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Hungary and Slovakia challenge migrants quotas at the European Court of Justice

The Editorial Board May 11, 2017

Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Hungary and Slovakia challenge quotas on redistribution scheme at the ECJ in Luxembourg. Solidarity, sovereignty and possible dislocation of the EU are the main topics related to this case, according to many observers and experts. On Wednesday, May 10,…

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No more than 12 migrants for Czechia

The Editorial Board April 21, 2017

Czechia, Prague - According to the redistribution scheme of migrants, Czechia should have taken in 1,600 migrants. But Czechia just said it will not take in more than the 12 migrants it has welcomed. Czechia is not prepared to accept more than…

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The Constitutional Bill Against Migrant Quotas Rejected By the Hungarian Parliament

The Editorial Board November 8, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - On Tuesday, November 8, the Hungarian parliament rejected the constitutional bill of the ruling Fidesz party seeking to ban the settlement of "foreign populations" in Hungary without the consent of the Hungarian parliament. The populist Jobbik party did not…

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The end of the “migrant quotas”?

The Editorial Board November 2, 2016

Slovakia - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico declared on October 31, that the system of the migrant quotas is "dead". A little bit than a year ago, the Visegrád group (Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary) stood up against Brussels' and Berlin's scheme of…

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Hungarian referendum: Central Europe says Brussels should listen to Hungary

The Editorial Board October 4, 2016

Central Europe - After the Hungarian referendum on Sunday about the migrant quotas bringing a victory to Orbán - though a low turnout - several politicians from Austria, Poland, Serbia, Czechia and Croatia expressed their appreciation of the results - all saying…

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Quota Referendum: Half-victory for Viktor Orbán

Ferenc Almássy October 2, 2016

By Ferenc Almássy. Hungary - The referendum called by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has mobilized 44.35% of Hungarian voters. This theoretically invalidates the vote, since the constitutional quorum of 50% was not not reached. That means the national Parliament does not have…

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Migrants: misunderstanding between the United States and Romania

The Editorial Board September 26, 2016

Romania - Tuesday, September 20, US President Barack Obama announced that Romania and six other European countries, had agreed to host ten times more migrants than in 2015. But the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to this statement by saying that…

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Scandinavia launches a legal action against Hungary

The Editorial Board September 26, 2016

Hungary - Germany and Austria have already threatened to return migrants to Hungary, a transit country, saying that it was for her to welcome them because of the Dublin agreements. Now it was the turn of four Scandinavian countries to take on…

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Migrants distributed to Latvia returned to Germany immediately

The Editorial Board September 11, 2016

Latvia - Migrants who had been sent to Latvia from Germany under the European Union (EU) redistribution policy have moved back to Germany almost as soon as they reached the small Baltic nation. After agreeing to take in 531 migrants directly from…

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The V4 leaders and Merkel met to talk about the EU

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Friday 26 of August German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined the representatives of Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia in Warsaw to prepare the informal summit of 27 EU members in Bratislava set up by Slovakia on September 16, set…

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The AfD supports the Visegrád group

The Editorial Board August 23, 2016

Germany - The AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) expressed its support to Czechia for not accepting migrant quotas. German Chancellor Angel Merkel will visit Prague on August 25 in order to make the country accept to take in migrants. Petr Bystron from the Bavarian…

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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…