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Review of Existing Monitoring Mechanisms for the Integration of Migrants in Hungary
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SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/26783
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• Hungary has not transformed into a major destination country after its European Union accession or joining the Schengen Zone. The share of migrant population remains low, around 2-3% of the total population. A significant share of TCNs is ethnic Hungarian arriving from neighbouring countries. • Hungary’s migration policy applies a double standard: it shows very strong preferences towards the ethnic Hungarians who arrive from the neighbouring states (namely Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia and Croatia), providing a preferential process of naturalisation for people from those states while it applies very strict conditions for the registration of TCNs for other states.• The issue of migrant integration remains marginalised and is not dealt with on the political level beyond the stage required by EU norms. Hungary, however, meets the requirements in order to be eligible to access EU funds (developed Migrant Strategy), but it does not make any effort beyond this level. Migrant integration is not an integral part of any of the sectorial policies (on education, health, labour market etc.), either.
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2014