200 result(s) for eu migrant quotas in Current Affairs
Allowing Millions Of Migrants Into Europe Will Destroy Continent, Hungary's PM Warns
- 4 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a serious difference in opinion between the EU and Hungary on migration and Germany’s “mistaken” communication is responsible for the “mess” at Budapest’s Keleti railway station which saw thousands of angry migrants attempting to board Germany-bound trains over the past days, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular Friday morning radio interview with the state broadcaster Kossuth ...
PM Orbán: EU Criticising Hungary For Doing Its Duty
- 3 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on the EU to refrain from criticising Hungary when all the country was doing was fulfilling its duties to the bloc. Referring to a package of proposed amendments before parliament to tighten up border security and immigration rules, Orbán said the new laws would “bring about a new situation in Hungary and Europe”, noting that asylum-seekers, human smugglers and ...
Hungary Rejects Accusation That It Is Not Taking Appropriate Action Re Migrants
- 2 Sep 2015 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary firmly rejects any accusation that suggests that its actions concerning the issue of migrants are wanting, Levente Magyar, foreign ministry state secretary for economic diplomacy, said. Referring to criticism by Austrian officials regarding Hungary’s decision to allow migrants to travel to westwards on Monday, he told a news conference that within 24 hours another country that is in an ...
“Europe & Hungary Are Experiencing A Refugee Crisis”
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a very real refugee crisis unfolding in Hungary, and nobody knows how long it will last. The government provides funding for everything except essentials: billions of forints squandered on billboard campaigns and a 175-kilometre border fence, while the migrant servicing system is overwhelmed. The answer has yet to be found on a European level, as well.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Receives Special Status In EU Migrant Quota System
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The EU summit shifted from mandatory to voluntary migrant quotas, and granted Hungary special treatment. Commentators disagree on whether or not the Prime Minister managed to convince the European Union of Hungary’s migration needs.
Hungary & V4 Countries “Lobbied Successfully” Against Migration Quota
- 26 Jun 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrad Four have lobbied successfully against the introduction of compulsory migrant quotas in the European Union, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. He told public news channel M1 that the V4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) were united in their rejection of the compulsory quota.
Hungary Will Protect Europe’s External Borders From Illegal Migrants
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian government: Illegal immigration is a crime, and Hungary will not allow crimes to be committed on its borders. It will therefore protect its own, and thereby Europe’s external borders, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at a press conference held in Bratislava after the summit of Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Four. Mr Orbán pointed out: from among European countries, the greatest ...
EU Asks Hungary To Receive 1,100 Asylum Seekers
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would be required to take in a total of 1,134 asylum seekers over the next two years under the latest European Commission proposal for dealing with the rise in refugees arriving at EU borders and coastlines. As the plan, released on Wednesday, envisages resettling 60,000 migrants, Hungary would be host to about 2% of the total.
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Allowing Millions Of Migrants Into Europe Will Destroy Continent, Hungary's PM Warns
- 4 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a serious difference in opinion between the EU and Hungary on migration and Germany’s “mistaken” communication is responsible for the “mess” at Budapest’s Keleti railway station which saw thousands of angry migrants attempting to board Germany-bound trains over the past days, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular Friday morning radio interview with the state broadcaster Kossuth ...
PM Orbán: EU Criticising Hungary For Doing Its Duty
- 3 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on the EU to refrain from criticising Hungary when all the country was doing was fulfilling its duties to the bloc. Referring to a package of proposed amendments before parliament to tighten up border security and immigration rules, Orbán said the new laws would “bring about a new situation in Hungary and Europe”, noting that asylum-seekers, human smugglers and ...
Hungary Rejects Accusation That It Is Not Taking Appropriate Action Re Migrants
- 2 Sep 2015 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary firmly rejects any accusation that suggests that its actions concerning the issue of migrants are wanting, Levente Magyar, foreign ministry state secretary for economic diplomacy, said. Referring to criticism by Austrian officials regarding Hungary’s decision to allow migrants to travel to westwards on Monday, he told a news conference that within 24 hours another country that is in an ...
“Europe & Hungary Are Experiencing A Refugee Crisis”
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a very real refugee crisis unfolding in Hungary, and nobody knows how long it will last. The government provides funding for everything except essentials: billions of forints squandered on billboard campaigns and a 175-kilometre border fence, while the migrant servicing system is overwhelmed. The answer has yet to be found on a European level, as well.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Receives Special Status In EU Migrant Quota System
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The EU summit shifted from mandatory to voluntary migrant quotas, and granted Hungary special treatment. Commentators disagree on whether or not the Prime Minister managed to convince the European Union of Hungary’s migration needs.
Hungary & V4 Countries “Lobbied Successfully” Against Migration Quota
- 26 Jun 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrad Four have lobbied successfully against the introduction of compulsory migrant quotas in the European Union, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. He told public news channel M1 that the V4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) were united in their rejection of the compulsory quota.
Hungary Will Protect Europe’s External Borders From Illegal Migrants
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian government: Illegal immigration is a crime, and Hungary will not allow crimes to be committed on its borders. It will therefore protect its own, and thereby Europe’s external borders, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at a press conference held in Bratislava after the summit of Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Four. Mr Orbán pointed out: from among European countries, the greatest ...
EU Asks Hungary To Receive 1,100 Asylum Seekers
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would be required to take in a total of 1,134 asylum seekers over the next two years under the latest European Commission proposal for dealing with the rise in refugees arriving at EU borders and coastlines. As the plan, released on Wednesday, envisages resettling 60,000 migrants, Hungary would be host to about 2% of the total.
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.