Council of Europe

01/08/2019

Hungary complies with several CoE anti-corruption recommendations – UPDATE

#Hungary has complied with several of the recommendations of the #CouncilOfEurope's anti- #corruption body #GRECO
29/06/2019

Hungarian government protests Amnesty International ‘campaign for Ahmed H’

"#Soros's organisations not only help #migrants enter but continue supporting them even if they commit serious #crimes"
25/06/2019

Hungary hopes Russia’s likely reinstatement to CoE will help restore ‘pan-European’ dialogue

The #CouncilofEurope general assembly is debating the status of #Russia this week
24/06/2019

Orbán cabinet: EU leaders must accept strategy to stop migration, not manage it

"#Hungary wants the #European #Council to accept the position that #migration should be stopped rather than managed!"
14/06/2019

Justice ministry: Hungary’s courts now among Europe’s most efficient

the European Court of Human Rights (#ECtHR): the number of #Hungarian-related pending cases has been drastically reduced in recent years
22/05/2019

CoE rights commissioner urges steps for Hungary refugee protection, independence of NGOs, judiciary

"Human rights violations in #Hungary have a negative effect on the whole protection system and the rule of law.# - Dunja Mijatovic
15/04/2019

Jobbik’s executive president urges for protecting the rule of law in CoE plenary meeting

We will keep fighting to the end for a free, democratic and safe #Hungary - #Jobbik MP Gyöngyösi #EPelection2019
19/03/2019

Hungarian ministry welcomes Venice Commission’s view that law changes will obviate criticisms

#CouncilofEurope #VeniceCommission #Hungary #Hungarian #government
29/01/2019

Orbán cabinet fails to meet Council of Europe guidelines in media freedom

"#Jobbik party won nearly 200 libel suits against the government’s fake news media, the damage was already done and there was no way to minimize it after the election" - MP #Koloman
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