306 result(s) for hungarian border fence
Pintér: Hungary, Slovenia To Jointly Patrol Common Border
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian and Slovenian police will jointly patrol the two countries’ common border along its entire section, the Hungarian interior minister said. Sándor Pintér held talks with Vesna Györkös Znidar, his Slovenian counterpart, and police chiefs of the two countries at Dolga Vas (Hosszúfalu), a settlement right on the Slovenian side of the border. They decided on joint patrols and keeping an ...
Trócsányi: Hungary Respects All International Norms
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary respects and will continue to respect all international norms, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said after talks with Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland in Strasbourg. Trócsányi informed Jagland about Hungary’s latest laws on migration and their implementation.
Hungarian Croatian Border Nearly Sealed
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police and soldiers are preparing to close the Hungarian-Croatian border, but the Interior Ministry would neither confirm nor deny a report that the border will be sealed today. There is little possibility of this closure happening today, the newspaper adds, as soldiers are still working on the fence in two places.
Over 24,000 Illegal Entrants Apprehended Over Weekend, Say Hungarian Police
- 28 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have launched proceedings against more than 24,000 migrants who crossed illegally to Hungary over the weekend, it said on its website police.hu. Fully 23,591 people were apprehended on the Hungarian-Croatian border and 636 on the border with Serbia, police said. Five people were taken into custody for suspected forgery. On Saturday and Sunday the Szeged District Prosecution brought 64 ...
Hungary Creates Transit Zone In Letenye On Croatian Border
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian authorities have created a transit zone for migrants serving as a registration point in Letenye on the Hungary-Croatia border. Local officials on Thursday inspected the facility and a razor wire being laid on the border. The immigration authority is setting up containers for registering migrants. Zalaegerszeg Labour and Administrative Court has been designated as the court for ...
Hungarian Government Regards Quota System As Grossly Mistaken
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will initiate a parliamentary debate on the quota system in order to acquaint itself with the views of the parliamentary parties on the matter before deciding whether to contest the EU quota decision before a court, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated at his press conference “Governmentinfo 24 – What does the Government do and why?” held jointly ...
Xpat Opinion: High Commissioner For Human Rights: Hungary Violating International Law
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said he was appalled at the recent actions and attitudes displayed by the Hungarian Government and authorities in relation to refugees and migrants, and also urged European institutions to resolve their impasse and take firm action to respond to the crisis in Hungary and elsewhere.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Public Opinion On Govt’s Handling Refugee Crisis
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Along the Croatian-Hungarian border not much has changed since yesterday or the day before yesterday, and therefore we can turn to Hungarian sentiment, which has been poisoned by the massive government anti-refugee propaganda. Anita Köműves of Népszabadság, who just returned to Hungary after a year as a journalist intern at the University of Maryland, was astounded by the general lack of ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Tightened Border Controls Aimed At Curbing Illegal Migration
- 24 Sep 2015 3:54 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s fence on its border with Croatia “has nothing to do with Croatian or Hungarian people, and is simply aimed at curbing illegal migration,” Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, told Croatian public service television channel HRT. Last week, Croatian authorities sent some 1,000 migrants on a train across the border to southern Hungary without prior notification. Referring to the ...
Pintér: Hungary, Slovenia To Jointly Patrol Common Border
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian and Slovenian police will jointly patrol the two countries’ common border along its entire section, the Hungarian interior minister said. Sándor Pintér held talks with Vesna Györkös Znidar, his Slovenian counterpart, and police chiefs of the two countries at Dolga Vas (Hosszúfalu), a settlement right on the Slovenian side of the border. They decided on joint patrols and keeping an ...
Trócsányi: Hungary Respects All International Norms
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary respects and will continue to respect all international norms, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said after talks with Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland in Strasbourg. Trócsányi informed Jagland about Hungary’s latest laws on migration and their implementation.
Hungarian Croatian Border Nearly Sealed
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police and soldiers are preparing to close the Hungarian-Croatian border, but the Interior Ministry would neither confirm nor deny a report that the border will be sealed today. There is little possibility of this closure happening today, the newspaper adds, as soldiers are still working on the fence in two places.
Over 24,000 Illegal Entrants Apprehended Over Weekend, Say Hungarian Police
- 28 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have launched proceedings against more than 24,000 migrants who crossed illegally to Hungary over the weekend, it said on its website police.hu. Fully 23,591 people were apprehended on the Hungarian-Croatian border and 636 on the border with Serbia, police said. Five people were taken into custody for suspected forgery. On Saturday and Sunday the Szeged District Prosecution brought 64 ...
Hungary Creates Transit Zone In Letenye On Croatian Border
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian authorities have created a transit zone for migrants serving as a registration point in Letenye on the Hungary-Croatia border. Local officials on Thursday inspected the facility and a razor wire being laid on the border. The immigration authority is setting up containers for registering migrants. Zalaegerszeg Labour and Administrative Court has been designated as the court for ...
Hungarian Government Regards Quota System As Grossly Mistaken
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will initiate a parliamentary debate on the quota system in order to acquaint itself with the views of the parliamentary parties on the matter before deciding whether to contest the EU quota decision before a court, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated at his press conference “Governmentinfo 24 – What does the Government do and why?” held jointly ...
Xpat Opinion: High Commissioner For Human Rights: Hungary Violating International Law
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said he was appalled at the recent actions and attitudes displayed by the Hungarian Government and authorities in relation to refugees and migrants, and also urged European institutions to resolve their impasse and take firm action to respond to the crisis in Hungary and elsewhere.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Public Opinion On Govt’s Handling Refugee Crisis
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Along the Croatian-Hungarian border not much has changed since yesterday or the day before yesterday, and therefore we can turn to Hungarian sentiment, which has been poisoned by the massive government anti-refugee propaganda. Anita Köműves of Népszabadság, who just returned to Hungary after a year as a journalist intern at the University of Maryland, was astounded by the general lack of ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Tightened Border Controls Aimed At Curbing Illegal Migration
- 24 Sep 2015 3:54 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s fence on its border with Croatia “has nothing to do with Croatian or Hungarian people, and is simply aimed at curbing illegal migration,” Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, told Croatian public service television channel HRT. Last week, Croatian authorities sent some 1,000 migrants on a train across the border to southern Hungary without prior notification. Referring to the ...