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Hungarian Police Catch Over 5,000 Illegal Migrants Over Weekend
- 7 Sep 2015 3:55 AM
- current affairs
Police apprehended a total of 5,386 border violators over the weekend. A report published on the police’s website shows that 2,181 persons were apprehended on Friday, 1,002 on Saturday and 2,203 on Sunday. Criminal proceedings were started against 38 people for human smuggling and against five people for forging documents. Most border violators were caught in the southern parts of Csongrád ...
Refugees March Out Of Hungary
- 6 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: Over the past two days, thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have embarked on a 100-mile march from Budapest to the Austrian border. They left behind the squalor and uncertainty at Keleti train station to create their own humanitarian corridor through the European Union. They made history.
Austria, Germany Open To Hungary Migrants
- 5 Sep 2015 7:30 AM
- current affairs
Austria and Germany have agreed to receive thousands of refugees due to arrive at the Hungarian border, Austria's Chancellor Werner Faymann says. Faymann told Austria's APA news agency that he had informed Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban of the decision 'in consultation' with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Takes The Blame Amidst Migrant Emergency
- 3 Sep 2015 10:14 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist contends that Hungary should do more to care for migrants trapped in Budapest. Right-wing commentators, on the other hand, find it absurd that Hungary is called on to stop migrants from proceeding to western Europe but at the same time is criticised for erecting a fence in an effort to stop migrants.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Video: Migrants Breach Hungary's Razor Wire Fence
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- video
Britain, France and Germany have called for reception centres to be set up, and the finger printing of migrants and refugees, once they arrive in Europe.
The three countries have requested an emergency EU meeting, to be held in Brussels in two weeks time, to discuss "concrete" measures to better deal with the increasing numbers of new arrivals. The BBC's Damian Grammaticas reports from the city ...
Video: Hungary FM To Meet French Ambassador After Border Fence Remarks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's foreign minister will meet the French ambassador later on Monday (August 31) after the French foreign minister's criticism of Hungary's so-called anti-migrant fence. Laurent Fabius said Hungary did not "respect the common values of Europe" by erecting barriers at its border. The meeting was scheduled to begin as more than 2,500 refugees and migrants on board a ship from the Greek island ...
'Not In My Name', Demonstration Organised By Migration Aid Budapest, 2 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Press release: Migration Aid has been doing its job quietly, solving problems on the ground every day. Now it is time to speak up.
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
Hungarian Police Catch Over 5,000 Illegal Migrants Over Weekend
- 7 Sep 2015 3:55 AM
- current affairs
Police apprehended a total of 5,386 border violators over the weekend. A report published on the police’s website shows that 2,181 persons were apprehended on Friday, 1,002 on Saturday and 2,203 on Sunday. Criminal proceedings were started against 38 people for human smuggling and against five people for forging documents. Most border violators were caught in the southern parts of Csongrád ...
Refugees March Out Of Hungary
- 6 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: Over the past two days, thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have embarked on a 100-mile march from Budapest to the Austrian border. They left behind the squalor and uncertainty at Keleti train station to create their own humanitarian corridor through the European Union. They made history.
Austria, Germany Open To Hungary Migrants
- 5 Sep 2015 7:30 AM
- current affairs
Austria and Germany have agreed to receive thousands of refugees due to arrive at the Hungarian border, Austria's Chancellor Werner Faymann says. Faymann told Austria's APA news agency that he had informed Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban of the decision 'in consultation' with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Takes The Blame Amidst Migrant Emergency
- 3 Sep 2015 10:14 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist contends that Hungary should do more to care for migrants trapped in Budapest. Right-wing commentators, on the other hand, find it absurd that Hungary is called on to stop migrants from proceeding to western Europe but at the same time is criticised for erecting a fence in an effort to stop migrants.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Video: Migrants Breach Hungary's Razor Wire Fence
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- video
Britain, France and Germany have called for reception centres to be set up, and the finger printing of migrants and refugees, once they arrive in Europe.
The three countries have requested an emergency EU meeting, to be held in Brussels in two weeks time, to discuss "concrete" measures to better deal with the increasing numbers of new arrivals. The BBC's Damian Grammaticas reports from the city ...
Video: Hungary FM To Meet French Ambassador After Border Fence Remarks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's foreign minister will meet the French ambassador later on Monday (August 31) after the French foreign minister's criticism of Hungary's so-called anti-migrant fence. Laurent Fabius said Hungary did not "respect the common values of Europe" by erecting barriers at its border. The meeting was scheduled to begin as more than 2,500 refugees and migrants on board a ship from the Greek island ...
'Not In My Name', Demonstration Organised By Migration Aid Budapest, 2 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Press release: Migration Aid has been doing its job quietly, solving problems on the ground every day. Now it is time to speak up.
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...
We are organizing a silent demonstration on Wednesday 2 September, starting at 7pm, in order to put pressure on the Government regarding the issues listed below.
The route of the demonstration: Nyugati Railway Station, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út, Alkotmány ...