726 result(s) for immigration’
Hungarians Unfamiliar With Muslim Culture
- 22 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians are not as “open to the world” as perhaps other European countries would like it, and the reason is that Hungary has never experienced immigration from “Muslim cultures”, and the memories of 150 years of Turkish rule are “not that great”, Péter Györkös, the Hungarian ambassador in Berlin, said in an interview. Hungarians are not “naive romantics” to think that the integration of ...
Hungarian Cabinet Backs Down From Plans To Allow Gigantic Mosque To Be Built In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian government has backed down from earlier plans to allow a gigantic Turkish-funded mosque to be built in the capital Budapest’s District X. Despite the plan winning over the support of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in May, Bence Rétvári, State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources, has now said in a statement that the cabinet will not give the scheme the go-ahead because “the ...
Over 500 Granted Refugee Status In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Out of 177,000 asylum seekers 533 were granted refugee status this year, Immigration and Citizenship Office director Zsuzsanna Végh told Klubrádió on Thursday. The vast majority of asylum seekers did not wait for the end of the procedures, but left the country, therefore no decision was made in their cases. An average of ten asylum applications per day have been submitted since September.
Xpat Opinion: Infringement Procedure Against Hungary On Migration Laws
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist believes that if the European Union is serious about refugee rights, it should launch an infringement procedure against Germany rather than singling out Hungary. He is particularly outraged by what he describes as European Parliament Speaker Martin Schulz’s ‘diatribe against nation states.’
Hungary’s Fidesz Party Congress Adopts Declaration Against Pro - Immigration Policy
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputies at the 26th congress of the ruling Fidesz party adopted a political declaration against pro-immigration policy. Before the declaration was adopted, cabinet chief Antal Rogán said the document is necessary because “Fidesz wants a strong Europe and a strong Hungary, a Europe where jobs are provided to jobless young Europeans instead of immigrants, where families and responsible parenthood ...
Lázár: More Than HUF 9 Tr Paid Out In EU Monies In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 9,000 billion forints (EUR 28.4bn) of European Union funding has been paid out in Hungary, government office chief János Lázár said about the 2007-2013 EU budget period. Tenders have already been invited for the 2014-2020 EU budget period amounting to 3 billion forints, he told a weekly government press briefing.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán Has International Friends On His Side
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left- and right-wing analysts equally recognise that the Hungarian Prime Minister is not isolated any more with his views on immigration in Europe. They differ however on whether he’s right or wrong and whether his position will ultimately prevail.
EPP Stays Away From EP Debate About Hungary
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
MEPs of the European People’s Party group, including representatives of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, stayed away from the European Parliament’s plenary debate on Hungary in protest of the legislative body’s “attacks” against the country. The Fidesz EPP group said in a statement: “Hungary is once again on the agenda of the European Parliament.
Lázár: Transferring EU Affairs To Hungarian PM’s Office Right Move
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Transferring European affairs from the foreign ministry to the prime minister’s office has proven to be the right move, the government office chief told parliament’s European Affairs Committee. Experience from the government’s previous 2010-2014 term has shown that matters pertaining to the European Commission do not typically cover foreign trade or foreign affairs, since these matters concern ...
Hungarians Unfamiliar With Muslim Culture
- 22 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians are not as “open to the world” as perhaps other European countries would like it, and the reason is that Hungary has never experienced immigration from “Muslim cultures”, and the memories of 150 years of Turkish rule are “not that great”, Péter Györkös, the Hungarian ambassador in Berlin, said in an interview. Hungarians are not “naive romantics” to think that the integration of ...
Hungarian Cabinet Backs Down From Plans To Allow Gigantic Mosque To Be Built In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian government has backed down from earlier plans to allow a gigantic Turkish-funded mosque to be built in the capital Budapest’s District X. Despite the plan winning over the support of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in May, Bence Rétvári, State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources, has now said in a statement that the cabinet will not give the scheme the go-ahead because “the ...
Over 500 Granted Refugee Status In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Out of 177,000 asylum seekers 533 were granted refugee status this year, Immigration and Citizenship Office director Zsuzsanna Végh told Klubrádió on Thursday. The vast majority of asylum seekers did not wait for the end of the procedures, but left the country, therefore no decision was made in their cases. An average of ten asylum applications per day have been submitted since September.
Xpat Opinion: Infringement Procedure Against Hungary On Migration Laws
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist believes that if the European Union is serious about refugee rights, it should launch an infringement procedure against Germany rather than singling out Hungary. He is particularly outraged by what he describes as European Parliament Speaker Martin Schulz’s ‘diatribe against nation states.’
Hungary’s Fidesz Party Congress Adopts Declaration Against Pro - Immigration Policy
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputies at the 26th congress of the ruling Fidesz party adopted a political declaration against pro-immigration policy. Before the declaration was adopted, cabinet chief Antal Rogán said the document is necessary because “Fidesz wants a strong Europe and a strong Hungary, a Europe where jobs are provided to jobless young Europeans instead of immigrants, where families and responsible parenthood ...
Lázár: More Than HUF 9 Tr Paid Out In EU Monies In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 9,000 billion forints (EUR 28.4bn) of European Union funding has been paid out in Hungary, government office chief János Lázár said about the 2007-2013 EU budget period. Tenders have already been invited for the 2014-2020 EU budget period amounting to 3 billion forints, he told a weekly government press briefing.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán Has International Friends On His Side
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left- and right-wing analysts equally recognise that the Hungarian Prime Minister is not isolated any more with his views on immigration in Europe. They differ however on whether he’s right or wrong and whether his position will ultimately prevail.
EPP Stays Away From EP Debate About Hungary
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
MEPs of the European People’s Party group, including representatives of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, stayed away from the European Parliament’s plenary debate on Hungary in protest of the legislative body’s “attacks” against the country. The Fidesz EPP group said in a statement: “Hungary is once again on the agenda of the European Parliament.
Lázár: Transferring EU Affairs To Hungarian PM’s Office Right Move
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Transferring European affairs from the foreign ministry to the prime minister’s office has proven to be the right move, the government office chief told parliament’s European Affairs Committee. Experience from the government’s previous 2010-2014 term has shown that matters pertaining to the European Commission do not typically cover foreign trade or foreign affairs, since these matters concern ...