Elnezest kerek, hogy az elmult napokban nem jelentkeztem, de elore nem latott 
okok miatt el kellett utaznom. 
Buchwald Amy
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OMRI DAILY DIGEST
No. 99, 22 May 1996

HUNGARIAN FIGHTER PLANES LEAVE FOR POLAND WITHOUT PARLIAMENT'S APPROVAL.
Hungary's armed forces have sent MiG-29 aircraft to Poland for military
exercises without the approval of the parliament, Hungarian media
reported on 22 May. The Hungarian Army's official 1996 schedule provided
for the deployment of eight MiG fighters to Poland on 16 May, but the
parliament did not give its approval by that date. The planes were
reportedly sent to Poland without even the approval of Defense Minister
Gyorgy Keleti. Magyar Hirlap quotes the constitution as stating that the
armed forces cannot cross the country's borders without the prior
consent of parliament, except in the case of military exercises within
the framework of international treaties or peacekeeping activities
carried out at the request of the United Nations. The five opposition
parties on 21 May unanimously demanded the dismissal of Keleti. --
Zsofia Szilagyi

HUNGARY TO GRANT COMMON LAW RIGHTS TO HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES. The parliament
on 21 May amended the Civil Code to grant common law rights to
homosexual couples, Hungarian media reported. Homosexuals are now
entitled to inherit property from their partners and receive a deceased
partner's pension. But they will not be allowed to adopt children. The
amendment was required after a Constitutional Court ruling in March 1995
extending recognition of common-law relationships to homosexual couples.
-- Zsofia Szilagyi

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