Hungarian PM: Christianity is Europe’s last hope

Описание: (18 Feb 2018) Hungary's prime minister, Victor Orban, delivered his "State of Hungary" speech in Budapest on Sunday, something he has done every year for the past 20 years whether in office or not.
Orban, who is seeking to win a third consecutive term in April elections, said that "Christianity is Europe's last hope," and that Islam would soon "knock on Central Europe's door."
As has been the case in the past years, Orban again lashed out at Hungarian-American billionaire and philanthropist George Soros and the non-governmental organisations he supports for what Orban calls the "Soros Plan" to bring large numbers of migrants into Europe.
Orban's government has sent to parliament a bill which would introduce stricter conditions for NGOs dedicated to the assistance of refugees and asylum-seekers, whose operations would need permission from the interior minister, among other restrictive stipulations.
Critics, including Amnesty International, the UN refugee agency and the German government, fear that the bill, which is expected to be voted on after the April 8 elections which Orban's Fidesz party is expected to win easily, will stigmatize the civic group and could even lead to their dissolution.

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