26 result(s) for relocation quotas
Opinion: Constitutional Court Says EU Cannot Violate Hungarian Sovereignty
- 5 Dec 2016 6:33 AM
- current affairs
As the Constitutional Court vindicates Hungary’s right to check any EU rule including mandatory migrant redistribution, a conservative columnist contends that the quota referendum was much ado for nothing.
DK Leader Addresses EU Diplomats On Referendum Result
- 13 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK), addressed diplomats of EU countries accredited to Hungary about the outcome of the recent EU migrant quota referendum and the government’s constitutional amendment proposal.
Referendum – DK: Orbán Voted For Quotas
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The president of the European Council has confirmed in a letter that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February voted in favour of European Union migrant quotas, the spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition party said on Tuesday. Zsolt Gréczy told a news conference that DK’s managing director, Csaba Molnár, had turned to Donald Tusk, the council’s president, with a request for information on ...
BBC To Host Budapest Debate On Referendum, Migration
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The BBC World Service is holding a debate at Corvinus University of Budapest on October 5 as part of a series of debates across Europe, as the continent grapples with the big issues of migration, the economy and security, according to a press release issued yesterday. Topics will include Hungary’s October 2 referendum and EU quotas for refugee relocation.
Socialists: Migrant Quota Referendum Question ‘Not About Sovereignty’
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s referendum question asking voters if they want the EU to prescribe the mandatory resettlement of migrants in Hungary without the consent of parliament is not about national sovereignty, the Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás said. The Socialist Party has already made it clear that it does not support the concept of mandatory migrant quotas and sees the sovereignty of Hungary’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Infringement Procedure Against Hungary On Migration Laws
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist believes that if the European Union is serious about refugee rights, it should launch an infringement procedure against Germany rather than singling out Hungary. He is particularly outraged by what he describes as European Parliament Speaker Martin Schulz’s ‘diatribe against nation states.’
Szijjártó: Budapest Belgrade Rail Line Has Huge Economic Importance
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The revamp of the Budapest-Belgrade rail line and the fact that it will reduce journey times between the two cities will have huge economic importance, since the line will be the primary trade route for Chinese goods between Greece’s ports and Western Europe, Hungary’s foreign minister told Serbian daily Politika. Szijjártó said the investment project, financed in large part by China, is unique ...
Quotas Would Put Unacceptable Burden On Welfare System , Says Hungarian State Secretary
- 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme would put an unacceptable burden on Hungary’s welfare, education and health-care systems, the human resources state secretary said. The migrant relocation scheme, if implemented, would be unlawful, dangerous and would go against Hungary’s interests, Bence Rétvári said.
Opinion: Constitutional Court Says EU Cannot Violate Hungarian Sovereignty
- 5 Dec 2016 6:33 AM
- current affairs
As the Constitutional Court vindicates Hungary’s right to check any EU rule including mandatory migrant redistribution, a conservative columnist contends that the quota referendum was much ado for nothing.
DK Leader Addresses EU Diplomats On Referendum Result
- 13 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK), addressed diplomats of EU countries accredited to Hungary about the outcome of the recent EU migrant quota referendum and the government’s constitutional amendment proposal.
Referendum – DK: Orbán Voted For Quotas
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The president of the European Council has confirmed in a letter that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February voted in favour of European Union migrant quotas, the spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition party said on Tuesday. Zsolt Gréczy told a news conference that DK’s managing director, Csaba Molnár, had turned to Donald Tusk, the council’s president, with a request for information on ...
BBC To Host Budapest Debate On Referendum, Migration
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The BBC World Service is holding a debate at Corvinus University of Budapest on October 5 as part of a series of debates across Europe, as the continent grapples with the big issues of migration, the economy and security, according to a press release issued yesterday. Topics will include Hungary’s October 2 referendum and EU quotas for refugee relocation.
Socialists: Migrant Quota Referendum Question ‘Not About Sovereignty’
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s referendum question asking voters if they want the EU to prescribe the mandatory resettlement of migrants in Hungary without the consent of parliament is not about national sovereignty, the Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás said. The Socialist Party has already made it clear that it does not support the concept of mandatory migrant quotas and sees the sovereignty of Hungary’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Infringement Procedure Against Hungary On Migration Laws
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist believes that if the European Union is serious about refugee rights, it should launch an infringement procedure against Germany rather than singling out Hungary. He is particularly outraged by what he describes as European Parliament Speaker Martin Schulz’s ‘diatribe against nation states.’
Szijjártó: Budapest Belgrade Rail Line Has Huge Economic Importance
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The revamp of the Budapest-Belgrade rail line and the fact that it will reduce journey times between the two cities will have huge economic importance, since the line will be the primary trade route for Chinese goods between Greece’s ports and Western Europe, Hungary’s foreign minister told Serbian daily Politika. Szijjártó said the investment project, financed in large part by China, is unique ...
Quotas Would Put Unacceptable Burden On Welfare System , Says Hungarian State Secretary
- 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme would put an unacceptable burden on Hungary’s welfare, education and health-care systems, the human resources state secretary said. The migrant relocation scheme, if implemented, would be unlawful, dangerous and would go against Hungary’s interests, Bence Rétvári said.