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MPs adopt political declaration on rejection of migration
The declaration also includes a statement in support of initiatives that assist migration countries of origin, paving the way for Hungary to join the post-Cotonou agreement.
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PM Orbán: Migration pressure on Europe continues to increase
Pressure posed by migration is rising and is slowly becoming “unbearable” for the bloc’s western members as well, the prime minister said.
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Bakondi: Human smuggling can only be eliminated through international cooperation
The European Union’s southern borders are now better guarded thanks to cooperation among EU countries like Austria, Croatia and Hungary as well as non-EU states like Serbia and Montenegro.
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Illegal border entry attempts more than double in a year
The number of illegal entrants apprehended at Hungary’s border jumped to 269,254 last year from 122,239 in 2021, amounting to a daily average of 738 attempts.
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In the shadow of war and the energy crisis: Illegal migration is on the rise again
The growing pressure of illegal migration has been on the rise since 2021, and the numbers do not seem to be declining.
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PM Orbán: Economic growth is top priority for 2023
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán highlighted Hungary’s halting migration and the protection of price caps on household utility bills among the country’s achievements in 2022.
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MEP: Stability of Western Balkans is in the interest of the whole of Europe
Pressure posed by migration is increasing along the Western Balkan route with groups of young armed men attacking border guards.
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Bakondi: Illegal entry attempts increase in January
Hungarian border police have stopped 4,200 migrants who have attempted to enter the country illegally since January 1.
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Interior Minister: Protecting Schengen borders is crucial to stopping illegal migration to Europe
Sándor Pintér said that although Hungary is capable of protecting its own Schengen border for the time being, it is happy to accept help from its Visegrad partners.
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Ahmed H. bound for Cyprus. Does this mark the end to this unfortunate saga?
Ahmed H., the convicted leader of a violent mob of immigrants that tried to storm the Hungarian-Serbian border in 2015, can now return to Cyprus. Hopefully, with this latest, the story finally comes to a close, but let’s not forget what really happened here and what this case means.
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The latest attempt to impose the quotas
The interior ministers of Germany, France, Italy, and Malta gathered yesterday in Malta to revive the mandatory migrant relocation scheme, the one that some thought had already died a painful death.
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Migrants caught trying to enter Hungary on dinghy
Hungarian border authorities have apprehended a group of migrants attempting to enter Hungary by sailing up the River Tisza in an inflatable dinghy.
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Illegal immigration is on the rise, says Frontex
According to Frontex, illegal immigration in the European Union rose by nine percent in August to almost 13,000 registered cases.