Schengen

12/07/2016

Hungary’s govt rejects EU ‘threat’ to fine anti-quota countries

Budapest (MTI) – The Hungarian government firmly rejects European plans to impose a fine on countries against a “forced settlement” of migrants, the government information centre […]
11/07/2016

Poland to send second contingent to help patrol Hungary border

Warsaw, July 11 (MTI) – Poland will send another contingent of border guards to help patrol Hungary’s southern border, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced after […]
07/07/2016

Hungarian foreign minister: Austrian border checks ‘unjustified’

Budapest, July 7 (MTI) – Ad-hoc checks recently introduced by Austria on its border with Hungary are “unjustified”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday. Austria […]
05/07/2016

Trucks form 12km tailback at Austrian border

Budapest, July 5 (MTI) – Trucks on their way to Austria have formed a 12km tailback at Hegyeshalom due to ad-hoc checks by Austrian authorities, a […]
04/07/2016

Trucks waiting up to 6 hours for crossing into Austria

Budapest, July 4 (MTI) – Truck drivers on their way to Austria may have to wait up to 6 hours at Hegyeshalom due to ad-hoc checks […]
18/06/2016

Austria, Hungary defence, interior ministers discuss migration

St Martin, Austria, June 17 (MTI) – The defence and interior ministers of Hungary and Austria discussed recent developments in migration and related tasks at their […]
23/05/2016

Meeting of European Union foreign ministers – Szijjártó urges speeding up European integration of Eastern Partnership countries

Brussels, May 23 (MTI) – The European integration of the Eastern Partnership countries must be speeded up both for the sake of stability in those countries […]
18/05/2016

Hungarian foreign minister discusses ‘Schengen 2.0’ with Bulgarian counterpart

Budapest, May 18 (MTI) – Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó held bilateral talks with Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov in Sofia on Wednesday. Among the topics discussed was […]
13/05/2016

Schengen ministers discuss migrant crisis in Hungary

Budapest, May 13 (MTI) – Interior ministers of countries of the Schengen zone met in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Friday to discuss border issues in […]
12/05/2016

Schengen ministers meet in south Hungary

Budapest, May 12 (MTI) – Representatives of countries in the European Union’s Schengen regime gathered in southern Hungary’s Szeged on Thursday, for a forum with issues […]
06/05/2016

Hungary’s government plans further border measures

Budapest, May 6 (MTI) – The Hungarian government is planning further security measures at and around the EU external border, state secretary at the Interior Ministry […]
04/05/2016

Over 10,000 cross Hungary’s border illegally this year

Budapest, May 4 (MTI) – A total of 10,567 migrants crossed Hungary’s border illegally by May 3 this year, the national police headquarters’ information service reported […]
23/04/2016

Orbán: EU at Turkey’s mercy

Berlin (MTI) – The European Union is at the mercy of Turkey, a situation that is “never good” as the EU’s security should not be put […]
22/04/2016

Orbán: ‘Brussels, Hungarian left-wing alliance must be stopped’ – UPDATE

Budapest, April 22 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to public radio on Friday that the alliance of Brussels and the Hungarian […]
18/04/2016

EU institutions’ approach to migration disappointing, says foreign minister in Luxembourg

Luxembourg, April 18 (MTI) – The attitude European Union institutions have had towards the migrant crisis has been disappointing, as even despite the obvious consequences of […]
15/04/2016

Orbán proposes package to protect EU borders

Lisbon, April 15 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has presented a ten-point proposal to protect the external borders of the European Union while maintaining free […]
03/04/2016

Army starts reinforcing barriers along Hungary-Serbia border

Budapest, April 3 (MTI) – Hungary’s armed forces have started reinforcing barriers on stretches of the Serbian border in response to a recent increase in illegal […]
20/03/2016

The Hungarian army sent reinforcement to the southern border – Photo gallery

The government reinforced border protection at the southern border with more troops. The Government of Hungary published these pictures on Facebook, we coillected for you. 
17/03/2016

Hungarian-Bulgarian business forum hold in Budapest – UPDATE

Budapest, March 17 (MTI) – Hungary urges that Bulgaria should be allowed to join the Schengen regime as soon as possible, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, […]
16/03/2016

Hungarian-Baltic forum hold in Budapest

Budapest, March 16 (MTI) – Hungary’s trade with the Baltic states rose by 9 percent last year alone and doubled since 2010, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter […]