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European Countries, Agencies Discuss Migration Crisis In Budapest
- 22 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The key to combating illegal migration is cooperation and information sharing, Hungary’s police chief Károly Papp said at a meeting of thirteen European countries, EU law enforcement agency Europol and border agency Frontex in Budapest. Illegal migration is not just a border protection challenge but also a criminal and public order issue, Papp said in his opening address at the meeting that ...
Liget Project Protesters Occupy Yellow House In City Park
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Activist group Ligetvédők (Park Protectors) occupied a building Tuesday in Budapest’s Városliget (City Park) in protest against the Liget Budapest development plan there. The group had been using the area of the former open-air bar and restaurant Kertem as their camp and base of operations since March.
LMP Threatens To File Police Report On Metro Trains
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP party will file a report to police about supposedly refurbished metro trains supplied from Russia for the 3rd metro line unless the Budapest transport company proves within a week that the trains are indeed refurbished and not new units. If the undercarriages are new then the carriages should also be considered as new, LMP politician Antal Csárdi said.
Detained Migrants Demand Better Conditions, Faster Procedures
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants at a detention centre in Kiskunhalas, in south-eastern Hungary, demanded better conditions and faster procedures in a petition, local police reported. Out of the facility’s 500 inmates some 300 supported the petition, and complained about their confinement and slow bureaucracy, the police said on its website.
Refugee Unrest In Kiskunhalas
- 2 Jun 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Negotiations appear to be leading to success and violence is not anticipated at the Kiskunhalas Refugee Guarded Admission Centre where 300 refugees threatened to break out, demanding better conditions and faster processing, György Bakondi, senior adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on domestic security told TV channel M2.
Hungarian Police Fine Afghan HUF 50.000 For Jaywalking
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police in Körmend have fined a young Afghan man HUF 50,000 (USD 180) 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 public road” for failing to use the designated crosswalk.
Tax Office Finds 20 Unregistered Uber Drivers, Levies HUF 3.6m In Fines
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Inspections of ride-hailing service Uber by the national tax office NAV since January 1 have uncovered 20 drivers with no tax numbers, the office said. NAV has so far conducted 250 inspections in the form of “test rides” and levied fines of 3.6 million forints (EUR 11,500) during the period, it said. Since April 25, the inspections have been carried out together with Budapest’s transport ...
Hungary’s Prosecutors Renew MNB Property Case
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered police to continue an investigation into the purchase of a property by the MNB’s Pallas Athéné Geopolitikai foundation (Pageo) after police dropped the case. Prosecutors rejected as unfounded the Budapest’s Fifth District police argument that there was no evidence of crime, after a month-long investigation.
Video: Police Bust Underground Gunsmiths In Budapest
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police raided and shut down an underground gun workshop in Budapest, the national police said. Two suspects, aged 64 and 52, were apprehended in the bust. The 64-year-old suspect was stopped by police officers in the 14th district.
European Countries, Agencies Discuss Migration Crisis In Budapest
- 22 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The key to combating illegal migration is cooperation and information sharing, Hungary’s police chief Károly Papp said at a meeting of thirteen European countries, EU law enforcement agency Europol and border agency Frontex in Budapest. Illegal migration is not just a border protection challenge but also a criminal and public order issue, Papp said in his opening address at the meeting that ...
Liget Project Protesters Occupy Yellow House In City Park
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Activist group Ligetvédők (Park Protectors) occupied a building Tuesday in Budapest’s Városliget (City Park) in protest against the Liget Budapest development plan there. The group had been using the area of the former open-air bar and restaurant Kertem as their camp and base of operations since March.
LMP Threatens To File Police Report On Metro Trains
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP party will file a report to police about supposedly refurbished metro trains supplied from Russia for the 3rd metro line unless the Budapest transport company proves within a week that the trains are indeed refurbished and not new units. If the undercarriages are new then the carriages should also be considered as new, LMP politician Antal Csárdi said.
Detained Migrants Demand Better Conditions, Faster Procedures
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants at a detention centre in Kiskunhalas, in south-eastern Hungary, demanded better conditions and faster procedures in a petition, local police reported. Out of the facility’s 500 inmates some 300 supported the petition, and complained about their confinement and slow bureaucracy, the police said on its website.
Refugee Unrest In Kiskunhalas
- 2 Jun 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Negotiations appear to be leading to success and violence is not anticipated at the Kiskunhalas Refugee Guarded Admission Centre where 300 refugees threatened to break out, demanding better conditions and faster processing, György Bakondi, senior adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on domestic security told TV channel M2.
Hungarian Police Fine Afghan HUF 50.000 For Jaywalking
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police in Körmend have fined a young Afghan man HUF 50,000 (USD 180) 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 public road” for failing to use the designated crosswalk.
Tax Office Finds 20 Unregistered Uber Drivers, Levies HUF 3.6m In Fines
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Inspections of ride-hailing service Uber by the national tax office NAV since January 1 have uncovered 20 drivers with no tax numbers, the office said. NAV has so far conducted 250 inspections in the form of “test rides” and levied fines of 3.6 million forints (EUR 11,500) during the period, it said. Since April 25, the inspections have been carried out together with Budapest’s transport ...
Hungary’s Prosecutors Renew MNB Property Case
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered police to continue an investigation into the purchase of a property by the MNB’s Pallas Athéné Geopolitikai foundation (Pageo) after police dropped the case. Prosecutors rejected as unfounded the Budapest’s Fifth District police argument that there was no evidence of crime, after a month-long investigation.
Video: Police Bust Underground Gunsmiths In Budapest
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police raided and shut down an underground gun workshop in Budapest, the national police said. Two suspects, aged 64 and 52, were apprehended in the bust. The 64-year-old suspect was stopped by police officers in the 14th district.