524 result(s) for illegal migrants
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik Leader Calls For Cancellation Of Residency Bonds Programme
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government pundit accuses Jobbik of treason as party leader Gábor Vona makes Jobbik’s support of PM Orbán’s constitutional amendments conditional on scrapping the residence bond scheme. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, thinks that unless Fidesz complies, it will become evident that the governing party has a financial interest in selling Hungarian residence to foreigners.
Amendment Reflects Will Of Majority Who Voted ‘No’
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The justification attached to the constitutional amendment proposal cites Europe’s migrant crisis and says that 1.5 million people entered the continent illegally since the crisis escalated in 2015. It adds that the “unprecedented mass migration wave” poses an “insurmountable” challenge for Europe and that uncontrolled immigration increases the threat of terrorism.
Orbán Submits Constitutional Amendment Proposal On Migrant Quotas
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday submitted a constitutional amendment proposal in connection with European Union migrant quotas. The proposals contain a ban on foreigners settling in Hungary unless they abide by the country’s laws on obtaining residency, according to the homepage of parliament.
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
TEK Briefs Press On Investigation Concerning Terrorists In Hungary In 2015
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK informed the press on their findings concerning terrorists who spent time in Hungary last year, including perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels attacks, on Friday. Senior TEK officials Csaba Majoros and Zsolt Bodnár said that altogether 14 terrorists had spent a few days each in Hungary last summer and autumn, but added that the Islamic State terrorist ...
Liberals Blame TEK For Terrorists Entering Hungary In 2015
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party has blamed the ability of terrorists involved in the Paris and Brussels attacks to enter and stay in Hungary last year on counter-terrorism unit TEK’s “failure” to detect and identify them when they entered the country. Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, the daily Magyar Idők reported on Tuesday that several perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks ...
PM Orbán: ‘European Line Of Defence’ Needed If Greece Can’t Protect Borders
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If Greece is unable or unwilling to protect its own borders to stem the flow of illegal migrants into Europe, then the EU should build “a European line of defence” along Greece’s border with Macedonia and Bulgaria, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.
Xpat Opinion: Quota Referendum Countdown In Hungary
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A week ahead of the October 2 referendum on the EU migrant distribution quota, weeklies and weekend editions of the leading dailies wonder how the migration crisis should be handled, and ponder the broader implications of the referendum.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik Leader Calls For Cancellation Of Residency Bonds Programme
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government pundit accuses Jobbik of treason as party leader Gábor Vona makes Jobbik’s support of PM Orbán’s constitutional amendments conditional on scrapping the residence bond scheme. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, thinks that unless Fidesz complies, it will become evident that the governing party has a financial interest in selling Hungarian residence to foreigners.
Amendment Reflects Will Of Majority Who Voted ‘No’
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The justification attached to the constitutional amendment proposal cites Europe’s migrant crisis and says that 1.5 million people entered the continent illegally since the crisis escalated in 2015. It adds that the “unprecedented mass migration wave” poses an “insurmountable” challenge for Europe and that uncontrolled immigration increases the threat of terrorism.
Orbán Submits Constitutional Amendment Proposal On Migrant Quotas
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday submitted a constitutional amendment proposal in connection with European Union migrant quotas. The proposals contain a ban on foreigners settling in Hungary unless they abide by the country’s laws on obtaining residency, according to the homepage of parliament.
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
TEK Briefs Press On Investigation Concerning Terrorists In Hungary In 2015
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK informed the press on their findings concerning terrorists who spent time in Hungary last year, including perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels attacks, on Friday. Senior TEK officials Csaba Majoros and Zsolt Bodnár said that altogether 14 terrorists had spent a few days each in Hungary last summer and autumn, but added that the Islamic State terrorist ...
Liberals Blame TEK For Terrorists Entering Hungary In 2015
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party has blamed the ability of terrorists involved in the Paris and Brussels attacks to enter and stay in Hungary last year on counter-terrorism unit TEK’s “failure” to detect and identify them when they entered the country. Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, the daily Magyar Idők reported on Tuesday that several perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks ...
PM Orbán: ‘European Line Of Defence’ Needed If Greece Can’t Protect Borders
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If Greece is unable or unwilling to protect its own borders to stem the flow of illegal migrants into Europe, then the EU should build “a European line of defence” along Greece’s border with Macedonia and Bulgaria, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.
Xpat Opinion: Quota Referendum Countdown In Hungary
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A week ahead of the October 2 referendum on the EU migrant distribution quota, weeklies and weekend editions of the leading dailies wonder how the migration crisis should be handled, and ponder the broader implications of the referendum.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.