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Hungarian Opposition Parties Demand Reasons For Defence Minister’s Resignation
- 8 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Monday demanded to know the reason for Defence Minister Csaba Hende’s resignation and called for a new direction from the government in its handling of the migrant crisis. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it demands “an immediate explanation” for Hende’s move. The party said they wanted to know the reason for the minister’s departure because Hungarian borders are ...
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Xpat Opinion: Thousands Of Undocumented Migrants Leave Hungary
- 7 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
An agreement with Germany and Austria has allowed Hungary to transfer asylum seekers to the Austrian border. Weeklies and dailies ponder the implications of the crisis and the prospect of its resolution. On Friday, groups of migrants from Keleti railway station and from several refugee camps left for Austria on foot after the Budapest-Vienna train line was shut down because of the presence of ...
Mayor: Shelter For Refugees In Budapest Temporary
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest does not intend to accommodate migrants in the long term and the shelter being offered is temporary only, the city’s mayor told MTI. The city’s management rejects any “cheap, political attempts” to suggest that the city is acting against the interests of its residents, István Tarlós said, commenting on a demonstration organised by the radical nationalist Jobbik party on Monday.
Jobbik, Socialists Each Make Proposals For Hungarian Border Crisis Management
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed amending the constitution so that the armed forces can be mobilised without any legal uncertainties to protect Hungary’s border. The Socialists, on the other hand, called for setting up more reception centres and speeding up asylum procedures on site. “Hungary should make it clear that it does not allow illegal migrants to cross its territory and ...
Jobbik Says Soldiers May Be Needed To Protect Hungary’s Border
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The option of deploying soldiers to protect Hungary’s border against the influx of migrants should be examined, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Citing recent developments at the Greek-Macedonian border, deputy leader János Volner said police were barely able to control the crowd of migrants. Hungary’s police, he added, may find it hard to protect the border from illegal migrants “who ...
Jobbik Calls Hungarian Govt Plans For Border Police “Bluff”
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s plans to set up border police units to prevent illegal migrants from entering Hungary are not even sufficient to be called “displacement activity” and can only be interpreted as “bluff”, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Party spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said that instead of setting up teams within the existing police force to work along the southern borders, a dedicated ...
Jobbik Calls On Hungarian MPs To Volunteer
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on all Hungarian lawmakers to do volunteer work on a regular basis. Jobbik MPs will do one day of volunteer work each month in order to "learn about the problems of everyday people," lawmaker Előd Novák told a press conference. Novak said his Jobbik colleagues regularly take up work in schools, senior centres or even work as civil guards. The party ...
First Transit Area For Migrants Opens In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The first designated area in Budapest available to migrants opened in an underpass near Keleti railway station on Saturday, the municipal council’s chief law enforcement officer said. György Pető said the council ensures basic hygiene and medical services in the designated area. It is not possible to make migrants disappear from the city’s pavements and public spaces overnight but opening such ...
Hungarian Opposition Parties Demand Reasons For Defence Minister’s Resignation
- 8 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Monday demanded to know the reason for Defence Minister Csaba Hende’s resignation and called for a new direction from the government in its handling of the migrant crisis. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it demands “an immediate explanation” for Hende’s move. The party said they wanted to know the reason for the minister’s departure because Hungarian borders are ...
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Xpat Opinion: Thousands Of Undocumented Migrants Leave Hungary
- 7 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
An agreement with Germany and Austria has allowed Hungary to transfer asylum seekers to the Austrian border. Weeklies and dailies ponder the implications of the crisis and the prospect of its resolution. On Friday, groups of migrants from Keleti railway station and from several refugee camps left for Austria on foot after the Budapest-Vienna train line was shut down because of the presence of ...
Mayor: Shelter For Refugees In Budapest Temporary
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest does not intend to accommodate migrants in the long term and the shelter being offered is temporary only, the city’s mayor told MTI. The city’s management rejects any “cheap, political attempts” to suggest that the city is acting against the interests of its residents, István Tarlós said, commenting on a demonstration organised by the radical nationalist Jobbik party on Monday.
Jobbik, Socialists Each Make Proposals For Hungarian Border Crisis Management
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed amending the constitution so that the armed forces can be mobilised without any legal uncertainties to protect Hungary’s border. The Socialists, on the other hand, called for setting up more reception centres and speeding up asylum procedures on site. “Hungary should make it clear that it does not allow illegal migrants to cross its territory and ...
Jobbik Says Soldiers May Be Needed To Protect Hungary’s Border
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The option of deploying soldiers to protect Hungary’s border against the influx of migrants should be examined, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Citing recent developments at the Greek-Macedonian border, deputy leader János Volner said police were barely able to control the crowd of migrants. Hungary’s police, he added, may find it hard to protect the border from illegal migrants “who ...
Jobbik Calls Hungarian Govt Plans For Border Police “Bluff”
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s plans to set up border police units to prevent illegal migrants from entering Hungary are not even sufficient to be called “displacement activity” and can only be interpreted as “bluff”, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Party spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said that instead of setting up teams within the existing police force to work along the southern borders, a dedicated ...
Jobbik Calls On Hungarian MPs To Volunteer
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on all Hungarian lawmakers to do volunteer work on a regular basis. Jobbik MPs will do one day of volunteer work each month in order to "learn about the problems of everyday people," lawmaker Előd Novák told a press conference. Novak said his Jobbik colleagues regularly take up work in schools, senior centres or even work as civil guards. The party ...
First Transit Area For Migrants Opens In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The first designated area in Budapest available to migrants opened in an underpass near Keleti railway station on Saturday, the municipal council’s chief law enforcement officer said. György Pető said the council ensures basic hygiene and medical services in the designated area. It is not possible to make migrants disappear from the city’s pavements and public spaces overnight but opening such ...