322 result(s) for border crossing
Hungarian Police Push To Raise Terrorism Charges Against Syrian In Volved In Sept Protest On Border
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have proposed indicting a Syrian national who took part in clashes with police on the southern border near Röszke last September on charges of terrorism. The national police noted in a statement on its website that 40-year-old Ahmed H is suspected of terrorism in the form of assaulting operational police officers and crossing Hungary’s border illegally as part of a riot.
Fuel Sales In Hungary Up In First Ten Months
- 21 Dec 2015 3:00 AM
- shopping
Sales in petrol in Hungary went up by an annual 5%, or 60 million litres, and in diesel by 10%, or 125 million litres, in the first ten months of the year, daily Magyar Idők said. Demand for petrol jumped, however, by around 20% and for diesel by 30% at pumps in the border areas, particularly near the borders with Slovenia and Romania, the paper cited the press chief of the national tax and ...
Xpat Opinion: Recruiting Terrorists In Budapest Among The Refugees: The Hungarian Version
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Those of you who subscribe to Google Alerts must have noticed that practically all English, German, and French articles on Hungary in the last few days dealt with a trip that Salah Abdeslam, the suspected organizer of the Paris terrorist attacks, made to Budapest. There he picked up two men who later had a role to play in the Paris bloodbath.
Hungary’s Top Soldier Sees Indirect Connection Between Migration And Terrorism
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the Paris terror attack, the Hungarian Defense Force introduced serious measures to protect its bases and foreign missions as well. Meanwhile, military policemen have started patrolling Budapest’s main transportation hubs.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Govt Spokesman: Sealing Hungary’s Southern Borders Success
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government spokesman said sealing Hungary’s southern borders has been a successful move and the government has fulfilled its aim to protect the Hungarian border, the Hungarian people and the European Union’s border. Illegal border crossing by migrants has practically stopped but the authorities are continually monitoring the situation and will react if any changes make this necessary, Zoltán ...
Hungarian-Croatian Green Border Closed
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian-Croatian green border was closed at midnight on Friday, and the same border policing method was introduced as on the Hungarian-Serbian section, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced in Zákány. He added that two transit zones were created where those entering the country will be registered.
Helsinki Committee Urges Probe Into Sept 16 Police - Migrants Clash In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has turned to the ombudsman for basic rights, asking for a probe into the circumstances of a clash between Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force (TEK) and migrants near the border with Serbia in September. The committee is asking the ombudsman to carry out a full investigation into TEK’s crowd control methods during the events that took place on September 16 at the ...
EC Asks Hungarian Govt On Migrant Rules In Administrative Letter
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has sent an administrative letter to the Hungarian government to ask for information about legal amendments that entered into force in mid-September in connection with the migration crisis, an EC spokesperson confirmed. Natasha Bertaud declined to reveal details but said the questions concerned Hungary’s regulations on refugees and migration.
Hungarian Police Push To Raise Terrorism Charges Against Syrian In Volved In Sept Protest On Border
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have proposed indicting a Syrian national who took part in clashes with police on the southern border near Röszke last September on charges of terrorism. The national police noted in a statement on its website that 40-year-old Ahmed H is suspected of terrorism in the form of assaulting operational police officers and crossing Hungary’s border illegally as part of a riot.
Fuel Sales In Hungary Up In First Ten Months
- 21 Dec 2015 3:00 AM
- shopping
Sales in petrol in Hungary went up by an annual 5%, or 60 million litres, and in diesel by 10%, or 125 million litres, in the first ten months of the year, daily Magyar Idők said. Demand for petrol jumped, however, by around 20% and for diesel by 30% at pumps in the border areas, particularly near the borders with Slovenia and Romania, the paper cited the press chief of the national tax and ...
Xpat Opinion: Recruiting Terrorists In Budapest Among The Refugees: The Hungarian Version
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Those of you who subscribe to Google Alerts must have noticed that practically all English, German, and French articles on Hungary in the last few days dealt with a trip that Salah Abdeslam, the suspected organizer of the Paris terrorist attacks, made to Budapest. There he picked up two men who later had a role to play in the Paris bloodbath.
Hungary’s Top Soldier Sees Indirect Connection Between Migration And Terrorism
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the Paris terror attack, the Hungarian Defense Force introduced serious measures to protect its bases and foreign missions as well. Meanwhile, military policemen have started patrolling Budapest’s main transportation hubs.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Govt Spokesman: Sealing Hungary’s Southern Borders Success
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government spokesman said sealing Hungary’s southern borders has been a successful move and the government has fulfilled its aim to protect the Hungarian border, the Hungarian people and the European Union’s border. Illegal border crossing by migrants has practically stopped but the authorities are continually monitoring the situation and will react if any changes make this necessary, Zoltán ...
Hungarian-Croatian Green Border Closed
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian-Croatian green border was closed at midnight on Friday, and the same border policing method was introduced as on the Hungarian-Serbian section, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced in Zákány. He added that two transit zones were created where those entering the country will be registered.
Helsinki Committee Urges Probe Into Sept 16 Police - Migrants Clash In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has turned to the ombudsman for basic rights, asking for a probe into the circumstances of a clash between Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force (TEK) and migrants near the border with Serbia in September. The committee is asking the ombudsman to carry out a full investigation into TEK’s crowd control methods during the events that took place on September 16 at the ...
EC Asks Hungarian Govt On Migrant Rules In Administrative Letter
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has sent an administrative letter to the Hungarian government to ask for information about legal amendments that entered into force in mid-September in connection with the migration crisis, an EC spokesperson confirmed. Natasha Bertaud declined to reveal details but said the questions concerned Hungary’s regulations on refugees and migration.