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Interior Ministry Rejects Allegations Of Police Violence Against Migrants
- 7 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior ministry “categorically rejected” reports in domestic and foreign media alleging that Hungarian border police regularly commit violence against migrants. The ministry reacted to a fresh article by Swedish paper Aftonbladet, in which refugees who had made it to the Serbian-Hungarian border and representatives of medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recount incidents of ...
Hungary Fulfils All Its Intl Obligations
- 6 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary fulfils all of its international obligations, the justice minister said in Röszke, a border town with Serbia. Speaking to reporters after inspecting the process of how migrants are provided legal assistance in the local transit zone, László Trócsányi said Hungary rejects the “attacks” it had received from Brussels for its handling of asylum-seekers and migrants, arguing that they were ...
Pressure Of Migration Remains High At Hungary-Serbia Border
- 17 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Figures from last year show that the pressure of migration eased from 2015 but still remained high at the Hungary-Serbia border, the prime minister’s internal security advisor said. So far this year, 1,142 people have attempted to cross the border illegally, which is comparable to last year’s figure despite the intensive protection measures introduced against illegal border crossings further ...
Hungarian PM’s Plans Of Refugee Camps Outside EU Gaining Support
- 16 Dec 2016 7:11 AM
- current affairs
The plan to set up refugee camps outside the territory of the European Union is gradually gaining support, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the press ahead of the EU leaders’ summit on Thursday.
Foreign Minister Laments Lack Of Progress In EU Management Of Migrant Crisis
- 13 Dec 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, lamented what he called a “lack of progress” in the European Union’s management of the migrant crisis. Each month the topic of migration is brought up at meetings of EU ministers but “nothing ever happens”, Szijjártó told a press conference.
Hungary Jobless Rate Drops, More People Finding Entry Into Labour Market From Fostered Jobs Schemes
- 30 Nov 2016 10:11 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate reached 4.7 percent in August-October, dropping from 4.9 percent in the previous month and 6.4 percent in the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday.
Hungarian Government: Residency Bonds Could Be Scrapped Before Year’s End
- 14 Nov 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The government could scrap the residency bond scheme before the year is out, government office chief János Lázár said in response to a question at his weekly press briefing on Thursday.
PM Orbán Threatens To Sue EU
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on last week’s European Union summit, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a stalemate had emerged because the European Union’s migrant quota proposal was still on the table. “We are constantly vetoing it.” In order to resolve this situation, the Slovak EU presidency must be ready with a proposal by December, Orbán said in an interview to public radio.
Human Rights Watch: Hungary: Failing To Protect Vulnerable Refugees
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is keeping many of the most vulnerable asylum seekers stranded on its border in poor conditions for weeks while they wait to enter the country and file their claims, Human Rights Watch said today. Some said that border officials had used excessive force against them.
Interior Ministry Rejects Allegations Of Police Violence Against Migrants
- 7 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior ministry “categorically rejected” reports in domestic and foreign media alleging that Hungarian border police regularly commit violence against migrants. The ministry reacted to a fresh article by Swedish paper Aftonbladet, in which refugees who had made it to the Serbian-Hungarian border and representatives of medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recount incidents of ...
Hungary Fulfils All Its Intl Obligations
- 6 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary fulfils all of its international obligations, the justice minister said in Röszke, a border town with Serbia. Speaking to reporters after inspecting the process of how migrants are provided legal assistance in the local transit zone, László Trócsányi said Hungary rejects the “attacks” it had received from Brussels for its handling of asylum-seekers and migrants, arguing that they were ...
Pressure Of Migration Remains High At Hungary-Serbia Border
- 17 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Figures from last year show that the pressure of migration eased from 2015 but still remained high at the Hungary-Serbia border, the prime minister’s internal security advisor said. So far this year, 1,142 people have attempted to cross the border illegally, which is comparable to last year’s figure despite the intensive protection measures introduced against illegal border crossings further ...
Hungarian PM’s Plans Of Refugee Camps Outside EU Gaining Support
- 16 Dec 2016 7:11 AM
- current affairs
The plan to set up refugee camps outside the territory of the European Union is gradually gaining support, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the press ahead of the EU leaders’ summit on Thursday.
Foreign Minister Laments Lack Of Progress In EU Management Of Migrant Crisis
- 13 Dec 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, lamented what he called a “lack of progress” in the European Union’s management of the migrant crisis. Each month the topic of migration is brought up at meetings of EU ministers but “nothing ever happens”, Szijjártó told a press conference.
Hungary Jobless Rate Drops, More People Finding Entry Into Labour Market From Fostered Jobs Schemes
- 30 Nov 2016 10:11 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate reached 4.7 percent in August-October, dropping from 4.9 percent in the previous month and 6.4 percent in the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday.
Hungarian Government: Residency Bonds Could Be Scrapped Before Year’s End
- 14 Nov 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The government could scrap the residency bond scheme before the year is out, government office chief János Lázár said in response to a question at his weekly press briefing on Thursday.
PM Orbán Threatens To Sue EU
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on last week’s European Union summit, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a stalemate had emerged because the European Union’s migrant quota proposal was still on the table. “We are constantly vetoing it.” In order to resolve this situation, the Slovak EU presidency must be ready with a proposal by December, Orbán said in an interview to public radio.
Human Rights Watch: Hungary: Failing To Protect Vulnerable Refugees
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is keeping many of the most vulnerable asylum seekers stranded on its border in poor conditions for weeks while they wait to enter the country and file their claims, Human Rights Watch said today. Some said that border officials had used excessive force against them.