Council of Europe

23/01/2019

Christian Democrats call on PACE to protect rights of Transcarpathia Hungarians

#Ukraine #Hungary #Transcarpathia #Kárpátalja #PACE #rights #minority
14/12/2018

Council of Europe calls on Hungarian president to send law on admin courts back to parliament – UPDATE

Under that law, the justice minister would have a strong influence over the courts
18/09/2018

CoE anti-torture committee calls on Hungary to review transit zone rules

The #committee recommended that the #Hungarian #authorities end the #practice of sending #migrants back across the #border
19/07/2018

EC launches infringement procedure against Hungary over ‘Stop Soros’ laws

The Hungarian parliament passed the contested laws in June, aimed at penalising the "promotion or organisation of illegal migration" #hungary #eu #europeancommision #ec #hungarian
01/07/2018

V4 notched up big success at the EU summit, says Hungarian FM

Around 30-35 million people in #North #Africa and the #Middle #East can decide at any time to make their way to Europe - #Hungary's foreign minister #migration #hungarian #government #v4 #visegrad #group
23/06/2018

EU Council recommends Hungary to correct deviation from fiscal deficit

#EU #Council issued a recommendation on measures to correct a significant budgetary deviation in #Hungary Details:
22/06/2018

Orbán: Authorities have everything needed to protect Hungary – Interview

If #Hungary faced an armed threat today, its military would only have a limited capability to counter it - PM #Orbán #hungarian #economy #migration #eu #v4
18/06/2018

Foriegn minister calls on Council of Europe to take issue of protecting European minorities seriously

"One of Europe's most important #values is protecting #minority #rights and the Council of Europe should take this seriously"
28/05/2018

Bulgaria’s migration proposal ‘alarming’, says Hungarian FM

#New #migration #route is taking shape in the #Western #Balkans passing through #Albania and #Bosnia-#Herzegovina" - #Hungary's foreign minister Szijjártó
28/04/2018

Hungary to veto EU-Africa summit agreement

The disappointment in #Hungary is growing in the #EU #Hungarian #European #Africa #migration #illegal #policy
04/03/2018

Restrictions on NGOs involved in migration ‘problematic’, says CoE human rights commissioner

The problem is that the Hungarian government handles every arrival as illegal - Muiznieks #hungary #hungarian #government #soros #migration #ngos #councilofeurope
15/02/2018

Fidesz: ‘Stop Soros’ bill is already under attack

#CouncilofEurope's human #rights commissioner Nils Muiznieks commented on the restrictions of the bill package on #NGOs #Hungary #Hungarian #Soros
09/12/2017

Tusk awarded honorary doctor’s title by Pécs University

Congratulations! The President of the #European #Council, #Donald #Tusk, was awarded in #Hungary
18/11/2017

Hungary is working on a solution to the Ukraine education law

The Hungarian leaders and MPs have turned to several EU member states for support
14/11/2017

Protecting minorities ‘enriches’ Europe

It is important to allow minorities to use their mother tongue
19/10/2017

Council of Europe report: Hungarian measures raise serious concerns

#Hungary faced enormous challenges after the massive arrivals of #migrants and #refugees during 2015 and 2016 but...
12/10/2017

Hungarian official discusses Ukraine education law with CoE SecGen

"The Council of Europe must make a firm stand for the protection of minority language education"
06/10/2017

Council of Europe shares Hungary’s concerns about Ukraine education law

The law "seems to provide less favourable conditions for minority language education in Ukraine." - Thorbjorn Jagland, CoE Secretary-General
05/10/2017

Government press briefing: Pensioners to receive bonus in November

"The European Union's mandatory migrant quota has failed"
21/09/2017

Quota scheme alone won’t resolve migrant crisis, says German lawmaker

The German economy could not handle an "unlimited inflow" of people - Tobias Zech