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Migrants Reappear At Sealed-Off Hungarian-Serbian Border
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Smaller groups of migrants, numbering up to sixty people, have started to resurface at Hungary’s sealed-off southern border with Serbia. The migrants are believed to have travelled to Hungary’s southern neighbour across Bulgaria, according to a local Hungarian-language television channel.
Hungarian People’s Security Always Comes First
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press briefing held after the annual assessment and tasking conference for leaders of the Hungarian Defence Forces, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó stated that “the Government of Hungary will not compromise the security of Hungarians, and that is the most important thing”.
Simicskó Rejects Opposition Charge Of Govt Overreach On Terror Laws
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On the subject of the government’s plans to include a “state of terrorist threat” provision in the constitution, István Simicsko, the defence minister, said the government had called for consultations with the opposition, but the Socialists “sadly” had not attended. He said of the opposition proposals on the table, the Socialists’ proposal is only a working draft.
Rétvári: EC Failed To Grant Hungary Aid To Help Migrant Children
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary did not receive any emergency aid from the European Commission to support unaccompanied migrant children who entered the country last year, a human resources ministry official said. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary, said that the EC’s reasoning for not sending aid was that the need to provide care to thousands of children is not considered an emergency.
International Military Exercise Starts In W Hungary
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An international military exercise dubbed Várpalota Challenge 2016 started in western Hungary on Monday and will run for over a month, the defence ministry said. The exercise, commanded by Dutch officers and ending on February 21, will give Hungarian troops an opportunity to practise tasks that are part of international support for NATO forces.
Defence Minister: Hungarian Soldiers Stand Ground In Crises
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian soldiers have “proved in recent crisis situations that they can hold their ground and serve the homeland,” the defence minister said, adding that the military deserves further support. Interviewed by MTI, István Simicskó said that Hungarian soldiers had worked hard building an iron fence along sections of the southern borders, and have patrolled the borders and several cities since the ...
Hungarian Police Launch Over 1,000 Investigations Into People Smuggling
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Up to mid-November, Hungary’s police launched 1,168 investigations connected with people smuggling, compared with a total of 219 last year, the daily Magyar Idők reported. Zoltán Boross of the National Investigations Office told the paper that the police disbanded 20 gangs and had started proceedings against 193 suspects, out of which 68 were arrested.
Orbán, Stoltenberg Hold Talks In Budapest
- 19 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The terrorist attacks against France highlight the need to take the arrival of migrants from war zones seriously, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. European Union member states are, to varying degrees, at war with countries from where such migrants originate from, Orbán said after meeting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. It is conceivable that groups are being sent to Europe from the ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Migrants Reappear At Sealed-Off Hungarian-Serbian Border
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Smaller groups of migrants, numbering up to sixty people, have started to resurface at Hungary’s sealed-off southern border with Serbia. The migrants are believed to have travelled to Hungary’s southern neighbour across Bulgaria, according to a local Hungarian-language television channel.
Hungarian People’s Security Always Comes First
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press briefing held after the annual assessment and tasking conference for leaders of the Hungarian Defence Forces, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó stated that “the Government of Hungary will not compromise the security of Hungarians, and that is the most important thing”.
Simicskó Rejects Opposition Charge Of Govt Overreach On Terror Laws
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On the subject of the government’s plans to include a “state of terrorist threat” provision in the constitution, István Simicsko, the defence minister, said the government had called for consultations with the opposition, but the Socialists “sadly” had not attended. He said of the opposition proposals on the table, the Socialists’ proposal is only a working draft.
Rétvári: EC Failed To Grant Hungary Aid To Help Migrant Children
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary did not receive any emergency aid from the European Commission to support unaccompanied migrant children who entered the country last year, a human resources ministry official said. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary, said that the EC’s reasoning for not sending aid was that the need to provide care to thousands of children is not considered an emergency.
International Military Exercise Starts In W Hungary
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An international military exercise dubbed Várpalota Challenge 2016 started in western Hungary on Monday and will run for over a month, the defence ministry said. The exercise, commanded by Dutch officers and ending on February 21, will give Hungarian troops an opportunity to practise tasks that are part of international support for NATO forces.
Defence Minister: Hungarian Soldiers Stand Ground In Crises
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian soldiers have “proved in recent crisis situations that they can hold their ground and serve the homeland,” the defence minister said, adding that the military deserves further support. Interviewed by MTI, István Simicskó said that Hungarian soldiers had worked hard building an iron fence along sections of the southern borders, and have patrolled the borders and several cities since the ...
Hungarian Police Launch Over 1,000 Investigations Into People Smuggling
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Up to mid-November, Hungary’s police launched 1,168 investigations connected with people smuggling, compared with a total of 219 last year, the daily Magyar Idők reported. Zoltán Boross of the National Investigations Office told the paper that the police disbanded 20 gangs and had started proceedings against 193 suspects, out of which 68 were arrested.
Orbán, Stoltenberg Hold Talks In Budapest
- 19 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The terrorist attacks against France highlight the need to take the arrival of migrants from war zones seriously, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. European Union member states are, to varying degrees, at war with countries from where such migrants originate from, Orbán said after meeting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. It is conceivable that groups are being sent to Europe from the ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...