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Hungary's Railway Company MÁV Refuses Trains From Serbia
- 7 Sep 2015 11:30 AM
- current affairs
State railway company MÁV on Sunday refused to allow two trains carrying refugees to enter from Serbia. The trains were stopped at Subotica, the Serbian state railways said in a statement on Sunday. The trains were permitted to continue towards Budapest and Vienna only after all migrants on board were removed.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Blames “Irresponsible Statements”, “EU’s Failed Policy” For Night’s Chaos
- 7 Sep 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Events in Hungary on Friday night were the result of the European Union’s failed immigration policy and irresponsible statements by European politicians, Hungary’s foreign minister said in Luxembourg before an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on Saturday. Péter Szijjártó said Hungary had registered migrants who left its territory on Friday night and would continue to observe the EU’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Thousands Of Undocumented Migrants Leave Hungary
- 7 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
An agreement with Germany and Austria has allowed Hungary to transfer asylum seekers to the Austrian border. Weeklies and dailies ponder the implications of the crisis and the prospect of its resolution. On Friday, groups of migrants from Keleti railway station and from several refugee camps left for Austria on foot after the Budapest-Vienna train line was shut down because of the presence of ...
Refugees March Out Of Hungary
- 6 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: Over the past two days, thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have embarked on a 100-mile march from Budapest to the Austrian border. They left behind the squalor and uncertainty at Keleti train station to create their own humanitarian corridor through the European Union. They made history.
Dispatches: Stranded In Budapest’s Train Station
- 4 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: “Why are they lying to us? Why did police tell me that the train will go to Germany when it will really go to [a] camp?” asked Mohammed, 34, from Syria, when I told him that the train he was about to board this morning was not heading to Austria and Germany but to a processing center outside Budapest.
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Video: Migrants Allowed Into Budapest Station, But No Trains Going West
- 3 Sep 2015 11:50 AM
- video
Migrants poured into Budapest's Keleti train station Thursday as police ended their blockade, but there were no trains running to Western Europe, the goal of many of the migrants.
EU Attempts To “Sabotage” Migration Conference To Be Held In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rapid rise in the influx of illegal migrants will put an extra burden of more than 15 billion forints (EUR 47.8m) on Hungary, according to fresh estimates, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. These estimates were made based on a daily 1,200 new entrants, but by now their numbers have risen to 1,800, he told journalists.
Budapest Storm Damage Claims Could Reach HUF 460M
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Claims by policy holders on damages resulting from a storm that swept through Hungary on Monday could come to hundreds of millions of forints, with most of the damages reported from Budapest and central Hungary, various insurance companies said. Generali put the claim on the storm damages at close to 300 million forints (EUR 971,100) based on preliminary estimates. Aegon faces claims of almost ...
Hungary's Railway Company MÁV Refuses Trains From Serbia
- 7 Sep 2015 11:30 AM
- current affairs
State railway company MÁV on Sunday refused to allow two trains carrying refugees to enter from Serbia. The trains were stopped at Subotica, the Serbian state railways said in a statement on Sunday. The trains were permitted to continue towards Budapest and Vienna only after all migrants on board were removed.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Blames “Irresponsible Statements”, “EU’s Failed Policy” For Night’s Chaos
- 7 Sep 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Events in Hungary on Friday night were the result of the European Union’s failed immigration policy and irresponsible statements by European politicians, Hungary’s foreign minister said in Luxembourg before an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on Saturday. Péter Szijjártó said Hungary had registered migrants who left its territory on Friday night and would continue to observe the EU’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Thousands Of Undocumented Migrants Leave Hungary
- 7 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
An agreement with Germany and Austria has allowed Hungary to transfer asylum seekers to the Austrian border. Weeklies and dailies ponder the implications of the crisis and the prospect of its resolution. On Friday, groups of migrants from Keleti railway station and from several refugee camps left for Austria on foot after the Budapest-Vienna train line was shut down because of the presence of ...
Refugees March Out Of Hungary
- 6 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: Over the past two days, thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have embarked on a 100-mile march from Budapest to the Austrian border. They left behind the squalor and uncertainty at Keleti train station to create their own humanitarian corridor through the European Union. They made history.
Dispatches: Stranded In Budapest’s Train Station
- 4 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: “Why are they lying to us? Why did police tell me that the train will go to Germany when it will really go to [a] camp?” asked Mohammed, 34, from Syria, when I told him that the train he was about to board this morning was not heading to Austria and Germany but to a processing center outside Budapest.
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Video: Migrants Allowed Into Budapest Station, But No Trains Going West
- 3 Sep 2015 11:50 AM
- video
Migrants poured into Budapest's Keleti train station Thursday as police ended their blockade, but there were no trains running to Western Europe, the goal of many of the migrants.
EU Attempts To “Sabotage” Migration Conference To Be Held In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rapid rise in the influx of illegal migrants will put an extra burden of more than 15 billion forints (EUR 47.8m) on Hungary, according to fresh estimates, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. These estimates were made based on a daily 1,200 new entrants, but by now their numbers have risen to 1,800, he told journalists.
Budapest Storm Damage Claims Could Reach HUF 460M
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Claims by policy holders on damages resulting from a storm that swept through Hungary on Monday could come to hundreds of millions of forints, with most of the damages reported from Budapest and central Hungary, various insurance companies said. Generali put the claim on the storm damages at close to 300 million forints (EUR 971,100) based on preliminary estimates. Aegon faces claims of almost ...