Hungary s governing conservative party has prepared new legislation that bans showing pornographic material and any content portraying or promoting sex reassignment or homosexuality to anyone under 18.
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Hungary s poor Roma children struggle with digital education
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1of17Mihaly Kovacs, a 12 year-old Hungarian boy, works on his homework outside his home in Bodvaszilas, Hungary, Monday, April 12,2021. Many students from Hungary s Roma minority do not have access to computers or the internet and are struggling to keep up with online education during the pandemic. Surveys show that less than half of Roma families in Hungary have cable and mobile internet and 13% have no internet at all.Laszlo Balogh/APShow MoreShow Less
2of17Karmen Bastyur, a 22 year old Hungarian Roma woman, is reflected in a traffic mirror carrying a bucket of drinking water from a public water pump in Bodvaszilas, Hungary, Monday, April 12,2021. TMany students from Hungary s Roma minority do not have access to computers or the internet and are struggling to keep up with online education during the pandemic. Surveys show that less than half of Roma
European Union warns countries they may lose funding over their anti-LGBTQ+ stance
Countries such as Poland and Hungary must comply with the European Charter of Fundamental Rights or future funding may be withheld.
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Following a deal made in December in regards to the European Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Union may withhold funding from countries and projects which discriminate against people based on gender, race or sexuality.
In an interview with Euractiv, a European Union official shared, “When you’re supporting EU-funded projects in member states, there is an obligation, both by the EU and also by the member states, to ensure that these projects are complying with the Charter of Fundamental Rights.”