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PM Orbán: There shall be no mercy for paedophiles
The prime minister has filed a constitutional amendment to prevent a pardon from being granted to perpetrators of crimes committed against minors.
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Gulyás: Election law change was “justified and necessary”
The changes were aimed at ensuring that only those parties that can field at least fifty individual candidates would receive central financing.
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Parliament‘s legislative committee has approved amendments to Hungary's laws
Laws governing tax, the right to privacy, public assembly, and election rules have been amended
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European Commission says it will examine Hungary’s new legislative package to determine whether it falls in line with EU law
An EU commission spokesman said on Thursday that it will also take the Venice Commission’s opinion into consideration when evaluating the new law
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Hungary’s parliament passes “Stop Soros” legislative package
The bills contained in the package, submitted by the interior minister and requiring a two-thirds majority to pass, was approved with 160 votes in favor and 18 against
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Parliament to vote tomorrow on the “Stop Soros” legislative package and constitutional amendment
The package includes changes to administrative courts, inserting defense against illegal migration into the fundamental law and protecting Hungary’s sovereignty
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Q&A on the upcoming amendment to Hungary’s Fundamental Law
On April 8th, Hungarian voters made it clear that they don’t want to see Hungary become an immigrant country and they reject the idea of being told who may be given the right to live in their own country. Responding to that mandate, the will of the people, the Hungarian government has recently submitted a proposed amendment to Hungary’s Fundamental Law. Here’s a look at the details.
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President Áder will not intercede in constitutional amendment dispute
The Jobbik party sought the President's intervention to help resolve disagreements surrounding the government proposed constitutional amendment
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Interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the Kossuth Rádió programme “180 Minutes”
November 11, 2016
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Jobbik party files its own constitutional amendment
Jobbik's version would also ban foreigners from acquiring Hungarian residency permits in exchange for purchasing a special state bond for 300,000 euros
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PM Orbán: We will fight Brussels with Hungary's existing constitution
The Hungarian government will not resubmit a law to ban the European Union's migrant quotas after parliament narrowly rejected the plan this week
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Parliament fails to pass constitutional amendment
The far-right Jobbik party sealed the bill's rejection by boycotting the vote. But it held out a lifeline by saying it would throw its support behind the ban if the government scrapped the residency bond scheme
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It would be 'extremely irresponsible' not to support the constitutional amendment
Amending Hungary's Basic Law will require support from two-thirds of MPs, which translates into 133 votes