Viktor Orban

Austria urges Hungary to uphold EU laws

 Austria called on Hungary to stick to EU laws concerning the migrant crisis, after the two had a heated exchange.

Sep 25, 2015, 13:34 PM IST

Hungary PM plans new migrant wall along Croatia border

 Hungary`s Prime Minister Viktor Orban hopes to build a new wall along his country`s border with Croatia to keep migrants out, he told French newspaper Le Figaro in an interview to be published Thursday.

Sep 17, 2015, 01:51 AM IST

First migrants arrive near Croatian border

The first migrants arrived near the Croatian frontier on Wednesday, potentially carving out a new route through Europe after Hungary sealed its borders.

Sep 16, 2015, 08:42 AM IST

Anger as Hungary seals borders, Merkel demands refugee summit

 Serbia urged Hungary on Tuesday to reopen its razor-wire border fence erected to stop a record wave of migrants, as Germany`s Angela Merkel called for an EU summit on the refugee crisis.

Sep 15, 2015, 23:48 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

German move to reinstate border controls 'necessary': Hungarian PM

Hungary's hardline Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed Berlin's decision on Sunday to reinstate border controls as a "necessary" move to protect European values in the face of a record migrant influx.

Sep 14, 2015, 01:39 AM IST