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Immigration: 250 Kosovar Migrants Taken Off From Munich-Bound Train
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
250 Kosovar migrants travelling without travel documents were taken down from a Munich-bound RailJet train at a railway station in Győr, western Hungary, this morning. The migrants, many of them children, were asked to produce their IDs, which they were unable to do.
Orbán: Hungary Not To Be Destination For Economic Immigrants
- 31 Jan 2015 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán again pressed for a cross-European immigration policy and told public Kossuth Rádió that “we do not want to become a target country for economic immigrants”. There are masses of people arriving in Hungary who are obviously not persecuted at home but are in search of a better living; they claim to be subjects of political exile in order to get favourable assessment by ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Mounting Immigration Problem
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of Prime Minister Orbán’s calls for stricter immigration policies within the European Union, weeklies ruminate over the steeply mounting number of asylum seekers and fear that rather than a transit country, Hungary will be targeted by them as their future country of residence.
Hungary’s Fidesz Leader Discusses Immigration, Ukraine With German CU/CSU MP
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, the group leader of ruling Fidesz met Arnold Vaatz, deputy group leader of CDU/CSU in the German parliament, for talks in Budapest. The two politicians discussed the issue of immigration and the situation in Ukraine, among other topics. Speaking to reporters after the talks, Vaatz said the immigration issue required a humanitarian solution in line with European values.
Hungarian Media Reaction To PM's Immigration Comments
- 22 Jan 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
As PM Orbán elaborates his thoughts on immigration, a pro-government columnist agrees with him that intra-EU movements cannot be considered as migration. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, criticizes PM Orbán for identifying the Charlie Hebdo murderers as immigrants.
Small Demo Held In Budapest Against PM’s Immigration Remarks
- 20 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 150 demonstrators gathered in central Budapest on Monday to protest against recent remarks about economic migrants made by Hungary’s prime minister. One activist, Margit Barna of the Solidarity for Migrants group, spoke up for a Hungary “where immigrants can also feel good, not just Orbán’s people”.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán On Curbing Immigration
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators join opposition politicians in condemning the Prime Minister for his comments that Hungary will not become a target destination for ‘economic migrants’. A right-wing blogger reminds them – and the US Chargé d’Affaires – of the Mexico-US border fence erected against illegal immigration.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Commentators About Charlie Hebdo Attack
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum try to assess the long-term consequences of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Among other issues, they dispute whether free speech can or should ever be constrained in order to protect religious sensibilities and avert fundamentalist violence.
Immigration: 250 Kosovar Migrants Taken Off From Munich-Bound Train
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
250 Kosovar migrants travelling without travel documents were taken down from a Munich-bound RailJet train at a railway station in Győr, western Hungary, this morning. The migrants, many of them children, were asked to produce their IDs, which they were unable to do.
Orbán: Hungary Not To Be Destination For Economic Immigrants
- 31 Jan 2015 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán again pressed for a cross-European immigration policy and told public Kossuth Rádió that “we do not want to become a target country for economic immigrants”. There are masses of people arriving in Hungary who are obviously not persecuted at home but are in search of a better living; they claim to be subjects of political exile in order to get favourable assessment by ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Mounting Immigration Problem
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of Prime Minister Orbán’s calls for stricter immigration policies within the European Union, weeklies ruminate over the steeply mounting number of asylum seekers and fear that rather than a transit country, Hungary will be targeted by them as their future country of residence.
Hungary’s Fidesz Leader Discusses Immigration, Ukraine With German CU/CSU MP
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, the group leader of ruling Fidesz met Arnold Vaatz, deputy group leader of CDU/CSU in the German parliament, for talks in Budapest. The two politicians discussed the issue of immigration and the situation in Ukraine, among other topics. Speaking to reporters after the talks, Vaatz said the immigration issue required a humanitarian solution in line with European values.
Hungarian Media Reaction To PM's Immigration Comments
- 22 Jan 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
As PM Orbán elaborates his thoughts on immigration, a pro-government columnist agrees with him that intra-EU movements cannot be considered as migration. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, criticizes PM Orbán for identifying the Charlie Hebdo murderers as immigrants.
Small Demo Held In Budapest Against PM’s Immigration Remarks
- 20 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 150 demonstrators gathered in central Budapest on Monday to protest against recent remarks about economic migrants made by Hungary’s prime minister. One activist, Margit Barna of the Solidarity for Migrants group, spoke up for a Hungary “where immigrants can also feel good, not just Orbán’s people”.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán On Curbing Immigration
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators join opposition politicians in condemning the Prime Minister for his comments that Hungary will not become a target destination for ‘economic migrants’. A right-wing blogger reminds them – and the US Chargé d’Affaires – of the Mexico-US border fence erected against illegal immigration.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Commentators About Charlie Hebdo Attack
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum try to assess the long-term consequences of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Among other issues, they dispute whether free speech can or should ever be constrained in order to protect religious sensibilities and avert fundamentalist violence.