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By Tubby Isaacs
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Ha ha ha.
Hetan Shah
‪@hetanshah.bsky.social‬
Hungary is now spending over 5% of GDP - more than double its defence budget - on subsidies to encourage people to have children. But it is failing to move the dial. Fascinating on policy design and efficacy as many rich countries are facing declining fertility rates
This is the hero of the Hard Right? Chucking cash away like this. Anyone would think they didn't care that much about a small state.

https://bsky.app/profile/hetanshah.bsky ... 4vsfnhqn2o
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By Tubby Isaacs
#76039
Reheated Ron de Santis. I've got a funny feeling that fine will go up.


Katalin Halmai
‪@eublogo.bsky.social‬
The deputy head of the Hungarian Interior Ministry presented the buses that would transport "illegal migrants" from the Hungarian-Serbian border to Brussels. This would be the government's response to the €200 million EU fine, which is due to be paid on 17 September.
By Youngian
#76060
kreuzberger wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2024 9:22 pm
The Weeping Angel wrote: Sat Sep 14, 2024 8:48 pm The EU should seriously kicking them out.
Orbán would look east and bring Putin to within a gentle bike ride to Vienna. That's considered even more sub-optimal than the current shit-show.
Europe responded postively to this overwhelming refugee crisis that Austria faced in the early post war era. Perhaps Mr Orban can guess where these terrified refugees came from
Over 200,000 refugees set out on foot in the harsh winter with few possessions and headed for the Austrian border. The Austrian government quickly found itself overwhelmed and reached out to the west for assistance. For humanitarian organizations like CARE, the crisis offered an opportunity to prove its organizational flexibility and its capacity to handle the needs of a large refugee population. It also presented new challenges brought on by the demands of refugees and the logistical difficulties of working in such a tumultuous and fast moving political landscape.
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/ ... adaptation
By Youngian
#83887
It could be worse, a government spokesperson explained.
Just look at the last five years, between 2019 and 2023: Hungary's population fell by 1.2 percent, with only Austria (+2.8), Slovenia (+1.4) and Slovakia (-0.6) faring better among its neighbouring countries. In Romania, the population declined by 1.7 percent, in Serbia by 4.4 percent and in Croatia by more than 5 per cent.” https://www.eurotopics.net/en/324801/hu ... n-what-now
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