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Migrant men walk along the border fence to a temporary camp operating on the Serbian side of the Serbian-Hungarian border near Kelebia, July 05, 2016. EPA/BGNES
Hungarian authorities have a plan to send some 17 000 migrants back to Serbian territory, B92 radio reports.
It cites its sources saying the idea is to return small groups of people, with 190 having crossed into Serbia (the country they went through on their way to Hungary) during the night of Tuesday into Wednesday.
An improvised point is used along the fence where holes are cut so that migrants can enter.
There have been no official comments from Hungarian authorities.
Earlier this week, Hungary announced it would hold in October a referendum on whether to accept any future EU quota system used to resettle migrants.
US Vice President JD Vance launched a sharp attack on the European Union during a visit to Budapest, accusing Brussels of interfering in Hungary’s election just days before a closely contested vote that could reshape the country’s political landscape
A leaked transcript of a phone call between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin shows Orban offering extensive support to Moscow and describing himself as ready to help “in any way” in relation to the war in Ukraine
Audio recordings allegedly capturing conversations between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Hungary’s Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó have been leaked to the media
U.S. President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of Hungary’s April 12 election, praising him as a “true friend, fighter, and winner.”
Poland has long harbored suspicions that Hungary has been relaying sensitive details from European Union Council meetings to Russia, a concern recently highlighted by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in response to a Washington Post report
Concerns among European officials over potential information leaks to Russia have prompted the EU to quietly scale back the sharing of sensitive material with Hungary, while key discussions are increasingly being held in smaller, informal formats
Turkish authorities have launched a full-scale investigation after a shooting outside a building hosting the Israeli consulate in Istanbul left two attackers dead, one wounded, and several police officers injured
Fares for the Bucharest metro system are set to increase by 40 percent starting May 1, according to a draft regulation published by Romania’s Ministry of Transport and reported by Agerpres.
The United States is expanding shipments of liquefied natural gas to Southeast Europe and Ukraine via Greece, according to remarks by the US Ambassador to Athens, Kimberly Guilfoyle
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has formally requested that the immunity of 11 Greek members of parliament be lifted as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged misuse of EU agricultural subsidies
Greece has raised its minimum monthly wage to 920 euros as of today, marking an increase from the previous level of 882 euros, according to official information
Former Foreign Minister of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, has said that the current political trajectory in Skopje is the result of a broader balance of external and internal factors, including what he described as influence from anti-European forces and
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