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Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
MOL To Donate USD 8 Million To Hungarian Soccer Association In 2016
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian national oil and gas company MOL will donate HUF 2 billion (USD 7 million) of pre-tax profits to the Hungarian Soccer Association (MLSZ) in 2016, announced MOL CEO Zsolt Hernádi (left) and MLSZ president Sándor Csányi (right) at a joint press conference on Wednesday afternoon. The money is to be used to develop new players and infrastructure.
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry Condoles Over Jakarta Bomb Attacks
- 14 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign ministry has expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the gun and bomb assault in the centre of Indonesia’s capital, which killed at least seven people. The ministry said it was “shocked and concerned” to hear about the attacks.
Hungary To Pay Compensation To Prisoner Under European Court Ruling
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary should pay 8,000 euros to a prisoner whose human rights had been repeatedly violated over a 10-year period. Péter Süveges, who was charged with murder, armed robbery and unauthorised possession of weapons in 2005, appealed to the European Court on the grounds that he had been denied permission to visit his sick parents or attend church.
Ten Migrants Indicted Over Sept 16 Clashes With Hungarian Police
- 5 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Szeged prosecutor has charged ten people with violating Hungary’s border fence and entering the country illegally amid the September 16 clashes between migrants and police on the Hungarian-Serbian border near Röszke. A Csongrád County prosecutor’s office spokesman said nine Syrian and one Iraqi national have been charged with illegal entry.
Jobbik Urges Parlt Response To ‘Unlawful’ Actions Against Szeklerland Hungarians
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has urged parliament to respond to what it says are “anti-Hungarian” and “unlawful” actions against Szeklerland Hungarians by Romanian authorities. Gábor Vona, the party’s leader, said he has requested that parliament’s foreign affairs and national cohesion committees hear at a joint session the Romanian ambassador in connection with “a series of anti- ...
Disgraced Hungarian Broker Kulcsar Convicted
- 1 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court sentenced Attila Kulcsar, the man at the centre of the K&H brokerage scandal of 2003, to six-and-a half years in prison and ordered the confiscation of Ft 230 million of his assets after convicting him of embezzlement and other crimes.
Cameroonians Arrested In Hungary On Suspicion Of Credit Card Fraud
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have arrested three Cameroonian nationals on suspicion of having purchased mobile phones using stolen credit card information, the national police said on its website. Police accuse the three men, aged 26, 24 and 22, of making 46 online purchases worth millions of forints using Portuguese credit card data. Police say the suspects used the same stolen credit card details to put money on the ...
Charges Raised Against Nigerian Drug Mule In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Charges have been raised against a 41 year-old Nigerian man who tried to smuggle 101 cocaine capsules in his stomach from Holland to Hungary, the Budapest chief prosecutor said. The suspect living in Budapest’s 15th district was offered 4,000 euros by a Suriname-born Dutch acquaintance for smuggling the total 1,000 grams of drugs to Hungary. He was supposed to deliver the capsules to a Hungarian ...
Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
MOL To Donate USD 8 Million To Hungarian Soccer Association In 2016
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian national oil and gas company MOL will donate HUF 2 billion (USD 7 million) of pre-tax profits to the Hungarian Soccer Association (MLSZ) in 2016, announced MOL CEO Zsolt Hernádi (left) and MLSZ president Sándor Csányi (right) at a joint press conference on Wednesday afternoon. The money is to be used to develop new players and infrastructure.
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry Condoles Over Jakarta Bomb Attacks
- 14 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign ministry has expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the gun and bomb assault in the centre of Indonesia’s capital, which killed at least seven people. The ministry said it was “shocked and concerned” to hear about the attacks.
Hungary To Pay Compensation To Prisoner Under European Court Ruling
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary should pay 8,000 euros to a prisoner whose human rights had been repeatedly violated over a 10-year period. Péter Süveges, who was charged with murder, armed robbery and unauthorised possession of weapons in 2005, appealed to the European Court on the grounds that he had been denied permission to visit his sick parents or attend church.
Ten Migrants Indicted Over Sept 16 Clashes With Hungarian Police
- 5 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Szeged prosecutor has charged ten people with violating Hungary’s border fence and entering the country illegally amid the September 16 clashes between migrants and police on the Hungarian-Serbian border near Röszke. A Csongrád County prosecutor’s office spokesman said nine Syrian and one Iraqi national have been charged with illegal entry.
Jobbik Urges Parlt Response To ‘Unlawful’ Actions Against Szeklerland Hungarians
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has urged parliament to respond to what it says are “anti-Hungarian” and “unlawful” actions against Szeklerland Hungarians by Romanian authorities. Gábor Vona, the party’s leader, said he has requested that parliament’s foreign affairs and national cohesion committees hear at a joint session the Romanian ambassador in connection with “a series of anti- ...
Disgraced Hungarian Broker Kulcsar Convicted
- 1 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court sentenced Attila Kulcsar, the man at the centre of the K&H brokerage scandal of 2003, to six-and-a half years in prison and ordered the confiscation of Ft 230 million of his assets after convicting him of embezzlement and other crimes.
Cameroonians Arrested In Hungary On Suspicion Of Credit Card Fraud
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have arrested three Cameroonian nationals on suspicion of having purchased mobile phones using stolen credit card information, the national police said on its website. Police accuse the three men, aged 26, 24 and 22, of making 46 online purchases worth millions of forints using Portuguese credit card data. Police say the suspects used the same stolen credit card details to put money on the ...
Charges Raised Against Nigerian Drug Mule In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Charges have been raised against a 41 year-old Nigerian man who tried to smuggle 101 cocaine capsules in his stomach from Holland to Hungary, the Budapest chief prosecutor said. The suspect living in Budapest’s 15th district was offered 4,000 euros by a Suriname-born Dutch acquaintance for smuggling the total 1,000 grams of drugs to Hungary. He was supposed to deliver the capsules to a Hungarian ...