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Szijjártó: Hungary To Present Proposals On Handling Migration At New York Summit
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will present a set of proposals on how to handle the migration crisis at a migration summit of the United Nations in New York starting Monday. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said before the summit that Hungary’s position is that approaches to migration must be based on international law, which states that “the right to safety is a basic human right, but choosing the country where one ...
PM Party: EU’s Mistakes Lead To Rejection
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The mistakes made by the European Union have resulted in resistance developing against the whole institution of the EU, with populist, far-right and Eurosceptic views gaining popularity, the opposition PM party’s Benedek Jávor said. The Greens in Europe have been discussing these problems for years while Europe’s leaders insisted that the mistakes are minor and can be corrected, Jávor told an ...
Defence Minister: Quota Referendum Timelier Than Ever Before
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Oct. 2 migrant quota referendum is now timelier than ever before, Hungary’s defence minister said. Simicskó reacted to remarks by European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas, who said at a European Commission press briefing earlier in the day that the EC had no plans to abandon the migrant relocation scheme.
Watch: Armed Police Force Migrants Off Train in Hungary
- 19 Sep 2016 6:31 PM
- current affairs
A train full of migrants en route to Austria was met by armed police who forced them off in the town of Bicske in Hungary this month, the WSJ reports.
Simicskó: Citizens Can Contribute To Hungary’s Defences On Oct. 2
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian citizens will have a chance to contribute to their country’s defences on October 2 when they vote in the migrant quota referendum, Defence Minister István Simicskó told public Kossuth Rádió. Hungary’s defence rests on three pillars: the Hungarian Armed Forces, international military cooperation and citizens’ willingness to make sacrifices, Simicskó said. Hungarians can now feel that ...
DK: Orbán Could Use Referendum To Call Early Elections
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister could use a valid quota referendum to call early elections early next year, and ensure a prolonged two-thirds majority for his Fidesz party, Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK), told a Budapest forum on Friday.
Lázár: Hungary’s PM To Push For Strengthening Nation States At EU Summit
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will advocate that “the EU should remain the Europe of nations” at the upcoming EU summit in Bratislava, the government office chief said on Thursday. Hungary will propose that the European Commission - which it believes has been overstepping its authority - should return to fulfilling an executive function within the EU, János Lázár said at a weekly ...
Hungary’s President Áder: EU Must Regain Credibility
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main task for the European Union is to regain its credibility so as to avoid that public trust towards its institutions further wane, Hungary’s president said in Sofia where János Áder attended a meeting of presidents of the Arraiolos Group. Public trust in the EU will continue to further weaken if its leaders remain unable “to think in strategic terms.”
Kövér Addresses Parl Speakers On Migration At Coe Conference
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliaments of Council of Europe (CoE) member states have a responsibility in dealing with the migration crisis, but there is a lack of consensus on the issue, Hungarian Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said at a CoE conference in Strasbourg.
Szijjártó: Hungary To Present Proposals On Handling Migration At New York Summit
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will present a set of proposals on how to handle the migration crisis at a migration summit of the United Nations in New York starting Monday. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said before the summit that Hungary’s position is that approaches to migration must be based on international law, which states that “the right to safety is a basic human right, but choosing the country where one ...
PM Party: EU’s Mistakes Lead To Rejection
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The mistakes made by the European Union have resulted in resistance developing against the whole institution of the EU, with populist, far-right and Eurosceptic views gaining popularity, the opposition PM party’s Benedek Jávor said. The Greens in Europe have been discussing these problems for years while Europe’s leaders insisted that the mistakes are minor and can be corrected, Jávor told an ...
Defence Minister: Quota Referendum Timelier Than Ever Before
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Oct. 2 migrant quota referendum is now timelier than ever before, Hungary’s defence minister said. Simicskó reacted to remarks by European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas, who said at a European Commission press briefing earlier in the day that the EC had no plans to abandon the migrant relocation scheme.
Watch: Armed Police Force Migrants Off Train in Hungary
- 19 Sep 2016 6:31 PM
- current affairs
A train full of migrants en route to Austria was met by armed police who forced them off in the town of Bicske in Hungary this month, the WSJ reports.
Simicskó: Citizens Can Contribute To Hungary’s Defences On Oct. 2
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian citizens will have a chance to contribute to their country’s defences on October 2 when they vote in the migrant quota referendum, Defence Minister István Simicskó told public Kossuth Rádió. Hungary’s defence rests on three pillars: the Hungarian Armed Forces, international military cooperation and citizens’ willingness to make sacrifices, Simicskó said. Hungarians can now feel that ...
DK: Orbán Could Use Referendum To Call Early Elections
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister could use a valid quota referendum to call early elections early next year, and ensure a prolonged two-thirds majority for his Fidesz party, Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK), told a Budapest forum on Friday.
Lázár: Hungary’s PM To Push For Strengthening Nation States At EU Summit
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will advocate that “the EU should remain the Europe of nations” at the upcoming EU summit in Bratislava, the government office chief said on Thursday. Hungary will propose that the European Commission - which it believes has been overstepping its authority - should return to fulfilling an executive function within the EU, János Lázár said at a weekly ...
Hungary’s President Áder: EU Must Regain Credibility
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main task for the European Union is to regain its credibility so as to avoid that public trust towards its institutions further wane, Hungary’s president said in Sofia where János Áder attended a meeting of presidents of the Arraiolos Group. Public trust in the EU will continue to further weaken if its leaders remain unable “to think in strategic terms.”
Kövér Addresses Parl Speakers On Migration At Coe Conference
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliaments of Council of Europe (CoE) member states have a responsibility in dealing with the migration crisis, but there is a lack of consensus on the issue, Hungarian Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said at a CoE conference in Strasbourg.