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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.
Schengen Agreement does not answer problem of migration
Prime Minister’s Office, September 4, 2015 11:49 AM
The Schengen Agreement does not answer the problem of migration, and therefore the rules of border surveillance must be made more stringent, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on the public service television news channel M1 on Friday.
If we cannot observe the Schengen regulations, we shall be left out
Prime Minister’s Office, September 3, 2015 6:56 PM
The head of the Prime Minister’s Office takes the view that if the Hungarian Government were to give up on compliance with the obligations under the Schengen Agreement, this would automatically result in Hungary finding itself outside the Schengen borders. János Lázár also said at his press conference held on Thursday in Budapest that the Government is seeking the assistance of German diplomats in Hungary.
National Assembly asked to provide mandate for protection of southern border
Prime Minister’s Office, September 3, 2015 3:47 PM
On Thursday, Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár asked Hungary’s national Assembly to support the Government and provide a mandate for the protection of the country’s southern border.
Payment of grants of former EU fiscal cycle to be completed by mid-October
Prime Minister’s Office, September 3, 2015 11:11 AM
Payment of the EU grants from the 2007-2014 fiscal cycle will be completed by mid-October, Deputy State Secretary for Development Policy Communication of the Prime Minister’s Office Nándor Csepreghy said on the morning programme of the public service television news channel M1 on Thursday.
Information campaign against illegal migration
Prime Minister’s Office, September 2, 2015 6:16 PM
The Hungarian government is launching an information campaign combating illegal immigration. During the Government’s short but focused campaign (which will use the services of international advertising agency J. Walter Thompson), announcements in given local languages will be placed in leading newspapers in countries of origin and transit countries most associated with illegal migration. The information campaign will also feature billboards, flyers and a multilingual online platform.
Further millions could set off for Europe
Prime Minister’s Office, September 1, 2015 12:15 PM
Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár has said that Europe and Hungary must prepare for further millions of people setting off for Europe. We need sustainable long-term measures, he emphasised. He also emphasised that approximately ninety per cent of migrants arriving at the Hungarian border are doing so through organised acts of human smuggling, the Minister explained.
Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács: Hungary is protecting Europe
Prime Minister’s Office, August 31, 2015 2:38 PM
It is in our common interest that all Member States abide by EU legislation. Order and legality must be restored at the borders of the European Union.
Unauthorised border crossing will be illegal from mid-September
Prime Minister’s Office, August 30, 2015 8:34 AM
Crossing the border in an illicit manner will be a crime from the middle of September and will be sanctioned, the Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Office said on Friday in Kiszombor, near the Romanian border.