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Austria threatened Merkel

The Editorial Board August 8, 2016

By István Lovas. "Austria threatened Merkel : the refugees will be sent to Germany" titled the Deutsch Wirtschafts Nachrichten German news portal, quoting the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Sebastian Kurz, who declared necessary to strengthen the protection of the external borders of the European…

Politics

Austria against Turkey in the EU

The Editorial Board August 8, 2016

Austria - Austrian Chancellor Kern wants to put an end to the negotiations over the accession to the EU of Turkey. Relations between the two countries have seriously deteriorated. Many changes have taken place in relations between Austria and…

Society

Austria will finally build a fence too

The Editorial Board July 27, 2016

Austria - Austria has unveiled plans to build a massive 100km fence along its border to stop migrants and refugees crossing into the country. Engineers in the central European state have finalised plans for the vast barrier, which would stretch along its…

Society

Austria: Cardinal Schönborn’s turnabout on migrants

The Editorial Board July 27, 2016

The Archbishop of Vienna made his criticism on the reception of Muslim refugees. While Germany is in turn targeted by the Islamic state since the train axe attack in Bavaria, Cardinal and Archbishop of Vienna spoke about the problems of policies integration…

Society

Viktor Orbán says migrants are “poison” and “not needed”

The Editorial Board July 27, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - During a press conference with Austrian chancellor Christian Kern, and after the killing of the priest Jacques Hamel in Normandy, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had strong declarations about migrants, saying they are "poison" and "not needed." "Hungary does…

Politics

Hungary-Austria summit: cabinet ministers discuss migration as relations appear to recover

The Editorial Board July 19, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The interior and defence ministers of Hungary and Austria have met at Röszke, on Hungary’s southern border with Serbia, on Thursday, to discuss cooperation against illegal migration. István Simicskó, the country’s Minister of Defence, said participants discussed options for…

Politics

Poland sends new contingent to protect Hungary’s border

The Editorial Board July 14, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - “Poland will be sending another contingent to support Hungary’s border protection system”, Polish Minister of Interior Mariusz Błaszczak announced following a meeting of Visegrád Group (V4) Interior Ministers in Warsaw. In addition to the hosting Polish Minister, the meeting…

Society

Disturbance at the borders in Hungary and Austria due to the migrant crisis

The Editorial Board July 6, 2016

Hungary - Kilometers of traffic jam are de facto closing again the border between Austria and Hungary. 350 migrants arrived in Hungary last weekend just before a new legislative amendment took effect on Monday, ordering a complete border closing. Due to border…

Society

Austria: the vote was invalid, the election must be repeated!

The Editorial Board July 1, 2016

Austria, Vienna - Austria's presidential election will be repeated, the country's constitutional court ruled on Friday, July 1. Austrians must now head to the polls once again in the autumn. After the narrow victory of the far-left ecologist Alexander Van der Bellen…

Politics

Presidential election in Austria: towards an annulation of the election?

The Editorial Board June 23, 2016

Austria - The verdict of the Constitutional Court has not yet been decided but all indications are that the result of the presidential election could be invalidated. The Austrian presidential election, of which the second round was held on Sunday, May 22, 2016, brought…

Culture

Euro 2016: great start for the Hungarian team

Miklós Dorsch June 15, 2016

Originially published in French, on Hongrie Actuelle. France, Bordeaux - For her comeback after 44 years of absence in the Euro, Hungary has marked the occasion by winning 2-0 against Austria at her first match in the competition. What millions of Magyars were…

Society

Hungary refuses to take migrants back from Austria

The Editorial Board June 14, 2016

Hungary - Hungary is preparing to close its last detention centers for migrants. Indeed János Lázár, staff chief of Viktor Orbán has just said that the Bicske city's complex (located in the western part of Budapest), is now useless given the containment…