Migration - Diplomacy & Trade https://dteurope.com Monthly in print | Daily on the web Fri, 11 Oct 2024 05:33:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dteurope.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-dt_favicon-32x32.png Migration - Diplomacy & Trade https://dteurope.com 32 32 Hungary's Orban Clashes with EU Lawmakers Over Migration and Russia https://dteurope.com/politics/hungarys-orban-clashes-with-eu-lawmakers-over-migration-and-russia/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 05:30:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=71490 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s recent speech at the European Parliament ignited fierce reactions from EU lawmakers, as his stance on migration and his ties to Russia took center stage. Orbán, speaking as part of Hungary's rotating presidency of the European Council, called for a dramatic shift in how the European Union approaches migration, warning […]

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]]> Brussels to Withhold EUR 200 Million Fine from Hungary's EU Funds https://dteurope.com/politics/brussels-to-withhold-eur-200-million-fine-from-hungarys-eu-funds/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:48:46 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=71209 The European Commission is set to withhold EUR 200 million from Hungary's EU funds, as Budapest continues to defy a fine imposed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The fine, related to Hungary's violations of asylum rules, may be deducted directly after Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government refused to comply. The European Court of […]

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]]> Hungary’s Threat to Ship Migrants to Brussels Causes Uproar https://dteurope.com/politics/hungarys-threat-to-ship-migrants-to-brussels-causes-uproar/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:40:05 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=71145 Hungary’s bold threat to send a convoy of buses packed with migrants to Brussels, a direct protest against European Union policies, has sparked outrage and could lead to swift EU retaliation, the bloc’s executive branch warned this week. Last week, Hungary’s anti-immigrant government said it planned to offer migrants a free, one-way ticket to Brussels […]

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]]> Hungary Slapped with Hefty Fine for Extremely Serious Violation of EU Asylum Law https://dteurope.com/politics/hungary-slapped-with-hefty-fine-for-extremely-serious-violation-of-eu-asylum-law/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 07:39:31 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=70482 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has imposed hefty fines on Hungary for what it describes as an "unprecedented and exceptionally serious breach of EU law." The decision follows Budapest's refusal to comply with a 2020 ruling concerning the treatment of migrants, which the court says Hungary has largely ignored. Hungary has been ordered by […]

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]]> Hungary and Poland thwart joint EU declaration on migration https://dteurope.com/politics/hungary-and-poland-thwart-joint-eu-declaration-on-migration/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 08:07:22 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=68362 An informal European Union summit convened in Granada, Spain, took an unexpected turn when the Prime Ministers of Hungary and Poland blocked a joint EU declaration on migration. The two leaders compelled delegates to omit a passage regarding member countries' views on migration from the carefully crafted declaration that had been in the works for […]

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]]> Hungary Opposes ‘Unrestricted’ Admittance of Afghan Refugees https://dteurope.com/politics/hungary-opposes-unrestricted-admittance-of-afghan-refugees/ Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:54:32 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=42797 Hungary’s government stressed that it will not permit an unrestricted inflow of migrants from Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the country. Meanwhile, Hungary is planning an evacuation operation to bring the remaining Hungarians and Afghans, who aided Hungary out of the capital, Kabul. The Hungarian government will not allow Afghan migrants to enter the […]

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]]> Visegrád Group to help Italy and Libya https://dteurope.com/news/visegrad-group-to-help-italy-and-libya/ Wed, 13 Dec 2017 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/visegrad-group-to-help-italy-and-libya/ At their meeting in Brussels, the leaders of the Visegrád Four countries have decided to provide support for the implementation of the Project, led by the Italian government in cooperation with the Commission, aimed at protecting the borders in Libya.

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]]> Hungarian police to Macedonia and Serbia https://dteurope.com/news/hungarian-police-to-macedonia-and-serbia/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/hungarian-police-to-macedonia-and-serbia/ Hungarian police, who will be taking part in border control operations, have set off for Serbia and Macedonia, to help local authorities reinforce border security along the Macedonian-Greek and Serbian-Bulgarian borders.

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]]> Hungarian police to Serbia and Macedonia https://dteurope.com/news/hungarian-police-to-serbia-and-macedonia/ Sun, 05 Feb 2017 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/hungarian-police-to-serbia-and-macedonia/ Hungary is sending new contingents of police to Serbia and Macedonia. This is the tenth time that Hungary is sending police units to Macedonia, and the fourth time to Serbia. So far, 385 Hungarian police officers have served along the Balkan migration route.

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]]> Hungarian gov't fails to pass constitution amendment https://dteurope.com/politics/hungarian-govt-fails-to-pass-constitution-amendment/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/hungarian-govt-fails-to-pass-constitution-amendment/ the government's proposal for changing Hungary's Basic Law (constitution)

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]]> PM Orbán to erect new border fence https://dteurope.com/politics/pm-orban-to-erect-new-border-fence/ Thu, 25 Aug 2016 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/pm-orban-to-erect-new-border-fence/ Hungary’s fence on its border with Serbia will be reinforced with the instalment of a second barrier, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told state radio on Friday. The new fence will be built using the latest technology, the Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

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]]> Polish reinforcement to be sent to Hungary border https://dteurope.com/news/polish-reinforcement-to-be-sent-to-hungary-border/ Sun, 10 Jul 2016 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/polish-reinforcement-to-be-sent-to-hungary-border/ Poland will send another contingent of border guards to help patrol Hungary’s southern border, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced after a meeting with his Visegrád Four (V4) counterparts in Warsaw on Monday.

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]]> Migration issue meeting in Budapest https://dteurope.com/news/migration-issue-meeting-in-budapest/ Mon, 20 Jun 2016 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/migration-issue-meeting-in-budapest/ A meeting to review illegal migration in the Western Balkans was held in the Hungarian capital,
attended by representatives of 13 countries, the European Union’s border control agency Frontex and the European police cooperation organisation Europol.

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]]> Migrant protest in Hungary https://dteurope.com/news/migrant-protest-in-hungary/ Sun, 05 Jun 2016 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/migrant-protest-in-hungary/ Migrants in a guarded center in Békéscsaba, SE Hungary, have demanded - in messages written on bedsheets - that they should be allowed to leave the center and they believe the processing of their asylum requests are too slow.

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]]> Hungarian police to Greek-Macedonian border https://dteurope.com/news/hungarian-police-to-greek-macedonian-border/ Mon, 23 May 2016 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/hungarian-police-to-greek-macedonian-border/ Hungary has sent a third police contingent to help patrol the Greek-Macedonian border. According to the website of the national police force, the contingent consisting of 25 officers will mainly be carrying out border patrol tasks with their Macedonian colleagues.

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