Budapest, March 22 (MTI) – The terrorist bombings in Brussels, Paris and Turkey show that the more uncontrolled arrivals are allowed in Europe, the greatest the dangers become, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Tuesday. It must be clear now…
Budapest, March 22 (MTI) – The terrorist attacks carried out in Brussels on Tuesday were meant to send multiple messages to Europe, József Kis-Benedek, an associate professor at the National Public Services University, told MTI. Kis-Benedek said the bombings, which…
Budapest, March 22 (MTI) – All forms of terrorism must be rejected and fought against, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a news conference on Tuesday in the wake of the terror attacks in Brussels. Orban called for cooperation between Europe’s…
Budapest, March 22 (MTI) – Two Hungarian nationals have been injured in Tuesday’s terrorist blasts in Brussels, Hungarian ambassador to Brussels, Zoltán Nagy, told public television M1. The ambassador added that there were no reports of any Hungarian victims. Nagy…
In the wake of the blasts in Brussels, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered a heightened terrorism alert in Hungary at the second highest level, the interior minister said on Tuesday. Related article: ORBÁN: TERRORISM MUST BE FOUGHT AGAINST IN…
Budapest, March 22 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday expressed shock over reports of the explosions at Zaventem airport in Brussels as well as sympathy for the survivors of the blast. Orbán also requested immediate and continuous briefings…
Budapest, March 14 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed his outrage and grief over Sunday’s terror attack in Ankara to his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu, the prime minister’s press chief told MTI. In a letter, Orbán conveyed his condolences…
Budapest, February 18 (MTI) – Southern Hungary’s chief prosecutor has pressed charges of terrorism against a Syrian national who was involved in a violent clash between migrants and the Hungarian authorities at the Röszke border station in September last year.…
Budapest, February 18 (MTI) – Hungary’s foreign ministry was “deeply shocked” to receive reports about Wednesday’s explosion in Ankara, the ministry said in a statement. President Janos Ader on Thursday voiced his sympathy with victims of the recent explosion in Ankara…
Despite of the dangerous situation in Uganda, Mónika L. Novák and her husband, who have been living in Uganda for years with their children, decided not to leave the country and the HTCC (Hungarian Trade and Cultural Center) is still…
Budapest, February 10 (MTI) – Details of how the government intends to change laws with a view to addressing the threat of terrorism will be revealed on Feb. 15, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary group leader said in an interview…
Budapest, February 7 (MTI) – Real-time information exchange is needed between Europe’s secret services, the prime minister’s security advisor said late on Saturday in connection with the threat of terrorism. Enhancing the powers of security organisations, boosting their manpower and…
Budapest, February 7 (MTI) – If the government truly wants to fight terrorism then it must put forward a constitutional solution rather than an “unacceptable” constitutional amendment proposal, a Socialist lawmaker said on Sunday. Molnár Zsolt, chairman of the national…
Budapest, February 3 (MTI) – The radical opposition Jobbik party said it would authorise the government to introduce a “state of terrorist threat” for three days without parliamentary approval but then it would insist on making that decision subject to…
Budapest, February 2 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist Party on Tuesday called for Hungary’s police and national security services to be strengthened and the border police force reorganised with a view to boosting security. Tamás Harangozó, the party’s deputy parliamentary…
Budapest, January 30 (MTI) – Jobbik believes governing Fidesz is not seeking compromise on the matter of a motion to amend the constitution, the party’s spokesman said in a statement on Saturday. The motion aims to ensure the government’s “excessive…
Budapest (MTI) – A Hungarian homeless man threatening to blow up Parliament is now in custody at a psychiatric ward, Budapest’s chief prosecutor Tibor Ibolya said on Friday. The 49-year-old man made two threats, one in October last year, and…
Budapest, January 27 (MTI) – It is the government’s responsibility to prove that there is a legitimate need to amend the constitution to manage terrorist threats, green LMP party co-leader Andras Schiffer told public Kossuth Radio on Wednesday. The defence…
Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – The constitution must be amended to ensure the security of Hungarian families, and Fidesz refuses to compromise on the issue, deputy party leader Szilárd Németh said on Tuesday, commenting on the ruling party’s legislation package…
Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat…