44 result(s) for austrian border crossing
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Streaming In Hungary Again From Croatia
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since Hungary closed its border with Serbia last week, migrants are being bused by Serbia to the Croatian border and from there by Croatia to Slovenia and to Hungary. While the Hungarian authorities are building a border fence along the border with Croatia to stop the inflow, commentators discuss to what extent the attitude of the Hungarian government is morally and legally justified.
Over 180,000 Illegal Entries Registered So Far In Hungary This Year
- 14 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
There have been 181,014 illegal entries registered so far in Hungary this year, Tibor Lakatos, department head of the national police, told a press conference. The number of asylum applications submitted was 166,465, Attila Kiss, the deputy director of the national immigration office, said. In the meantime, construction of a 40-metre section of fencing to close the gap at the rail tracks linking ...
Austria Cuts Motorway And Rail Connection With Hungary
- 11 Sep 2015 11:30 AM
- current affairs
On Friday morning, Austria closed the border crossing point connecting Nickelsdorf on the Austrian side with Hegyeshalom on the Hungarian side in both directions. According to the Austrian motorway maintenance company, the closure, implemented for an indefinite period, has taken place for security reasons, due to large masses of refugees heading towards the West from Hungary.
Migrants Leave Registration Point In W Hungary Towards Austria
- 11 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first migrants to arrive at a newly opened registration point in Körmend, in western Hungary, left for Austria on foot after just a few hours, the town’s mayor said. István Bebes of the ruling Fidesz party told a press conference after an extraordinary meeting of council representatives that 80-90 migrants arrived by bus early in the morning and left on foot after taking some food, drink and ...
Hungary Should Not Be Criticised For Doing Its Duty
- 7 Sep 2015 10:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungary should not be criticised for doing its duty; it should instead be left to do what it has to do, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday in Brussels, after a meeting on the migrant crisis with Martin Schultz, President of the European Parliament. The Prime Minister requested that the EP President relay this request to the members of the European Parliament. He said that “We Hungarians ...
Austrian & Hungarian Heads Of Government To Meet Next Week
- 6 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán consulted several times overnight via telephone with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann concerning the latest developments in the refugee crisis, and the two politicians will meet for bilateral discussion next week, the Hungarian Prime Minister said at an early afternoon press conference on Saturday.
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Hungary Rejects French Foreign Minister’s “Accusations”
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government rejects any “ignoble accusations” such as recently made by Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, a state secretary at the Hungarian foreign ministry told a press conference. Levente Magyar spoke after talks with the ambassador or France, who had been summoned to the ministry over his minister’s criticism of Hungary for building a fence along its southern border ...
Iraqi Migrants Freed From Abandoned Minivan In Hungary Near Austrian Border
- 1 Sep 2015 3:40 AM
- current affairs
Police freed ten migrants locked in a small van left abandoned by the driver on the roadside near the Hegyeshalom crossing point to Austria, a regional press spokesman said. The ten Iraqi nationals were discovered hiding in the back of the vehicle and shouting for help on Monday afternoon. The minivan carrying German plates was seized and legal proceedings were launched.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Streaming In Hungary Again From Croatia
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since Hungary closed its border with Serbia last week, migrants are being bused by Serbia to the Croatian border and from there by Croatia to Slovenia and to Hungary. While the Hungarian authorities are building a border fence along the border with Croatia to stop the inflow, commentators discuss to what extent the attitude of the Hungarian government is morally and legally justified.
Over 180,000 Illegal Entries Registered So Far In Hungary This Year
- 14 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
There have been 181,014 illegal entries registered so far in Hungary this year, Tibor Lakatos, department head of the national police, told a press conference. The number of asylum applications submitted was 166,465, Attila Kiss, the deputy director of the national immigration office, said. In the meantime, construction of a 40-metre section of fencing to close the gap at the rail tracks linking ...
Austria Cuts Motorway And Rail Connection With Hungary
- 11 Sep 2015 11:30 AM
- current affairs
On Friday morning, Austria closed the border crossing point connecting Nickelsdorf on the Austrian side with Hegyeshalom on the Hungarian side in both directions. According to the Austrian motorway maintenance company, the closure, implemented for an indefinite period, has taken place for security reasons, due to large masses of refugees heading towards the West from Hungary.
Migrants Leave Registration Point In W Hungary Towards Austria
- 11 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first migrants to arrive at a newly opened registration point in Körmend, in western Hungary, left for Austria on foot after just a few hours, the town’s mayor said. István Bebes of the ruling Fidesz party told a press conference after an extraordinary meeting of council representatives that 80-90 migrants arrived by bus early in the morning and left on foot after taking some food, drink and ...
Hungary Should Not Be Criticised For Doing Its Duty
- 7 Sep 2015 10:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungary should not be criticised for doing its duty; it should instead be left to do what it has to do, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday in Brussels, after a meeting on the migrant crisis with Martin Schultz, President of the European Parliament. The Prime Minister requested that the EP President relay this request to the members of the European Parliament. He said that “We Hungarians ...
Austrian & Hungarian Heads Of Government To Meet Next Week
- 6 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán consulted several times overnight via telephone with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann concerning the latest developments in the refugee crisis, and the two politicians will meet for bilateral discussion next week, the Hungarian Prime Minister said at an early afternoon press conference on Saturday.
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Hungary Rejects French Foreign Minister’s “Accusations”
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government rejects any “ignoble accusations” such as recently made by Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, a state secretary at the Hungarian foreign ministry told a press conference. Levente Magyar spoke after talks with the ambassador or France, who had been summoned to the ministry over his minister’s criticism of Hungary for building a fence along its southern border ...
Iraqi Migrants Freed From Abandoned Minivan In Hungary Near Austrian Border
- 1 Sep 2015 3:40 AM
- current affairs
Police freed ten migrants locked in a small van left abandoned by the driver on the roadside near the Hegyeshalom crossing point to Austria, a regional press spokesman said. The ten Iraqi nationals were discovered hiding in the back of the vehicle and shouting for help on Monday afternoon. The minivan carrying German plates was seized and legal proceedings were launched.