171 result(s) for macedonia
Hungary To Extend State Of Emergency Due To “Reintensifying” Migrant Crisis
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is to extend the situation of emergency declared due to illegal migration after it is set to expire on 9 September, the Prime Minister’s national security chief has revealed.
World Humanitarian Day, 19 August
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Currently some 130 million people are in humanitarian need: distressed civilian populations, families, and refugees stricken by natural or man-made disaster or armed conflict. Children are missing out on school, and the injured and sick lack medical treatment. Countless aid workers risk their lives every day for those in need. World Humanitarian Day on 19 August is dedicated to raising awareness ...
Hungary Contributes Water, Food, Experts To Macedonia Flood Relief Efforts
- 11 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent multiple types of aid to Macedonia to assist relief efforts in that country as it struggles to clean up after heavy floods unleashed by a severe storm last week, the foreign ministry said. The Hungarian embassy in Skopje has offered 1,000 litres of bottled water to the capital’s floodhit Gazi Baba municipality.
House Speaker Expresses Condolences To Macedonian Counter Part
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary speaker László Kövér has expressed condolences to Macedonian counterpart Trajko Veljanovski over the tragic consequences of recent extreme weather conditions and flooding in Macedonia. In his letter addressed to Veljanovski, Kövér said: “On behalf of parliament and myself, I would like to express my deepest shock and extend my sincere condolences after witnessing the tragic ...
Hungarian Police Unit Departs To Help Patrol Macedonian-Greek Border
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent a new police unit to help patrol the Macedonian-Greek border. The 25-strong unit will serve at the post for a month, the chief of Hungary’s national police said, at a ceremony in Budapest.
Migration Pressure ‘Growing On Hungary - Serbia Border’
- 21 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving via Macedonia and Bulgaria are putting the Hungarian border with Serbia under increasing pressure, and migrants are so determined to reach western Europe that they are willing to resort to violence, the prime minister’s security advisor told public television.
European Countries, Agencies Discuss Migration Crisis In Budapest
- 22 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The key to combating illegal migration is cooperation and information sharing, Hungary’s police chief Károly Papp said at a meeting of thirteen European countries, EU law enforcement agency Europol and border agency Frontex in Budapest. Illegal migration is not just a border protection challenge but also a criminal and public order issue, Papp said in his opening address at the meeting that ...
Up To 150 Migrants Damage Southern Border Fence Daily
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
About 100-150 migrants attempt to enter Hungary each day by damaging the fence along the border with Serbia and another 700-900 are thwarted in their attempt by the presence of border guards, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Soros Campaign Intensifies In Hungary
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A full-fledged witch hunt is taking place in Hungary against a not-at-all favorite son, George Soros. Two weeks ago I already wrote a post on the Orbán government’s reaction to the less than flattering remarks of Bill Clinton about Poland and Hungary, two countries that decided that “democracy is too much trouble [and] they want Putin-like leadership.”
Hungary To Extend State Of Emergency Due To “Reintensifying” Migrant Crisis
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is to extend the situation of emergency declared due to illegal migration after it is set to expire on 9 September, the Prime Minister’s national security chief has revealed.
World Humanitarian Day, 19 August
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Currently some 130 million people are in humanitarian need: distressed civilian populations, families, and refugees stricken by natural or man-made disaster or armed conflict. Children are missing out on school, and the injured and sick lack medical treatment. Countless aid workers risk their lives every day for those in need. World Humanitarian Day on 19 August is dedicated to raising awareness ...
Hungary Contributes Water, Food, Experts To Macedonia Flood Relief Efforts
- 11 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent multiple types of aid to Macedonia to assist relief efforts in that country as it struggles to clean up after heavy floods unleashed by a severe storm last week, the foreign ministry said. The Hungarian embassy in Skopje has offered 1,000 litres of bottled water to the capital’s floodhit Gazi Baba municipality.
House Speaker Expresses Condolences To Macedonian Counter Part
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary speaker László Kövér has expressed condolences to Macedonian counterpart Trajko Veljanovski over the tragic consequences of recent extreme weather conditions and flooding in Macedonia. In his letter addressed to Veljanovski, Kövér said: “On behalf of parliament and myself, I would like to express my deepest shock and extend my sincere condolences after witnessing the tragic ...
Hungarian Police Unit Departs To Help Patrol Macedonian-Greek Border
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent a new police unit to help patrol the Macedonian-Greek border. The 25-strong unit will serve at the post for a month, the chief of Hungary’s national police said, at a ceremony in Budapest.
Migration Pressure ‘Growing On Hungary - Serbia Border’
- 21 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving via Macedonia and Bulgaria are putting the Hungarian border with Serbia under increasing pressure, and migrants are so determined to reach western Europe that they are willing to resort to violence, the prime minister’s security advisor told public television.
European Countries, Agencies Discuss Migration Crisis In Budapest
- 22 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The key to combating illegal migration is cooperation and information sharing, Hungary’s police chief Károly Papp said at a meeting of thirteen European countries, EU law enforcement agency Europol and border agency Frontex in Budapest. Illegal migration is not just a border protection challenge but also a criminal and public order issue, Papp said in his opening address at the meeting that ...
Up To 150 Migrants Damage Southern Border Fence Daily
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
About 100-150 migrants attempt to enter Hungary each day by damaging the fence along the border with Serbia and another 700-900 are thwarted in their attempt by the presence of border guards, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Soros Campaign Intensifies In Hungary
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A full-fledged witch hunt is taking place in Hungary against a not-at-all favorite son, George Soros. Two weeks ago I already wrote a post on the Orbán government’s reaction to the less than flattering remarks of Bill Clinton about Poland and Hungary, two countries that decided that “democracy is too much trouble [and] they want Putin-like leadership.”