1,647 result(s) for migrant
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
Orbán: Referendum To Decide Fate Of Hungarians
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s migrant quota referendum will decide the fate of the country and will be historic for the EU itself, the prime minister wrote in an article appearing in the daily Magyar Idők on Saturday, ahead of the vote. “Many will be watching Hungary on Sunday, and while it may appear that we are deciding a simple matter, there is actually everything at stake that affects the fate of Hungary and the ...
Analysts: Opposition Deceiving Itself
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Nézőpont Institute analyst told public television M1 that the opposition parties were deceiving themselves if they regarded those who did not turn out to vote in Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas as their own supporters. Sámuel Mráz Ágoston said around a million more voters now voted “no” than for the ruling Fidesz- Christian-Democrat parties in the 2014 general election.
TEK Briefs Press On Investigation Concerning Terrorists In Hungary In 2015
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK informed the press on their findings concerning terrorists who spent time in Hungary last year, including perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels attacks, on Friday. Senior TEK officials Csaba Majoros and Zsolt Bodnár said that altogether 14 terrorists had spent a few days each in Hungary last summer and autumn, but added that the Islamic State terrorist ...
Xpat Opinion: Last Arguments Before The Referendum
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the eve of the referendum on compulsory European migrant quotas, columnists made a last effort to convince the public about the best course to follow.
Hungary’s Political Opposition Is In Ruins, Says Political Capital Election Expert Róbert László
- 2 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Political Capital election expert Róbert László expects over 95 percent of voters participating in Sunday’s referendum will say “No” to the question of whether the EU should mandate the settlement of migrants in Hungary without the consent of parliament. He says the big question is whether enough valid votes will be cast for the referendum to be valid, but thinks that so long as 3 million “No” ...
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Orbán: Europe ‘Would Have Fallen ’ Without Hungary’s Border Measures
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Had Hungary not fulfilled its obligations concerning illegal migration, Europe “would have fallen” by now, the prime minister said in an interview to free-distribution daily Lokál. Viktor Orbán told the paper that by implementing strict border protection measures last year, Hungary “did what is done in sober parts of the world from the US to Israel: we protected Hungary and with it the European ...
Referendum Is Based On Lie – Pittella
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian referendum will have no legal consequences if it is valid under European and Hungarian laws, Gianni Pittella, head of the Socialist caucus in the European Parliament, told Népszabadság on Thursday.
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
Orbán: Referendum To Decide Fate Of Hungarians
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s migrant quota referendum will decide the fate of the country and will be historic for the EU itself, the prime minister wrote in an article appearing in the daily Magyar Idők on Saturday, ahead of the vote. “Many will be watching Hungary on Sunday, and while it may appear that we are deciding a simple matter, there is actually everything at stake that affects the fate of Hungary and the ...
Analysts: Opposition Deceiving Itself
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Nézőpont Institute analyst told public television M1 that the opposition parties were deceiving themselves if they regarded those who did not turn out to vote in Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas as their own supporters. Sámuel Mráz Ágoston said around a million more voters now voted “no” than for the ruling Fidesz- Christian-Democrat parties in the 2014 general election.
TEK Briefs Press On Investigation Concerning Terrorists In Hungary In 2015
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK informed the press on their findings concerning terrorists who spent time in Hungary last year, including perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels attacks, on Friday. Senior TEK officials Csaba Majoros and Zsolt Bodnár said that altogether 14 terrorists had spent a few days each in Hungary last summer and autumn, but added that the Islamic State terrorist ...
Xpat Opinion: Last Arguments Before The Referendum
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the eve of the referendum on compulsory European migrant quotas, columnists made a last effort to convince the public about the best course to follow.
Hungary’s Political Opposition Is In Ruins, Says Political Capital Election Expert Róbert László
- 2 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Political Capital election expert Róbert László expects over 95 percent of voters participating in Sunday’s referendum will say “No” to the question of whether the EU should mandate the settlement of migrants in Hungary without the consent of parliament. He says the big question is whether enough valid votes will be cast for the referendum to be valid, but thinks that so long as 3 million “No” ...
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Orbán: Europe ‘Would Have Fallen ’ Without Hungary’s Border Measures
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Had Hungary not fulfilled its obligations concerning illegal migration, Europe “would have fallen” by now, the prime minister said in an interview to free-distribution daily Lokál. Viktor Orbán told the paper that by implementing strict border protection measures last year, Hungary “did what is done in sober parts of the world from the US to Israel: we protected Hungary and with it the European ...
Referendum Is Based On Lie – Pittella
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian referendum will have no legal consequences if it is valid under European and Hungarian laws, Gianni Pittella, head of the Socialist caucus in the European Parliament, told Népszabadság on Thursday.