Budapest, June 17 (MTI) – The parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz has asked the Hungarian government to consider similar measures to stop immigration as those planned by western European countries, the group leader said on Wednesday. If these western countries…
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is launching a billboard campaign to mark World Refugee Day on 20 June, hirado.hu reported. In its statement concerning the launch of the campaign, the international organisation writes that…
Budapest, June 14 (MTI) – The government’s billboards warning migrants not to steal the jobs of Hungarians will make it hard for Prime Minister Viktor Orban to complain to Austria about a similar campaign directed against Hungarians, according to the…
At his regular Thursday press briefing, cabinet chief Janos Lazar talked about the burning migration problems, which have been at the centre of Hungarian public discourse in the past few weeks. According to Lazar, Hungary cannot bear such a huge…
Budapest, June 12 (MTI) – The government is ready to make a decision regarding steps on migration after hearing proposals from the interior minister next Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. All proposals are on the table, including the option…
Budapest, June 12 (MTI) – A total of 3,991 police officers guard Hungary’s Schengen border stretching 1,100 km, daily Nepszabadsag said, citing figures from the national police headquarters on Friday. Police declined to release the number of police officers guarding…
According to 444.hu, two anti-immigrant posters can be seen on the fences of the Ovaros Ground School of Tatabanya, with the following transcriptions on it: “If you go to Hungary, you can’t take the Hungarians’ job!”. “If you go to…
The poster-campaign recently launched by the government is clumsy, stupid, nowhere-leading response to a real problem. Moreover, it both lacks the rules of common sense and the basic human contact, Csaba Lukacs wrote on mandiner.hu. The author compares it to…
Brussels, June 10 (MTI) – The European Parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s statements on the possibility of reinstating the death penalty in Hungary and the government’s recent questionnaire on migration and terrorism. The resolution,…
Budapest, June 9 (MTI) – The opposition Egyutt party has called on the interior minister to reveal the details of security measures if any had been taken in connection with the government’s billboard campaign on migration. The billboards have triggered…
Brussels, June 9 (MTI) – Conditions at Hungary’s refugee reception centres are very bad; immigrants are treated roughly and their access to legal aid or support from civil groups is limited, said a report published by an expert committee related…
Budapest (MTI) – Some 90 percent of respondents to a national consultation drive on migration agreed that stricter rules should apply to illegal entrants concerning their detention and deportation, the government spokesman said on Saturday. So far 400,000 questionnaires filled…
Budapest, June 2 (MTI) – Immigrants arriving in Hungary are expected to observe local rules and respect local culture, and they “cannot jeopardise” the jobs of local people, Zoltan Kovacs, the government spokesman, told MTI on Tuesday. “This is a…
Budapest (MTI) – Seventy-five percent of Hungarians think that migration should be tackled by member states rather than at European Union level, according to a recent survey conducted by think-tank Szazadveg. Fully 83 percent of respondents said they had heard…
Budapest, May 18 (MTI) – The opposition Egyutt party and the radical nationalist Jobbik have criticised the prime minister over his most recent comments on Europe’s refugee issue. Jobbik lawmaker Gergely Kulcsar said on Monday that Viktor Orban’s remarks on…
Budapest, May 15 (MTI) – Hungary could see a significant increase in refugees as projected by the European Commission’s draft proposals on immigration, the Center for Fundamental Rights said on Friday. The draft includes a proposal to allocate a quota…
Budapest (MTI) – The government has decided to set up a local consultation forum with the involvement of 41 towns and villages near Paks to canvass views on the planned nuclear power station expansion project, cabinet chief Janos Lazar said…
Lisbon (MTI) – Handling the immigration crisis requires direct control over migration routes, efforts against humans smuggling, and measures to reduce the pressure for emigration in countries of origin, House Speaker Laszlo Kover said in Lisbon on Monday. Speaking at…
Budapest (MTI) – The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee will next week hold a debate on Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s proposals on migration and capital punishment, Hungarian Socialist MEP Istvan Ujhelyi told MTI on Thursday. Armin Machmer, EP President Martin…
Hungary shares the standpoint according to which the European Union is the victim of migration and not the cause of it, in the sense that it must consider how the situation should be handled and dealt with, Government Spokesperson Zoltán…