Adrienn Sain
Ombudsman says rights breached over unavailability of artificial insemination
Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The ombudsman for fundamental rights has said the rights of infertile couples and single women seeking to have a child have been breached due to the unavailability of artificial insemination via a sperm donor. László…
Leftist opposition criticises government for declaring migrant emergency
Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The government has launched its campaign ahead of a referendum against the European Union’s migrant quotas through declaring a state of emergency in connection with migration, the leftist Democratic Coalition said on Wednesday. The Socialist…
Parliament committee sees risks in EU lifting visa requirement for Turkey
Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – If the European Union lifts its visa requirements for Turkish nationals, security risks in Hungary would increase, members of parliament’s national security committee said after a Wednesday session of the body. Socialist chairman of the…
Constitutional Protection Office investigating Election Office incident
Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – Hungary’s Constitutional Protection Office has launched an investigation into a recent incident in which a group of thugs allegedly prevented Socialist deputies from submitting a referendum initiative. Socialist head of parliament’s national security committee Zsolt…
Szijjártó discusses migrant crisis with Stoiber
Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó discussed the migrant crisis and possible ways of tackling it with former Bavarian Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber in Budapest on Wednesday, the foreign ministry said in a statement. Szijjártó told his partner that…
Hungarian government declares migration crisis
Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The government has declared a nationwide migration crisis, the interior minister announced on Wednesday. Sándor Pintér noted that Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia had introduced special measures at the borders from midnight. He said these countries…
Socialists call for dissolution of Budapest’s 6th district council
Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists are calling for an extraordinary session of the 6th district council with the aim of voting for its own dissolution and a new election. Ágnes Kunhalmi, the party’s Budapest leader, told a…
More and more Hungarians are working in Slovakia
A couple of years ago Slovakians used to cross the border and work in Hungary, but this trend has just turned around; more and more Hungarians choose to work in Slovakia where the salary is higher and the work environment…
Csepreghy urges new EU approach to global challenges
Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – The European Union must adopt a new approach to global challenges, Nándor Csepreghy, the state secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, said at an international conference in Budapest on Wednesday. Europe’s strength in the world…
Szijjártó welcomes Serbian, Slovenian measures to tighten border controls
Budapest, March 9 (MTI) – Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, has welcomed direct action by Slovenia and Serbia to tighten up defence of their borders. The minister said in a statement late on Tuesday that Slovenia was again tightening up…