164 result(s) for cars in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Unit Criticized
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists ridicule TEK, Hungary’s top counter-terrorism unit for swooping on ‘memorabilia enthusiasts’ with their horde of weapons and explosives. A pro-government commentator defends TEK’s action, although he finds its communication strategy misleading.
Updated: Smog Alert In Budapest
- 10 Nov 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Smog alert was cancelled on Tuesday 10 November. A smog alert entered into force on Sunday for the city of Budapest until further notice. As a result, the most polluting cars, fitted with black environmental stickers (pictured), may not use streets between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The restriction does not apply to the M0 motorway nor to those roads linking Nagykovácsi and Remeteszõlõs to the city ...
Brave Warrior War Game In Hungary Ends
- 22 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Brave Warrior 2015 war game involving army units from Hungary and several other NATO nations ended in the Bakony hills on Wednesday. On the final day of the manoeuvres, Hungarian T-72 armoured carriers and BTR vehicles joined forces with American Stryker armoured cars and Humvees to overcome a fictional enemy with the help of air support. Defence Minister István Simicskó, US ambassador ...
Lázár On Farmland Sales, Tax Reform
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Public auctions of state-owned farmland will start on Nov. 16, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a weekly government press briefing. The auctions would be started in six counties. The government wants to get the best price possible for farmland he said, adding that it was inconceivable that sales would go ahead for prices below market value. The Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) has ...
Serbian Human Smuggler Arrested After Long Car Chase, Crash On Hungarian M5
- 28 Sep 2015 10:53 AM
- current affairs
Serbian driver with 14 undocumented migrants in his car crashed on motorway M5 near Lajosmizse, central Hungary, on Sunday, after a long car chase being pursued by police, a local police spokesman said. The man is now being questioned in connection with human smuggling charges, Zoltan Hurkecz told MTI on Sunday.
Immigration: People Smuggling Gang Bosses Earn Up To EUR 12000 An Hour
- 11 Sep 2015 12:10 PM
- current affairs
An undercover reporter for Blikk, Hungary’s largest-circulation tabloid newspaper, has revealed that people smugglers working on the Hungarian-Serbian border earn as much as an astonishing HUF 4 million (EUR 12 000) an hour with their illicit trade.
Migrants Leave Registration Point In W Hungary Towards Austria
- 11 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first migrants to arrive at a newly opened registration point in Körmend, in western Hungary, left for Austria on foot after just a few hours, the town’s mayor said. István Bebes of the ruling Fidesz party told a press conference after an extraordinary meeting of council representatives that 80-90 migrants arrived by bus early in the morning and left on foot after taking some food, drink and ...
Three Suspects Arrested For Robbing Migrants In Hungary
- 8 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Three men have been taken into custody in Szeged, southeast Hungary, in connection with the theft of 2,000 euros from four Syrian migrants near the M5 motorway, local police said. Spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi said the suspects offered to transport the migrants from Roszke, on the southern border with Serbia, to Budapest for 250 euros per head. The migrants accepted the offer and paid a deposit.
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Unit Criticized
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists ridicule TEK, Hungary’s top counter-terrorism unit for swooping on ‘memorabilia enthusiasts’ with their horde of weapons and explosives. A pro-government commentator defends TEK’s action, although he finds its communication strategy misleading.
Updated: Smog Alert In Budapest
- 10 Nov 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Smog alert was cancelled on Tuesday 10 November. A smog alert entered into force on Sunday for the city of Budapest until further notice. As a result, the most polluting cars, fitted with black environmental stickers (pictured), may not use streets between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The restriction does not apply to the M0 motorway nor to those roads linking Nagykovácsi and Remeteszõlõs to the city ...
Brave Warrior War Game In Hungary Ends
- 22 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Brave Warrior 2015 war game involving army units from Hungary and several other NATO nations ended in the Bakony hills on Wednesday. On the final day of the manoeuvres, Hungarian T-72 armoured carriers and BTR vehicles joined forces with American Stryker armoured cars and Humvees to overcome a fictional enemy with the help of air support. Defence Minister István Simicskó, US ambassador ...
Lázár On Farmland Sales, Tax Reform
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Public auctions of state-owned farmland will start on Nov. 16, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a weekly government press briefing. The auctions would be started in six counties. The government wants to get the best price possible for farmland he said, adding that it was inconceivable that sales would go ahead for prices below market value. The Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) has ...
Serbian Human Smuggler Arrested After Long Car Chase, Crash On Hungarian M5
- 28 Sep 2015 10:53 AM
- current affairs
Serbian driver with 14 undocumented migrants in his car crashed on motorway M5 near Lajosmizse, central Hungary, on Sunday, after a long car chase being pursued by police, a local police spokesman said. The man is now being questioned in connection with human smuggling charges, Zoltan Hurkecz told MTI on Sunday.
Immigration: People Smuggling Gang Bosses Earn Up To EUR 12000 An Hour
- 11 Sep 2015 12:10 PM
- current affairs
An undercover reporter for Blikk, Hungary’s largest-circulation tabloid newspaper, has revealed that people smugglers working on the Hungarian-Serbian border earn as much as an astonishing HUF 4 million (EUR 12 000) an hour with their illicit trade.
Migrants Leave Registration Point In W Hungary Towards Austria
- 11 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first migrants to arrive at a newly opened registration point in Körmend, in western Hungary, left for Austria on foot after just a few hours, the town’s mayor said. István Bebes of the ruling Fidesz party told a press conference after an extraordinary meeting of council representatives that 80-90 migrants arrived by bus early in the morning and left on foot after taking some food, drink and ...
Three Suspects Arrested For Robbing Migrants In Hungary
- 8 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Three men have been taken into custody in Szeged, southeast Hungary, in connection with the theft of 2,000 euros from four Syrian migrants near the M5 motorway, local police said. Spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi said the suspects offered to transport the migrants from Roszke, on the southern border with Serbia, to Budapest for 250 euros per head. The migrants accepted the offer and paid a deposit.
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...