Four Times as Many Austrians as Hungarians Get Permits to Cross the Border at Schattendorf Following a first-instance ruling by the Eisenstadt Regional Court (Kismarton), the pedestrian zone at the border crossing between Schattendorf (Somfalva)... 2024.02.07.
Hungary Threatens Veto on Bulgaria over Punitive Gas Tax Hungary has made it clear to Bulgaria that it will veto the country's Schengen accession if it maintains the punitive... 2023.12.18.
Bulgaria Withdraws Gas Transit Fee, Sets its Sight on Schengen Access Bulgaria announced on Monday that it would abandon its controversial tax on Russian transit gas because it wants to improve... 2023.12.12.
German, Austrian, and V4 Interior Ministers Hold a Migration Summit in Szeged German, Austrian, and Visegrad Four Interior Ministers in Szeged By protecting its external borders, Hungary is not only safeguarding its... 2023.11.28.
Schengen System Could Collapse without Border Protection, Says PM’s Advisor If we fail to guard the border against illegal immigrants, not only will the security of the Hungarian people be... 2023.08.10.
Viktor Orbán Congratulates Croatia Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on the occasion of the national... 2023.05.30.
Austria Disregarding Schengen: An Iron Curtain Descends around Sopron The situation at the Austrian-Hungarian border in Burgenland continues to come to a head. People traveling from Hungary are particularly... 2023.03.02.
Hungary Supports Bulgaria’s Accession to the Schengen Zone Hungarian President Katalin Novák (R) with her Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev The aim is to prevent the war from escalating... 2023.02.03.
Foreign Minister: “Thanks to Bulgaria, Hungary’s gas supply is secured” Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó (L) with his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolay Milkov "Hungary's energy supply is secure because both our... 2023.01.17.
Austria’s Vice-chancellor Blames Hungary for Schengen Zone Problems In an interview with Austrian daily Kleine Zeitung, Austrian Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler said that Hungary could be excluded from the... 2022.12.28.
Remedying Broken Promises Road to Schengen Access The outline of Szeklerland on Heroes' Square in Budapest The Szekler National Council (SZNT) wants to promote Romania's accession to... 2022.12.23.
New Expressway to Be Built between Hungary and Romania The fourth expressway link between Hungary and Romania has been approved in Bucharest, which is extremely important, because improving the... 2022.12.22.
Croatia Will Celebrate New Year with Abolition of Border Controls As of January 1, controls will be lifted at 73 crossing points on the Croatian-Hungarian and Croatian-Slovenian borders, Croatian Interior... 2022.12.13.
Austrian Companies Under Fire in Romania There is a hysterical anti-Austrian sentiment in Romania surrounding the decision to block the country's Schengen accession, with customers withdrawing... 2022.12.12.
Schengen Fiasco Prompts Criticism from Romanian-Hungarian Party The policies of Romania's government have been sharply criticized by a party representing the Hungarian minority in Transylvania. According to... 2022.12.12.
Schengen Vote: Romania and Bulgaria Punished for Lax Attitude to Migration The Council of EU interior ministers on Thursday approved Croatia's accession to the Schengen area, but no decision was taken... 2022.12.09.
It Is High Time to Re-evaluate Sanctions, Viktor Orbán Says Viktor Orbán spoke about Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen Area and the need to re-evaluate the EU's sanctions against Russia.... 2022.12.06.
Minority Rights Should Go Hand-in-hand with Schengen for Romania The Transylvanian Hungarian National Council (EMNT) has stated in a resolution that it supports Romania's accession to the Schengen area,... 2022.11.28.
Slovak Policemen Deployed at Hungary’s Southern Border Illegal migration should be dealt with outside the European Union, not inside it, according to Hungary's Interior Minister Sándor Pintér... 2022.11.15.
Romania most likely to join Schengen area on January 1 Hunor Kelemen expects Romania to join the Schengen area with its land and water borders from January 1, 2023, and... 2022.10.07.
V4-Macron Meeting: Agreement on Need to Protect EU’s External Borders The Visegrad Group (V4) leaders held "exhaustive talks" with French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after the... 2021.12.14.