Dear Gyorgy,

a lot of detailed work, thank you very much. Although I wonder if we should start political descriptions of hosting countries at the official AIW page. The paragraf „Hungary, along

with leaders from Poland, blocked the EU budget and forced EU leaders to compromise…“ is misleading in my understanding because Hungary is gaining money from the EU (4th position of the net recipients among the EU members in 2021). Means the EU blocked money due to the ongoing subordination of law by politics in Hungary (as it is the case in Poland) which is a serious failure in a democratic and power-balanced structure. Further main concerns in the relationship between EU and Hungary are the „moderate“ position of Hungary against the attacker Russia and the continously disruption of an EU refugee strategy in general as you pointed out already. And, of course, as you underlined already, the supremacy of only one party is not really helpful for plurality which is absolutely needed within a democracy.

The insights for traveling and safety are very helpful on the other hand, as is the separate paper „being safe in…“

with best regards,

Sonja Ross, Munich/Germany

Von: Gyorgy Toth
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 22. März 2023 09:11
An: committee@list.american-indian-workshop.org
Betreff: [Committee] Text on safety in Budapest - for AIW 2023 website

Dear AIW Committee Members - 

As the off-site AIW 2023 conference organizing assistant, I have developed some language on safety in Budapest. This tries to address concerns about safety, including by our LGBTQ and otherwise abled members. The text, attached here, should be accompanied by a much more exhaustive assessment of safety for the whole country, by a British travel agency, also attached here. This should give our colleagues a chance to get informed more thoroughly .

If you feel that this language is adequate, I am proposing that it be added to the AIW 2023 conference website. It can also be added to the program, if you feel that is needed - with a link to the country report on the website.

Kindly let us know if you think that this is acceptably addresses issues of safety in Budapest for AIW 2023. 

With personal and collegial greetings - 

Gyorgy "George" Toth, M.A., Ph.D., FRHS, FHEA

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