66 result(s) for emergency aid
Hungary Contributes Water, Food, Experts To Macedonia Flood Relief Efforts
- 11 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent multiple types of aid to Macedonia to assist relief efforts in that country as it struggles to clean up after heavy floods unleashed by a severe storm last week, the foreign ministry said. The Hungarian embassy in Skopje has offered 1,000 litres of bottled water to the capital’s floodhit Gazi Baba municipality.
Rétvári: EC Failed To Grant Hungary Aid To Help Migrant Children
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary did not receive any emergency aid from the European Commission to support unaccompanied migrant children who entered the country last year, a human resources ministry official said. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary, said that the EC’s reasoning for not sending aid was that the need to provide care to thousands of children is not considered an emergency.
Szijjártó: V4 Agree To Help Patrol Hungary’s Border
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrád Four countries have agreed that the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland will help patrol Hungary’s southern border, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, said in Luxembourg on the sidelines of a conference on migration and the western Balkans route. He argued that the migrant crisis is a global problem in need of a global solution and he criticised “several European leaders” who only ...
Schengen Disintegration “Threat To Hungary’s Foreign Trade”
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
If the Schengen system breaks down due to the migration crisis Hungarian companies could suffer, the foreign minister told a business conference. Péter Szijjártó said temporary border closures are causing major problems due to an increase in shipping times for companies employing just-intime manufacturing. If the Schengen system breaks down completely, lorries will have to queue at borders and ...
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.
You Can Help Migrants Via Expat Pub's 'Refugee Aid Caledonia'
- 10 Sep 2015 1:20 AM
- community & culture
Patrick McMenamin and Zsuzsa Bozo, owners of the Caledonia Pub in Budapest, contacted XpatLoop.com about promoting their new 'Refugee Aid' project saying, "We are delighted to announce that The Robert Burns International Foundation here in Budapest have agreed to support our efforts to raise much needed funds by providing us with a bank account to accept donations specifically for this cause."
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 ...
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 ...
Summer Camp @ American International School Budapest, Until 24 July
- 8 Jul 2015 8:00 AM
- specials
Join the AISB Summer Camp, spend your days in a safe, fun environment, enjoy our beautiful school campus, make friends and practice English.
Hungary Contributes Water, Food, Experts To Macedonia Flood Relief Efforts
- 11 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent multiple types of aid to Macedonia to assist relief efforts in that country as it struggles to clean up after heavy floods unleashed by a severe storm last week, the foreign ministry said. The Hungarian embassy in Skopje has offered 1,000 litres of bottled water to the capital’s floodhit Gazi Baba municipality.
Rétvári: EC Failed To Grant Hungary Aid To Help Migrant Children
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary did not receive any emergency aid from the European Commission to support unaccompanied migrant children who entered the country last year, a human resources ministry official said. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary, said that the EC’s reasoning for not sending aid was that the need to provide care to thousands of children is not considered an emergency.
Szijjártó: V4 Agree To Help Patrol Hungary’s Border
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrád Four countries have agreed that the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland will help patrol Hungary’s southern border, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, said in Luxembourg on the sidelines of a conference on migration and the western Balkans route. He argued that the migrant crisis is a global problem in need of a global solution and he criticised “several European leaders” who only ...
Schengen Disintegration “Threat To Hungary’s Foreign Trade”
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
If the Schengen system breaks down due to the migration crisis Hungarian companies could suffer, the foreign minister told a business conference. Péter Szijjártó said temporary border closures are causing major problems due to an increase in shipping times for companies employing just-intime manufacturing. If the Schengen system breaks down completely, lorries will have to queue at borders and ...
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.
You Can Help Migrants Via Expat Pub's 'Refugee Aid Caledonia'
- 10 Sep 2015 1:20 AM
- community & culture
Patrick McMenamin and Zsuzsa Bozo, owners of the Caledonia Pub in Budapest, contacted XpatLoop.com about promoting their new 'Refugee Aid' project saying, "We are delighted to announce that The Robert Burns International Foundation here in Budapest have agreed to support our efforts to raise much needed funds by providing us with a bank account to accept donations specifically for this cause."
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 ...
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 ...
Summer Camp @ American International School Budapest, Until 24 July
- 8 Jul 2015 8:00 AM
- specials
Join the AISB Summer Camp, spend your days in a safe, fun environment, enjoy our beautiful school campus, make friends and practice English.