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Hungarians will go to Auschwitz-Birkenau to take part in the first Roma March of the Living
45 participants will attend a commemoration at the Roma Holocaust Memorial in Budapest on August 1st
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Minister says restoring the trust between Roma and non-Roma people is a key aim of Hungary’s national strategy
Károly Czibere, minister of state for Social Affairs and Social Inclusion, stressed that culture and the arts play an essential role in this collaboration
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Brace yourselves, election season is here
Hungary’s parliamentary elections will be held less than seven weeks from today, on April 8th, and we find ourselves up to our eyeballs in election season madness.
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at the convention of current and former students of Christian Roma vocational colleges
20 January 2018, Budapest
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European Parliament elects Lívia Járóka, first ever vice-president of Roma origin
Member of the Hungarian Fidesz parliamentary group Lívia Járóka was elected vice president of the European Parliament today. She is the first person of Roma origin to hold the position.
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Hungary remembers the heroes of the Roma Holocaust
In the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, the Roma rebelled against the SS soldiers keeping them in captivity on 16 May 1944
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Hungary celebrates Roma culture on International Romani Day
Hungarian society has become more open to Roma culture, not least thanks to the role of famous Roma singers and musicians and Roma artists in popular television musical talent competitions
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My response to Amnesty International: No, Hungary is not 'hell' for Roma
As a strident critic of this government’s firm stance against illegal immigration, Amnesty International is not interested in a balanced discussion. Their analysis begins with their conclusions then endeavors to find supporting facts.
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Hungarian minister Zoltán Balog wins human rights award
Balog received the Rainer Hildebrandt award for his work on social inclusion of the Roma and his efforts in 1989 to offer support to Germans who escaped from the German Democratic Republic
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Roma children shouldn't be segregated in schools
Hungary has been granting a significant amount of scholarship awards to Roma children to help with their schooling
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Here’s the problem with the twisted story from Brussels about how Hungary segregates Roma kids
Infringement procedures – a legal tool designed to make sure European laws are harmonized – arise from time to time for all EU members states. It’s just part of life in a union comprising 28 countries and one set of European acquis.
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EC investigation into Hungary's Roma children is inaccurate
Hungary has implemented its integration strategy consistently, and the results are already visible
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EU accuses Hungary of discrimination against Roma children
Hungary has been given two months to respond to the EU's official warning