Tag: Hungary
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EU Council wants to cut off national parliaments: Access to legislative portal to be blocked over leaks
Members of the national parliaments can obtain information on processes in Brussels via an internal EU database. Because the media also have access to the documents, this access is to be cut off. The Secretariat of the EU Council plans…
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Council of Europe against spyware: Five members to investigate cases of abuse
After four EU states, Azerbaijan is now also coming under pressure for the use of spyware like “Pegasus”. A planned resolution should address Germany as well. The Justice Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is…
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“Day of Honour” protests in Hungary: Pre-trial detention of Antifas from Germany and Italy extended
In their criminal investigations against German activists, Hungarian authorities are supported by the police and judiciary in Germany. State criminal investigation offices have carried out house searches in Berlin, Leipzig and Jena for this purpose. Antifa activists arrested for attacks…
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Parliament blocks EU Asylum Package: Crisis Regulation for now off the table
The 27 EU states were unable to agree on new measures against refugees. Sea rescuers can also temporarily breathe a sigh of relief. But there is a threat of worse to come. With a Crisis Regulation, the EU Commission wanted…
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Mass deportations from Croatia and Hungary: Organisations complain of human rights violations
More than 130,000 people were deported from Hungary to neighbouring Serbia without an asylum application being registered. Now Croatia is returning refugees on a large scale to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Croatian police are currently carrying out mass deportations of refugees…
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More relocation, more Frontex: “Med5” adopt declaration in Malta
Malta, Greece, Italy, Spain and Cyprus demand more solidarity in the reception of asylum seekers. The EU interior ministers are meeting this week to discuss the issue. Five EU Mediterranean countries are calling on Brussels to show more solidarity with…