79 result(s) for immigration asylum office in Current Affairs
Flood Of Refugees In Hungary Continues
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police captured 1,040 people who entered Hungary illegally on the weekend, most of them on the southern borders, National Police spokeswoman Viktória Csiszér-Kovács told reporters on Sunday.
Drastic Rise In Asylum Seekers In Hungary
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of applications for political asylum in Hungary has risen dramatically in the past two years, taking authorities by surprise, Immigration and Citizenship Office leader Zsuzsanna Végh announced on Wednesday.
Hungary’s Opposition Slams Orbán For Anti Immigration Remarks
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Dialogue for Hungary (PM) condemns Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s recent remarks on immigration and asks the premier to withdraw his statements, co-leader Timea Szabó said. On Sunday, after attending a mass rally in Paris, Orbán called for a firm EU response to the terrorist murders in France, and added that “immigration must be stopped”.
Nine Times More Asylum Seekers This Year In Hungary
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Since its foundation in 2000, the Hungarian Immigration Office has never seen so many asylum applications as it did in 2013. There were nine times as many asylum seekers in 2013 as in the year before, said Zuzsanna Végh, General Director of the Immigration and Nationality Office.
UN Finds Fault With Treatment Of Asylum Seekers In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian refugee system is not functioning in accordance with international norms, and urgent measures are needed to correct that, the UN High Commission for Refugees announced yesterday. The office’s Central European representative Gotffried Köhner told a Budapest press conference that Hungarian authorities wrongfully keep political asylum seekers in detention with illegal migrants.
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...
Down And Out In Budapest: Somali Refugees Face Winter Struggle
- 1 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Abdurrahman* has dodged bullets in his native Mogadishu and endured tremendous hardship to reach Europe, but he says nothing has been as bad as his experiences in the Hungarian capital.
Flood Of Refugees In Hungary Continues
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police captured 1,040 people who entered Hungary illegally on the weekend, most of them on the southern borders, National Police spokeswoman Viktória Csiszér-Kovács told reporters on Sunday.
Drastic Rise In Asylum Seekers In Hungary
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of applications for political asylum in Hungary has risen dramatically in the past two years, taking authorities by surprise, Immigration and Citizenship Office leader Zsuzsanna Végh announced on Wednesday.
Hungary’s Opposition Slams Orbán For Anti Immigration Remarks
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Dialogue for Hungary (PM) condemns Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s recent remarks on immigration and asks the premier to withdraw his statements, co-leader Timea Szabó said. On Sunday, after attending a mass rally in Paris, Orbán called for a firm EU response to the terrorist murders in France, and added that “immigration must be stopped”.
Nine Times More Asylum Seekers This Year In Hungary
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Since its foundation in 2000, the Hungarian Immigration Office has never seen so many asylum applications as it did in 2013. There were nine times as many asylum seekers in 2013 as in the year before, said Zuzsanna Végh, General Director of the Immigration and Nationality Office.
UN Finds Fault With Treatment Of Asylum Seekers In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian refugee system is not functioning in accordance with international norms, and urgent measures are needed to correct that, the UN High Commission for Refugees announced yesterday. The office’s Central European representative Gotffried Köhner told a Budapest press conference that Hungarian authorities wrongfully keep political asylum seekers in detention with illegal migrants.
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...
Down And Out In Budapest: Somali Refugees Face Winter Struggle
- 1 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Abdurrahman* has dodged bullets in his native Mogadishu and endured tremendous hardship to reach Europe, but he says nothing has been as bad as his experiences in the Hungarian capital.