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Austrian Chancellor venting his anger on Hungary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 6, 2015 12:02 PM

According to Minister of State Levente Magyar from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann is again venting the anger caused by his own ability to act on the Hungarian Government and the Prime Minister.

EU member states agree on six points

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 5, 2015 5:30 PM

“The member states of the European Union agree on six points with relation to the migration crisis”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the press following an informal meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg on Saturday.

Austrian and Hungarian heads of government to meet next week

The Prime Minister, September 5, 2015 4:53 PM

Viktor Orbán consulted several times overnight via telephone with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann concerning the latest developments in the refugee crisis, and the two politicians will meet for bilateral discussion next week, the Hungarian Prime Minister said at an early afternoon press conference on Saturday.

Last night’s events are the result of irresponsible statements and failed EU politics

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, September 5, 2015 3:38 PM

“What took place in Hungary overnight is the result of two things: the European Union’s failed migration policy and irresponsible statements from European politicians”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said on Saturday prior to an informal meeting of EU Ministers.

4500 migrants transported to the Austrian border overnight; international train services to recommence

Ministry of Interior, September 5, 2015 2:13 PM

Some 4500 migrants were transported by bus to the Austrian border overnight, The Minister of Interior’s Parliamentary State Secretary Károly Kontrát announced at a press conference on Saturday morning.

Negotiations underway as to why Austria has closed the border

Prime Minister’s Office, September 5, 2015 1:41 PM

“Negotiations are underway as to why Austria has to all intents and purposes closed the Hegyeshalom border crossing station”, Minister of Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said in a statement to the press on the migration situation on Saturday morning at Kötcse, the site of the 1989 pan-European picnic.

Government Spokesperson personally tracking status of immigrants at Austrian border

Prime Minister’s Office, September 5, 2015 10:52 AM

Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács is at the Hungarian-Austrian border to gain first-hand information on the status and fate of illegal immigrants leaving Hungary.

No further buses planned to transport migrants from Keleti Station

Prime Minister’s Office, September 5, 2015 10:51 AM

„No further buses will be transporting migrants from the Keleti Station to the Austrian border”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács told Hungarian news agency MTI at the border crossing station of Hegyeshalom on the Austrian border early Saturday morning. „No such plan exists”, he said.

Hungary is offering migrants transport to Hegyeshalom by bus

Prime Minister’s Office, September 5, 2015 8:43 AM

The central operational corps decided to direct buses to the Keleti Railway Station and the M1 motorway during the course of the night, and to offer the migrants staying there transport to the Hegyeshalom border crossing station, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at his extraordinary press conference held on Friday evening in the Parliament Building, after the operational corps had a meeting upon the instruction of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with regard to the migration situation. The central operational corps will continue to remain in session throughout the night.

Visegrád Heads of Government Stand By Hungary

The Prime Minister, September 4, 2015 8:58 PM

The Czech, Polish and Slovakian head of government have stood by Hungary in a joint statement, which the Prime Ministers of the four Visegrád countries adopted at an extraordinary meeting on the migration situation held in Prague on Friday. The Heads of Government once again rejected proposals for compulsory immigration quotas.