429 result(s) for border protection
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
Lázár: Scandinavian Countries Initiate Procedure Against Hungary
- 21 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A day before last week’s European Union Bratislava informal summit, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway initiated a procedure against Hungary, government office chief János Lázár said in an interview to Tuesday’s Magyar Nemzet. This was “because we don’t want to accept migrants from them,” he said.
Lázár: Hungary’s PM To Push For Strengthening Nation States At EU Summit
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will advocate that “the EU should remain the Europe of nations” at the upcoming EU summit in Bratislava, the government office chief said on Thursday. Hungary will propose that the European Commission - which it believes has been overstepping its authority - should return to fulfilling an executive function within the EU, János Lázár said at a weekly ...
“We Must Stop Brussels!” Referendum Booklet Warns Hungarians
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We must stop Brussels! We can send a clear and unequivocal message to Brussels with the referendum. We must achieve that it withdraws the dangerous proposal. For this we must vote no.” – Page 14.
Szijjártó: Hungary Will Only Take Back Migrants Who Entered The EU Here
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will only take back migrants who entered the European Union in this country, the foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said, reacting to a statement by Austrian Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka saying that Austria would go to court if Hungary refused to take back asylum seekers obliged to request asylum in the country where they first entered the EU.
Szijjártó: Western Balkans Tensions Serious Risk To Hungary’s Security
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The increasing tensions in the western Balkans region pose a serious risk to Hungary’s security, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Looking at the ongoing border disputes, the rise of religious extremism and the rise of the threat of terrorism in the EU’s south-eastern neighbouring region, it is not at all impossible that Europe will see another migration wave over the autumn, Szijjártó said ...
Nat Sec CTTEE: Turkey Situation Could Worsen Migrant Crisis
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The current situation in Turkey could worsen Europe’s migration crisis, the head and deputy head of parliament’s national security committee said after a committee session. The state of domestic politics in Turkey has changed, and there is a serious threat that it could ignite a migration wave through the Balkan route similar to the wave seen last year, Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s head, said.
Hungary’s PM: EU Leaders Should Say ‘No’ To Quota Scheme
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders should make a decision to say no to the European Union’s mandatory migrant redistribution scheme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio, Orbán referred to the quota plan as the “flawed migration policy of Brussels bureaucrats”. European leaders should prohibit this scheme from being implemented, but the problem is that not every ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Calls For Setting Up Joint European Army
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for setting up a common European army. Speaking at a news conference ahead of a Visegrad Four (V4) summit in Warsaw, Orbán outlined a set of proposals in connection with the future of the European Union’s security policy, economic policy, institutional system, and common policies. He said security should be made a priority within the bloc.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
Lázár: Scandinavian Countries Initiate Procedure Against Hungary
- 21 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A day before last week’s European Union Bratislava informal summit, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway initiated a procedure against Hungary, government office chief János Lázár said in an interview to Tuesday’s Magyar Nemzet. This was “because we don’t want to accept migrants from them,” he said.
Lázár: Hungary’s PM To Push For Strengthening Nation States At EU Summit
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will advocate that “the EU should remain the Europe of nations” at the upcoming EU summit in Bratislava, the government office chief said on Thursday. Hungary will propose that the European Commission - which it believes has been overstepping its authority - should return to fulfilling an executive function within the EU, János Lázár said at a weekly ...
“We Must Stop Brussels!” Referendum Booklet Warns Hungarians
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We must stop Brussels! We can send a clear and unequivocal message to Brussels with the referendum. We must achieve that it withdraws the dangerous proposal. For this we must vote no.” – Page 14.
Szijjártó: Hungary Will Only Take Back Migrants Who Entered The EU Here
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will only take back migrants who entered the European Union in this country, the foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said, reacting to a statement by Austrian Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka saying that Austria would go to court if Hungary refused to take back asylum seekers obliged to request asylum in the country where they first entered the EU.
Szijjártó: Western Balkans Tensions Serious Risk To Hungary’s Security
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The increasing tensions in the western Balkans region pose a serious risk to Hungary’s security, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Looking at the ongoing border disputes, the rise of religious extremism and the rise of the threat of terrorism in the EU’s south-eastern neighbouring region, it is not at all impossible that Europe will see another migration wave over the autumn, Szijjártó said ...
Nat Sec CTTEE: Turkey Situation Could Worsen Migrant Crisis
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The current situation in Turkey could worsen Europe’s migration crisis, the head and deputy head of parliament’s national security committee said after a committee session. The state of domestic politics in Turkey has changed, and there is a serious threat that it could ignite a migration wave through the Balkan route similar to the wave seen last year, Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s head, said.
Hungary’s PM: EU Leaders Should Say ‘No’ To Quota Scheme
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders should make a decision to say no to the European Union’s mandatory migrant redistribution scheme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio, Orbán referred to the quota plan as the “flawed migration policy of Brussels bureaucrats”. European leaders should prohibit this scheme from being implemented, but the problem is that not every ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Calls For Setting Up Joint European Army
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for setting up a common European army. Speaking at a news conference ahead of a Visegrad Four (V4) summit in Warsaw, Orbán outlined a set of proposals in connection with the future of the European Union’s security policy, economic policy, institutional system, and common policies. He said security should be made a priority within the bloc.