Hungary plans anti-migrant fence along Romania border too
Hungary plans to build a fence to keep migrants out along part of its border with Romania in addition to the barrier being erected along the frontier with Serbia, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 18:38 PM IST
Hungary seals border to migrants as Germany slams `disgraceful` EU
Hungary effectively sealed its border with Serbia on Tuesday to stem the massive influx of refugees as Germany slammed the "disgraceful" refusal of other EU countries to accept more migrants after 22 died in yet another shipwreck.
Sep 15, 2015, 17:51 PM IST
First Hungary arrests under tough new anti-migrant laws
Hungarian authorities said Tuesday that police have made the first arrests under harsh new laws coming into force punishing "illegal border-crossing" with prison terms of up to three years.
Sep 15, 2015, 16:54 PM IST
Hungary shuts its border to migrants
Hungary confirmed it had sealed its border with Serbia on Tuesday as its controversial new anti-migrant laws came into force.
Sep 15, 2015, 16:43 PM IST
Hungary launches border crackdown, says refugees face expulsion
Hungary sealed off a railway track on Monday used by tens of thousands of migrants to enter the European Union on foot, launching a crackdown promised by the right-wing government to tackle Europe’s worst refugee crisis in two decades.
Sep 15, 2015, 02:42 AM IST
Hungary launches migrant crackdown on EU border
Hungary has closed off a railway track used by tens of thousands of migrants to enter the European Union on foot, launching a crackdown promised by the right-wing government to tackle Europe’s worst refugee crisis in two decades.
Sep 14, 2015, 23:00 PM IST
Hungary PM sends nearly 900 new policemen to defend border
Hungary`s Prime Minister Viktor Orban directed hundreds of new policemen to the southern border with Serbia on Monday to help manage record numbers of refugees and migrants trying to enter the European Union.
Sep 14, 2015, 17:11 PM IST
EU on collision course over plans to share out migrants
European Union members were on collision course on Monday over proposals to distribute asylum-seekers across the continent, a plan backed by safe-haven Germany but resisted by several ex-Communist states in the east.
Sep 14, 2015, 16:33 PM IST
German move to reinstate border controls `necessary`: Hungary`s Orban
Hungary`s hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Berlin`s decision Sunday to reinstate border controls as a "necessary" move to protect European values in the face of a record migrant influx.
Sep 13, 2015, 23:14 PM IST
Thousands more migrants on their way into Austria: Police
Austrian authorities said they were expecting another wave of migrants and refugees coming over the border from Hungary on Sunday, after a brief lull in arrivals gave them a chance to re-stock rece
Sep 13, 2015, 16:03 PM IST
Appalling! Refugees fed like 'animals' in Hungary camp – Watch
In what may appal anybody with an ounce of humanity, a video showing migrants struggling for food in Hungarian camp has surfaced on social networking sites.
Sep 13, 2015, 15:51 PM IST
Hungary rushes to complete anti-migrant barrier
"This needs to be finished today," the exhausted police officer says as rain lashes down, pointing to a 400-metre stretch of the anti-migrant fence Hungary is rushing to erect along its southern border.
Sep 13, 2015, 08:08 AM IST
Pro-migrant rallies in divided Europe, Hungary says EU 'dreaming'
Tens of thousands of Europeans hit the streets on Saturday to show solidarity with huge numbers of refugees entering the continent, as Hungary's premier warned leaders were "in a dream world" about the dangers posed by the influx.
Sep 13, 2015, 02:09 AM IST
Doctors warn of disease risk at Hungary refugee camp
Medical workers at the Hungarian border warned on Saturday of desperate conditions for pregnant women and the risk of disease spreading at the under-equipped camp where thousands of refugees are streaming in daily.
Sep 13, 2015, 02:01 AM IST
Pro-migrant rallies in Europe as Hungary says EU `dreaming`
Thousands of Europeans were expected Saturday to rally in solidarity with refugees fleeing violence and war, as Hungary`s populist premier said the migrants should come no further than camps around war-ravaged Syria`s borders.
Sep 12, 2015, 17:16 PM IST
Austria shuts motorway near Hungary as migrants walk to Vienna
Austria shut its A4 motorway near the Hungarian border for security reasons on Friday morning as dozens of migrants made their way towards Vienna on foot, a spokesman for police in the eastern province of Burgenland said.
Sep 11, 2015, 13:34 PM IST
Europe divided as record numbers of migrants cross Europe
Europe was increasingly divided over its refugee crisis today as record numbers of migrants streamed through the Balkans into Hungary, forcing Austria to suspend cross-border train services.
Sep 10, 2015, 22:28 PM IST
Shocking! Islamic State smuggles thousands of extremists disguised as migrants into Europe
At a time when the entire Europe is trying to cope up with the ongoing migrant crisis, a report claiming that the Islamic State has smuggled thousands of extremists disguised as migrants into the region has instilled fear among many.
Sep 10, 2015, 21:55 PM IST
Apollo Tyres to invest 475 mn euros to set up Hungary plant
According to the company, once completed, the plant will have a capacity to produce 5.5 million passenger car and light truck tyres and 675,000 heavy commercial vehicle tyres per annum.
Sep 17, 2014, 21:15 PM IST
