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FM: V4 cooperation beneficial for all member states
The foreign minister said cooperation between the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia was a “labor of love” for Hungarian foreign policy.
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PM Orbán: Hungarians and Serbs stand together
The prime minister said Hungary assumes the rotating EU presidency in the second half of 2024, and it will be able to aid the integration process.
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Interior Minister: Cooperation key to pushing back illegal migration
Hungary’s southern border is being protected by Hungarian, Slovak, Czech, Austrian and Turkish policemen.
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Rétvári: Efforts of Hungarian border protection authorities "exemplary"
The state secretary said illegal migration is picking up at Hungary’s border with 214,000 illegal entry attempts made so far this year.
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162,000 illegal migrants apprehended at Hungary’s border since start of year
The figures show that the border is under massive pressure, with illegal migrants of various nationalities arriving continually, helped by increasingly well-organized human smuggling rings.
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Prime Minister Orbán signs government decree to further protect Hungary’s southern borders
“The Ukrainian war threatens not only our economy but also our security,” PM Orbán said. Therefore, “the government has decided to reinforce Hungary’s southern borders.”
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Kocsis: High time Hungary set up independent force to control borders
The police and soldiers currently controlling the border would also be needed at the Ukraine-Hungary border.
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FM: Hungary is under pressure from the east and south
Péter Szijjártó said that some 12,000-13,000 refugees were arriving daily from war-stricken Ukraine.
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PM orders establishment of a new border protection body
A new border protection body will be established within the framework of the Hungarian police force to ensure border security, Viktor Orbán has announced.
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Bakondi: Maintaining strong border protection is justified
A total of 94,307 border violators had been caught this year by midnight on Monday, as against 41,244 in the same period last year.
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Hungarian police to assist Serbia and North Macedonia with border protection
A 29-strong Hungarian police unit will be sent to North Macedonia and 10 officers to Serbia to assist local forces in border protection.
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Hungarian police to protect borders throughout 2022
Their main task will be patrolling the border to prevent illegal entries and they will also be involved in apprehending human smugglers and illegal migrants.
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PM Orbán expects clear stance from EC on nuclear energy's role in climate protection
The prime minister said he expected a clear stance by the EC as to which nuclear energy is recognized as sustainable green energy and energy produced from gas is temporarily accepted.