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Govt Extends State Of Emergency Due To Migration Crisis

• 26 Feb 2018 7:47 AM
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The government has decided to extend by another six months the current state of emergency in Hungary in connection with “the crisis caused by mass migration”, the official gazette Magyar Közlöny said.

The state of emergency will apply until Sept. 7. It was first introduced on March 9, 2016 and has been extended several times.

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