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On holiday

HUNGARY'S opposition party had requested that parliament be convened last Monday, July 31, to vote through Sweden’s NATO membership and other issues. However, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's spokesman said: 'We see no reason to rush, why can't we do this according to the usual agenda?'. The implied meaning seemed to be that Fidesz does not intend to vote on NATO until the parliament's summer recess is over this autumn.

Permit increase

Swedish Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, revealed that the police had received multiple applications for more permits to burn religious books. He voiced his concern that more burnings could only further escalate the already high tensions among Muslim nations.