235 result(s) for migrant quotas
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Meets Helmut Kohl
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the outcome of PM Orbán’s visit to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Was their endorsement of Mrs. Merkel’s policies just lip service, to mitigate the impact of their misgivings over the way the migration crisis has been handled?
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
EU Should ‘Stay Out’ Of Member States’ Internal Affairs
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union should not meddle in the internal affairs of its member states and EU institutions should not overstep their authority, Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In an interview conducted last week and published on Wednesday, the minister said past disputes between Hungary and EU institutions had shown that the EU wanted control over areas ...
Xpat Opinion: Kúria Clears The Way For Referendum On Sunday-Closing
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s top court has authorised an opposition referendum designed to overturn the government ban on shops opening on Sundays. In response, commentators who have for years complained about ‘the end of the rule of law’, express both surprise and cautious satisfaction.
Xpat Opinion: Pundits Strike Back After Schulz Attacks Hungarian Referendum
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised.
EU 'Finally Comes Round To Hungarian Point Of View’
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the European Union have “finally come round” to the point of view that the Hungarian government has always maintained, namely that the bloc’s external borders must be sealed and the Schengen agreement upheld, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, told a news conference.
Hungarian Cabinet Chief Slams Greece Over “Forcing Migration Onto Hungary”
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Greece is trying to force migration onto Hungary by interfering in the lawsuit Hungary has filed with the EU over its mandatory migrant quota scheme, government office chief János Lázár said. Greece’s interference in the case is “anti-Hungarian”, Lázár told a regular government news conference held on Thursday afternoon.
Fidesz Group Leader Comments On Opposition Criticism
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa said that the policy suggested by the opposition would result in Hungarian workers being “locked out of the British labour market within two years”.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Meets Helmut Kohl
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the outcome of PM Orbán’s visit to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Was their endorsement of Mrs. Merkel’s policies just lip service, to mitigate the impact of their misgivings over the way the migration crisis has been handled?
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
EU Should ‘Stay Out’ Of Member States’ Internal Affairs
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union should not meddle in the internal affairs of its member states and EU institutions should not overstep their authority, Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In an interview conducted last week and published on Wednesday, the minister said past disputes between Hungary and EU institutions had shown that the EU wanted control over areas ...
Xpat Opinion: Kúria Clears The Way For Referendum On Sunday-Closing
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s top court has authorised an opposition referendum designed to overturn the government ban on shops opening on Sundays. In response, commentators who have for years complained about ‘the end of the rule of law’, express both surprise and cautious satisfaction.
Xpat Opinion: Pundits Strike Back After Schulz Attacks Hungarian Referendum
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised.
EU 'Finally Comes Round To Hungarian Point Of View’
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the European Union have “finally come round” to the point of view that the Hungarian government has always maintained, namely that the bloc’s external borders must be sealed and the Schengen agreement upheld, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, told a news conference.
Hungarian Cabinet Chief Slams Greece Over “Forcing Migration Onto Hungary”
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Greece is trying to force migration onto Hungary by interfering in the lawsuit Hungary has filed with the EU over its mandatory migrant quota scheme, government office chief János Lázár said. Greece’s interference in the case is “anti-Hungarian”, Lázár told a regular government news conference held on Thursday afternoon.
Fidesz Group Leader Comments On Opposition Criticism
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa said that the policy suggested by the opposition would result in Hungarian workers being “locked out of the British labour market within two years”.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.