Schengen

09/02/2017

Border protection base of Hungarian Defence Forces completed on the Serbian-Hungarian border

Speaking at a press conference held in Kelebia, Bács-Kiskun County, Chief of Defence Gen. Dr Tibor Benkő announced that the Kelebia border protection base of the Hungarian […]
08/02/2017

Hungarian strategic cabinet prepared amendments for restoring migrant detention rules

Makó (MTI) – The government’s strategic cabinet has prepared four legal amendments needed for restoring migrant detention rules and will submit them to parliament in the […]
07/02/2017

Hungary sends new contingents of police to Serbia and Macedonia

Hungary is sending new contingents of police to Serbia and Macedonia. Speaking of the 15 and 25-person units at the National Standby Police’s facility on Monday, […]
05/02/2017

Nothing justifies a fence along the Hungarian-Romanian border

“There is nothing to justify the reinforcement of Hungarian-Romanian border protection, and accordingly there will be no fence there”, György Bakondi said on Hungarian M1 television’s […]
03/02/2017

Hungary’s immigration office receives nearly 30,000 asylum applications in 2016

Budapest, February 3 (MTI) – Last year nearly 30,000 foreign nationals submitted applications for asylum to Hungary’s immigration authority, the head of the organisation told a […]
30/01/2017

Hungary’s justice minister: EU’s external border must be strengthened

Valletta (MTI) – Unless the external borders of the European Union are strengthened, the flood of migrants could lead to walls going up between EU member […]
30/01/2017

Migration pressure steady on EU, says Orbán’s security advisor

Budapest (MTI) – Migration pressure has remained steady in the European Union despite preventive efforts by member states, and has intensified at Hungary’s southern border in […]
19/01/2017

Hungarian Interior Minister: Conditions are securely available to manage migration situation

The personal and material conditions for the management of the current migration situation are adequate, the Interior Minister stated on Wednesday in Szeged. Sándor Pintér said […]
19/01/2017

French national assembly member praises Hungary for Schengen border protection

Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – Member of the National Assembly of France Rudy Salles lauded Hungary for its efforts in protecting as an EU member the […]
16/01/2017

Pressure of migration remains high at Hungary-Serbia border, says Orbán’s security advisor

Budapest, January 16 (MTI) – Figures from last year show that the pressure of migration eased from 2015 but still remained high at the Hungary-Serbia border, […]
15/01/2017

Die Welt’s interview with Hungarian foreign minister: Schengen must survive!

Berlin (MTI) – Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, took a stand for keeping borders open within the Schengen zone, in an interview […]
13/01/2017

Fugitive terror suspects arrested on Hungary’s border

Szeged, January 13 (MTI) – Hungarian police on Friday arrested two foreign nationals wanted on suspicion of terrorism-related offences, at the southern border, a spokesman for […]
13/01/2017

Jobbik repeats call for stand-alone border guard force

Budapest, January 13 (MTI) – Opposition Jobbik welcomes the recent inauguration of 500 border guards but repeatedly calls for reinstating a separate border guard force, the party’s […]
12/01/2017

Oath ceremony of the first officers of a new border protection force in Hungary

Budapest, January 12 (MTI) – Protection of Hungary’s borders will continue to be a top national security priority, the prime minister said on Thursday, addressing the […]
04/01/2017

Orbán’s security advisor: The migration situation could worsen in 2017

“Illegal migration will remain a significant issue this year and the situation could in fact worsen in 2017”, the Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister […]
19/12/2016

Orbán’s chief security advisor: Intensity of migration diminished in 2016

Budapest, December 19 (MTI) – The intensity of migration into Europe diminished in 2016 compared with the previous year, while in Hungary the recruitment of so-called […]
18/12/2016

Defence minister: Hungarian Defence Forces have excellently accomplished the border protection tasks

In Hódmezővásárhely, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó stated that in cooperation with the police, the Hungarian Defence Forces have excellently accomplished the border protection tasks […]
16/12/2016

Hungarian PM: Ukraine should get EU visa waiver immediately

Brussels, December 16 (MTI) – Ukraine should get visa-free status in the European Union immediately, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday. “What does the European […]
16/12/2016

EU leaders summit – Orbán: All hinges on closing the borders

Brussels, December 16 (MTI) – Everything in relation to the migration crisis depends on whether the borders are closed down or not, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán […]
08/12/2016

Orbán’s advisor: International cooperation is needed to prevent another migration wave

On Tuesday evening, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, told Hungarian television channel M1 that it would be good if political measures and […]