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Hungary’s Police Say They Are Abiding By Schengen Rules
- 3 Sep 2015 10:05 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian national police headquarters (ORFK) has said in a statement that officers are seeing to border control duties in complete accordance with regulations prescribed by the Schengen codex. The statement added that the police presence in and around Budapest’s Keleti railway station is being beefed up with civil guards since the number of migrants has grown dramatically over the past five ...
Hungarian Civil Group S Protest Planned Legal Amendments On Migration
- 3 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Planned legal amendments to allow army mobilisation in connection with the migrant situation and making illegal border crossing into a crime will bring back practices from the Communist era, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) said. TASZ said lawmakers should not approve a law that “disregards the basic requirements of constitutionality” even on the premise that a large number of migrants ...
Video: Police Deny Migrants With Tickets Access To Budapest Train Station
- 3 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- video
Hundreds of angry migrants have been demonstrating outside Budapest's Keleti railway station. Authorities closed the station earlier to check travellers' documents. Most trains from the station head west towards neighbouring Austria and Germany.
Jobbik Activists Detained In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2015 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik activists who blocked the location of the planned refugee centre on Verseny utca near Budapest’s Keleti train station were detained by police on Wednesday. The Budapest chapter of the party said the chaotic situation at Keleti cannot be defused. They said train transport should be reorganised so that the illegal immigrants can leave the country as quickly as possible.
Xpat Opinion: Migration Getting Out Of Control In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum fear that migration will cause an ever bigger problem in Europe in the absence of a common EU migration framework. The lack of a joint EU solution may also endanger free movement in the EU. In the latest development in the migrant crisis, Budapest’s Keleti railway station was closed down, as a growing and increasingly desperate crowd of asylum seekers tried ...
Hungarian Govt Asks German Diplomats To Clarify Official Position
- 3 Sep 2015 4:10 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has asked German diplomats to inform migrants at Budapest’s Keleti railway station about Germany’s official position on asylum, government office chief János Lázár said, adding that the chaotic situation at the railway station is a consequence of Germany’s mixed messages and “invitation” of Syrian refugees “to well-laid tables”.
PM Orbán: EU Criticising Hungary For Doing Its Duty
- 3 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on the EU to refrain from criticising Hungary when all the country was doing was fulfilling its duties to the bloc. Referring to a package of proposed amendments before parliament to tighten up border security and immigration rules, Orbán said the new laws would “bring about a new situation in Hungary and Europe”, noting that asylum-seekers, human smugglers and ...
Hungarian Defence, National Security Committees Discuss Migrant Crisis
- 2 Sep 2015 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Over twenty government officials attended the joint session of parliament’s defence and national security committees to discuss Hungary’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis. Interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát told the committees that once the construction of the fence on the border with Serbia is complete, it will be secure enough to stem the flow of illegal migrants.
Only Passengers With Proper Documentation Can Travel On Hungarian Trains
- 2 Sep 2015 9:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian railway company MÁV said on Tuesday that only passengers with proper travel documentation—and visas where appropriate—will be allowed on trains in the direction of western Europe. The company on Monday said that valid tickets were needed to board trains but examinations of passports and other travel documents was up to the police. Hundreds of migrants, many from Syria, boarded trains to ...
Hungary’s Police Say They Are Abiding By Schengen Rules
- 3 Sep 2015 10:05 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian national police headquarters (ORFK) has said in a statement that officers are seeing to border control duties in complete accordance with regulations prescribed by the Schengen codex. The statement added that the police presence in and around Budapest’s Keleti railway station is being beefed up with civil guards since the number of migrants has grown dramatically over the past five ...
Hungarian Civil Group S Protest Planned Legal Amendments On Migration
- 3 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Planned legal amendments to allow army mobilisation in connection with the migrant situation and making illegal border crossing into a crime will bring back practices from the Communist era, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) said. TASZ said lawmakers should not approve a law that “disregards the basic requirements of constitutionality” even on the premise that a large number of migrants ...
Video: Police Deny Migrants With Tickets Access To Budapest Train Station
- 3 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- video
Hundreds of angry migrants have been demonstrating outside Budapest's Keleti railway station. Authorities closed the station earlier to check travellers' documents. Most trains from the station head west towards neighbouring Austria and Germany.
Jobbik Activists Detained In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2015 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik activists who blocked the location of the planned refugee centre on Verseny utca near Budapest’s Keleti train station were detained by police on Wednesday. The Budapest chapter of the party said the chaotic situation at Keleti cannot be defused. They said train transport should be reorganised so that the illegal immigrants can leave the country as quickly as possible.
Xpat Opinion: Migration Getting Out Of Control In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum fear that migration will cause an ever bigger problem in Europe in the absence of a common EU migration framework. The lack of a joint EU solution may also endanger free movement in the EU. In the latest development in the migrant crisis, Budapest’s Keleti railway station was closed down, as a growing and increasingly desperate crowd of asylum seekers tried ...
Hungarian Govt Asks German Diplomats To Clarify Official Position
- 3 Sep 2015 4:10 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has asked German diplomats to inform migrants at Budapest’s Keleti railway station about Germany’s official position on asylum, government office chief János Lázár said, adding that the chaotic situation at the railway station is a consequence of Germany’s mixed messages and “invitation” of Syrian refugees “to well-laid tables”.
PM Orbán: EU Criticising Hungary For Doing Its Duty
- 3 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on the EU to refrain from criticising Hungary when all the country was doing was fulfilling its duties to the bloc. Referring to a package of proposed amendments before parliament to tighten up border security and immigration rules, Orbán said the new laws would “bring about a new situation in Hungary and Europe”, noting that asylum-seekers, human smugglers and ...
Hungarian Defence, National Security Committees Discuss Migrant Crisis
- 2 Sep 2015 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Over twenty government officials attended the joint session of parliament’s defence and national security committees to discuss Hungary’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis. Interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát told the committees that once the construction of the fence on the border with Serbia is complete, it will be secure enough to stem the flow of illegal migrants.
Only Passengers With Proper Documentation Can Travel On Hungarian Trains
- 2 Sep 2015 9:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian railway company MÁV said on Tuesday that only passengers with proper travel documentation—and visas where appropriate—will be allowed on trains in the direction of western Europe. The company on Monday said that valid tickets were needed to board trains but examinations of passports and other travel documents was up to the police. Hundreds of migrants, many from Syria, boarded trains to ...