542 result(s) for fence
Ministry: Electrified Fence A Rumour
- 15 May 2017 8:22 AM
- current affairs
Border fences are not electrified; rumours are just a way of fomenting tensions, the Interior Ministry said in a statement relayed to state news agency MTI on Friday. In response to the report released by Index, it said a system built alongside the double fence “is not capable of endangering human life” and no reports related to workplace injuries have reached the authorities.
Government Office Chief: Stated, Sovereignty At Stake
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief, János Lázár, said what is at stake in the current lawsuit concerning migrant quotas before the European Court of Justice is the right to determine who lives in the country and who stays. If this is taken away from parliament, the government and the people, then the very basis of Hungarian statehood and sovereignty would be endangered, he told a weekly government news ...
Government: Hungary Not Changing Immigration Rules
- 4 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has no intention of changing the country’s immigration rules, the Government Information Centre said on Wednesday. In its statement the centre noted that the Hungarian government had been conducting regular talks with European Commission officials on Hungary’s immigration rules.
PM Press Chief: Govt Ready To Work With EC On All Open Legal Questions
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a meeting of European People’s Party (EPP) leaders in Brussels that Hungary’s government is ready to cooperate with the European Commission on all unresolved legal questions, the head of the PM’s Press Office said.
Orbán: Security Of Hungarians Guaranteed For Long Term
- 2 May 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The double fence on Hungary’s southern border will guarantee the security of Hungarians for a long time, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to public radio on Friday. The 155-kilometre long fortified fence which is being inaugurated today is up to the job of “keeping out any kind of mass of people”, Orbán said.
Fidesz Condemns Vandalisation Of Terror House Museum
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party said it firmly condemns the act of throwing paint at the House of Terror Museum on Thursday evening. The Wall of Heroes installed along the museum’s façade commemorates people who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
PM Orbán: 2018 Vote Crucial
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The 2018 general election will be a crucial one, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the daily Magyar Idők. “In Hungary, the national government is constantly coming under pressure and attack, and what is most vitally at stake is whether our parliament and government will be there to serve the interests of the Hungarian people or whether foreign interests will be served.”
Hungary’s Position On Migration More Popular
- 27 Mar 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s position on illegal migration is gaining support but the battle in Brussels continues, Peter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, told MTI in an interview. The minister noted that not long ago Austria’s then chancellor “accused Hungary of fascism only because it had protected itself from illegal migration.
Border Fence Protects EU, Not Hungary
- 7 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s fence on its border with Serbia protects the European Union, not Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said at the Hungarian embassy in Vienna. If Hungary succeeds in stopping illegal migration into the EU with the fence, “then there is no need for the traffic jams on the Hungarian-Austrian border” caused by tightened controls there, as the fence would also protect Austria, Kovács ...
Ministry: Electrified Fence A Rumour
- 15 May 2017 8:22 AM
- current affairs
Border fences are not electrified; rumours are just a way of fomenting tensions, the Interior Ministry said in a statement relayed to state news agency MTI on Friday. In response to the report released by Index, it said a system built alongside the double fence “is not capable of endangering human life” and no reports related to workplace injuries have reached the authorities.
Government Office Chief: Stated, Sovereignty At Stake
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief, János Lázár, said what is at stake in the current lawsuit concerning migrant quotas before the European Court of Justice is the right to determine who lives in the country and who stays. If this is taken away from parliament, the government and the people, then the very basis of Hungarian statehood and sovereignty would be endangered, he told a weekly government news ...
Government: Hungary Not Changing Immigration Rules
- 4 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has no intention of changing the country’s immigration rules, the Government Information Centre said on Wednesday. In its statement the centre noted that the Hungarian government had been conducting regular talks with European Commission officials on Hungary’s immigration rules.
PM Press Chief: Govt Ready To Work With EC On All Open Legal Questions
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a meeting of European People’s Party (EPP) leaders in Brussels that Hungary’s government is ready to cooperate with the European Commission on all unresolved legal questions, the head of the PM’s Press Office said.
Orbán: Security Of Hungarians Guaranteed For Long Term
- 2 May 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The double fence on Hungary’s southern border will guarantee the security of Hungarians for a long time, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to public radio on Friday. The 155-kilometre long fortified fence which is being inaugurated today is up to the job of “keeping out any kind of mass of people”, Orbán said.
Fidesz Condemns Vandalisation Of Terror House Museum
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party said it firmly condemns the act of throwing paint at the House of Terror Museum on Thursday evening. The Wall of Heroes installed along the museum’s façade commemorates people who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
PM Orbán: 2018 Vote Crucial
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The 2018 general election will be a crucial one, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the daily Magyar Idők. “In Hungary, the national government is constantly coming under pressure and attack, and what is most vitally at stake is whether our parliament and government will be there to serve the interests of the Hungarian people or whether foreign interests will be served.”
Hungary’s Position On Migration More Popular
- 27 Mar 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s position on illegal migration is gaining support but the battle in Brussels continues, Peter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, told MTI in an interview. The minister noted that not long ago Austria’s then chancellor “accused Hungary of fascism only because it had protected itself from illegal migration.
Border Fence Protects EU, Not Hungary
- 7 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s fence on its border with Serbia protects the European Union, not Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said at the Hungarian embassy in Vienna. If Hungary succeeds in stopping illegal migration into the EU with the fence, “then there is no need for the traffic jams on the Hungarian-Austrian border” caused by tightened controls there, as the fence would also protect Austria, Kovács ...