Hungary

Question 1

History

Answer 1

Invaded Tatars, Ottomans, Nazis, Russians - lost 2/3 land after WW1

Question 2

2015

Answer 2

Germany stated that they would accept all asylum seekers
350000 (most from Syria) crossed Mediterranean
Travelled through Hungary

Question 3

Train station

Answer 3

Hungary closed train station
1000s refugee waiting to board to go to Austria (+Germany)
Protest since paid a lot for tickets

Question 4

Mosque

Answer 4

Plan for Budapest mosque resembles Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Istanbul)
Supported by Muslim community + Turkish govt — benefits Syrian refugees studying at uni
Against - will impact city’s architectural and cultural landscape (env)

Question 5

George Soros

Answer 5

In 2015, stated that Europe should take 1mil asylum seekers

Viktor Orban elected for ‘Stop Soros’ - Soros-funded uni close in 2018

Question 6

Kaleti

Answer 6

Train station
Became Syrian refugee camp in 2015 - moving through Europe
40000 migrants stayed and studied at uni (Turkey finance)

Question 7

Hostility

Answer 7

60% Hungarians resentful if 60% increase in foreign immigrants in 2019 (20% more from 2017)
Govt perceived to legitimise minority hatred

Question 8

Consequences

Answer 8

2018 - EU voted Hungary ‘a threat to democracy’
EU threatened to strip Hungary’s voting rights
Stop victimising Muslim refugees - caging, starving, denying legal representation