363 result(s) for immigrants
Migrant Camps In Hungary To Be Moved Outside Residential Areas
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims to move shelters for migrants to non-inhabited areas, the interior ministry said. Illegal migrants will be given “temporary shelter” outside residential areas until which point Hungary’s temporary barrier on the border with Serbia is completed, it said, adding that opposition parties had “spread scare stories concerning the accommodation of illegal immigrants.”
Hungarian Minister Lázár Sceptical Of Refugee Claims
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nine out of ten migrants arriving in Hungary are abusing refugee rights and only 10% are genuine refugees, Prime Minister’s Office chief János Lázár asserted at his weekly press briefing on Thursday. The vast majority are “economic immigrants and illegal border entrants,” he said, adding that as many as 200,000 people could arrive in Hungary.
“Europe & Hungary Are Experiencing A Refugee Crisis”
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a very real refugee crisis unfolding in Hungary, and nobody knows how long it will last. The government provides funding for everything except essentials: billions of forints squandered on billboard campaigns and a 175-kilometre border fence, while the migrant servicing system is overwhelmed. The answer has yet to be found on a European level, as well.
Hungarian Parliament Passes Bill In Asylum Law
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved a decree which mandates the government to identify “safe” countries from where asylum requests would be rejected. The ruling Fidesz decree passed with 140 MPs in favour and 14 against and 27 abstentions. Governing parties and radical nationalist Jobbik party voted in favour, LMP and independents against and Socialist lawmakers abstained.
Hungarian Opposition Criticises Govt Over Suspension Of Dublin Rules
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have criticised the government over its position on suspending the Dublin Regulation, the EU rule that a migrant’s claim must be processed in the country they first arrive in. The radical nationalist Jobbik party supports Hungary’s asking for temporary dispensation in implementing the Dublin rule, as they say it is “unfair” that Hungary is the country most burdened by the ...
Video: Serbia Angry About Hungary's Plan For 175 km Border Fence
- 25 Jun 2015 1:30 AM
- video
Details of the four-metre high barrier were released on Wednesday. Budapest says it can wait no longer for an EU solution to immigration management. "I believe the last time a wall like this was built, it was 1961," said Serbian Prime Minister Aleksander Vucic.
Szijjártó: Hungary Wants Consultations On Illegal Migration
- 25 Jun 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary fully complies with all European Union laws but the government wants consultations with EU officials regarding the issue of illegal migration, the foreign minister told a news conference. Péter Szijjártó said: “There is no question of Hungary suspending the application of EU rules, and no such decision has been made.” The minister said Hungary has received some 61,000 illegal immigrants ...
Hungarian Govt Suspends European Asylum Agreement
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
For technical reasons the immigration office has suspended for an indefinite period the European agreement on asylum, the so-called Dublin regulation on transfers. A statement by the interior ministry said that Hungary is the country most burdened by illegal immigration out of the member states concerned. The ministry said Hungary has “exhausted its capacities”.
Number Of Illegal Immigrants Over 60,000 In Hungary
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since the beginning of 2015 more than 60,000 entrants have crossed into Hungary illegally, most of them from Serbia, an MP of ruling Fidesz said. Szilárd Németh referred to a “novel, economic kind of migration” mostly from Africa and the Middle East, but noted that the largest number of illegal immigrants arriving in Hungary were of Kosovar origin.
Migrant Camps In Hungary To Be Moved Outside Residential Areas
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims to move shelters for migrants to non-inhabited areas, the interior ministry said. Illegal migrants will be given “temporary shelter” outside residential areas until which point Hungary’s temporary barrier on the border with Serbia is completed, it said, adding that opposition parties had “spread scare stories concerning the accommodation of illegal immigrants.”
Hungarian Minister Lázár Sceptical Of Refugee Claims
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nine out of ten migrants arriving in Hungary are abusing refugee rights and only 10% are genuine refugees, Prime Minister’s Office chief János Lázár asserted at his weekly press briefing on Thursday. The vast majority are “economic immigrants and illegal border entrants,” he said, adding that as many as 200,000 people could arrive in Hungary.
“Europe & Hungary Are Experiencing A Refugee Crisis”
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a very real refugee crisis unfolding in Hungary, and nobody knows how long it will last. The government provides funding for everything except essentials: billions of forints squandered on billboard campaigns and a 175-kilometre border fence, while the migrant servicing system is overwhelmed. The answer has yet to be found on a European level, as well.
Hungarian Parliament Passes Bill In Asylum Law
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved a decree which mandates the government to identify “safe” countries from where asylum requests would be rejected. The ruling Fidesz decree passed with 140 MPs in favour and 14 against and 27 abstentions. Governing parties and radical nationalist Jobbik party voted in favour, LMP and independents against and Socialist lawmakers abstained.
Hungarian Opposition Criticises Govt Over Suspension Of Dublin Rules
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have criticised the government over its position on suspending the Dublin Regulation, the EU rule that a migrant’s claim must be processed in the country they first arrive in. The radical nationalist Jobbik party supports Hungary’s asking for temporary dispensation in implementing the Dublin rule, as they say it is “unfair” that Hungary is the country most burdened by the ...
Video: Serbia Angry About Hungary's Plan For 175 km Border Fence
- 25 Jun 2015 1:30 AM
- video
Details of the four-metre high barrier were released on Wednesday. Budapest says it can wait no longer for an EU solution to immigration management. "I believe the last time a wall like this was built, it was 1961," said Serbian Prime Minister Aleksander Vucic.
Szijjártó: Hungary Wants Consultations On Illegal Migration
- 25 Jun 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary fully complies with all European Union laws but the government wants consultations with EU officials regarding the issue of illegal migration, the foreign minister told a news conference. Péter Szijjártó said: “There is no question of Hungary suspending the application of EU rules, and no such decision has been made.” The minister said Hungary has received some 61,000 illegal immigrants ...
Hungarian Govt Suspends European Asylum Agreement
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
For technical reasons the immigration office has suspended for an indefinite period the European agreement on asylum, the so-called Dublin regulation on transfers. A statement by the interior ministry said that Hungary is the country most burdened by illegal immigration out of the member states concerned. The ministry said Hungary has “exhausted its capacities”.
Number Of Illegal Immigrants Over 60,000 In Hungary
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since the beginning of 2015 more than 60,000 entrants have crossed into Hungary illegally, most of them from Serbia, an MP of ruling Fidesz said. Szilárd Németh referred to a “novel, economic kind of migration” mostly from Africa and the Middle East, but noted that the largest number of illegal immigrants arriving in Hungary were of Kosovar origin.