484 result(s) for current condition
Security Fence To Be Constructed Along Hungarian-Romanian Border
- 15 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Cabinet has come to a decision regarding preparations for the possible construction of a border security fence along the Hungarian-Romanian border ‘up to a rational distance’ from the Hungarian-Serbian-Romanian triple border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Tuesday in Budapest.
Hungarian Government Declares State Of Crisis Due To Mass Migration
- 15 Sep 2015 4:58 AM
- current affairs
The Government has declared a state of crisis due to mass migration in the counties of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced on Tuesday in Szeged. The Government Spokesperson said that the state of crisis will remain in force for as long as necessary. He stressed that it is in the best interests of everyone – including genuine refugees – that illegal migration ...
Hungary: Abysmal Conditions in Border Detention
- 11 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants and asylum seekers are being held in abysmal conditions in the two Roszke migrant detention centers on the Serbian border, Human Rights Watch said today after obtaining footage from inside the camp and interviewing persons currently and formerly detained there. Hungarian police intercept asylum seekers and migrants entering via Serbia and detain them for days for registration and ...
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.
Dispatches: Stranded In Budapest’s Train Station
- 4 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: “Why are they lying to us? Why did police tell me that the train will go to Germany when it will really go to [a] camp?” asked Mohammed, 34, from Syria, when I told him that the train he was about to board this morning was not heading to Austria and Germany but to a processing center outside Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Base Rate On Hold At 1.35%, As Expected
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate-setters on Tuesday kept the central bank’s key rate on hold at 1.35%, as expected. The decision was widely expected, after the rate-setters clearly signalled an end to an easing cycle at the previous monthly policy meeting. Central bank governor György Matolcsy said at the time that the earlier series of 15 basis point cuts carried out for five consecutive months would soon come to ...
Afghan Refugee Saves Hungarian Homeless Man’s Life In Budapest
- 14 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A 16-year-old Afghan refugee sleeping rough in the Hungarian capital Budapest has been hailed a hero for saving the life of a homeless man in front of a soup kitchen in Bérkocsis utca, District VIII, in the early hours of Thursday afternoon.
Old Röszke-Horgos Border-Crossing Station In Hungary Re-Opened
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The old Röszke-Horgos border-crossing station has been re-opened. The two-by-two-lane border-crossing station on the No. 5 motorway is open to international passenger traffic, not including vehicles which are not allowed to use motorways, and coaches in August, every day between 7.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed at the inauguration ceremony ...
Security Fence To Be Constructed Along Hungarian-Romanian Border
- 15 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Cabinet has come to a decision regarding preparations for the possible construction of a border security fence along the Hungarian-Romanian border ‘up to a rational distance’ from the Hungarian-Serbian-Romanian triple border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Tuesday in Budapest.
Hungarian Government Declares State Of Crisis Due To Mass Migration
- 15 Sep 2015 4:58 AM
- current affairs
The Government has declared a state of crisis due to mass migration in the counties of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced on Tuesday in Szeged. The Government Spokesperson said that the state of crisis will remain in force for as long as necessary. He stressed that it is in the best interests of everyone – including genuine refugees – that illegal migration ...
Hungary: Abysmal Conditions in Border Detention
- 11 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants and asylum seekers are being held in abysmal conditions in the two Roszke migrant detention centers on the Serbian border, Human Rights Watch said today after obtaining footage from inside the camp and interviewing persons currently and formerly detained there. Hungarian police intercept asylum seekers and migrants entering via Serbia and detain them for days for registration and ...
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.
Dispatches: Stranded In Budapest’s Train Station
- 4 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: “Why are they lying to us? Why did police tell me that the train will go to Germany when it will really go to [a] camp?” asked Mohammed, 34, from Syria, when I told him that the train he was about to board this morning was not heading to Austria and Germany but to a processing center outside Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Base Rate On Hold At 1.35%, As Expected
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate-setters on Tuesday kept the central bank’s key rate on hold at 1.35%, as expected. The decision was widely expected, after the rate-setters clearly signalled an end to an easing cycle at the previous monthly policy meeting. Central bank governor György Matolcsy said at the time that the earlier series of 15 basis point cuts carried out for five consecutive months would soon come to ...
Afghan Refugee Saves Hungarian Homeless Man’s Life In Budapest
- 14 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A 16-year-old Afghan refugee sleeping rough in the Hungarian capital Budapest has been hailed a hero for saving the life of a homeless man in front of a soup kitchen in Bérkocsis utca, District VIII, in the early hours of Thursday afternoon.
Old Röszke-Horgos Border-Crossing Station In Hungary Re-Opened
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The old Röszke-Horgos border-crossing station has been re-opened. The two-by-two-lane border-crossing station on the No. 5 motorway is open to international passenger traffic, not including vehicles which are not allowed to use motorways, and coaches in August, every day between 7.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed at the inauguration ceremony ...