1,929 result(s) for crisis
Hungarian Opposition Parties Demand Reasons For Defence Minister’s Resignation
- 8 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Monday demanded to know the reason for Defence Minister Csaba Hende’s resignation and called for a new direction from the government in its handling of the migrant crisis. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it demands “an immediate explanation” for Hende’s move. The party said they wanted to know the reason for the minister’s departure because Hungarian borders are ...
Germany Warns Hungary To Improve Conditions
- 8 Sep 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Refugees move “from one misery to another” when they enter Hungary,” German vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel declared yesterday as he called on Hungary to improve conditions in which refugees are accommodated. He warned that EU funding could be in jeopardy if member states do not take their share in handling the refugee crisis.
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
DK Holds Orbán Responsible For Refugee Crisis
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is responsible for the rising number of migrants arriving in Europe. Zsolt Gréczy, the party’s spokesman, called on Orbán to stop “leading Hungarians on, promising to protect the borders, when just the opposite is happening”.
Xpat Opinion: Humanity Delivers To Budapest
- 8 Sep 2015 5:30 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: What an incredible difference. Keleti station seemed largely vacant as we first entered the initial passageway. Further progressing into the vast area, tents were here and there, and people still lying on the ground. But something was distinctly different. Aside from the lack of bodies you had to sidestep through, there was a distinct feeling of elation. The intense, heaviness we ...
Szijjártó: Threats To Suspend EU Funds For Hungary “Dishonest”
- 8 Sep 2015 4:20 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said that it was “extremely hypocritical and dishonest” of certain “western politicians” to be making threats to suspend European Union funds for Hungary “while the country is trying to find a solution to one of the union’s biggest challenges”. The minister said the concept of open borders within Europe does not equate to “unlimited rights to cross borders ...
EU Approves Euro 4m Fast Aid For Hungary
- 8 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has decided to hand over 4 million euros to Hungary in fast aid towards easing the refugee crisis. The funds are aimed at improving immigrant reception centres or building new ones, purchasing necessary equipment as well as increasing human resources and transport capacity in Hungary, the European Commission said in a statement.
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
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 ...
Hungarian Opposition Parties Demand Reasons For Defence Minister’s Resignation
- 8 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Monday demanded to know the reason for Defence Minister Csaba Hende’s resignation and called for a new direction from the government in its handling of the migrant crisis. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it demands “an immediate explanation” for Hende’s move. The party said they wanted to know the reason for the minister’s departure because Hungarian borders are ...
Germany Warns Hungary To Improve Conditions
- 8 Sep 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Refugees move “from one misery to another” when they enter Hungary,” German vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel declared yesterday as he called on Hungary to improve conditions in which refugees are accommodated. He warned that EU funding could be in jeopardy if member states do not take their share in handling the refugee crisis.
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
DK Holds Orbán Responsible For Refugee Crisis
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is responsible for the rising number of migrants arriving in Europe. Zsolt Gréczy, the party’s spokesman, called on Orbán to stop “leading Hungarians on, promising to protect the borders, when just the opposite is happening”.
Xpat Opinion: Humanity Delivers To Budapest
- 8 Sep 2015 5:30 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: What an incredible difference. Keleti station seemed largely vacant as we first entered the initial passageway. Further progressing into the vast area, tents were here and there, and people still lying on the ground. But something was distinctly different. Aside from the lack of bodies you had to sidestep through, there was a distinct feeling of elation. The intense, heaviness we ...
Szijjártó: Threats To Suspend EU Funds For Hungary “Dishonest”
- 8 Sep 2015 4:20 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said that it was “extremely hypocritical and dishonest” of certain “western politicians” to be making threats to suspend European Union funds for Hungary “while the country is trying to find a solution to one of the union’s biggest challenges”. The minister said the concept of open borders within Europe does not equate to “unlimited rights to cross borders ...
EU Approves Euro 4m Fast Aid For Hungary
- 8 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has decided to hand over 4 million euros to Hungary in fast aid towards easing the refugee crisis. The funds are aimed at improving immigrant reception centres or building new ones, purchasing necessary equipment as well as increasing human resources and transport capacity in Hungary, the European Commission said in a statement.
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
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 ...