147 result(s) for border restrictions
Second Fence To Be Built Along Hungary-Serbia Border
- 24 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to build a “secondary line of defence” along Hungary’s fence on its southern border with Serbia, János Lázár, government office chief told his weekly press briefing. Lázár argued that a “significant number” of illegal migrants could arrive in Hungary in 2017.
PM Orban’s Annual State Of Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s main task in 2017 would be fending off five major “attacks” against the country. Delivering his nineteenth annual state of the nation address on Friday, Orbán listed efforts by the European Commission to prohibit government-mandated utilities price cuts as the first of those “attacks”.
Amnesty Criticises Hungary For Emergency Measures
- 18 Jan 2017 7:34 AM
- current affairs
Several European Union members, including Hungary, have passed counter-terrorism measures which curb fundamental human rights and freedoms, Amnesty International said in its latest report published on Tuesday.
Pintér: External Borders Must Be Protected Without Introducing Restrictions On Internal Borders
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The aim is to protect the external borders of the Schengen zone without having to introduce restrictions and border checks on the internal borders, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said on Tuesday. He told the press after meeting his Slovene counterpart Vesna Györkös Znidar that joint action by the two countries against illegal migration had “clearly” proven to be the right decision.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Austria’s Decision To Restrict Migrants “Victory For Reason”
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria’s decision to restrict migrants is a “victory for reason” , Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a regular radio interview, adding that “dogmatic thinking has capitulated to reality and common sense.” Europe cannot receive a huge mass of foreign humanity without restrictions or checks. Hungary’s standpoint is that it would be better were no migrants to arrive in Europe.
Hungary supports British EU Reform Proposals
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports British proposals for European Union reforms aiming to boost the sovereignty of member states and the role of national parliaments, Szabolcs Takács, Hungary’s state secretary for EU affairs, said after talks on Tuesday with officials in London. Hungary also agrees with British proposals to prohibit members of the euro zone from passing decisions binding on EU members outside 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, ...
Hungarian Railways Stop International Trains
- 3 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- travel
As of today, no direct trains will depart from Budapest bound for Western Europe, Hungarian State Railways MÁV said in an announcement this morning, according to news agency MTI. Those leaving the country must transfer at a station near the border, and passport checks that can weed out refugees are expected at those border stations.
European Commission & Budapest Disagree On Interpretation Of Land Laws
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is trying to point out the faults in regulations governing the sale of arable land in the European Union-15 to try to escape the legal proceedings initiated against it because of its own restrictive ownership laws.
Second Fence To Be Built Along Hungary-Serbia Border
- 24 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to build a “secondary line of defence” along Hungary’s fence on its southern border with Serbia, János Lázár, government office chief told his weekly press briefing. Lázár argued that a “significant number” of illegal migrants could arrive in Hungary in 2017.
PM Orban’s Annual State Of Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s main task in 2017 would be fending off five major “attacks” against the country. Delivering his nineteenth annual state of the nation address on Friday, Orbán listed efforts by the European Commission to prohibit government-mandated utilities price cuts as the first of those “attacks”.
Amnesty Criticises Hungary For Emergency Measures
- 18 Jan 2017 7:34 AM
- current affairs
Several European Union members, including Hungary, have passed counter-terrorism measures which curb fundamental human rights and freedoms, Amnesty International said in its latest report published on Tuesday.
Pintér: External Borders Must Be Protected Without Introducing Restrictions On Internal Borders
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The aim is to protect the external borders of the Schengen zone without having to introduce restrictions and border checks on the internal borders, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said on Tuesday. He told the press after meeting his Slovene counterpart Vesna Györkös Znidar that joint action by the two countries against illegal migration had “clearly” proven to be the right decision.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Austria’s Decision To Restrict Migrants “Victory For Reason”
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria’s decision to restrict migrants is a “victory for reason” , Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a regular radio interview, adding that “dogmatic thinking has capitulated to reality and common sense.” Europe cannot receive a huge mass of foreign humanity without restrictions or checks. Hungary’s standpoint is that it would be better were no migrants to arrive in Europe.
Hungary supports British EU Reform Proposals
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports British proposals for European Union reforms aiming to boost the sovereignty of member states and the role of national parliaments, Szabolcs Takács, Hungary’s state secretary for EU affairs, said after talks on Tuesday with officials in London. Hungary also agrees with British proposals to prohibit members of the euro zone from passing decisions binding on EU members outside 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, ...
Hungarian Railways Stop International Trains
- 3 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- travel
As of today, no direct trains will depart from Budapest bound for Western Europe, Hungarian State Railways MÁV said in an announcement this morning, according to news agency MTI. Those leaving the country must transfer at a station near the border, and passport checks that can weed out refugees are expected at those border stations.
European Commission & Budapest Disagree On Interpretation Of Land Laws
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is trying to point out the faults in regulations governing the sale of arable land in the European Union-15 to try to escape the legal proceedings initiated against it because of its own restrictive ownership laws.