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Hungarian PM urges Brussels to change migrant policy after Berlin attack
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called on Brussels to protect Europe’s borders from illegal immigration in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Berlin, but European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker prefers to rely on European values.
“It is unprecedented that, in the heart of Europe, Christians were murdered at Christmas,” Orban who is now nick named the European Trump said...
Trump Invites Hungarian PM Orban to Washington D.C.
U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump has invited Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to visit him in Washington D.C.
The Prime Minister said that Mr. Trump then praised the Hungarian government and called the people of Hungary “brave freedom fighters” during a telephone conversation on Thursday night, Hungarian paper Magyar Hirlap reports.
Mr. Orbán also noted that Trump congratulated Hungary...
EU Humiliated as 98% of Hungary Votes Against Immigration in Referendum
Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orban has delivered a huge blow to the European Union after 98 percent of the Hungarian public soundly rejected EU migrant redistribution plans.
The Hungarian referendum on the redistribution of migrants and asylum seekers by the European Union has faced an almost unanimous result among Hungarian voters. An overwhelming majority of those who cast their ballot agree...
Hungarian PM says his country does not need "a single migrant"
Right-wing Hungarian leader Viktor Orban said refugees are less than welcome in Hungary, calling them “a poison” and “terror risk” at a joint press conference with his Austrian counterpart. He also rejected the migration policy the EU is trying to impose.
Orban, who is known as a harsh critic of the mandatory migrant quota scheme that the EU proposed in February, argued that there is no reason...
PM Orban: Islamization is Banned according to the Hungarian Constitution
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a speech Monday the country’s constitution explicitly forbids Islamization.
This puts Hungary on more secure footing than other countries in the European Union as far as migration and cultural shifts are concerned — the constitution’s primary aim is to secure the existence of Hungarian norms and language. This means that any attempts to fundamentally...
Hungary to hold referendum on EU migrant quota plan
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced plans to call a referendum on mandatory migrant quotas proposed by the EU as a solution to the current crisis engulfing Europe. Orban hinted he hoped Hungarians would reject the plan.
Orban said that the referendum question would be: “Do you want the European Union to be able to mandatory settle non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary, even without...
Hungarian PM Slams Merkel for Moral Imperialism in Refugee Crisis
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday rejected what he called German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “moral imperialism” in Europe’s migrant crisis.
Orban, known for his tough stance on migrants, accused Merkel of trying to impose her vision of an open EU on the rest of the bloc, AFP reported.
“The most important thing is that there should be no moral imperialism,”...
Hungary Authorizes Troops to Use Rubber Bullets on Rioting Illegal Immigrants
Rubber bullets, stun grenades, flares and net guns to be used to fend off intruding horde.
Hungarian MPs have passed a law permitting the country’s troops to use rubber bullets, stun grenades, flares and net guns to prevent thousands of undocumented immigrants from entering the country illegally.
The bill passed with 151 votes to 12 against and 27 abstentions in the 199-member parliament.
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Hungary and Austria in diplomatic row over Migrant Invasion
In an interview for Austrian daily newspaper Osterreich, Chancellor Werner Faymann defended his country’s decision to accept the refugees ejected from Hungary, saying it was a humanitarian imperative. He also offered harsh words for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the Hungarian government, accusing them of sowing the seeds of chaos.
In the interview, published Sunday, the chancellor...
Hungary Slams EU Inability To Control The Migrant Crisis
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that by mid-September, Budapest should have a package of regulations in place to tackle the growing number of migrants. He said Hungarians are ‘full of fear’ because Europe is unable to ‘control the situation.’
“We Hungarians are full of fear, people in Europe are full of fear because they see that the European leaders, among...
Hungarian premier accuses US of meddling in Central Europe
The Hungarian prime minister accuses the United States of interfering in Central Europe, saying Washington is dragging other countries into its conflict with Russia.
“The United States does not simply interfere, but is an active participant in the internal political life of Central European countries,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a television interview on Tuesday.
The Hungarian premier...
Hundreds of Hungarians hold anti-government protest
Hungarians gather in front of the parliament building during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Budapest on November 17, 2014.
Hundreds of Hungarians have taken to the streets of the capital Budapest to protest against alleged government corruption, austerity measures, and worsening social welfare.
Some 2,500 people staged a rally outside the Hungarian Parliament building on Sunday.
The...
National independence under attack - Hungary's PM answers McCain's remarks
Hungary’s national sovereignty had come under US attack said the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban after Senator John McCain earlier criticized Budapest’s relations with Moscow and called the top official a “neo-fascist dictator.”
“Hungary’s national independence is under attack here,” said Orban speaking on state Kossuth Radio on Friday. The prime minister added that...
Hungary summons US envoy over McCain's insults
Hungary has summoned the United States top diplomat in Budapest after Republican Senator John McCain described the country’s prime minster as a “neo-fascist dictator.”
Speaking in the US Senate on Tuesday, the Republican senator criticized Hungary’s premier Viktor Orban for pro-Russian stances. McCain described Hungary as “a nation that is on the verge of ceding its sovereignty to...
Teachers protest against education cuts in Hungary
Demonstrators gather on the Kossuth Square in front of the Hungarian Parliament building during an anti-government demonstration, called Day of Public Outcry in Budapest, Hungary, November. 17, 2014.
Thousands of Hungarian teachers have staged an anti-government protest in the capital Budapest to call for dialogue on education reforms and a halt to funding cuts.
Some 2,000 teachers said on Saturday...