is an incredible illustration in the grade 8 ...
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