144 result(s) for political asylum
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
PM Orbán: ‘European Line Of Defence’ Needed If Greece Can’t Protect Borders
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If Greece is unable or unwilling to protect its own borders to stem the flow of illegal migrants into Europe, then the EU should build “a European line of defence” along Greece’s border with Macedonia and Bulgaria, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Says Saturday’s Bombing Not Connected To Migration Crisis
- 28 Sep 2016 8:30 AM
- current affairs
In an interview given to state television channel M1, prime minister Viktor Orbán said there was nothing to indicate that the Saturday’s explosion was connected to the migration crisis.
Over 70% Of Hungarians Reject EU’s Migrant Quota In New Survey
- 22 Sep 2016 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Some 72% of Hungarians are against the automatic distribution of asylumseekers within European Union member states and 78% would vote ‘no’ at the Oct. 2 referendum on EU migrant quotas, the Századvég Foundation said citing a September survey on Tuesday. Századvég conducted its survey between September 7 and 12.
Xpat Opinion: Angela Merkel’s Self-Critical Comments On Migration
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist thinks that despite her self-critical comments, Chancellor Merkel is unlikely to make a U-turn on migration policy. The leading left-wing daily praises Angela Merkel’s efforts and contrasts her inclusive politics with the Hungarian government’s migration rhetoric.
Majority Of Hungarians Rejects Illegal Migration
- 3 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 90% of ordinary people continue to reject illegal migration to Europe, according to a report by the Századvég Political School Foundation.
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.
Xpat Opinion: A Lesson In The Risks Of Referendums
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
Opposition DK Condemns Govt Referendum Posters
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s migration referendum posters “are Nazispirited hate speech”, the opposition Democratic Coalition party said. Government messages on billboard posters throughout the country include: “Brussels wants to relocate a city’s worth of illegal migrants to Hungary” and “The Paris attack was committed by migrants”.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
PM Orbán: ‘European Line Of Defence’ Needed If Greece Can’t Protect Borders
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If Greece is unable or unwilling to protect its own borders to stem the flow of illegal migrants into Europe, then the EU should build “a European line of defence” along Greece’s border with Macedonia and Bulgaria, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Says Saturday’s Bombing Not Connected To Migration Crisis
- 28 Sep 2016 8:30 AM
- current affairs
In an interview given to state television channel M1, prime minister Viktor Orbán said there was nothing to indicate that the Saturday’s explosion was connected to the migration crisis.
Over 70% Of Hungarians Reject EU’s Migrant Quota In New Survey
- 22 Sep 2016 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Some 72% of Hungarians are against the automatic distribution of asylumseekers within European Union member states and 78% would vote ‘no’ at the Oct. 2 referendum on EU migrant quotas, the Századvég Foundation said citing a September survey on Tuesday. Századvég conducted its survey between September 7 and 12.
Xpat Opinion: Angela Merkel’s Self-Critical Comments On Migration
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist thinks that despite her self-critical comments, Chancellor Merkel is unlikely to make a U-turn on migration policy. The leading left-wing daily praises Angela Merkel’s efforts and contrasts her inclusive politics with the Hungarian government’s migration rhetoric.
Majority Of Hungarians Rejects Illegal Migration
- 3 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 90% of ordinary people continue to reject illegal migration to Europe, according to a report by the Századvég Political School Foundation.
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.
Xpat Opinion: A Lesson In The Risks Of Referendums
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
Opposition DK Condemns Govt Referendum Posters
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s migration referendum posters “are Nazispirited hate speech”, the opposition Democratic Coalition party said. Government messages on billboard posters throughout the country include: “Brussels wants to relocate a city’s worth of illegal migrants to Hungary” and “The Paris attack was committed by migrants”.


















