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PRESS CONFERENCE —
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EU Parliament: Prime Minister Orban in Strasbourg. “We have built a fence and stopped migration”. He proposes hotspots outside of Europe
Hungary: Venice Commission on the Act on the Protection of National Sovereignty, “risks for democracy”
European Parliament: “Hungary systematically undermines EU’s founding values”. Doubts over its ability to take over EU six-month Presidency in July
GYŐR —
Romania-Hungary: meeting of Bishops’ Conferences. Bishops invite “to pray tirelessly for peace”
Eurostat: Hungary anomalous, zero asylum applications. Record numbers of unaccompanied minors in Germany
EU: Eleusis (Greece), Timisoara (Romania) and Veszprém (UHungary), chosen as the 2023 European Capitals of Culture
Eurostat: surge in bread prices, +18% in Europe, +13.5% in Italy, +66% in Hungary
Hungary: Verhofstadt (MEP), “the silence of the EU institutions, especially that of EU Commission and EU Council, on Orbán’s racist comments is unacceptable”
Eurostat: number of illegal migrants up in the EU, number of repatriations down. Push-backs especially in Hungary and Poland
FAFCE: “Christian communities should unite to condemn armed aggression in Ukraine. Family is school of peace
ANALYSIS —
Upcoming elections in Hungary. But Europe has pushed ‘illiberal democracy’ further away
di Sarah NumicoGeneral elections are due to be held in the country ruled by nationalist PM Viktor Orban next spring. Conservative mayor…
