Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reportedly discussed ending the program, whereby foreigners can acquire the right to reside within Hungary and move freely about the EU, with Fidesz party elites as early as September. Recently, Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona conditioned his party’s support of a Fidesz proposal to amend the constitution …
Read More »Afghan Immigrant Received 50,000 HUF Fine for Jaywalking
Police in Körmend have fined a young Afghan man HUF 50,000 (EUR 150) for jaywalking. According to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the man was crossing the street around 8:30 pm on his way to Tesco when a police officer fined him for “a lesser infraction committed while commuting on a …
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