Hungary, Factors to watch, Sept 10
BUDAPEST, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Following is a list of events in Hungary and the region, as well as news stories and press reports which may influence financial markets.
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WHAT IS HAPPENING IN HUNGARY (ALL TIMES GMT)
BUDAPEST - One-year T-bill tender (0930)
IN THE REGION
ROMANIA - Debt managers tender 500 million lei worth of April 2020 treasury bonds
SLOVAKIA - Industrial output 07/15 (0900)
ROMANIA - CPI (0900)
CZECH REPUBLIC - Ukrainian PM Jacenuk meets Slovak PM Fico (1100)
ROMANIA - July energy resource data (1100)
CZECH REPUBLIC - VAR/20 bond auction 2nd round, 0.00 pct/17 bond auction 2nd round, 13week Tbill auction, 1.00 pct/26 bond auction 2nd round (1215)
IN THE NEWS REUTERS
Hungarian army holds exercise to protect border -MTI agency
The Hungarian army started military exercise on Wednesday to prepare its soldiers for a role in guarding the southern border, state news agency MTI cited Chief of Staff General Tibor Benko as saying.
Juncker appeals to Europe on refugees, as more move on
European Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker appealed to European countries on Wednesday to share out a wave of refugees crowding in on their frontiers, but at the same time promised tougher border controls to keep unwanted migrants out.
Hungary's "transit" zones will send refugees on a U-turn
Rights groups are questioning the legality of a Hungarian plan to process asylum seekers in airport-like "transit" zones that will simply channel people seeking refuge in the European Union back outside it to Serbia.
Hungary's migrant transit zones to be closed off from rest of country -lawmaker
Hungary's planned new transit zones near the Serbian border will be closed off from the rest of Hungary but migrants whose asylum requests are rejected will be returned to Serbia, a senior Hungarian ruling Fidesz party lawmaker said on Wednesday.
Hungary border poses challenge to migrants and police -
For the migrants slipping across the Hungarian border, it is just one more challenge on their way to a new life further west. For the police officers sent to try and manage the influx, it's a task some find exhausting and thankless.
Czech PM says Europe doesn't need new migration plans, should work on agreed measures
Europe needs to implement measures already agreed to deal with its migration crisis rather than draft new plans, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on Wednesday after the European Commission presented new proposals.
Hungarian TV journalist fired for tripping up fleeing migrants
A camerawoman for a private television channel in Hungary was fired late on Tuesday after videos of her kicking and tripping up migrants fleeing police, including a man carrying a child, spread in the media and on the internet. (Reporting by Gergely Szakacs)
