Govt Extends State Of Emergency Due To Migration Crisis
- 26 Feb 2018 7:47 AM
- Hungary Matters
The state of emergency will apply until Sept. 7. It was first introduced on March 9, 2016 and has been extended several times.
The state of emergency will apply until Sept. 7. It was first introduced on March 9, 2016 and has been extended several times.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has phoned Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, Szijjártó said on Facebook, adding that the talks focused on the security crisis in the Middle East.
There seems to be no solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and that leaves European politics “paralysed”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
Hungary will start implementing the strictest immigration law in the European Union on March 1, a state secretary of the interior ministry said, adding that the new law aimed to “close all loopholes” and prevent migrants from arriving in Hungary, even as guest workers.
Opposition parties held a demonstration for the direct election of the head of state in downtown Budapest on Sunday.
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