55 result(s) for budapest keleti railway station in Current Affairs
Dispatches: Stranded In Budapest’s Train Station
- 4 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: “Why are they lying to us? Why did police tell me that the train will go to Germany when it will really go to [a] camp?” asked Mohammed, 34, from Syria, when I told him that the train he was about to board this morning was not heading to Austria and Germany but to a processing center outside Budapest.
Hundreds Break Out Of Röszke Reception Centre In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2015 3:30 AM
- current affairs
Around three hundred people broke out of the reception centre near the southern border station of Röszke on Friday, complaining that assessments of their asylum applications were too slow. One of the migrants who broke out of the centre told M1 news channel that they were giving the authorities a two-hour deadline to assess their applications.
Allowing Millions Of Migrants Into Europe Will Destroy Continent, Hungary's PM Warns
- 4 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a serious difference in opinion between the EU and Hungary on migration and Germany’s “mistaken” communication is responsible for the “mess” at Budapest’s Keleti railway station which saw thousands of angry migrants attempting to board Germany-bound trains over the past days, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular Friday morning radio interview with the state broadcaster Kossuth ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Takes The Blame Amidst Migrant Emergency
- 3 Sep 2015 10:14 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist contends that Hungary should do more to care for migrants trapped in Budapest. Right-wing commentators, on the other hand, find it absurd that Hungary is called on to stop migrants from proceeding to western Europe but at the same time is criticised for erecting a fence in an effort to stop migrants.
Hungary’s Police Say They Are Abiding By Schengen Rules
- 3 Sep 2015 10:05 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian national police headquarters (ORFK) has said in a statement that officers are seeing to border control duties in complete accordance with regulations prescribed by the Schengen codex. The statement added that the police presence in and around Budapest’s Keleti railway station is being beefed up with civil guards since the number of migrants has grown dramatically over the past five ...
Xpat Opinion: Migration Getting Out Of Control In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum fear that migration will cause an ever bigger problem in Europe in the absence of a common EU migration framework. The lack of a joint EU solution may also endanger free movement in the EU. In the latest development in the migrant crisis, Budapest’s Keleti railway station was closed down, as a growing and increasingly desperate crowd of asylum seekers tried ...
Hungarian Govt Asks German Diplomats To Clarify Official Position
- 3 Sep 2015 4:10 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has asked German diplomats to inform migrants at Budapest’s Keleti railway station about Germany’s official position on asylum, government office chief János Lázár said, adding that the chaotic situation at the railway station is a consequence of Germany’s mixed messages and “invitation” of Syrian refugees “to well-laid tables”.
Migrants Denied Access To Budapest Keleti Train Station
- 2 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police blocked access to Keleti train station on Tuesday in a complete reversal of Monday’s scenes in which trains overloaded with refugees were permitted to leave for Austria. The station was closed to all passengers until after 10 a.m., when police allowed ticket-holders to enter the station through a side door, reportedly based on whether they looked like refugees. Refugees who had valid ...
Authorities Not Allowing Migrants Into Budapest’s Main Intl Railway Station
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The authorities are continuing to prevent migrants from entering Budapest’s Keleti railway station, MTI’s correspondent at the site said on Wednesday morning. All entry points to the station are manned by police. Train services are running, however, and ordinary passengers are being allowed onto platforms. The sunken plaza in front of the station and areas surrounding the station are full of ...
Dispatches: Stranded In Budapest’s Train Station
- 4 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: “Why are they lying to us? Why did police tell me that the train will go to Germany when it will really go to [a] camp?” asked Mohammed, 34, from Syria, when I told him that the train he was about to board this morning was not heading to Austria and Germany but to a processing center outside Budapest.
Hundreds Break Out Of Röszke Reception Centre In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2015 3:30 AM
- current affairs
Around three hundred people broke out of the reception centre near the southern border station of Röszke on Friday, complaining that assessments of their asylum applications were too slow. One of the migrants who broke out of the centre told M1 news channel that they were giving the authorities a two-hour deadline to assess their applications.
Allowing Millions Of Migrants Into Europe Will Destroy Continent, Hungary's PM Warns
- 4 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a serious difference in opinion between the EU and Hungary on migration and Germany’s “mistaken” communication is responsible for the “mess” at Budapest’s Keleti railway station which saw thousands of angry migrants attempting to board Germany-bound trains over the past days, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular Friday morning radio interview with the state broadcaster Kossuth ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Takes The Blame Amidst Migrant Emergency
- 3 Sep 2015 10:14 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist contends that Hungary should do more to care for migrants trapped in Budapest. Right-wing commentators, on the other hand, find it absurd that Hungary is called on to stop migrants from proceeding to western Europe but at the same time is criticised for erecting a fence in an effort to stop migrants.
Hungary’s Police Say They Are Abiding By Schengen Rules
- 3 Sep 2015 10:05 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian national police headquarters (ORFK) has said in a statement that officers are seeing to border control duties in complete accordance with regulations prescribed by the Schengen codex. The statement added that the police presence in and around Budapest’s Keleti railway station is being beefed up with civil guards since the number of migrants has grown dramatically over the past five ...
Xpat Opinion: Migration Getting Out Of Control In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum fear that migration will cause an ever bigger problem in Europe in the absence of a common EU migration framework. The lack of a joint EU solution may also endanger free movement in the EU. In the latest development in the migrant crisis, Budapest’s Keleti railway station was closed down, as a growing and increasingly desperate crowd of asylum seekers tried ...
Hungarian Govt Asks German Diplomats To Clarify Official Position
- 3 Sep 2015 4:10 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has asked German diplomats to inform migrants at Budapest’s Keleti railway station about Germany’s official position on asylum, government office chief János Lázár said, adding that the chaotic situation at the railway station is a consequence of Germany’s mixed messages and “invitation” of Syrian refugees “to well-laid tables”.
Migrants Denied Access To Budapest Keleti Train Station
- 2 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police blocked access to Keleti train station on Tuesday in a complete reversal of Monday’s scenes in which trains overloaded with refugees were permitted to leave for Austria. The station was closed to all passengers until after 10 a.m., when police allowed ticket-holders to enter the station through a side door, reportedly based on whether they looked like refugees. Refugees who had valid ...
Authorities Not Allowing Migrants Into Budapest’s Main Intl Railway Station
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The authorities are continuing to prevent migrants from entering Budapest’s Keleti railway station, MTI’s correspondent at the site said on Wednesday morning. All entry points to the station are manned by police. Train services are running, however, and ordinary passengers are being allowed onto platforms. The sunken plaza in front of the station and areas surrounding the station are full of ...