1,477 result(s) for migration
Avramopoulos To Visit Hungary For Talks On Asylum Legislation
- 9 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Dmitris Avramopoulos, the European Union’s commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship is to visit Budapest in the near future to conduct “serious talks” with Hungarian officials, a spokesperson told AFP on Wednesday.
European Foreign & Defence Ministers In Brussels – Hungary Voices Support For European Defence Cooperation
- 7 Mar 2017 6:05 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports the reinforcement of Europe’s defence cooperation, plans of setting up a common European army, and building European capabilities to launch peace missions in its neighborhood, Péter Szijjártó said.
Local Opinion: Juncker Proposes Five Variants For The Future Of The EU
- 7 Mar 2017 6:01 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government economist accuses the EU core countries of planning to exclude the rest of the member states by creating a two-speed Europe. An independent conservative analyst thinks that the Hungarian government would not mind such an arrangement, after all.
Border Fence Protects EU, Not Hungary
- 7 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s fence on its border with Serbia protects the European Union, not Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said at the Hungarian embassy in Vienna. If Hungary succeeds in stopping illegal migration into the EU with the fence, “then there is no need for the traffic jams on the Hungarian-Austrian border” caused by tightened controls there, as the fence would also protect Austria, Kovács ...
Upholding State Of Emergency Justified, Says Government Official
- 2 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The last six months go to show that the state of emergency in place due to mass migration has succeeded in protecting the Hungarian people, Károly Kontrát, parliamentary state secretary of the interior ministry, said in evidence given on Wednesday to parliament’s defence and law-enforcement committee.
Defence CTTEE Approves Tightenining Asylum Rules, Extending State Of Emergency
- 2 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s defence committee has approved a draft amendment that would ban asylum-seekers from entering Hungary and so the EU until their case has been ruled on, Lajos Kósa, the head of the committee said on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Addresses UN Human Rights Council
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Protecting human rights is a priority task for the United Nations and its Human Rights Council (HRC) is a highly important institution, Hungary’s foreign minister said in Geneva. Addressing the 34th HRC session, Péter Szijjártó called it important that no UN member state should use human rights as a tool of exerting pressure on another state.
Orbán Voices Reservations About Guest-Worker Scheme
- 1 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event organised by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry that he did not support the idea of tackling Hungary’s shortage of skilled workers by adopting a guest-worker scheme. He said he had reservations about any kind of scheme to employ guest workers.
Second Fence To Be Built Along Hungary-Serbia Border
- 24 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to build a “secondary line of defence” along Hungary’s fence on its southern border with Serbia, János Lázár, government office chief told his weekly press briefing. Lázár argued that a “significant number” of illegal migrants could arrive in Hungary in 2017.
Avramopoulos To Visit Hungary For Talks On Asylum Legislation
- 9 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Dmitris Avramopoulos, the European Union’s commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship is to visit Budapest in the near future to conduct “serious talks” with Hungarian officials, a spokesperson told AFP on Wednesday.
European Foreign & Defence Ministers In Brussels – Hungary Voices Support For European Defence Cooperation
- 7 Mar 2017 6:05 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports the reinforcement of Europe’s defence cooperation, plans of setting up a common European army, and building European capabilities to launch peace missions in its neighborhood, Péter Szijjártó said.
Local Opinion: Juncker Proposes Five Variants For The Future Of The EU
- 7 Mar 2017 6:01 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government economist accuses the EU core countries of planning to exclude the rest of the member states by creating a two-speed Europe. An independent conservative analyst thinks that the Hungarian government would not mind such an arrangement, after all.
Border Fence Protects EU, Not Hungary
- 7 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s fence on its border with Serbia protects the European Union, not Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said at the Hungarian embassy in Vienna. If Hungary succeeds in stopping illegal migration into the EU with the fence, “then there is no need for the traffic jams on the Hungarian-Austrian border” caused by tightened controls there, as the fence would also protect Austria, Kovács ...
Upholding State Of Emergency Justified, Says Government Official
- 2 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The last six months go to show that the state of emergency in place due to mass migration has succeeded in protecting the Hungarian people, Károly Kontrát, parliamentary state secretary of the interior ministry, said in evidence given on Wednesday to parliament’s defence and law-enforcement committee.
Defence CTTEE Approves Tightenining Asylum Rules, Extending State Of Emergency
- 2 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s defence committee has approved a draft amendment that would ban asylum-seekers from entering Hungary and so the EU until their case has been ruled on, Lajos Kósa, the head of the committee said on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Addresses UN Human Rights Council
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Protecting human rights is a priority task for the United Nations and its Human Rights Council (HRC) is a highly important institution, Hungary’s foreign minister said in Geneva. Addressing the 34th HRC session, Péter Szijjártó called it important that no UN member state should use human rights as a tool of exerting pressure on another state.
Orbán Voices Reservations About Guest-Worker Scheme
- 1 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event organised by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry that he did not support the idea of tackling Hungary’s shortage of skilled workers by adopting a guest-worker scheme. He said he had reservations about any kind of scheme to employ guest workers.
Second Fence To Be Built Along Hungary-Serbia Border
- 24 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to build a “secondary line of defence” along Hungary’s fence on its southern border with Serbia, János Lázár, government office chief told his weekly press briefing. Lázár argued that a “significant number” of illegal migrants could arrive in Hungary in 2017.