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PM Orbán: Europe’s security depends on Salvini’s “historic mission”

Aug 30, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

It is Matteo Salvini’s mission to prove that migration can be stopped not only on land but also at sea, said Prime Minister Orbán, adding that even though Hungary has already shown the world that immigrants can be stopped at the border, Brussels’ migration policy still focuses on “managing” the crisis instead of putting an end to the influx of intruders.

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PM Orbán: Illegal migrants should not be distributed among member states but turned back to their homelands

Aug 29, 2018

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said the Italian interior minister is “the first Mediterranean politician that seeks to stop migrants

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Italy has Hungary's upmost respect over the migrant crisis

Jul 16, 2018

The prime minister said the Hungarian government will not be participating in any kind of distribution of immigrants

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FM: Hungary extends appreciation to Italy for commitment to restoring the security of Europe

Jun 13, 2018

Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, spoke with Matteo Salvini on Monday evening and underlined the importance of protecting Europe and its people

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PM Orbán: V4 to provide financial support to Italy to protect borders

Dec 15, 2017

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced that the Visegrád Four have decided to provide significant financial support and offer assistance to help Italy protect its maritime borders, therefore defending both Europe and Hungary

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PM Orbán: Italy must be helped to protect its borders

Oct 20, 2017

PM Orbán suggested that to help Italy tackle migrants arriving from Africa, the establishment of a fund similar to the one previously set up for Turkey, where EU member states would contribute in a similar ratio, would be one solution

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MET Group expands its Bulgarian and Italian subsidiaries

Aug 29, 2017

Through subsidiaries, MET is currently present in 15 countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, U.K. and Ukraine

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Migrant Crisis: Hungary says hotspots should be created on Libyan soil to vet asylum seekers before they reach Europe

Jul 25, 2017

Hungary's foreign minister has called for the revival of an Austro-Italian initiative to get the EU to contribute to the protection of the southern Libyan borders

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Where have I heard this before?

Jul 21, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

“Change is happening country by country,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a recent radio interview, “and after Italy we await the next member state to join our club.”

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V4 prime ministers send letter of support to Italian PM in light of growing migrant crisis

Jul 20, 2017

The V4 are ready to contribute to Italian and European efforts aimed at halting the illegal flow of migrants from Libya and other parts of North Africa towards Europe – and especially towards Italy

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Hungary supports assisting those who are truly eligble for asylum

Jul 17, 2017

The pressure from illegal migration is still not receding, and in fact a significant increase is being observed along both the Mediterranean migrating route and from Morocco to Spain

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Italy could open the floodgates for African migrants to head over to Europe

Jul 12, 2017

Italy has threatened to close its ports to refugee rescue ships as it hits breaking point in the growing migrant crisis

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Hungary welcomes German and Italian calls for EC to establish border protection mission in Libya

May 18, 2017

“The Hungarian government fully agrees with the proposal, especially in view of the fact that 42,500 illegal immigrants have arrived in Italy as of mid-April, and many more are expected to set out for the continent with the arrival of good weather," Hungary's foreign minister said

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NGOs are helping people smugglers ship migrants to Europe

May 08, 2017

“People smugglers are getting migrants into Europe via the Mediterranean with the help of non-governmental organizations," György Bakondi said

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The troubling alliance between NGOs and human traffickers off Europe’s southern border

Apr 29, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

An increasing number of reports indicate that non-governmental organizations are collaborating with human traffickers to illegally transport migrants into Europe, undocumented and unchecked.

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Italy has evidence that NGOs are helping people-smugglers ship migrants to Europe

Apr 24, 2017

An Italian prosecutor says he has evidence that some of the charities saving migrants in the Mediterranean Sea are colluding with people-smugglers

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Hungary donates funds to restore Italian church damaged in earthquake

Mar 09, 2017

Hungary has contributed 150 million HUF (500,000 EUR) to repair and restore the Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint Benedict after it was hit by an earthquake in the Italian town of Tolentino

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PM Orbán: The wave of illegal immigrants could be stopped if Italy changed its position on migration

Feb 03, 2017

PM Orbán traveled to Malta for an informal European Union summit to discuss the recent global political changes and the migrant crisis

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PM Orbán approves 150 million HUF donation to rebuild Christian church

Dec 24, 2016

“Europe’s future lies in recapturing its Christian roots which still constitute the most important community-building power that any town or country can have," PM Orbán said

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Italy's former foreign minister defends Hungary over EU criticism

Dec 15, 2016

The former minister praised the Visegrad Four countries’ efforts in promoting “dialogue between the West and the East”, adding that Europe’s integration process could not have got started without the contributions of Budapest

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Hungary funds its own border fences, NOT the EU

Nov 16, 2016

The Hungarian government did not construct a fence on the border out of EU monies “and especially not with Italian money”; we financed the fence from the budget, or “to make it more understandable for Matteo Renzi”, the people of Hungary are spending their own money on protecting the EU border, Hungary's foreign minister said

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The EU "won't take legal action" against countries who refuse migrants

Nov 14, 2016

The EU is signaling it won't take legal action against countries that refuse to share refugees as long as the overall target number of people finds new homes

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Constitutional amendment is a 'national issue' and not about politics or economics

Oct 28, 2016

The prime minister said that “the Seventh Amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary is an issue of national interest and cannot be linked to any party political debate or economic issue”

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Italy threatens to veto EU budget over central Europe's immigration stance

Oct 26, 2016

Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that the Italian prime minister “completely misunderstands the situation"

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Hungary to EU: We cannot support a resolution that does not reduce migration

May 24, 2016

The EU’s proposal is a motivator for migration instead of being concerned about how to reduce migration into Europe