Budapest (MTI) – The Budapest city council will open a new transit zone for migrants near the Puskas Ferenc Stadium, at the site of a former market, the city mayor said on Wednesday. Istvan Tarlos told public news channel M1…
Budapest (MTI) – Currently the police is in charge of guarding Hungary’s borders but once legal regulations are amended, the army could join in, Defence Minister Csaba Hende said on Wednesday. The constitution and the law on national defence regulate…
Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – As Hungary “rang the alarm bell” in Brussels in vain, it had no other choice but to take unilateral measures, Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog said. In an interview aired by German public radio Deutschlandfunk,…
Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – The government has allocated 30 billion forints (EUR 92m) to cover costs related to the influx of migrants, an economy ministry official said on Wednesday. State Secretary Peter Beno Banai told an informal roundtable discussion…
Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed amending the constitution so that the armed forces can be mobilised without any legal uncertainties to protect Hungary’s border, party leader Gabor Vona said on Wednesday. Hungary should…
Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – Hungary’s police force is setting up a border police directorate and dispatching 2,106 extra police officers to bolster controls at the Hungarian-Serbian border, the national police chief said on Wednesday. The directorate’s command centre will…
Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – A brief disturbance broke out among migrants entering Hungary at the camp near the Serbian border on Wednesday. Police used tear gas to restore order, an MTI correspondent reported. Migrants had wanted to speak to…
Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – Whilst the Hungarian government deploys all its policy armoury to protect the European Union Schengen border, it is also defending the right to free move within the bloc, the head of a leading Hungarian think-tank…
Brussels, August 25 (MTI) – The European Commission will decide on extraordinary aid for Hungary for handling the influx of migrants in an expedited procedure, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. Hungary will be allocated 85 million euros for this purpose…
According to Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos, if this continues, it is unlikely that transit zones, which were created for illegal immigrants, can stay at the railway stations, in the heart of the capital, vg.hu said. Istvan Tarlos spoke on TV2…
Budapest, August 25 (MTI) – The government will put forward new legislation which can provide a “legal seal” for Hungary’s border, after the “physical” one, the border fence, Robert Repassy, state secretary at the justice ministry, said. The criminal code…
Budapest (MTI) – Migrants arriving to Hungary from Serbia have once again cut through the NATO-wire fence on the joint border, public television M1’s correspondent reported from the site. Related article: THIS FENCE IS A JOKE – REFUGEES CLIMBED UP…
According to civilhetes.net, 90% of the refugees came to Hungary in the Roszke region, the barbed wire is just being built there. Website delmagyar.hu saw on Friday that the refugees laid sleeping bags on it and climbed over the closing…
Budapest, August 24 (MTI) – No threat of an epidemic in Hungary connected with the influx of migrants has arisen and there is no evidence they are spreading pathogens, said Hungary’s health authority (ANTSZ). There is nevertheless an epidemiological issue,…
Budapest, August 24 (MTI) – The option of deploying soldiers to protect Hungary’s border against the influx of migrants should be examined, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said on Monday. Citing recent developments at the Greek-Macedonian border, Janos Volner, the…
Budapest, August 24 (MTI) – Hungary intends to play an active role in forming the European Union’s new migration policy, but the government needs to take steps of its own before the new rules are finalised, Justice Minister Laszlo Trocsanyi…
Budapest, August 24 (MTI) – Hungary’s immigration office (BAH) has started boosting the number of staff who process asylum applications, the daily Magyar Hirlap said on Monday. BAH told the paper that it is in the process of hiring 485…
Budapest (MTI) – As a number of illegal migrants entering Hungary pose public health risk by carrying pathogens of infectious diseases, the idea of introducing mandatory screening and inoculation for them has been raised, a lawmaker of ruling Fidesz said…
Budapest (MTI) – The metal barrier along Hungary’s border with Serbia is being constructed according to schedule and expected to be completed by the August 31 deadline, the interior and defence ministers said after inspecting the site on Sunday. Sandor…
Budapest, August 22 (MTI) – The construction of a metal fence along Hungary’s border with Serbia has been completed along some 110 kilometres, according to plans, Napi Gazdasag daily said on Saturday, citing information from the defence ministry. The completion…