263 result(s) for hungary's security
Bokros: Hungary Needs Immigrants
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs immigrants, Lajos Bokros, leader of the non-parliamentary party Modern Hungary Movement, said at a demonstration against the government’s immigration policy held in front of Parliament. “Taking in economic immigrants is a national interest, as they help create jobs and pay taxes … provided there is good governance,” Bokros told some 150 protesters, adding that immigrants needed to ...
Muižnieks: Hungary’s Building Fence Along Serbia Border “Illadvised”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s plan to stop immigrants from entering the country by building a fence along its southern borders is “ill-advised”, the human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe said in a microblog entry. Nils Muižnieks said that “focus should be on ensuring access to asylum, not impeding it”. Hungary announced on Wednesday preparations for a 4 metre high fence along a 175 kilometre section of ...
Lawmakers Debate Migration Rules, Fence Along Hungarian Border
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers started a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by the government to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill, submitted by three senior Fidesz officials, motioned to declare some countries “safe” in terms of immigration and declare that asylum-seekers arriving to Hungary from those transit countries should be denied refugee status.
Austria Sending Police To Hungarian - Serb Border
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In view of the growing number of refugees, Austria will send 40 police officers to the Serbian-Hungarian border after holding consultations with the Hungarian authorities, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said in a Wednesday statement. The move is not directed against refugees but aimed at solving the international crisis situation that has developed in Europe.
Hungary's PM Talks Immigration Debate, Tax And Social Policies
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Countries should have the “most fundamental right” to decide which migrants to allow in, Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. Orbán criticised the European Union’s migration policies, adding that “if they didn’t force on us unrealistic rules there would be no refugees in Hungary — we would have already sent all those we have here back home”.
Video: Hungary's Brokerage Scandal, Thousands May Lose Life-Savings
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Bank is still trying to estimate the fallout from its seizure of brokerage firm Quaestor. The company was shut down this week, the third security and investment firm to have its activities suspended within weeks. Investigators believe it may have invested scores of billions of euros more in bonds than it was allowed to under its bond insurance programme.
Yesterday’s Announcement By Financial Times Is False And Completely Misleading
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister's Office: Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács on the announcement of Financial Times stating that the EU blocks Paks nuclear power plant expansion.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Foreign Policy Doctrine In Focus
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the government’s foreign affairs strategy, most left-wing and liberal commentators accuse PM Orbán of selling out to Moscow. Right-wing pundits, on the other hand, defend what they see as the government’s pragmatic and balanced foreign affairs vision. Some moderate analysts castigate mindless exaggerations and ideologically motivated approaches on both sides.
Xpat Opinion: US Senator McCain’s “Neofascist” Comment About Hungary's PM
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily considers Senator McCain’s apparent description of PM Orbán as a “neofascist dictator” a gross exaggeration. A pro-government commentator believes that Senator McCain’s statements are confused, unfair and motivated by US economic interests.
Bokros: Hungary Needs Immigrants
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs immigrants, Lajos Bokros, leader of the non-parliamentary party Modern Hungary Movement, said at a demonstration against the government’s immigration policy held in front of Parliament. “Taking in economic immigrants is a national interest, as they help create jobs and pay taxes … provided there is good governance,” Bokros told some 150 protesters, adding that immigrants needed to ...
Muižnieks: Hungary’s Building Fence Along Serbia Border “Illadvised”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s plan to stop immigrants from entering the country by building a fence along its southern borders is “ill-advised”, the human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe said in a microblog entry. Nils Muižnieks said that “focus should be on ensuring access to asylum, not impeding it”. Hungary announced on Wednesday preparations for a 4 metre high fence along a 175 kilometre section of ...
Lawmakers Debate Migration Rules, Fence Along Hungarian Border
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers started a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by the government to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill, submitted by three senior Fidesz officials, motioned to declare some countries “safe” in terms of immigration and declare that asylum-seekers arriving to Hungary from those transit countries should be denied refugee status.
Austria Sending Police To Hungarian - Serb Border
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In view of the growing number of refugees, Austria will send 40 police officers to the Serbian-Hungarian border after holding consultations with the Hungarian authorities, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said in a Wednesday statement. The move is not directed against refugees but aimed at solving the international crisis situation that has developed in Europe.
Hungary's PM Talks Immigration Debate, Tax And Social Policies
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Countries should have the “most fundamental right” to decide which migrants to allow in, Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. Orbán criticised the European Union’s migration policies, adding that “if they didn’t force on us unrealistic rules there would be no refugees in Hungary — we would have already sent all those we have here back home”.
Video: Hungary's Brokerage Scandal, Thousands May Lose Life-Savings
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Bank is still trying to estimate the fallout from its seizure of brokerage firm Quaestor. The company was shut down this week, the third security and investment firm to have its activities suspended within weeks. Investigators believe it may have invested scores of billions of euros more in bonds than it was allowed to under its bond insurance programme.
Yesterday’s Announcement By Financial Times Is False And Completely Misleading
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister's Office: Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács on the announcement of Financial Times stating that the EU blocks Paks nuclear power plant expansion.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Foreign Policy Doctrine In Focus
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the government’s foreign affairs strategy, most left-wing and liberal commentators accuse PM Orbán of selling out to Moscow. Right-wing pundits, on the other hand, defend what they see as the government’s pragmatic and balanced foreign affairs vision. Some moderate analysts castigate mindless exaggerations and ideologically motivated approaches on both sides.
Xpat Opinion: US Senator McCain’s “Neofascist” Comment About Hungary's PM
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily considers Senator McCain’s apparent description of PM Orbán as a “neofascist dictator” a gross exaggeration. A pro-government commentator believes that Senator McCain’s statements are confused, unfair and motivated by US economic interests.


















