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Local Opinion: Attitudes To Migration As A Test For East & West Within EU
- 18 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
In the heat of the German electoral campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel has lambasted Hungary for refusing to accept the redistribution of refugees within the European Union. In the light of her comments, Hungarian weeklies wonder how relations between Hungary and the EU, and in a wider context, between Western and Eastern Europe will evolve over the years to come.
Merkel: Hungary’s Stance On Quota Threatens Rule Of Law
- 14 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Hungary’s rejection of the EU’s asylum-seeker resettlement quota “unacceptable”, and said she would raise the matter at a meeting of the European Commission in October, reports hvg.hu.
UNHCR Chief In Hungary: Security, Protection Of Refugees Not Incompatible
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The protection of refugees is not incompatible with guaranteeing security, the head of the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) told a press conference in Budapest. It is not only a right but a duty of every country to protect its borders and guarantee the security of its citizens, Filippo Grandi said after visiting the Hungarian-Serbian border area and holding talks with Hungary’s Foreign ...
Orbán To Juncker: ‘Hungary Not Immigrant Country’
- 8 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
In a letter to the European Commission president, Hungary’s prime minister has insisted that the commission president’s “interpretation of solidarity conforms neither to EU law nor the historical traditions of Hungary”. “Unlike some other major EU member states, Hungary does not have a colonial past,” the PM said, adding that immigrant countries had obligations arising from their colonial past. ...
PM Orbán: European Court Decision Must Be Taken Into Account
- 8 Sep 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in an interview to public radio on Friday, said he completely agreed with Slovak premier Robert Fico that the European Court of Justice decision to dismiss Slovakia and Hungary’s complaint concerning EU mandatory migrant quotas had to be acknowledged.
EU Threatens Legal Action Against Hungary For Refusing To Take In Migrants
- 7 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The European commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship has threatened to implement the final step in the infringement procedures under way against member states refusing to take in migrants unless they change their position.
Juncker To Orbán: European Solidarity ‘Is Two-Way Street’
- 7 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission in ready to “swiftly examine” Hungary’s request for additional financial support for protecting the European Union’s external borders in specific and urgent cases, president of the commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said in a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, adding that “solidarity is a two-way street”.
Rogán Hopeful EC Will Reimburse Half Of Hungary Border Control Costs
- 4 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, the cabinet office chief, told public radio he is hopeful that the European Commission will reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection.
Hungary Wants EU To Reimburse Half Of Border Control Costs
- 1 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the European Commission to reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection, the government office chief said on Thursday. János Lázár said at a regular press briefing that the total cost since the start of the migrant crisis amounted to 800 million euros.
Local Opinion: Attitudes To Migration As A Test For East & West Within EU
- 18 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
In the heat of the German electoral campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel has lambasted Hungary for refusing to accept the redistribution of refugees within the European Union. In the light of her comments, Hungarian weeklies wonder how relations between Hungary and the EU, and in a wider context, between Western and Eastern Europe will evolve over the years to come.
Merkel: Hungary’s Stance On Quota Threatens Rule Of Law
- 14 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Hungary’s rejection of the EU’s asylum-seeker resettlement quota “unacceptable”, and said she would raise the matter at a meeting of the European Commission in October, reports hvg.hu.
UNHCR Chief In Hungary: Security, Protection Of Refugees Not Incompatible
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The protection of refugees is not incompatible with guaranteeing security, the head of the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) told a press conference in Budapest. It is not only a right but a duty of every country to protect its borders and guarantee the security of its citizens, Filippo Grandi said after visiting the Hungarian-Serbian border area and holding talks with Hungary’s Foreign ...
Orbán To Juncker: ‘Hungary Not Immigrant Country’
- 8 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
In a letter to the European Commission president, Hungary’s prime minister has insisted that the commission president’s “interpretation of solidarity conforms neither to EU law nor the historical traditions of Hungary”. “Unlike some other major EU member states, Hungary does not have a colonial past,” the PM said, adding that immigrant countries had obligations arising from their colonial past. ...
PM Orbán: European Court Decision Must Be Taken Into Account
- 8 Sep 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in an interview to public radio on Friday, said he completely agreed with Slovak premier Robert Fico that the European Court of Justice decision to dismiss Slovakia and Hungary’s complaint concerning EU mandatory migrant quotas had to be acknowledged.
EU Threatens Legal Action Against Hungary For Refusing To Take In Migrants
- 7 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The European commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship has threatened to implement the final step in the infringement procedures under way against member states refusing to take in migrants unless they change their position.
Juncker To Orbán: European Solidarity ‘Is Two-Way Street’
- 7 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission in ready to “swiftly examine” Hungary’s request for additional financial support for protecting the European Union’s external borders in specific and urgent cases, president of the commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said in a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, adding that “solidarity is a two-way street”.
Rogán Hopeful EC Will Reimburse Half Of Hungary Border Control Costs
- 4 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, the cabinet office chief, told public radio he is hopeful that the European Commission will reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection.
Hungary Wants EU To Reimburse Half Of Border Control Costs
- 1 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the European Commission to reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection, the government office chief said on Thursday. János Lázár said at a regular press briefing that the total cost since the start of the migrant crisis amounted to 800 million euros.