726 result(s) for refugees
Man Who Robbed Refugees Jailed
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Gyõr Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for a man who robbed Afghan refugees with a meat cleaver. The culprit, 41-year-old Ferenc Schaub, and an unidentified companion lured four Afghan men from Gyõr train station last June 9 and told them that he would take them to Vámosszabadi near the Slovak border.
Szijjártó: Terrorists Pose Greatest Security Challenge
- 15 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The constantly strengthening global network of terrorist organisations poses the greatest security challenge in the world today, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó told public news channel M1. Referring to his address to the recent United Nations General Assembly session, Szijjártó said Europe’s security had deteriorated recently and Europeans had gained first-hand experience of terrorism.
Foreign Minister Urges Support For Countries Looking After Refugees
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian foreign minister called for more support for Middle Eastern countries looking after refugees, in an interview with CNN aired on Wednesday. Péter Szijjártó said the international community should provide financial aid to Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and the Kurdish region of Iraq so those countries can help the “millions” of refugees stranded there. He said deciding who should be allowed ...
Foreign Minister Urges Greater Global Effort To Uphold Peace And Security
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called for a greater global effort to uphold peace and security in what he called the new world order at Tuesday’s meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York. Szijjártó said it was not an exaggeration to say that the world is now facing its most difficult period since the second world war.
Balog: Hungary Not Confusing Migration With Terrorism
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is the terrorists and not the Hungarian government, who confuse migration with terrorism, Zoltán Balog, the human resources minister, told German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle. A year ago, Hungary’s rejection of the European Union’s migrant quota scheme may have seemed like a populist policy, but the attacks in Paris and Brussels have demonstrated that there is indeed a link between ...
Brussels Plan ‘Complete Mistake’
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on Hungarians to line up against the Brussels plan, which he described as a “complete mistake”. The body is preoccupied with issues regarding refugees whereas “our problem does not concern the distribution of refugees but protecting the border.”
False Report On Refugees Stirs Tension
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár told reporters yesterday afternoon that teenage girls had been molested and harassed by migrants in Körmend, before it turned out that the story was false. A report posted on the ATV website on Thursday morning said migrants in the newly opened detention centre in Körmend had smashed the window of a gymnasium through which they had been watching teenage ...
Opposition Parties Lambast Migrant Quota Referendum
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed the government’s planned referendum on the European Union’s proposed mandatory migrant quota scheme after the supreme court approved the vote in a binding decision. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
Orbán: Suspend Schengen Membership For Errants
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while originally Germany and Hungary had taken two entirely different approaches to handling the migrant crisis, Germany, too, has started focusing on protecting the EU’s external borders. Although they will never admit it, EU leaders are now prioritising border protection, just as Hungary did from the start, he told public radio.
Man Who Robbed Refugees Jailed
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Gyõr Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for a man who robbed Afghan refugees with a meat cleaver. The culprit, 41-year-old Ferenc Schaub, and an unidentified companion lured four Afghan men from Gyõr train station last June 9 and told them that he would take them to Vámosszabadi near the Slovak border.
Szijjártó: Terrorists Pose Greatest Security Challenge
- 15 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The constantly strengthening global network of terrorist organisations poses the greatest security challenge in the world today, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó told public news channel M1. Referring to his address to the recent United Nations General Assembly session, Szijjártó said Europe’s security had deteriorated recently and Europeans had gained first-hand experience of terrorism.
Foreign Minister Urges Support For Countries Looking After Refugees
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian foreign minister called for more support for Middle Eastern countries looking after refugees, in an interview with CNN aired on Wednesday. Péter Szijjártó said the international community should provide financial aid to Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and the Kurdish region of Iraq so those countries can help the “millions” of refugees stranded there. He said deciding who should be allowed ...
Foreign Minister Urges Greater Global Effort To Uphold Peace And Security
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called for a greater global effort to uphold peace and security in what he called the new world order at Tuesday’s meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York. Szijjártó said it was not an exaggeration to say that the world is now facing its most difficult period since the second world war.
Balog: Hungary Not Confusing Migration With Terrorism
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is the terrorists and not the Hungarian government, who confuse migration with terrorism, Zoltán Balog, the human resources minister, told German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle. A year ago, Hungary’s rejection of the European Union’s migrant quota scheme may have seemed like a populist policy, but the attacks in Paris and Brussels have demonstrated that there is indeed a link between ...
Brussels Plan ‘Complete Mistake’
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on Hungarians to line up against the Brussels plan, which he described as a “complete mistake”. The body is preoccupied with issues regarding refugees whereas “our problem does not concern the distribution of refugees but protecting the border.”
False Report On Refugees Stirs Tension
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár told reporters yesterday afternoon that teenage girls had been molested and harassed by migrants in Körmend, before it turned out that the story was false. A report posted on the ATV website on Thursday morning said migrants in the newly opened detention centre in Körmend had smashed the window of a gymnasium through which they had been watching teenage ...
Opposition Parties Lambast Migrant Quota Referendum
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed the government’s planned referendum on the European Union’s proposed mandatory migrant quota scheme after the supreme court approved the vote in a binding decision. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
Orbán: Suspend Schengen Membership For Errants
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while originally Germany and Hungary had taken two entirely different approaches to handling the migrant crisis, Germany, too, has started focusing on protecting the EU’s external borders. Although they will never admit it, EU leaders are now prioritising border protection, just as Hungary did from the start, he told public radio.