The report had stated that the Hungarian government had run a “smear campaign” against Hungarian NGOs for alleged funding irregularities and that discrimination against the Roma was apparent in the country.

The report also points to irregularities in Hungary’s handling of immigrants, changes to election rules and regulations on church status and life prison sentences.

The changes to election rules were mandated by a ruling of the constitutional court, the ministry said.

The issue of immigrants is a global problem and the Hungarian government urges action at a European level, it added, while insisting that economic immigrants should be treated differently to refugees, political or religious.

It added that the government rejects segregation in any form and is committed to raising equal opportunities in education especially to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The ministry noted that the government is working on changing the laws on church status and has also changed the rules on life sentences to abide by a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights which stands by the right to hope for prisoners with life terms.

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