Brussels, September 3 (MTI) – Europeans, including Hungarians, are “full of fear” because European leaders are incapable of managing the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at a joint press conference with European Parliament President Martin Schulz in Brussels.…
Budapest, September 3 (MTI) – A train full of migrants left Budapest’s Keleti railway station, but only travelled until the town of Bicske, 35 kilometres west of Budapest, where migrants were taken off the train by police, an MTI correspondent…
Berlin, September 3 (MTI) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned Europe that the current migrant crisis may spark an “explosion” and defended Hungary’s decision to build a fence along its southern border with Serbia, in a commentary published by…
According to vs.hu, the Hungarian authorities released the refugees towards Vienna, and then they tightened. After that, Germany and Austria, who seemed relatively lenient and criticizing the fence, have suddenly taken a position in compliance with the rules. What the…
Budapest (MTI) – A young Afghan man is being treated for Malaria in a Budapest hospital, the hospital’s department chief told public news channel M1 on Wednesday evening. The man crossed to Hungary as member of a larger group of…
Budapest, September 3 (MTI) – Hungary’s railway company has decided to suspend the operation of all international train services from Budapest to western Europe, the company’s information service said on Thursday morning. MAV has decided to suspend services until further…
Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s southern borders should be “hermetically” closed off to prevent the current influx of illegal entrants which could lead to a humanitarian disaster, Gabor Vona, the head of radical nationalist Jobbik, said on Wednesday. Vona spoke at…
Budapest (MTI) – Police told migrants to vacate the square in front of Budapest’s Keleti railway station and move to the underpass or into the designated transit zone, public news channel M1 said on Wednesday evening. Reporting from the site,…
Budapest, September 2 (MTI) – A demonstration was held in Budapest on Wednesday evening in support of migrants and against the government’s planned amendments concerning migration policy. The demonstration started at Nyugati railway station and people then walked on to…
“Does an immigrant cost a lot?” – asked Jobbik politicians Istvan Apati and Daniel Z. Karpat the Minister of Interior how much the daily care of the asylum seekers is. Minister of Interior also answered the written question and presented…
Budapest, September 2 (MTI) – Hungary is the only Schengen country affected by migration which is sticking to the letter of the law, the deputy head of parliament’s national security committee said on Wednesday. Fidesz lawmaker Szilard Nemeth told public…
Budapest, September 2 (MTI) – The authorities are continuing to prevent migrants from entering Budapest’s Keleti railway station, MTI’s correspondent at the site said on Wednesday morning. Related article: BREAKING NEWS – KELETI RAILWAY STATION CLOSES, ALL ASKED TO CLEAR…
New York, September 1 (MTI) – Chaos and conflict threaten target countries that fail to limit the admission of migrants, Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover said in New York. Addressing the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament on Tuesday,…
Budapest, September 1 (MTI) – Hungary firmly rejects any accusation that suggests that its actions concerning the issue of migrants are wanting, a foreign ministry official said on Tuesday. Referring to criticism by Austrian officials regarding Hungary’s decision to allow…
Budapest, September 1 (MTI) – Over twenty government officials attended the joint session of parliament’s defence and national security committees to discuss Hungary’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis. Interior ministry state secretary Karoly Kontrat told the committees that once…
Setting up transit zones, introducing the concept of crisis caused by mass immigration, military deployment and the modification of the criminal code (Btk.) – among others, these are the changes Hungary intends to make in order to control the massive…
Budapest’s Keleti railway station closed down after 9am on Tuesday for an unspecified period and all passengers were asked to leave the site. A local MTI correspondent said the railway platforms and the area in front of the station were…
Budapest, August 31 (MTI) – Budapest does not intend to accommodate migrants in the long term and the shelter being offered is temporary only, the city’s mayor told MTI on Monday. The city’s management rejects any “cheap, political attempts” to…
Brussels, August 31 (MTI) – The European Union’s policy of distributing migrants among member states is wrongheaded and Brussels should instead address the problem of this “modern-day exodus” beyond the bloc’s borders, Hungary’s foreign minister said on Monday. Hungary is…
Budapest, August 31 (MTI) – The Hungarian government asks Germany to clear up the legal situation regarding the movement of illegal migrants within the European Union, the government spokesman Andras Giro-Szasz said. Over the past few days the Hungarian government…