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Hungarian Motor Way M1 Tailbacks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Tighter checks by Austrian authorities have caused 20km tailbacks on the M1 motorway in the direction of Austria, a spokesman for the Hungarian Public Roads agency said. Austrian authorities started stricter checks on Sunday morning, stopping every vehicle suspecting of hiding passengers inside. Tightened security comes after the death of 71 migrants, among them four children, left in a truck on ...
Avramopoulos: EU Ready To Give Further Help To Hungary
- 1 Sep 2015 3:50 AM
- current affairs
The European Union is prepared to set up so-called hot spots in Hungary to help speed up asylum procedures, the EU’s migration affairs commissioner said, adding that Hungary will receive 185 million euros in EU funding to handle its migration crisis. EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said in Calais that Hungary had asked for an extra 8 million euros ...
Hungarian Police Take Suspected Human Traffickers Into Custody
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police took into custody the drivers of three vehicles suspected of human trafficking, the Budapest police headquarters said. The police took into custody a Lithuanian driving a vehicle with Lithuanian number plates carrying twelve Syrians in the country illegally. The police later took into custody an Austrian driver in a vehicle with Austrian number plates carrying five Syrian ...
Owner Threatens To Remove ‘Golgotha’ From Debrecen, Hungary Museum By Aug 31
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Imre Pákh, the New York-based art collector of Hungarian origin who owns Mihály Munkácsy’s “Golgotha” - currently on loan to Hungary - told MTI that he has informed Debrecen’s Déri Museum that he will remove the landmark painting from the museum on Aug. 31. Pákh said the reason for his decision was the National Bank of Hungary’s unwillingness to compromise in order to keep the painting in the ...
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 ...
EC Decision On Migrant Aid For Hungary Expected Soon
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission will decide on extraordinary aid for Hungary for handling the influx of migrants in an expedited procedure, a spokesperson said. Hungary will be allocated 85 million euros for this purpose in the 2014-2020 financial framework, Natasha Bertaud said, adding that any fast aid above that would have to be requested separately.
Migrants Cut Through Razor Fence On Hungary - Serbia Border
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving to Hungary from Serbia have once again cut through the NATO-wire fence on the joint border, public television M1’s correspondent reported from the site. The migrants cut through the wire and threw clothes and sleeping bags through it so they could climb under or over the fence without being injured, the correspondent said.
Budapest Mayor: Migrant Situation Becoming Unmanageable
- 24 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The metropolitan council has made every effort to handle illegal migrants humanely but the situation, especially near Budapest’s Keleti railway station, is becoming unmanageable, Mayor István Tarlós said. The mayor welcomed and expressed support for the government’s plans to have parliament pass in a fast-track procedure stricter regulations affecting migration in the penal code.
Austria Returns Seven Times More Migrants To Hungary
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria expelled and returned to Hungary seven times more illegal migrants in the first seven months of this year than in the corresponding period of last year, the national police headquarters reported. The Győr-Moson-Sopron County police headquarters collected 48 illegal migrants from Austria in early August.
Hungarian Motor Way M1 Tailbacks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Tighter checks by Austrian authorities have caused 20km tailbacks on the M1 motorway in the direction of Austria, a spokesman for the Hungarian Public Roads agency said. Austrian authorities started stricter checks on Sunday morning, stopping every vehicle suspecting of hiding passengers inside. Tightened security comes after the death of 71 migrants, among them four children, left in a truck on ...
Avramopoulos: EU Ready To Give Further Help To Hungary
- 1 Sep 2015 3:50 AM
- current affairs
The European Union is prepared to set up so-called hot spots in Hungary to help speed up asylum procedures, the EU’s migration affairs commissioner said, adding that Hungary will receive 185 million euros in EU funding to handle its migration crisis. EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said in Calais that Hungary had asked for an extra 8 million euros ...
Hungarian Police Take Suspected Human Traffickers Into Custody
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police took into custody the drivers of three vehicles suspected of human trafficking, the Budapest police headquarters said. The police took into custody a Lithuanian driving a vehicle with Lithuanian number plates carrying twelve Syrians in the country illegally. The police later took into custody an Austrian driver in a vehicle with Austrian number plates carrying five Syrian ...
Owner Threatens To Remove ‘Golgotha’ From Debrecen, Hungary Museum By Aug 31
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Imre Pákh, the New York-based art collector of Hungarian origin who owns Mihály Munkácsy’s “Golgotha” - currently on loan to Hungary - told MTI that he has informed Debrecen’s Déri Museum that he will remove the landmark painting from the museum on Aug. 31. Pákh said the reason for his decision was the National Bank of Hungary’s unwillingness to compromise in order to keep the painting in the ...
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 ...
EC Decision On Migrant Aid For Hungary Expected Soon
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission will decide on extraordinary aid for Hungary for handling the influx of migrants in an expedited procedure, a spokesperson said. Hungary will be allocated 85 million euros for this purpose in the 2014-2020 financial framework, Natasha Bertaud said, adding that any fast aid above that would have to be requested separately.
Migrants Cut Through Razor Fence On Hungary - Serbia Border
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving to Hungary from Serbia have once again cut through the NATO-wire fence on the joint border, public television M1’s correspondent reported from the site. The migrants cut through the wire and threw clothes and sleeping bags through it so they could climb under or over the fence without being injured, the correspondent said.
Budapest Mayor: Migrant Situation Becoming Unmanageable
- 24 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The metropolitan council has made every effort to handle illegal migrants humanely but the situation, especially near Budapest’s Keleti railway station, is becoming unmanageable, Mayor István Tarlós said. The mayor welcomed and expressed support for the government’s plans to have parliament pass in a fast-track procedure stricter regulations affecting migration in the penal code.
Austria Returns Seven Times More Migrants To Hungary
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria expelled and returned to Hungary seven times more illegal migrants in the first seven months of this year than in the corresponding period of last year, the national police headquarters reported. The Győr-Moson-Sopron County police headquarters collected 48 illegal migrants from Austria in early August.