306 result(s) for hungarian border fence
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.
Kövér Addresses Parl Speakers On Migration At Coe Conference
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliaments of Council of Europe (CoE) member states have a responsibility in dealing with the migration crisis, but there is a lack of consensus on the issue, Hungarian Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said at a CoE conference in Strasbourg.
Balog: Luxembourg Formin’s Comments Sign Of Helplessness
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Comments made by Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg’s foreign minister, demanding Hungary’s expulsion from the European Union demonstrate the helplessness of those who want to embody European politics today, Hungary’s human resources minister said. Asselborn told Germany’s Die Welt on Tuesday that the EU could not maintain its unity unless it excluded Hungary, a country which seriously violated European ...
“We Must Stop Brussels!” Referendum Booklet Warns Hungarians
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We must stop Brussels! We can send a clear and unequivocal message to Brussels with the referendum. We must achieve that it withdraws the dangerous proposal. For this we must vote no.” – Page 14.
Former Belgian PM Calls On Hungarians To Support Quotas In Referendum
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is calling on Hungarians to go to the polls during the Oct. 2 referendum and support the European Union’s planned migrant quotas, nol. hu reported, citing a letter Verhofstadt sent to the opposition Hungarian Liberal Party (MLP). Verhofstadt, who was prime minister between 1999 and 2008, said that the Liberals are setting out on a “very important ...
Hungary’s PM: EU Leaders Should Say ‘No’ To Quota Scheme
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders should make a decision to say no to the European Union’s mandatory migrant redistribution scheme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio, Orbán referred to the quota plan as the “flawed migration policy of Brussels bureaucrats”. European leaders should prohibit this scheme from being implemented, but the problem is that not every ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán Announces New Border Fence
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily likens the Hungarian Prime Minister’s plan to erect a new fence on Hungary’s southern border, to the Israeli wall in the West Bank. Népszabadság wonders if Hungary would shoot at refugees if the new defence line does not stop them.
Lázár: Quota Referendum ‘Historic’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Oct. 2 referendum on the EU’s migrant quota measures will be “historic”, government office chief János Lázár said. Voters are expected to make a clear choice and thereby strengthen the government’s hand in its political dispute with the European Commission, he said at a regular weekly press briefing.
Survey: Fear Of Migrants In Hungary Relatively High
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A higher proportion of Hungarians are afraid of migrants than the average in a 22-nation survey conducted by Ipsos, with 55% of Hungarians supporting the border fence and 72% concerned about disguised terrorism. Some 62% of Hungarians believe that the motivation for migrants is to live in better economic conditions and get access to welfare, health and education services, Ipsos said.
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.
Kövér Addresses Parl Speakers On Migration At Coe Conference
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliaments of Council of Europe (CoE) member states have a responsibility in dealing with the migration crisis, but there is a lack of consensus on the issue, Hungarian Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said at a CoE conference in Strasbourg.
Balog: Luxembourg Formin’s Comments Sign Of Helplessness
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Comments made by Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg’s foreign minister, demanding Hungary’s expulsion from the European Union demonstrate the helplessness of those who want to embody European politics today, Hungary’s human resources minister said. Asselborn told Germany’s Die Welt on Tuesday that the EU could not maintain its unity unless it excluded Hungary, a country which seriously violated European ...
“We Must Stop Brussels!” Referendum Booklet Warns Hungarians
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We must stop Brussels! We can send a clear and unequivocal message to Brussels with the referendum. We must achieve that it withdraws the dangerous proposal. For this we must vote no.” – Page 14.
Former Belgian PM Calls On Hungarians To Support Quotas In Referendum
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is calling on Hungarians to go to the polls during the Oct. 2 referendum and support the European Union’s planned migrant quotas, nol. hu reported, citing a letter Verhofstadt sent to the opposition Hungarian Liberal Party (MLP). Verhofstadt, who was prime minister between 1999 and 2008, said that the Liberals are setting out on a “very important ...
Hungary’s PM: EU Leaders Should Say ‘No’ To Quota Scheme
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders should make a decision to say no to the European Union’s mandatory migrant redistribution scheme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio, Orbán referred to the quota plan as the “flawed migration policy of Brussels bureaucrats”. European leaders should prohibit this scheme from being implemented, but the problem is that not every ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán Announces New Border Fence
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily likens the Hungarian Prime Minister’s plan to erect a new fence on Hungary’s southern border, to the Israeli wall in the West Bank. Népszabadság wonders if Hungary would shoot at refugees if the new defence line does not stop them.
Lázár: Quota Referendum ‘Historic’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Oct. 2 referendum on the EU’s migrant quota measures will be “historic”, government office chief János Lázár said. Voters are expected to make a clear choice and thereby strengthen the government’s hand in its political dispute with the European Commission, he said at a regular weekly press briefing.
Survey: Fear Of Migrants In Hungary Relatively High
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A higher proportion of Hungarians are afraid of migrants than the average in a 22-nation survey conducted by Ipsos, with 55% of Hungarians supporting the border fence and 72% concerned about disguised terrorism. Some 62% of Hungarians believe that the motivation for migrants is to live in better economic conditions and get access to welfare, health and education services, Ipsos said.