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Government decides to prepare a package of anti-terrorism measures
Ministry of Interior, March 24, 2016 6:50 PM
Explaining the reasons behind the decision, the Minister of Interior said that “we must learn the lessons from [the attacks in] Brussels, and it is clear to us that security measures must be enhanced”. The Ministry of Justice have received his ministry’s proposals, on the basis of which they will prepare the draft text, he said.
Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér announces increase of terror alert to Level II
Ministry of Interior, March 22, 2016 11:18 AM
Following an assessment of the terrorist attacks committed in Brussels on Tuesday morning, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér has announced the introduction of a Level II terror alert.
Hungary’s borders are safe
Ministry of Interior, March 16, 2016 1:39 PM
At a conference of Hungarian local governments, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér said that Hungary’s borders are safe. Mayors attending the conference organised by the Association of Hungarian Cities with County Rank (MJVSZ) accepted a political statement against mandatory resettlement quotas.
Hungarian government declares state of emergency due to mass migration
Ministry of Interior, March 9, 2016 4:20 PM
“The Government has declared a nationwide state of emergency due to mass migration”, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér announced in Budapest on Wednesday.
Three railway crossings between Croatia and Hungary to be reopened
Ministry of Interior, March 7, 2016 4:16 PM
In Budapest on Monday, Croatian and Hungarian interior ministers Vlaho Orepic and Sándor Pintér announced that three railway crossings between Croatia and Hungary – Murakeresztúr-Kotoriba (Kotor), Gyékényes-Koprivnica (Kapronca) and Magyarbóly-Beli Manastir (Pélmonostor) – will be reopened.
A separate unit has been formed to repair the border fence
Ministry of Interior, February 23, 2016 4:25 PM
On Monday, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér – who says that the Hungarian border security fence continues to be effective – told Hungarian news agency MTI that a separate unit has been formed to repair the fence.
Hungarian and Serbian Ministers of Interior discuss joint action to combat illegal immigration
Ministry of Interior, February 22, 2016 9:13 AM
Hungarian Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér and his Serbian counterpart Nebojša Stefanović met in Röszke to discuss joint action to combat illegal immigration.
Hungary was under extreme migration pressure last year
Ministry of Interior, January 19, 2016 1:39 PM
Director-General of the Office of Immigration and Nationality Zsuzsanna Végh said at a press conference that “last year was an extraordinary one; Hungary experienced unprecedented migration pressure”.
Preserving our national sovereignty is at stake
Ministry of Interior, January 6, 2016 4:34 PM
In an address given at a Saint Thomas Becket Memorial Day conference in Esztergom on Tuesday, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér said that what is at stake regarding the planned distribution of migrants across Europe is preservation of national sovereignty and sense of identity. “Only those may enter Hungary whom we want to enter”, he stressed.
Counter-terrorism Centre did an outstanding job
Ministry of Interior, November 27, 2015 5:01 PM
On Thursday, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér told the Hungarian news agency MTI that the Counter-terrorism Centre (TEK) did an outstanding job on Sunday when it prevented a potential deliberate or accidental explosion from happening in densely-populated areas of the capital. Mr. Pintér said that “My trust in Brigadier General and Head of the Counter-terrorism Centre János Hajdú and his colleagues is undiminished”.