State Secretary: Hungary had to expel people smugglers due to EU fines for crowded prisons
Bence Rétvári said the EU owed Hungary over 1.5 billion euros in return for Hungary protecting the bloc’s external borders.
Bence Rétvári said the EU owed Hungary over 1.5 billion euros in return for Hungary protecting the bloc’s external borders.
People smugglers operated by organized crime rings pose a threat to the safety of the whole of Europe, and firm action must be taken against them.
The government would use an expected 800 billion forints in European Union funding for the purpose, while another 5,600 billion forints from domestic coffers could be used to maintain the...
State Secretary Bence Rétvári said that protecting lives is “our perennial duty” while acknowledging those who worked to save Jews during the Holocaust, such as the Hungarian nun and MP...
Only 4% of people in Hungary do not feel safe, a French survey has found, compared with 15% in Germany, 20% in Belgium, 24% in France and 58% in Sweden.
30 Hungarian policemen are leaving for Serbia today, as part of the cooperation between Austria, Hungary and Serbia, to cooperate with local authorities there.
State Secretary Bence Rétvári said that providing fast assistance at a time of such a disaster is critical.
Bence Rétvári thanked the members of the 80th Hungarian police contingent for helping to intercept the migrants seeking to make their way to western Europe via the Western Balkan route.
The average monthly wage of a teacher will go up by 75% to 777,000 forints (EUR 1,940) in three years.
Bence Rétvári has revealed that the European Union has covered just 2% of the costs to protect Hungary's Southern border.
State Secretary Bence Rétvári said Hungary is increasing the height of its border fence so that Europe does not have to bring back internal border controls.
The state secretary said illegal migration is picking up at Hungary’s border with 214,000 illegal entry attempts made so far this year.
Medical aid worth HUF 210 million (EUR 570,000) was sent under the arrangements of the Hungary Helps humanitarian scheme to Transcarpathia.