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NGOs Criticise Supreme Court Over Govt Migrant Quota Referendum Approval
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three rights organisations and a think-tank criticised a recent Kuria decision giving the green light to a government-initiated referendum on migrant quotas, in a joint statement. Citizens in the proposed referendum would be asked: “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the approval of parliament?”
Justice Minister Presents Hungary Human Rights Report To UN
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trocsányi presented a detailed report on the enforcement of human rights in Hungary to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, as part of Hungary’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). According to a statement by the justice ministry, Hungary’s report focused on the introduction of the institution of constitutional complaint, the penal code reform, improvements in ...
Supreme Court Gives Green Light To Referendum On Migrant Quota
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, gave the all-clear to a governmentinitiated referendum about migrant quotas in a final ruling. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
Opposition Parties Lambast Migrant Quota Referendum
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed the government’s planned referendum on the European Union’s proposed mandatory migrant quota scheme after the supreme court approved the vote in a binding decision. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
Orbán: Hungary Cannot Be Forced To Receive Migrants
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
No one can force Hungary to receive migrants, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with the Portuguese paper Expresso. He said his position on the migrant situation completely differs from the European Commission’s because he does not believe that demographic and economic difficulties could be resolved with the help of migration.
Interview: Szigetvári Says Együtt Is Focused On Bringing In New Voters
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Beacon sat down recently with Viktor Szigetvári, president of the opposition party Together (Együtt). A great many things were discussed, but the most important takeaways are the following:
Parlt Speaker: EU Mandatory Quota System “Unsuitable” For Resolving Migrant Crisis
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The EU’S mandatory redistribution quota system is not only an unsuitable means for tackling the migrant crisis but would also be an unacceptable move towards the “federalisation” of the European Union, the Hungarian house speaker said in Stirin, near Prague, at a Visegrad Four meeting.
Viktor Orbán & Helmut Kohl: Europe Cannot Be A New Home To Millions
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a joint statement released after the Prime Minister of Hungary visited the former German Chancellor in his home in Germany on Tuesday, Viktor Orbán and Helmut Kohl stated that Europe cannot be a new home to the millions of people in need around the world.
Orbán: Suspend Schengen Membership For Errants
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while originally Germany and Hungary had taken two entirely different approaches to handling the migrant crisis, Germany, too, has started focusing on protecting the EU’s external borders. Although they will never admit it, EU leaders are now prioritising border protection, just as Hungary did from the start, he told public radio.
NGOs Criticise Supreme Court Over Govt Migrant Quota Referendum Approval
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three rights organisations and a think-tank criticised a recent Kuria decision giving the green light to a government-initiated referendum on migrant quotas, in a joint statement. Citizens in the proposed referendum would be asked: “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the approval of parliament?”
Justice Minister Presents Hungary Human Rights Report To UN
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trocsányi presented a detailed report on the enforcement of human rights in Hungary to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, as part of Hungary’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). According to a statement by the justice ministry, Hungary’s report focused on the introduction of the institution of constitutional complaint, the penal code reform, improvements in ...
Supreme Court Gives Green Light To Referendum On Migrant Quota
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, gave the all-clear to a governmentinitiated referendum about migrant quotas in a final ruling. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
Opposition Parties Lambast Migrant Quota Referendum
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed the government’s planned referendum on the European Union’s proposed mandatory migrant quota scheme after the supreme court approved the vote in a binding decision. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
Orbán: Hungary Cannot Be Forced To Receive Migrants
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
No one can force Hungary to receive migrants, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with the Portuguese paper Expresso. He said his position on the migrant situation completely differs from the European Commission’s because he does not believe that demographic and economic difficulties could be resolved with the help of migration.
Interview: Szigetvári Says Együtt Is Focused On Bringing In New Voters
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Beacon sat down recently with Viktor Szigetvári, president of the opposition party Together (Együtt). A great many things were discussed, but the most important takeaways are the following:
Parlt Speaker: EU Mandatory Quota System “Unsuitable” For Resolving Migrant Crisis
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The EU’S mandatory redistribution quota system is not only an unsuitable means for tackling the migrant crisis but would also be an unacceptable move towards the “federalisation” of the European Union, the Hungarian house speaker said in Stirin, near Prague, at a Visegrad Four meeting.
Viktor Orbán & Helmut Kohl: Europe Cannot Be A New Home To Millions
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a joint statement released after the Prime Minister of Hungary visited the former German Chancellor in his home in Germany on Tuesday, Viktor Orbán and Helmut Kohl stated that Europe cannot be a new home to the millions of people in need around the world.
Orbán: Suspend Schengen Membership For Errants
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while originally Germany and Hungary had taken two entirely different approaches to handling the migrant crisis, Germany, too, has started focusing on protecting the EU’s external borders. Although they will never admit it, EU leaders are now prioritising border protection, just as Hungary did from the start, he told public radio.