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Afghan Refugee Saves Hungarian Homeless Man’s Life In Budapest
- 14 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A 16-year-old Afghan refugee sleeping rough in the Hungarian capital Budapest has been hailed a hero for saving the life of a homeless man in front of a soup kitchen in Bérkocsis utca, District VIII, in the early hours of Thursday afternoon.
Hungarian Minister: Tighter EU Rules On Detention Lead To More Asylumseekers
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union regulations often pose obstacles to effective responses to the current big waves of immigration, Gergely Gulyás, deputy head of ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group, said. For example, the EU’s insistence on Hungary tightening the rules on holding refugees in detention brought about a rise in the number of asylum-seekers, Gulyás said.
110,000 Refugees Registered In Hungary This Year
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 110,000 refugees have been registered in Hungary this year, Immigration and Citizenship Office head Zsuzsanna Végh announced yesterday on Kossuth Rádió. At present there are over 4,000 people at refugee stations, twice as many as there are places, but everybody receives adequate accommodation. She said it is necessary to have more temporary stations, such as the new centre about to be ...
Armed Security Guards To Serve At New Refugee Camps In Hungary
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Ministry of Interior has begun recruiting armed security guards to serve at new refugee camps, the daily newspaper Népszabadság reports. According to an earlier government decision, 1358 new guarding jobs will be opened, including at the reception centre at Kiskunhalas, which is to be established soon.
Migrant Minors Allowed To Stay In Hungary Even If Asylum Rejected
- 12 Aug 2015 3:58 AM
- current affairs
Around 7,000 migrant minors without accompanying adults have been registered in Hungary this year, and even if they fail to meet the criteria for asylum they will not be expelled, daily Magyar Hírlap said. The immigration office told the paper that end-June figures showed there were 6,529 refugee children without accompanying adults. They are placed in child protection institutions and a guardian ...
110,000 Refugees Registered In Hungary This Year
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 110,000 refugees have been registered in Hungary this year, Immigration and Citizenship Office head Zsuzsanna Végh announced yesterday on Kossuth Rádió. At present there are over 4,000 people at refugee stations, twice as many as there are places, but everybody receives adequate accommodation. She said it is necessary to have more temporary stations, such as the new centre about to be ...
Only One Out Of 24 Asylum-Seekers Stay In Hungary
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of people handing in asylum applications in Hungary has reached 110 000 this year, the director-general of Hungary’s Office of Immigration and Nationality (OIN) has said on public radio. According to Zsuzsanna Végh, 90 per cent of migrants hand in a request for asylum and thus gain the right to remain in Hungary. However, this does not mean that they are obliged to arrive to the ...
Hungarian Christian Democrat: Europe Unable To Tackle Migration Problem
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union leaders have shown themselves incapable of tackling migration issues, the “challenge of the century”, Péter Harrach, group leader of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, told a press conference. Harrach rejected the “liberal and radical” position under which immigrants should be provided “unlimited” entry. He advocated an approach of “two-way responsibility”: the persecuted should be ...
First Transit Area For Migrants Opens In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The first designated area in Budapest available to migrants opened in an underpass near Keleti railway station on Saturday, the municipal council’s chief law enforcement officer said. György Pető said the council ensures basic hygiene and medical services in the designated area. It is not possible to make migrants disappear from the city’s pavements and public spaces overnight but opening such ...
Afghan Refugee Saves Hungarian Homeless Man’s Life In Budapest
- 14 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A 16-year-old Afghan refugee sleeping rough in the Hungarian capital Budapest has been hailed a hero for saving the life of a homeless man in front of a soup kitchen in Bérkocsis utca, District VIII, in the early hours of Thursday afternoon.
Hungarian Minister: Tighter EU Rules On Detention Lead To More Asylumseekers
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union regulations often pose obstacles to effective responses to the current big waves of immigration, Gergely Gulyás, deputy head of ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group, said. For example, the EU’s insistence on Hungary tightening the rules on holding refugees in detention brought about a rise in the number of asylum-seekers, Gulyás said.
110,000 Refugees Registered In Hungary This Year
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 110,000 refugees have been registered in Hungary this year, Immigration and Citizenship Office head Zsuzsanna Végh announced yesterday on Kossuth Rádió. At present there are over 4,000 people at refugee stations, twice as many as there are places, but everybody receives adequate accommodation. She said it is necessary to have more temporary stations, such as the new centre about to be ...
Armed Security Guards To Serve At New Refugee Camps In Hungary
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Ministry of Interior has begun recruiting armed security guards to serve at new refugee camps, the daily newspaper Népszabadság reports. According to an earlier government decision, 1358 new guarding jobs will be opened, including at the reception centre at Kiskunhalas, which is to be established soon.
Migrant Minors Allowed To Stay In Hungary Even If Asylum Rejected
- 12 Aug 2015 3:58 AM
- current affairs
Around 7,000 migrant minors without accompanying adults have been registered in Hungary this year, and even if they fail to meet the criteria for asylum they will not be expelled, daily Magyar Hírlap said. The immigration office told the paper that end-June figures showed there were 6,529 refugee children without accompanying adults. They are placed in child protection institutions and a guardian ...
110,000 Refugees Registered In Hungary This Year
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 110,000 refugees have been registered in Hungary this year, Immigration and Citizenship Office head Zsuzsanna Végh announced yesterday on Kossuth Rádió. At present there are over 4,000 people at refugee stations, twice as many as there are places, but everybody receives adequate accommodation. She said it is necessary to have more temporary stations, such as the new centre about to be ...
Only One Out Of 24 Asylum-Seekers Stay In Hungary
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of people handing in asylum applications in Hungary has reached 110 000 this year, the director-general of Hungary’s Office of Immigration and Nationality (OIN) has said on public radio. According to Zsuzsanna Végh, 90 per cent of migrants hand in a request for asylum and thus gain the right to remain in Hungary. However, this does not mean that they are obliged to arrive to the ...
Hungarian Christian Democrat: Europe Unable To Tackle Migration Problem
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union leaders have shown themselves incapable of tackling migration issues, the “challenge of the century”, Péter Harrach, group leader of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, told a press conference. Harrach rejected the “liberal and radical” position under which immigrants should be provided “unlimited” entry. He advocated an approach of “two-way responsibility”: the persecuted should be ...
First Transit Area For Migrants Opens In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The first designated area in Budapest available to migrants opened in an underpass near Keleti railway station on Saturday, the municipal council’s chief law enforcement officer said. György Pető said the council ensures basic hygiene and medical services in the designated area. It is not possible to make migrants disappear from the city’s pavements and public spaces overnight but opening such ...