The anti-terrorist legislative package in Hungary

On 7 June 2016, the Hungarian parliament amended the constitution and a number of laws concerning the response to terrorist threats. The constitution now contains a regulation on the state of terrorist threat which was announced by the government and subsequently, within 15 days, approved by the parliament by a two-thirds majority of votes. The announcement of this state allowed the army to be used in the country for anti-terrorist operations. Among the measures the government can introduce were: a curfew, restrictions on the movement of vehicles, a ban on mass events, reinforced border protection, and stricter control of Internet and postal communication. The Counter-terrorism Intelligence and Criminal Analysis Centre (TIBEK) had also been established. The new agency was tasked with collecting and analysing data on public security threats. The governing party Fidesz and opposition party Jobbik voted in favour of the amendments.