739 result(s) for refugees
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.
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
Migration A Main Theme At 2016 Sziget Festival
- 20 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Migration will be one of the main themes addressed at several programmes at this year’s festival which will be held between August 10 and 17, said József Kardos, a programme organiser. Related programmes will include a performance by the Maxim Gorki Theatre from Berlin, a travelling exhibition of the National museum for the history of immigration from Paris, as well as several roundtable ...
US Report: Hungary Handling Of Migrants Grave Problem
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State defined the way migrants and asylum seekers are handled among the gravest human rights problems in Hungary in 2015 in its country report. The report pointed to xenophobic rhetoric and a lack of humanitarian aid, and noted Hungarian legislation passed last year that made illegal crossing a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment and expulsion.
Govt Spent HUF 80 Bn On Managing Migration In 2015
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government spent a total of 80 billion forints (EUR 257m) on managing the migration crisis last year, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said. György Bakondi said there are currently a total of 2,200 migrants in Hungary either in immigration detention or staying at community shelters. Hungary once again saw a rise in illegal entrants during the first two months of ...
Government Declares State Of Emergency Due To Mass Migration
- 12 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Government has declared a nationwide state of emergency due to mass migration”, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér announced in Budapest on Wednesday, 9 March.
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.
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
Migration A Main Theme At 2016 Sziget Festival
- 20 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Migration will be one of the main themes addressed at several programmes at this year’s festival which will be held between August 10 and 17, said József Kardos, a programme organiser. Related programmes will include a performance by the Maxim Gorki Theatre from Berlin, a travelling exhibition of the National museum for the history of immigration from Paris, as well as several roundtable ...
US Report: Hungary Handling Of Migrants Grave Problem
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State defined the way migrants and asylum seekers are handled among the gravest human rights problems in Hungary in 2015 in its country report. The report pointed to xenophobic rhetoric and a lack of humanitarian aid, and noted Hungarian legislation passed last year that made illegal crossing a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment and expulsion.
Govt Spent HUF 80 Bn On Managing Migration In 2015
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government spent a total of 80 billion forints (EUR 257m) on managing the migration crisis last year, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said. György Bakondi said there are currently a total of 2,200 migrants in Hungary either in immigration detention or staying at community shelters. Hungary once again saw a rise in illegal entrants during the first two months of ...
Government Declares State Of Emergency Due To Mass Migration
- 12 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Government has declared a nationwide state of emergency due to mass migration”, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér announced in Budapest on Wednesday, 9 March.