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Hungary–Serbia relations unhampered by border barrier
Ministry of Justice, October 15, 2015 1:46 PM
Serbia and Hungary have different ways of protecting their borders, but the decision of the Government of Hungary to build a border barrier along the Hungarian-Serbian green border has not hampered bilateral relations, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said in an interview broadcast on 14 October 2015.
Hungarian-Serbian cooperation is exemplary
Ministry of Justice, October 6, 2015 4:41 PM
"The Hungarian-Serbian cooperation shown with regard to handling the migrant crisis serve as an outstanding example to others, while Croatia seems to be unable to deal with the situation” Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said in an interview published in a Serbian daily newspaper Večernje Novosti on 6 October 2015.
New legislation ensures increased support for victims of crime
Ministry of Justice, October 6, 2015 4:35 PM
On 6 October 2015, Parliament passed an amendment to the Act on Criminal Procedure aimed at giving the victims of crime expanded rights and ensuring increased support during criminal proceedings.
Special envoys to be appointed to tackle anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hatred in Brussels
Ministry of Justice, October 5, 2015 3:38 PM
On Monday, Minister of State for Cooperation in European and International Affairs at the Ministry of Justice Barna Berke said on public television channel M1 that “two special envoys will be appointed by the European Commission in order to tackle anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim incidents”.
Legal system changed in harmony with international norms
Ministry of Justice, October 1, 2015 12:33 PM
Hungary was compelled to change its legal system in an emergency in order to be able to face the unprecedented migration pressure which is currently afflicting the European Union; however, we did so in harmony with the international legal norms, in the interest of ensuring compliance with the Schengen Agreement prescribing the protection of the borders and the Dublin Regulations which require the registration of refugees, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi wrote in response to the criticisms levelled at Hungary in connection with the migration crisis in a letter published on the website of the French daily Le Figaro on 30 September 2015.
Secretary General of CE left meeting in a positive frame of mind
Ministry of Justice, September 29, 2015 10:42 AM
The Hungarian Justice Minister takes the view that Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CE) and his team of lawyers left the meeting conducted with him on Monday in Strasbourg „in a fundamentally positive frame of mind”.
Hungary is observing all international norms
Ministry of Justice, September 28, 2015 6:35 PM
Hungary is observing, and will continue to observe all international norms, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi stated after he had talks with Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg.
The migration problem must be handled outside Europe
Ministry of Justice, September 15, 2015 2:02 PM
The problem of migration must be handled outside Europe, otherwise we will be in endless discussion about new multitudes of refugees and their distribution, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi told Greek news portal in.gr.
Minister Trócsányi on the Management of Mass Migration
Ministry of Justice, September 4, 2015 4:16 PM
Minister of Justice László Trócsányi delivered a keynote speech on the Bill on the Management of Mass Migration in the Hungarian National Assembly on 4 September 2015. Translation of the speech as it was delivered.
Organisers of people smuggling can be sentenced to up to twenty years in prison
Ministry of Justice, September 4, 2015 2:59 PM
Organisers of people smuggling could receive prison sentences of ten to twenty years, according to a proposed amendment tabled by the Legislative Committee of the Hungarian Parliament.