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Orbán: Hungary Cannot Expect Help In Migrant Crisis
- 18 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary cannot expect to rely on its southern neighbours, neither the Serbians nor the Croatians, for help “when there is a situation” regarding the migrant crisis. What’s even worse, Hungary cannot even expect help from the West and “the critical voices from there are not calming down”, he said. Parts of the European media and politics are governed by “suicidal ...
Video: Hungary's PM Orban: Europe In Great Danger
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- video
Hungarian PM’s comments come ahead of his talks in Brussels on the migrant crisis. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a passionate defense of his government’s controversial refugee policies, casting the debate as a clash of cultures that threatens to undo Europe. “Europe is not being pressured by a ‘refugee problem’ or a ‘refugee situation,’” he wrote in an op-ed for Germany’s ...
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
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 Left-Liberal Opposition Against Migration Related Amendments Tabled To Parliament
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal opposition parties protested against a package of legal amendments tabled in parliament on government handling of mass migration. Lawmakers began a twoday debate of the bills on Thursday. Dialogue for Hungary (PM) called the amendments “inhumane and vile” as well as unconstitutional. PM lawmaker Tímea Szabó said the amendments would not offer any genuine solution to the migrant ...
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 ...
Hungarian Gulag Victims Memorial Year Extended
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The memorial year of political prisoners and forced labourers taken to the Soviet Union will be extended and a social debate initiated on a central monument, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced on Thursday after a meeting of the Gulag Memorial Committee.
Republikon Holds Conference On LGBT Rights In Hungary
- 9 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Politicians of several opposition parties told a conference organised by political think-tank Republikon Institute that they support granting equal rights to the LGBTQ community. The conference on LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) rights was attended by politicians of the Socialist Party, LMP, the Democratic Coalition (DK), Dialogue for Hungary (PM), Együtt and the Liberal ...
Xpat Opinion: Echoes In Hungary Of US Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Ruling
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States defining same sex marriage as a constitutional right splits Hungarian public life across the left liberal versus conservative divide line. The leftist argument is that the law must not stand in the way of love, while conservatives fear that same-sex marriage will further aggravate demographic decline in developed countries.
Orbán: Hungary Cannot Expect Help In Migrant Crisis
- 18 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary cannot expect to rely on its southern neighbours, neither the Serbians nor the Croatians, for help “when there is a situation” regarding the migrant crisis. What’s even worse, Hungary cannot even expect help from the West and “the critical voices from there are not calming down”, he said. Parts of the European media and politics are governed by “suicidal ...
Video: Hungary's PM Orban: Europe In Great Danger
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- video
Hungarian PM’s comments come ahead of his talks in Brussels on the migrant crisis. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered a passionate defense of his government’s controversial refugee policies, casting the debate as a clash of cultures that threatens to undo Europe. “Europe is not being pressured by a ‘refugee problem’ or a ‘refugee situation,’” he wrote in an op-ed for Germany’s ...
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
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 Left-Liberal Opposition Against Migration Related Amendments Tabled To Parliament
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal opposition parties protested against a package of legal amendments tabled in parliament on government handling of mass migration. Lawmakers began a twoday debate of the bills on Thursday. Dialogue for Hungary (PM) called the amendments “inhumane and vile” as well as unconstitutional. PM lawmaker Tímea Szabó said the amendments would not offer any genuine solution to the migrant ...
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 ...
Hungarian Gulag Victims Memorial Year Extended
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The memorial year of political prisoners and forced labourers taken to the Soviet Union will be extended and a social debate initiated on a central monument, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced on Thursday after a meeting of the Gulag Memorial Committee.
Republikon Holds Conference On LGBT Rights In Hungary
- 9 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Politicians of several opposition parties told a conference organised by political think-tank Republikon Institute that they support granting equal rights to the LGBTQ community. The conference on LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) rights was attended by politicians of the Socialist Party, LMP, the Democratic Coalition (DK), Dialogue for Hungary (PM), Együtt and the Liberal ...
Xpat Opinion: Echoes In Hungary Of US Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Ruling
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States defining same sex marriage as a constitutional right splits Hungarian public life across the left liberal versus conservative divide line. The leftist argument is that the law must not stand in the way of love, while conservatives fear that same-sex marriage will further aggravate demographic decline in developed countries.