1,240 result(s) for budapest police
BKV Ticket Inspector Shot In Budapest
- 15 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A man fired a gas alarm pistol at a BKV ticket inspector in Budapest on Sunday afternoon, police announced. The 23-year-old inspector suffered light injuries. The 52-year-old culprit was detained on the spot.
Xpat Opinion: Miklós Hagyó Responds To Attila Antal's 2010 Accusations
- 5 Oct 2012 6:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday the trial of the eleven associates of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) continued at the Kecskemét Court with the review of Mr. Attila Antal’s testimony from last week and a brief response from Mr. Miklós Hagyó.
Brit Foreign Sec William Hague In Budapest For Cyberspace Talks
- 4 Oct 2012 1:01 AM
- current affairs
British Foreign Secretary Hague is participating in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace, and will have bilateral meetings with Hungarian PM Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi. The Foreign Secretary said: “I am delighted to be back in Budapest to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship with Hungary. We co-operate closely as EU partners and NATO allies, and together we are ...
Xpat Report: Another Small Win For The BKV Defendants
- 2 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ben.T.Hawking, source: Népszava. The trial of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) continued on Thursday at the Kecskemét Court. During the hearing, Mr. Atilla Antal, a
former BKV CEO accused of misappropriation of public funds, continued his testimony which began on Tuesday. According to Antal, Mr. Miklós Hagyó, former Deputy Mayor of Budapest who oversaw the operations of BKV ...
New Checks On Bars In Heritage Sites In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Parliament passed an amendment submitted by Fifth District mayor and Fidesz MP Antal Rogán and others on Monday under which police must review permits annually for keeping bars open at night in Unesco World Heritage locations.
Former BKV Head Withdraws Testimony In Hagyó Trial In Hungary
- 26 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
BKV trial defendant Attila Antal yesterday withdrew his testimony against former deputy mayor Miklós Hagyó and Ernő Mesterházy – a senior advisor during the term of mayor Gábor Demszky – at the ongoing BKV trial at the Kecskemét Court. Antal, a former head of the Budapest public transport company, said he had produced his incriminating testimony according to the expectations of police in order to ...
Judy & Dennis Shepard Visit Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On September 14-16, the U.S. Embassy in Budapest hosted Judy and Dennis Shepard, founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. The Shepards dedicate their work to the memory of their son Matthew who was killed in an anti-gay hate crime in 1998 and seek to promote understanding and acceptance through education, outreach and advocacy programs.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
Xpat Opinion: Counter Terrorist Raid At University In Budapest Mocked And Praised
- 18 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A staunch left-wing critic of the Orbán government ridicules the counter terrorism squad for assaulting a university campus and taking a student dressed up as a Jedi knight in custody. But the leading left-wing daily and a pro-government pundit believe that there is nothing funny about the episode.
BKV Ticket Inspector Shot In Budapest
- 15 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A man fired a gas alarm pistol at a BKV ticket inspector in Budapest on Sunday afternoon, police announced. The 23-year-old inspector suffered light injuries. The 52-year-old culprit was detained on the spot.
Xpat Opinion: Miklós Hagyó Responds To Attila Antal's 2010 Accusations
- 5 Oct 2012 6:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday the trial of the eleven associates of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) continued at the Kecskemét Court with the review of Mr. Attila Antal’s testimony from last week and a brief response from Mr. Miklós Hagyó.
Brit Foreign Sec William Hague In Budapest For Cyberspace Talks
- 4 Oct 2012 1:01 AM
- current affairs
British Foreign Secretary Hague is participating in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace, and will have bilateral meetings with Hungarian PM Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi. The Foreign Secretary said: “I am delighted to be back in Budapest to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship with Hungary. We co-operate closely as EU partners and NATO allies, and together we are ...
Xpat Report: Another Small Win For The BKV Defendants
- 2 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ben.T.Hawking, source: Népszava. The trial of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) continued on Thursday at the Kecskemét Court. During the hearing, Mr. Atilla Antal, a
former BKV CEO accused of misappropriation of public funds, continued his testimony which began on Tuesday. According to Antal, Mr. Miklós Hagyó, former Deputy Mayor of Budapest who oversaw the operations of BKV ...
New Checks On Bars In Heritage Sites In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Parliament passed an amendment submitted by Fifth District mayor and Fidesz MP Antal Rogán and others on Monday under which police must review permits annually for keeping bars open at night in Unesco World Heritage locations.
Former BKV Head Withdraws Testimony In Hagyó Trial In Hungary
- 26 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
BKV trial defendant Attila Antal yesterday withdrew his testimony against former deputy mayor Miklós Hagyó and Ernő Mesterházy – a senior advisor during the term of mayor Gábor Demszky – at the ongoing BKV trial at the Kecskemét Court. Antal, a former head of the Budapest public transport company, said he had produced his incriminating testimony according to the expectations of police in order to ...
Judy & Dennis Shepard Visit Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On September 14-16, the U.S. Embassy in Budapest hosted Judy and Dennis Shepard, founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. The Shepards dedicate their work to the memory of their son Matthew who was killed in an anti-gay hate crime in 1998 and seek to promote understanding and acceptance through education, outreach and advocacy programs.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
Xpat Opinion: Counter Terrorist Raid At University In Budapest Mocked And Praised
- 18 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A staunch left-wing critic of the Orbán government ridicules the counter terrorism squad for assaulting a university campus and taking a student dressed up as a Jedi knight in custody. But the leading left-wing daily and a pro-government pundit believe that there is nothing funny about the episode.