472 result(s) for illegal migration in Current Affairs
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
ECJ Ruling Represents No Obligation For Hungary
- 12 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
“In contrast to what Germany’s left-wing Minister of Justice is claiming, the ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) represents no obligation for Hungary to do anything”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday.
Local Opinion: ‘Hungary Will Respect ECJ Quota Verdict’ – Viktor Orbán
- 11 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
A conservative commentator entertains no doubts, that the European Court could find a legitimate basis for rejecting Hungary’s and Slovakia’s complaint against compulsory migrant quotas, but believes the quota system will prove disastrous for the European Union.
Orbán To Juncker: ‘Hungary Not Immigrant Country’
- 8 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
In a letter to the European Commission president, Hungary’s prime minister has insisted that the commission president’s “interpretation of solidarity conforms neither to EU law nor the historical traditions of Hungary”. “Unlike some other major EU member states, Hungary does not have a colonial past,” the PM said, adding that immigrant countries had obligations arising from their colonial past. ...
EU Court Dismisses Hungary, Slovakia Migrant Case
- 6 Sep 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Justice today dismissed a case launched by Hungary and Slovakia challenging the legality of the EU’s migrant resettlement scheme. “The court dismisses the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the provisional mechanism for the mandatory relocation of asylum seekers,” the Luxembourg-based court said in a statement.
Orbán’s Cabinet Hails Libya Plans To Build Refugee Camps
- 1 Sep 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Plans to build migrant camps in Libya accord with the Hungarian government’s stance aimed at halting illegal migration outside the European Union, János Lázár, the government office chief, said on Thursday.
Hungary Wants EU To Reimburse Half Of Border Control Costs
- 1 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the European Commission to reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection, the government office chief said on Thursday. János Lázár said at a regular press briefing that the total cost since the start of the migrant crisis amounted to 800 million euros.
Number Of Indictments In Migration-Related Crimes Falls
- 29 Aug 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The number of indictments in crimes related to migration has fallen from a total of 2,465 in 2016 to 83 in January - August 2017, the spokesman of the chief public prosecutor’s office said.
Hungarian FM Sees No Compromise With ‘Pro-Migration’ Governments
- 29 Aug 2017 3:50 AM
- current affairs
Irreconcilable differences will remain between Hungary and “pro-migration governments” because Hungary will “not give in”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview published in Monday’s daily Magyar Hírlap.
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
ECJ Ruling Represents No Obligation For Hungary
- 12 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
“In contrast to what Germany’s left-wing Minister of Justice is claiming, the ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) represents no obligation for Hungary to do anything”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI on Saturday.
Local Opinion: ‘Hungary Will Respect ECJ Quota Verdict’ – Viktor Orbán
- 11 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
A conservative commentator entertains no doubts, that the European Court could find a legitimate basis for rejecting Hungary’s and Slovakia’s complaint against compulsory migrant quotas, but believes the quota system will prove disastrous for the European Union.
Orbán To Juncker: ‘Hungary Not Immigrant Country’
- 8 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
In a letter to the European Commission president, Hungary’s prime minister has insisted that the commission president’s “interpretation of solidarity conforms neither to EU law nor the historical traditions of Hungary”. “Unlike some other major EU member states, Hungary does not have a colonial past,” the PM said, adding that immigrant countries had obligations arising from their colonial past. ...
EU Court Dismisses Hungary, Slovakia Migrant Case
- 6 Sep 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Justice today dismissed a case launched by Hungary and Slovakia challenging the legality of the EU’s migrant resettlement scheme. “The court dismisses the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the provisional mechanism for the mandatory relocation of asylum seekers,” the Luxembourg-based court said in a statement.
Orbán’s Cabinet Hails Libya Plans To Build Refugee Camps
- 1 Sep 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Plans to build migrant camps in Libya accord with the Hungarian government’s stance aimed at halting illegal migration outside the European Union, János Lázár, the government office chief, said on Thursday.
Hungary Wants EU To Reimburse Half Of Border Control Costs
- 1 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the European Commission to reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection, the government office chief said on Thursday. János Lázár said at a regular press briefing that the total cost since the start of the migrant crisis amounted to 800 million euros.
Number Of Indictments In Migration-Related Crimes Falls
- 29 Aug 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The number of indictments in crimes related to migration has fallen from a total of 2,465 in 2016 to 83 in January - August 2017, the spokesman of the chief public prosecutor’s office said.
Hungarian FM Sees No Compromise With ‘Pro-Migration’ Governments
- 29 Aug 2017 3:50 AM
- current affairs
Irreconcilable differences will remain between Hungary and “pro-migration governments” because Hungary will “not give in”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview published in Monday’s daily Magyar Hírlap.