189 result(s) for refugee children
EC Asks Hungarian Govt On Migrant Rules In Administrative Letter
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has sent an administrative letter to the Hungarian government to ask for information about legal amendments that entered into force in mid-September in connection with the migration crisis, an EC spokesperson confirmed. Natasha Bertaud declined to reveal details but said the questions concerned Hungary’s regulations on refugees and migration.
So Far 75,000 Asylum Procedures Cancelled In 2015 In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of asylum procedures that had to be cancelled this year is set to exceed 75,000 on Friday, the director for refugee affairs of Hungary’s immigration office told public news channel M1. Árpád Szép said that in 80 to 85% of the cases, asylum procedures are cancelled because the asylum seeker flees before the procedure is completed.
Xpat Opinion: High Commissioner For Human Rights: Hungary Violating International Law
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said he was appalled at the recent actions and attitudes displayed by the Hungarian Government and authorities in relation to refugees and migrants, and also urged European institutions to resolve their impasse and take firm action to respond to the crisis in Hungary and elsewhere.
Invitation: Run With Team UNICEF @ Spar Marathon, 11 October
- 22 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- sport
Run with Team UNICEF for children in danger. UNICEF helps where the crisis erupts. The world is a dangerous place. Millions of children around the world are exposed to famine, inadequate sanitation systems, lack of clean drinking water, armed conflicts and other formes of violence and destitution.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Hungary Against Quotas But Will Accept If Passed
- 17 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Mandatory quotas to distribute refugees would be against fundamental interests of all European Union members, however, if the EU passes that proposal into law, Hungary must accept it, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview published online by Austria’s Die Presse and by the German Die Welt. We are ready to discuss quotas, but exclusively on a voluntary basis and only when the influx of ...
Hungary’s PM: We Are Experiencing A Crisis Of Liberal Identity
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“The whole refugee crisis, this whole migration and the whole problem of economic immigration, if viewed from the right perspective, is nothing more than an identity crisis on the part of liberalism”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained in his speech at the annual Civil Picnic in Kötcse on 5 September, the full text of which was published by Hungarian weekly Demokrata on Wednesday.
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
Hungarian Government Declares State Of Crisis Due To Mass Migration
- 15 Sep 2015 4:58 AM
- current affairs
The Government has declared a state of crisis due to mass migration in the counties of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced on Tuesday in Szeged. The Government Spokesperson said that the state of crisis will remain in force for as long as necessary. He stressed that it is in the best interests of everyone – including genuine refugees – that illegal migration ...
EC Asks Hungarian Govt On Migrant Rules In Administrative Letter
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has sent an administrative letter to the Hungarian government to ask for information about legal amendments that entered into force in mid-September in connection with the migration crisis, an EC spokesperson confirmed. Natasha Bertaud declined to reveal details but said the questions concerned Hungary’s regulations on refugees and migration.
So Far 75,000 Asylum Procedures Cancelled In 2015 In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of asylum procedures that had to be cancelled this year is set to exceed 75,000 on Friday, the director for refugee affairs of Hungary’s immigration office told public news channel M1. Árpád Szép said that in 80 to 85% of the cases, asylum procedures are cancelled because the asylum seeker flees before the procedure is completed.
Xpat Opinion: High Commissioner For Human Rights: Hungary Violating International Law
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said he was appalled at the recent actions and attitudes displayed by the Hungarian Government and authorities in relation to refugees and migrants, and also urged European institutions to resolve their impasse and take firm action to respond to the crisis in Hungary and elsewhere.
Invitation: Run With Team UNICEF @ Spar Marathon, 11 October
- 22 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- sport
Run with Team UNICEF for children in danger. UNICEF helps where the crisis erupts. The world is a dangerous place. Millions of children around the world are exposed to famine, inadequate sanitation systems, lack of clean drinking water, armed conflicts and other formes of violence and destitution.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Hungary Against Quotas But Will Accept If Passed
- 17 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Mandatory quotas to distribute refugees would be against fundamental interests of all European Union members, however, if the EU passes that proposal into law, Hungary must accept it, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview published online by Austria’s Die Presse and by the German Die Welt. We are ready to discuss quotas, but exclusively on a voluntary basis and only when the influx of ...
Hungary’s PM: We Are Experiencing A Crisis Of Liberal Identity
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“The whole refugee crisis, this whole migration and the whole problem of economic immigration, if viewed from the right perspective, is nothing more than an identity crisis on the part of liberalism”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained in his speech at the annual Civil Picnic in Kötcse on 5 September, the full text of which was published by Hungarian weekly Demokrata on Wednesday.
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
Hungarian Government Declares State Of Crisis Due To Mass Migration
- 15 Sep 2015 4:58 AM
- current affairs
The Government has declared a state of crisis due to mass migration in the counties of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced on Tuesday in Szeged. The Government Spokesperson said that the state of crisis will remain in force for as long as necessary. He stressed that it is in the best interests of everyone – including genuine refugees – that illegal migration ...