605 result(s) for refugees in Current Affairs
Hungary Summons Swedish Ambassador
- 31 Aug 2018 8:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó summoned Sweden’s ambassador to Hungary over the Swedish government’s recent critical remarks regarding Hungary’s migration policy.
Hungary Stops Feeding Asylum Seekers
- 17 Aug 2018 11:35 AM
- current affairs
The Immigration and Refugee Affairs Office has stopped providing food to those asylum seekers whose application for refugee status has been rejected under a new regulation that entered into force on July 1.
Guardian: It Is Time For EU To Kick Out Hungary
- 27 Jun 2018 8:44 AM
- http://dailynewshungary.com
- current affairs
In a recent, scathing opinion piece, the Guardian columnist Owen Jones calls for the European Union to kick Hungary out for “making a mockery of ‘EU values’”.
European Parliament To Vote On Hungary's Rule Of Law Report
- 22 Jun 2018 10:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has said it will vote on a draft report criticising the state of the rule of law in Hungary next Monday.
People-Smuggler Gets 25 Years
- 15 Jun 2018 9:43 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Kecskemét Court sentenced an Afghan people-smuggler to 25 years in prison on Thursday.
Opinion: New Bill May Make Aiding Migrants A Crime In Hungary
- 6 Jun 2018 6:17 PM
- current affairs
A revised draft bill published by the Hungarian government on May 29, 2018, would criminalize efforts to help migrants and asylum seekers and curb their access to protection, says Human Rights Watch.
Open Society Foundations To Close International Operations In Budapest
- 15 May 2018 9:24 AM
- current affairs
Faced with an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Budapest-based international operations and staff to the German capital, Berlin, OSF told the press today.
Foreign Professors Stand Against 'Stop Soros' Bill
- 10 May 2018 8:46 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A total of 77 foreign university professors and academics released a statement on Wednesday to express solidarity with the Hungarian Helsinki Committee and independent Hungarian civil society in relationship with the Stop Soros legislative package that the Parliament is set to pass soon, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee said.
Opinion: BBC’s Nick Thorpe vs. Historian Mária Schmidt
- 26 Apr 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Recently the BBC commissioned a Ipsos MORI survey that showed that Hungarians are a pretty intolerant lot, among the citizens of 27 countries at least, writes Eva S. Balogh. Less than half of the adult population in Hungary believe that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different, she reports.
Hungary Summons Swedish Ambassador
- 31 Aug 2018 8:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó summoned Sweden’s ambassador to Hungary over the Swedish government’s recent critical remarks regarding Hungary’s migration policy.
Hungary Stops Feeding Asylum Seekers
- 17 Aug 2018 11:35 AM
- current affairs
The Immigration and Refugee Affairs Office has stopped providing food to those asylum seekers whose application for refugee status has been rejected under a new regulation that entered into force on July 1.
Guardian: It Is Time For EU To Kick Out Hungary
- 27 Jun 2018 8:44 AM
- http://dailynewshungary.com
- current affairs
In a recent, scathing opinion piece, the Guardian columnist Owen Jones calls for the European Union to kick Hungary out for “making a mockery of ‘EU values’”.
European Parliament To Vote On Hungary's Rule Of Law Report
- 22 Jun 2018 10:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee has said it will vote on a draft report criticising the state of the rule of law in Hungary next Monday.
People-Smuggler Gets 25 Years
- 15 Jun 2018 9:43 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Kecskemét Court sentenced an Afghan people-smuggler to 25 years in prison on Thursday.
Opinion: New Bill May Make Aiding Migrants A Crime In Hungary
- 6 Jun 2018 6:17 PM
- current affairs
A revised draft bill published by the Hungarian government on May 29, 2018, would criminalize efforts to help migrants and asylum seekers and curb their access to protection, says Human Rights Watch.
Open Society Foundations To Close International Operations In Budapest
- 15 May 2018 9:24 AM
- current affairs
Faced with an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Budapest-based international operations and staff to the German capital, Berlin, OSF told the press today.
Foreign Professors Stand Against 'Stop Soros' Bill
- 10 May 2018 8:46 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A total of 77 foreign university professors and academics released a statement on Wednesday to express solidarity with the Hungarian Helsinki Committee and independent Hungarian civil society in relationship with the Stop Soros legislative package that the Parliament is set to pass soon, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee said.
Opinion: BBC’s Nick Thorpe vs. Historian Mária Schmidt
- 26 Apr 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Recently the BBC commissioned a Ipsos MORI survey that showed that Hungarians are a pretty intolerant lot, among the citizens of 27 countries at least, writes Eva S. Balogh. Less than half of the adult population in Hungary believe that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different, she reports.