653 result(s) for victims
Xpat Opinion: Comments In Hungarian Media On Clearing Of Calais ‘Jungle’
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators approve the decision to dismantle the refugee camp in Calais after almost two years of scandalous existence, but regard it as just a symptom of a larger problem.
Update: Suspect In Late Sept Budapest Blast Arrested
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have detained a young Hungarian in connection with the late September bomb attack in central Budapest, municipal prosecutor Imre Keresztes said. On September 24, two police officers were seriously injured when a homemade shrapnel bomb exploded on Grand Boulevard. Keresztes said that the suspect, who has no criminal record, appealed against his detention.
Balog Marks 1956 Anniversary At Ceremony In Berlin
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Zoltán Balog, Hungary’s human resources minister, attended a ceremony marking the upcoming anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution at Berlin’s Konzerthaus. At the ceremony organised by the Hungarian Embassy, the minister thanked Germany for its solidarity with the people who fled Hungary after the failed uprising.
Lawmakers Hold Debate On Constitutional Bill On Migrant Quotas
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Constitutional issues arise when a risk emerges that the country faces permanent change, Lajos Kósa, the head of the ruling Fidesz parliamentary group, told lawmakers on Monday, commenting on the constitutional amendment bill in connection with European Union migrant quotas.
Orbán: Referendum To Decide Fate Of Hungarians
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s migrant quota referendum will decide the fate of the country and will be historic for the EU itself, the prime minister wrote in an article appearing in the daily Magyar Idők on Saturday, ahead of the vote. “Many will be watching Hungary on Sunday, and while it may appear that we are deciding a simple matter, there is actually everything at stake that affects the fate of Hungary and the ...
Prime Minister Visits Victims Of Budapest Blast
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has visited the two police officers injured in a recent explosion in Budapest in the company of Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, photos published on the police.hu website show. In an interview broadcast on public news channel M1 earlier, Orbán said he had instructed Pintér to “hunt [the perpetrator] down” and “extract out of him” what he did and why. He added that ...
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Szijjártó Hits Back At Rights Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó slammed Nils Muiznieks, the human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe, for his recent criticism of Hungary’s refugee policies. In an op-ed published in the online version of The New York Times, Muiznieks said Hungary was among the countries “most hostile to the European Union proposals on migration”.
Balog: Hungary Against Migration, Not Migrants Themselves
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is not against migrants as individuals but rather against the global phenomenon of migration as a whole, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview. Balog said the problem of migration cannot be resolved the way the European Union and some other countries want it done.
Xpat Opinion: Comments In Hungarian Media On Clearing Of Calais ‘Jungle’
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators approve the decision to dismantle the refugee camp in Calais after almost two years of scandalous existence, but regard it as just a symptom of a larger problem.
Update: Suspect In Late Sept Budapest Blast Arrested
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have detained a young Hungarian in connection with the late September bomb attack in central Budapest, municipal prosecutor Imre Keresztes said. On September 24, two police officers were seriously injured when a homemade shrapnel bomb exploded on Grand Boulevard. Keresztes said that the suspect, who has no criminal record, appealed against his detention.
Balog Marks 1956 Anniversary At Ceremony In Berlin
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Zoltán Balog, Hungary’s human resources minister, attended a ceremony marking the upcoming anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution at Berlin’s Konzerthaus. At the ceremony organised by the Hungarian Embassy, the minister thanked Germany for its solidarity with the people who fled Hungary after the failed uprising.
Lawmakers Hold Debate On Constitutional Bill On Migrant Quotas
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Constitutional issues arise when a risk emerges that the country faces permanent change, Lajos Kósa, the head of the ruling Fidesz parliamentary group, told lawmakers on Monday, commenting on the constitutional amendment bill in connection with European Union migrant quotas.
Orbán: Referendum To Decide Fate Of Hungarians
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s migrant quota referendum will decide the fate of the country and will be historic for the EU itself, the prime minister wrote in an article appearing in the daily Magyar Idők on Saturday, ahead of the vote. “Many will be watching Hungary on Sunday, and while it may appear that we are deciding a simple matter, there is actually everything at stake that affects the fate of Hungary and the ...
Prime Minister Visits Victims Of Budapest Blast
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has visited the two police officers injured in a recent explosion in Budapest in the company of Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, photos published on the police.hu website show. In an interview broadcast on public news channel M1 earlier, Orbán said he had instructed Pintér to “hunt [the perpetrator] down” and “extract out of him” what he did and why. He added that ...
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Szijjártó Hits Back At Rights Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó slammed Nils Muiznieks, the human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe, for his recent criticism of Hungary’s refugee policies. In an op-ed published in the online version of The New York Times, Muiznieks said Hungary was among the countries “most hostile to the European Union proposals on migration”.
Balog: Hungary Against Migration, Not Migrants Themselves
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is not against migrants as individuals but rather against the global phenomenon of migration as a whole, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview. Balog said the problem of migration cannot be resolved the way the European Union and some other countries want it done.