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Mayor: Shelter For Refugees In Budapest Temporary
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest does not intend to accommodate migrants in the long term and the shelter being offered is temporary only, the city’s mayor told MTI. The city’s management rejects any “cheap, political attempts” to suggest that the city is acting against the interests of its residents, István Tarlós said, commenting on a demonstration organised by the radical nationalist Jobbik party on Monday.
Video: Hungary FM To Meet French Ambassador After Border Fence Remarks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's foreign minister will meet the French ambassador later on Monday (August 31) after the French foreign minister's criticism of Hungary's so-called anti-migrant fence. Laurent Fabius said Hungary did not "respect the common values of Europe" by erecting barriers at its border. The meeting was scheduled to begin as more than 2,500 refugees and migrants on board a ship from the Greek island ...
'Not In My Name', Demonstration Organised By Migration Aid Budapest, 2 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Press release: Migration Aid has been doing its job quietly, solving problems on the ground every day. Now it is time to speak up.
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
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 ...
Migrants Ad Campaign To Cost Hungary HUF 1bn
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has set aside just over Ft 1 billion for a campaign in foreign countries to discourage refugees from coming to Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács confirmed in an interview with Magyar Hírlap on Friday. Kovács said the campaign is planned for the migrants’ countries of origin and transit countries, adding “it is important that the news be spread that Hungary strictly ...
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Found Dead In A Hungarian Lorry
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság urges more inclusive attitudes towards migration in order to avoid tragedies caused by ruthless human traffickers.
Video: Hungary Building Massive Wall To Stop Migrants
- 31 Aug 2015 3:00 AM
- video
25 minute news item on Al Jazeera presented by Kamahl Santamaria. Guests: Gabor Gyulai - refugee programme coordinator at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. Jeff Crisp - research associate at the Refugee Studies Centre OxfordGreg O'Ceallaigh - a barrister specialising in Human Rights, Asylum and Immigration Law.
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 ...
Refugees Flow Through Hungarian Border Towards Szeged
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Serbian authorities transported 150 bus loads of illegal immigrants from Belgrade to the Hungarian border in two days as the first of the refugees who were stopped at the Greek-Macedonian border for days last week, arrived at the Serbia-Hungary border. The refugees gather at a collection point in Serbia then follow railway tracks to arrive in Hungary near Röszke.
Mayor: Shelter For Refugees In Budapest Temporary
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest does not intend to accommodate migrants in the long term and the shelter being offered is temporary only, the city’s mayor told MTI. The city’s management rejects any “cheap, political attempts” to suggest that the city is acting against the interests of its residents, István Tarlós said, commenting on a demonstration organised by the radical nationalist Jobbik party on Monday.
Video: Hungary FM To Meet French Ambassador After Border Fence Remarks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's foreign minister will meet the French ambassador later on Monday (August 31) after the French foreign minister's criticism of Hungary's so-called anti-migrant fence. Laurent Fabius said Hungary did not "respect the common values of Europe" by erecting barriers at its border. The meeting was scheduled to begin as more than 2,500 refugees and migrants on board a ship from the Greek island ...
'Not In My Name', Demonstration Organised By Migration Aid Budapest, 2 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Press release: Migration Aid has been doing its job quietly, solving problems on the ground every day. Now it is time to speak up.
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
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 ...
Migrants Ad Campaign To Cost Hungary HUF 1bn
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has set aside just over Ft 1 billion for a campaign in foreign countries to discourage refugees from coming to Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács confirmed in an interview with Magyar Hírlap on Friday. Kovács said the campaign is planned for the migrants’ countries of origin and transit countries, adding “it is important that the news be spread that Hungary strictly ...
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Found Dead In A Hungarian Lorry
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság urges more inclusive attitudes towards migration in order to avoid tragedies caused by ruthless human traffickers.
Video: Hungary Building Massive Wall To Stop Migrants
- 31 Aug 2015 3:00 AM
- video
25 minute news item on Al Jazeera presented by Kamahl Santamaria. Guests: Gabor Gyulai - refugee programme coordinator at the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. Jeff Crisp - research associate at the Refugee Studies Centre OxfordGreg O'Ceallaigh - a barrister specialising in Human Rights, Asylum and Immigration Law.
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 ...
Refugees Flow Through Hungarian Border Towards Szeged
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Serbian authorities transported 150 bus loads of illegal immigrants from Belgrade to the Hungarian border in two days as the first of the refugees who were stopped at the Greek-Macedonian border for days last week, arrived at the Serbia-Hungary border. The refugees gather at a collection point in Serbia then follow railway tracks to arrive in Hungary near Röszke.















