739 result(s) for refugees
Xpat Opinion: National Consultation On The ’Soros Plan’
- 9 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Pundits express sharply contrasting views on the government’s ‘national consultation’ on migration. One side sees it as a propaganda project based on lies, while the other considers the campaign an expression of self-defence against pressure from global elites.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Local Opinion: Refugee Holiday Prevented By Residents
- 4 Oct 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government excoriate PM Viktor Orbán for saying he had no problem with the inhabitants of a small village in southern Hungary who protested against a guesthouse owner because he planned to host a group of refugees for a short holiday.
AI: Hungary, Poland Among The Worst Offenders
- 26 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Neither Poland nor Hungary has admitted any asylum-seekers, Júlia Iván, director of Amnesty International Hungary told Klubrádió on Monday. She recalled that on Tuesday, September 26 the two-year period for the transfer of asylum-seekers from Greece and Italy will draw to a close.
‘National Consultation’ Survey Expected To Contain Seven Questions
- 25 Sep 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The government’s next national consultation, a survey of Hungarians on immigration and the mandatory relocation of refugees, is expected to contain seven questions, state secretary Csaba Dömötör said on public radio on Sunday.
U.N. International Day Of Peace, 21 September 2017
- 21 Sep 2017 12:45 PM
- community & culture
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
The theme for 2017 is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.”
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.
UNHCR Chief Says Hungary’s Transit Zones Are Really Just Detention Centers
- 14 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s transit zones are really just detention centers, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi after wrapping up a two day visit to Hungary. Mr. Grandi met with both Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, urging them to consider the importance of European solidarity and to take part in the EU program to relocate asylum-seekers ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: National Consultation On The ’Soros Plan’
- 9 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Pundits express sharply contrasting views on the government’s ‘national consultation’ on migration. One side sees it as a propaganda project based on lies, while the other considers the campaign an expression of self-defence against pressure from global elites.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Local Opinion: Refugee Holiday Prevented By Residents
- 4 Oct 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government excoriate PM Viktor Orbán for saying he had no problem with the inhabitants of a small village in southern Hungary who protested against a guesthouse owner because he planned to host a group of refugees for a short holiday.
AI: Hungary, Poland Among The Worst Offenders
- 26 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Neither Poland nor Hungary has admitted any asylum-seekers, Júlia Iván, director of Amnesty International Hungary told Klubrádió on Monday. She recalled that on Tuesday, September 26 the two-year period for the transfer of asylum-seekers from Greece and Italy will draw to a close.
‘National Consultation’ Survey Expected To Contain Seven Questions
- 25 Sep 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The government’s next national consultation, a survey of Hungarians on immigration and the mandatory relocation of refugees, is expected to contain seven questions, state secretary Csaba Dömötör said on public radio on Sunday.
U.N. International Day Of Peace, 21 September 2017
- 21 Sep 2017 12:45 PM
- community & culture
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
The theme for 2017 is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.”
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.
UNHCR Chief Says Hungary’s Transit Zones Are Really Just Detention Centers
- 14 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s transit zones are really just detention centers, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi after wrapping up a two day visit to Hungary. Mr. Grandi met with both Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, urging them to consider the importance of European solidarity and to take part in the EU program to relocate asylum-seekers ...
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.