The immigration and asylum office “did not make any mistake” and the information it provided concerning the asylum case of former Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski was “precise, professional and legitimate”, the interior minister told the press on Wednesday. Continue reading “Government defends Gruevski’s asylum”
Interior ministers of the four Visegrad countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia – and their Austrian counterpart met for talks in Budapest on Tuesday. Continue reading “Visegrad interior ministers meet in Budapest”
Hungary today would not be the 15th safest country in the world without the efforts of its civil guard patrol officers, the interior minister said in Baja, in southern Hungary, on Saturday. Continue reading “Pinter: Hungary world’s 15th safest country”
Parliament’s relevant committees interviewed candidates for ministers in Hungary’s new government on Monday. Continue reading “New ministers pledge to protect national interests”
Hungary is the 15th safest country in the world “thanks to efforts by the government, parliament and the police,” Sandor Pinter, the interior minister, said on Friday. Continue reading “Pinter: Hungary world’s 15th safest country”
The interior ministers of Austria and Hungary voiced agreement on fundamental issues concerning migration and security at a press conference after talks in Budapest on Friday. Continue reading “Kickl pays first foreign visit to Hungary”
The government has adopted a draft package called “Stop Soros”, under which “promoters of illegal migration” would be required to share data with the authorities, and would have to pay a 25 percent tax on donations from abroad, Interior Minister Sandor Pinter announced on Wednesday. Opposition parties are heavily criticising the announcements and the government’s inability to explain the “secret resettlement” of migrants. Continue reading “Govt announces “Stop Soros” package”
If efforts to protect external borders fail, the Schengen area will not remain as it was in the past, Sandor Pinter, Hungary’s interior minister, said on Thursday after talks with his Visegrad Group counterparts. Continue reading “V4 to protect the Schengen border”
Hungary’s government sees a need to tighten laws so as to guarantee the security of the population, the government spokesman said on Friday. Continue reading “Government tightens laws to prevent terror threat”
The head of the Hungarian parliament’s national security committee requested an urgent written briefing from the Minister of Interior, Sandor Pinter and the Minister Heading the Prime Minister’s Office, Janos Lazar. Continue reading “Molnar asks for urgent briefing on Hungary’s security”
