554 result(s) for asylum
Xpat Opinion: Uproar Over First Statement By New Austrian Chancellor On Hungary
- 27 May 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist is outraged by a remark attributed to Mr Christian Kern who was quoted to have accused Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán of running a state built on Führerprinzip. Verbatim transcripts show that Mr Kern’s remark was milder than reported.
Kövér: Migrant Resettlement Must Be Voluntary
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Any resettlement of migrants in European Union member states must be strictly voluntary, as mandatory resettlement is unacceptable, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said in Luxembourg. Threats to sanction member states that do not take in migrants “do not suggest a democratic disposition,”Kövér told a conference of EU house speakers.
Hungarian Police Fine Afghan HUF 50.000 For Jaywalking
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police in Körmend have fined a young Afghan man HUF 50,000 (USD 180) for jaywalking. According to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the man was crossing the street around 8:30 pm on his way to Tesco when a police officer fined him for “a lesser infraction committed while commuting on a public road” for failing to use the designated crosswalk.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Meets Helmut Kohl
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the outcome of PM Orbán’s visit to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Was their endorsement of Mrs. Merkel’s policies just lip service, to mitigate the impact of their misgivings over the way the migration crisis has been handled?
Együtt: Orbán’s Points Will Not Solve Migrant Crisis
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s latest ten-point proposal will not resolve Europe’s migrant crisis, but rather transform it into an African and Middle Eastern crisis, the opposition Együtt party said. In his response to the proposal the Hungarian prime minister put forward on Friday in Lisbon, Együtt leader Viktor Szigetvári said in a statement that the plan would only serve to uphold a “failing ...
US Report: Hungary Handling Of Migrants Grave Problem
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State defined the way migrants and asylum seekers are handled among the gravest human rights problems in Hungary in 2015 in its country report. The report pointed to xenophobic rhetoric and a lack of humanitarian aid, and noted Hungarian legislation passed last year that made illegal crossing a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment and expulsion.
EU Court Rules Hungary Not At Fault For Returning Migrant To Serbia
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers may be returned to a non-EU country considered as a “safe country” without consent from another member state, the European Court of Justice said it ruled. Under the ruling, Hungary was not at fault for returning a Pakistani national to Serbia in August last year, after rejecting his asylum request.
Government Declares State Of Emergency Due To Mass Migration
- 12 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Government has declared a nationwide state of emergency due to mass migration”, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér announced in Budapest on Wednesday, 9 March.
Eurostat Survey Shows Interest In EU Politics Rising
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interest in the politics of the European Union has risen among Hungarians and citizens of member states as well, according to a Eurobarometer opinion survey. Fully 53% of Hungarian respondents said they were interested in the EU’s policies, compared to 54% in the whole of the bloc, on average.
Xpat Opinion: Uproar Over First Statement By New Austrian Chancellor On Hungary
- 27 May 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist is outraged by a remark attributed to Mr Christian Kern who was quoted to have accused Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán of running a state built on Führerprinzip. Verbatim transcripts show that Mr Kern’s remark was milder than reported.
Kövér: Migrant Resettlement Must Be Voluntary
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Any resettlement of migrants in European Union member states must be strictly voluntary, as mandatory resettlement is unacceptable, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said in Luxembourg. Threats to sanction member states that do not take in migrants “do not suggest a democratic disposition,”Kövér told a conference of EU house speakers.
Hungarian Police Fine Afghan HUF 50.000 For Jaywalking
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police in Körmend have fined a young Afghan man HUF 50,000 (USD 180) for jaywalking. According to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the man was crossing the street around 8:30 pm on his way to Tesco when a police officer fined him for “a lesser infraction committed while commuting on a public road” for failing to use the designated crosswalk.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Meets Helmut Kohl
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the outcome of PM Orbán’s visit to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Was their endorsement of Mrs. Merkel’s policies just lip service, to mitigate the impact of their misgivings over the way the migration crisis has been handled?
Együtt: Orbán’s Points Will Not Solve Migrant Crisis
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s latest ten-point proposal will not resolve Europe’s migrant crisis, but rather transform it into an African and Middle Eastern crisis, the opposition Együtt party said. In his response to the proposal the Hungarian prime minister put forward on Friday in Lisbon, Együtt leader Viktor Szigetvári said in a statement that the plan would only serve to uphold a “failing ...
US Report: Hungary Handling Of Migrants Grave Problem
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State defined the way migrants and asylum seekers are handled among the gravest human rights problems in Hungary in 2015 in its country report. The report pointed to xenophobic rhetoric and a lack of humanitarian aid, and noted Hungarian legislation passed last year that made illegal crossing a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment and expulsion.
EU Court Rules Hungary Not At Fault For Returning Migrant To Serbia
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers may be returned to a non-EU country considered as a “safe country” without consent from another member state, the European Court of Justice said it ruled. Under the ruling, Hungary was not at fault for returning a Pakistani national to Serbia in August last year, after rejecting his asylum request.
Government Declares State Of Emergency Due To Mass Migration
- 12 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Government has declared a nationwide state of emergency due to mass migration”, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér announced in Budapest on Wednesday, 9 March.
Eurostat Survey Shows Interest In EU Politics Rising
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interest in the politics of the European Union has risen among Hungarians and citizens of member states as well, according to a Eurobarometer opinion survey. Fully 53% of Hungarian respondents said they were interested in the EU’s policies, compared to 54% in the whole of the bloc, on average.