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COE Parliamentary Assembly To Discuss Hungary Report
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE) will discuss a report concerning the rule of law in Hungary, on Wednesday. The report was compiled by British Conservative MP Robert Walter, two years after the assembly voted down a monitoring procedure but decided to closely watch developments in Hungary.
Hungarian Police To Patrol Serbia Border
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will send 20 police officers to serve on Serbia’s border with Macedonia, the two countries’ police chiefs agreed in Szeged on Monday. Hungary’s Károly Papp said the 20 officers as well as four mobile heat-sensing cameras will be deployed in Serbia next week. In addition, the Hungarian, Serb and Austrian police forces will set up a unit to investigate people-smuggling, Papp said after ...
Venice Commission Calls For Further Changes To Hungary Media Law
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Though Hungary has improved its media regulations in recent years, increasing the freedom of the media in the country requires further measures, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission said in an opinion. The Commission evaluated Hungary’s media laws adopted in 2010, and the law on last year’s advertisement tax.
Bokros: Hungary Needs Immigrants
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs immigrants, Lajos Bokros, leader of the non-parliamentary party Modern Hungary Movement, said at a demonstration against the government’s immigration policy held in front of Parliament. “Taking in economic immigrants is a national interest, as they help create jobs and pay taxes … provided there is good governance,” Bokros told some 150 protesters, adding that immigrants needed to ...
Muižnieks: Hungary’s Building Fence Along Serbia Border “Illadvised”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s plan to stop immigrants from entering the country by building a fence along its southern borders is “ill-advised”, the human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe said in a microblog entry. Nils Muižnieks said that “focus should be on ensuring access to asylum, not impeding it”. Hungary announced on Wednesday preparations for a 4 metre high fence along a 175 kilometre section of ...
Hungarian Government Is Not Happy About Building A Fence
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary ...
Kúria Decision On Hungarian Inmate “Unacceptable”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A recent decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, in connection with the life sentence of a Hungarian inmate is unacceptable, the government office chief told a regular government press briefing. János Lázár commented on Kúria’s decision on June 11, under which László Magyar, a convicted felon serving a real life sentence for the physical abuse of elderly people, should be eligible for ...
Hungarian Lawmakers Debate Govt’s Migration Amendment Proposal
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers held a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by three senior Fidesz officials to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill motioned to declare a certain set of countries “safe” in terms of immigration and that entrants from these transit countries should be denied asylum. Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz, said Europe has basically ...
Lawmakers Debate Migration Rules, Fence Along Hungarian Border
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers started a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by the government to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill, submitted by three senior Fidesz officials, motioned to declare some countries “safe” in terms of immigration and declare that asylum-seekers arriving to Hungary from those transit countries should be denied refugee status.
COE Parliamentary Assembly To Discuss Hungary Report
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE) will discuss a report concerning the rule of law in Hungary, on Wednesday. The report was compiled by British Conservative MP Robert Walter, two years after the assembly voted down a monitoring procedure but decided to closely watch developments in Hungary.
Hungarian Police To Patrol Serbia Border
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will send 20 police officers to serve on Serbia’s border with Macedonia, the two countries’ police chiefs agreed in Szeged on Monday. Hungary’s Károly Papp said the 20 officers as well as four mobile heat-sensing cameras will be deployed in Serbia next week. In addition, the Hungarian, Serb and Austrian police forces will set up a unit to investigate people-smuggling, Papp said after ...
Venice Commission Calls For Further Changes To Hungary Media Law
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Though Hungary has improved its media regulations in recent years, increasing the freedom of the media in the country requires further measures, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission said in an opinion. The Commission evaluated Hungary’s media laws adopted in 2010, and the law on last year’s advertisement tax.
Bokros: Hungary Needs Immigrants
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs immigrants, Lajos Bokros, leader of the non-parliamentary party Modern Hungary Movement, said at a demonstration against the government’s immigration policy held in front of Parliament. “Taking in economic immigrants is a national interest, as they help create jobs and pay taxes … provided there is good governance,” Bokros told some 150 protesters, adding that immigrants needed to ...
Muižnieks: Hungary’s Building Fence Along Serbia Border “Illadvised”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s plan to stop immigrants from entering the country by building a fence along its southern borders is “ill-advised”, the human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe said in a microblog entry. Nils Muižnieks said that “focus should be on ensuring access to asylum, not impeding it”. Hungary announced on Wednesday preparations for a 4 metre high fence along a 175 kilometre section of ...
Hungarian Government Is Not Happy About Building A Fence
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary ...
Kúria Decision On Hungarian Inmate “Unacceptable”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A recent decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, in connection with the life sentence of a Hungarian inmate is unacceptable, the government office chief told a regular government press briefing. János Lázár commented on Kúria’s decision on June 11, under which László Magyar, a convicted felon serving a real life sentence for the physical abuse of elderly people, should be eligible for ...
Hungarian Lawmakers Debate Govt’s Migration Amendment Proposal
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers held a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by three senior Fidesz officials to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill motioned to declare a certain set of countries “safe” in terms of immigration and that entrants from these transit countries should be denied asylum. Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz, said Europe has basically ...
Lawmakers Debate Migration Rules, Fence Along Hungarian Border
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers started a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by the government to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill, submitted by three senior Fidesz officials, motioned to declare some countries “safe” in terms of immigration and declare that asylum-seekers arriving to Hungary from those transit countries should be denied refugee status.