Hungary, EU
Hungary and the Netherlands want to exit EU asylum policy
Right-wing governments like those in Hungary and the Netherlands are demanding an opt-out, but it's hard to see how countries could legally exit the EU's asylum policy.Just hours after the Dutch, the Hungarian government also announced that it intends to apply to be exempted from EU asylum procedure regulations.
Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway.
The European Union has begun the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go Hungary.
EU Condemns Hungary’s Plan To Bus Asylum Seekers To Brussels
A standoff between Hungary and the European Union is escalating, with the latter threatening to use all their power to stop Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban transporting asylum seekers to Brussels. The dispute is the latest round of an ongoing fight between Hungary and the E.U. over irregular migration in Europe.
EU Moves To Withhold Hungary Funds Over Unpaid Asylum Fine
The EU said on Wednesday it was moving to withhold 200 million euros ($222 million) earmarked for Hungary, after Budapest failed to pay an equivalent fine for violating asylum rules.
EU to withhold €200 million from Hungary over asylum fine
The EU Commission says it will withhold funds for Hungary after Budapest failed to pay a fine for violating asylum rules. Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist Fidesz government has taken a hard l
Brussels moves to deduct €200 million fine from Hungary's EU funds, as country refuses to pay up
Budapest will soon be deprived of a share of its EU funds for refusing to pay the fine imposed by the European Court of Justice.
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Danube River overflows in Budapest, Hungarian parliament flooded
The Danube, Europe's largest river, burst its banks in the Hungarian capital. The water reached the building of the Hungarian ...
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Hungary: Ukrainian Refugees Losing Housing
The Hungarian government has issued a draconian decree in breach of EU law that cancels state funded shelter for refugees ...
Poland, Hungary, Romania: Leaders say fatal floods bear fingerprints of climate change
Now, with more heavy rain expected across Italy in the coming days, the Emilia-Romagna and Lazio regions are under a yellow ...
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Controversial Hungarian Gets EU Health Portfolio Nomination
Olivér Várhelyi, the former European neighbourhood and enlargement chief, has no health background and faces a battle to win ...
A Hungarian company is linked to the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria
The company linked to the manufacture of the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria is based in a duplex in a quiet ...
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Exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah made in Hungary, accused firm says
Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says that it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria but that ...
Hungary says EU not doing enough to end Russian gas dependence
Hungary's energy security chief on Wednesday slammed the European Union for not providing enough support to help smaller, ...
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Hungary Making Ukrainians Homeless
The new decree cuts housing support for refugees from parts of Ukraine the Hungarian authorities deem safe to return to, even when Russia is lobbing missiles into these areas all too frequently. Just ...
EU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels
The European Union says Hungary’s threat to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in protest against the bloc's policies ...
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Simultaneous explosion of pagers produced in Hungary
Lebanon and Syria, an operation attributed to the Israeli secret services. The Taiwanese manufacturer indicates that the ...