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Austrian & Hungarian Heads Of Government To Meet Next Week
- 6 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán consulted several times overnight via telephone with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann concerning the latest developments in the refugee crisis, and the two politicians will meet for bilateral discussion next week, the Hungarian Prime Minister said at an early afternoon press conference on Saturday.
Video: Shocking Refugee Track Protest
- 4 Sep 2015 11:10 AM
- video
Warning: this is a disturbing video of a desperate father throwing himself, his wife and baby onto railway tracks in Hungary, after realising the train they thought is taking them to Austria is actually going to a refugee camp.
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 ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Plans To Reintroduce Border Patrols
- 30 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists on Left and Right discuss the government’s plan to criminalize illegal border crossing and to deploy special police units in order to patrol the frontiers and keep illegal migrants out. Last week, János Lázár, the Cabinet Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s office, announced the government’s plans to deploy special police border guard squads to its frontier with Serbia in order ...
Hungarian Truck Found With Dead Migrants On Austrian Motorway
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has confirmed that the truck found abandoned on an Austrian motorway with dead migrants inside had Hungarian number plates. Austria’s police force has contacted its Hungarian counterpart and the two are working together to track down whoever is responsible for the migrants’ deaths. He said it was likely that the victims were heading west with the help of ...
Hungarian Police Use Tear Gas At Serbia Border
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A brief disturbance broke out among migrants entering Hungary at the camp near the Serbian border on Wednesday. Police used tear gas to restore order, an MTI correspondent reported. Migrants had wanted to speak to a television crew filming at the Röszke camp and this is when the disturbance took place. According to press reports, around 200 migrants were involved.
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 ...
Barbed Wire On Hungarian Border Fails To Stop Migrants
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving from Serbia are apparently having little difficulty in cutting through the barbed wire barrier along the border with Serbia, according to reports. As the coils of wire are only 1.5 metres high, migrants can pass clothes, sleeping bags and even children over them. Migrants are arriving in large numbers near Röszke, where there is no wire fence, along railway tracks that lead from ...
Austrian & Hungarian Heads Of Government To Meet Next Week
- 6 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán consulted several times overnight via telephone with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann concerning the latest developments in the refugee crisis, and the two politicians will meet for bilateral discussion next week, the Hungarian Prime Minister said at an early afternoon press conference on Saturday.
Video: Shocking Refugee Track Protest
- 4 Sep 2015 11:10 AM
- video
Warning: this is a disturbing video of a desperate father throwing himself, his wife and baby onto railway tracks in Hungary, after realising the train they thought is taking them to Austria is actually going to a refugee camp.
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 ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Plans To Reintroduce Border Patrols
- 30 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists on Left and Right discuss the government’s plan to criminalize illegal border crossing and to deploy special police units in order to patrol the frontiers and keep illegal migrants out. Last week, János Lázár, the Cabinet Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s office, announced the government’s plans to deploy special police border guard squads to its frontier with Serbia in order ...
Hungarian Truck Found With Dead Migrants On Austrian Motorway
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has confirmed that the truck found abandoned on an Austrian motorway with dead migrants inside had Hungarian number plates. Austria’s police force has contacted its Hungarian counterpart and the two are working together to track down whoever is responsible for the migrants’ deaths. He said it was likely that the victims were heading west with the help of ...
Hungarian Police Use Tear Gas At Serbia Border
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A brief disturbance broke out among migrants entering Hungary at the camp near the Serbian border on Wednesday. Police used tear gas to restore order, an MTI correspondent reported. Migrants had wanted to speak to a television crew filming at the Röszke camp and this is when the disturbance took place. According to press reports, around 200 migrants were involved.
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 ...
Barbed Wire On Hungarian Border Fails To Stop Migrants
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving from Serbia are apparently having little difficulty in cutting through the barbed wire barrier along the border with Serbia, according to reports. As the coils of wire are only 1.5 metres high, migrants can pass clothes, sleeping bags and even children over them. Migrants are arriving in large numbers near Röszke, where there is no wire fence, along railway tracks that lead from ...