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President Áder sets date for referendum on child protection law
The president has set the date for the government-initiated referendum on Hungary’s child protection law for April 3.
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Parliament votes to hold referendum on Hungary’s child protection law
The motion was passed by pro-government lawmakers and several independents, while the opposition boycotted the vote.
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Justice Minister welcomes calls for referendum on migration
Hungary has maintained from the “very beginning” that “the resettlement of migrants leads to the cultural self-surrender of Europe”.
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KTK: The left support bringing LGBTQ propaganda into schools and kindergartens
Hungary will be the first country in Europe where the people will get to decide who should have a say in the sex education of children.
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PM Orbán: Government has decided to initiate a referendum on child protection
The referendum is planned to ask citizens whether they support that minors should attend school classes on the topic of sexual orientation without parental consent.
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PM Orbán announces referendum on child protection law: The future of our children is at stake
Prime Minister Orbán took to his Facebook page to announce five questions that will be put to voters in an upcoming referendum on Hungary’s child protection law.
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Government backs referendum on Fudan University
Gergely Gulyás said the discussion should take place once the plans and financial terms are clear in around 18 months’ time.
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No referendum over Paks nuclear plant
Hungary's highest court referred to the constitution and said in its binding decision that questions affecting international agreements cannot be put to a plebiscite
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Hungary's foreign minister said the EU must avoid all conflicts threatening the agreement on migration with Turkey
Regarding news of a possible reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey, Minister Szijjártó said that all countries aspiring for European integration should know that capital punishment is not accepted in the EU
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Budapest 2024 Olympic bid faces referendum challenge from youth group
The Budapest bid faces a new referendum challenge after relatively unknown youth group Momentum said they will begin collecting signatures this week to force a vote. The "NOlimpia" referendum drive needs 138,000 signatures to force the vote
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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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Hungary still faces the threat of the EU's forced migration quotas
The Hungarian government continues to insist on its standpoint that there can be no mandatory relocation quotas. However, there will be a “huge battle” within the European Union