Hungary’s government took action, after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that keeping asylum seekers in the transit zone on the Hungarian-Serbian border constitutes “detention”. Continue reading “Government closes down transit zones”
Prime Minister Viktor Orban held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by phone before convening a meeting of his security cabinet, the PM’s press chief said on Friday. Continue reading “Orban in phone talks with Erdogan on migration situation”
A group of hundreds of migrants that recently set off for Hungary from Serbia has reached Hungary’s southern border at Tompa, public television’s current affairs channel M1 reported on Thursday. Early on Friday, Serbian authorities removed 750 people from the border. Continue reading “Migrant march at Hungary’s border”
Around 60 migrants early on Tuesday made an attempt to break through the southern border fence at Roszke, on the Serbia-Hungary border. The police said on their website that an armed guard on duty fired three warning shots before patrols arrived at the scene. Continue reading “Migrants try to break through border fence”
The Hungarian government will double the number of soldiers patrolling the borders “in light of increasing migration pressure”, Szilard Nemeth, state secretary at the defence ministry, told a press conference on Sunday. Continue reading “Govt to double border control troops”
The European Court of Human Rights, acting as a secondary court, has ruled that Hungarian authorities violated some rules in the case of two asylum seekers, but said that confining them to the transit zone at Hungary’s southern border was not against the law. Continue reading “Varga: ECtHR makes momentous decision”
In the event of an upsurge of migration pressure from Turkey to Europe, the Visegrad Group countries are ready to renew their help to protect Hungary’s southern border, the PM’s media chief said after a V4 meeting ahead of the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. Continue reading “Orban: V4 partners ready to renew help to protect Hungarian border”
Government spokesman Istvan Hollik on Monday slammed what he called a “disrespectful” offer on the European Commission’s part to reimburse “barely more than one percent” of Hungary’s spending on border protection. Continue reading “Govt spox slams EC’s “disrespectful” offer”
Despite numerous requests by Hungary’s government and its own promises, the European Commission still hasn’t contributed financially to the costs of Hungary’s border protection, daily Magyar Nemzet reports. Continue reading “The Commission still hasn’t paid for the fence”
The United Nations’ migration package equals to “betraying Europe” because the plan is “in conflict with the interests of the people”, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a press conference held jointly with Heinz-Christian Strache, the vice-chancellor of Austria, in Vienna on Wednesday. Continue reading “Szijjarto meets Strache in Vienna”
