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Armed migrants attack Röszke border crossing station

Prime Minister’s Office, September 17, 2015 10:28 AM

Armed migrants attacked the Röszke 2 border crossing station and broke in the fence on Wednesday afternoon; people attempting to forcibly enter Hungarian territory at the scene are being held back by a police cordon, the Government Spokesperson said at a press conference held on location at 5:30pm yesterday evening.

Partial border closure at the Röszke-Horgos border crossing station

Ministry of Interior, September 17, 2015 8:47 AM

Hungary’s Minister of Interior ordered a partial border closure at the Röszke-Horgos motorway border crossing station and at the Röszke-Horgos express road border crossing station for a period of 30 days as of 0.00 hours on 17 September 2015 in the interest of the protection of public security.

Röszke border crossing stations closed for 30 days

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 17, 2015 8:46 AM

The Röszke border crossing stations have been closed for thirty days, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó confirmed the decision of Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér on Wednesday afternoon on the current affairs public service television channel M1.

Fence to be built on some sections of Croatian border as well

The Prime Minister, September 17, 2015 8:43 AM

Hungary will also build fences on some sections of the Croatian border, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview published on the website of the Austrian newspaper Die Presse on Wednesday evening. In addition to Die Presse, the Prime Minister gave a joint interview to the German newspaper Die Welt, the British newspaper The Times and the French newspaper Le Figaro. By late last night the interview had only been released in the online editions of the Austrian and German newspapers.

Péter Szijjártó calls Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 16, 2015 5:59 PM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has spoken by telephone with Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic. He drew his Serbian colleague’s attention to the fact that a group of migrants is continually throwing stones and pieces of concrete at Hungarian police stationed at the Röszke border crossing station.

Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér represented Hungarian Government at Monday meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Council

Ministry of Interior, September 16, 2015 5:35 PM

In contrast to the communication published on the Internet portal rtl.hu at 6.45 p.m. on 15 September 2015 under the title “Refugee crisis: there is no common position”, the Hungarian Government was represented by Minister of Interior Dr Sándor Pintér at the extraordinary meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council held in Brussels. Members of the delegation were Ambassador Dr Péter Györkös, Deputy State Secretary Dr Krisztina Berta, Head of Division Dr Péter Stauber, and justice and home affairs diplomat Dr János Szacsúri.

Hungarian childcare services are fully prepared to provide for minors travelling alone

Ministry of Human Capacities, September 16, 2015 5:11 PM

The Hungarian Government views all children who arrive in Hungary without their parents or other accompaniment not as immigrants, but primarily as children. Thanks to several measures introduced in recent weeks, Hungarian childcare services are fully prepared to receive and provide for foreign children who arrive in Hungary without adult accompaniment. The Hungarian childcare system is capable of handling the situation. We will provide safe homes and accommodation for all children.

Romanian politicians have entangled themselves in a spiral of lies

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 16, 2015 4:42 PM

“Romanian politicians have entangled themselves in a spiral of lies: they talk of joint solutions while making such cooperation absolutely impossible through their hostile behaviour and lies”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó declared on Wednesday in reaction to comments by the Romanian Prime Minister criticising Hungary.

Humanitarian disaster successfully prevented

Ministry of Human Capacities, September 16, 2015 4:17 PM

A humanitarian disaster has been successfully prevented in the last few days by virtue of the coordinated efforts made by the Hungarian authorities and aid organisations in the vicinity of the Serbian-Hungarian border, the Minister of Human Resources stated at a press conference concerning illegal migration held on Wednesday in Szeged.

Connie Mack appointed Hungary’s American public advocate

The Prime Minister, September 16, 2015 4:01 PM

Former Republican Member of Congress Connie Mack has been appointed Hungary’s American public advocate, tasked with involvement in the representation of the country’s interests in the United States, Press Chief of the Prime Minister's Office Bertalan Havasi announced.