235 result(s) for compulsory
Traffic Surveillance System In Hungary To Be Completed By Year-End
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s intelligent traffic surveillance system is set to be installed by the end of the year, the deputy national police chief said. The network dubbed “Véda” was financed in part by 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46m) of EU funds and will include 160 mobile speed cameras and 365 complex traffic control points on a total of 134 roads, Zsolt Halmosi told a press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Infringement Procedure Against Hungary On Migration Laws
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist believes that if the European Union is serious about refugee rights, it should launch an infringement procedure against Germany rather than singling out Hungary. He is particularly outraged by what he describes as European Parliament Speaker Martin Schulz’s ‘diatribe against nation states.’
Hungary's President Áder Wins Libel Suit Against Index
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals has upheld President János Áder’s claim against news website Index over its report that he left his post during his compulsory army service in the 1970s and fired his gun while drunk. The appeals court raised the fine payable by the author of the report, András B. Vágvölgyi, from Ft 50,000 imposed by a lower court to Ft 600,000. Judge Marianne Oszkó Kizman stressed ...
Never Ever Will I “Roam” Again, Thanks to CitySIM
- 25 Nov 2015 7:58 AM
- specials
While everyone is waiting for the new EU regulations to be implimented, its easy to forget that the world does not end with Europe and this new policy will not solve the problem most business travellers and tourist have to face outside the EU borders.
Hungarian MPs Order Health Tests For Refugees
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Parliament on Tuesday authorised the national chief medical officer to order compulsory health screening tests of refugees during a state of emergency declared in response to massive immigration. Persons applying for asylum at a transit station must undergo the health screening on the spot. In another development Parliament began debate of a bill on establishing a central database where the faces ...
Fidesz Party Leader Kósa To Challenge Refugee Quota At EU Court
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s new caucus leader Lajos Kósa spoke out against a compulsory refugee quota system envisaged by the EU, as “extremely harmful” yesterday and said Hungary may challenge the quota at the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg. He told a press conference that the plan resettles 120,000 refugees, but 300,000 migrants have arrived this year.
US Embassy Budapest: 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive
- 10 Sep 2015 1:18 AM
- current affairs
On the 14th anniversary of 9/11, the U.S. Embassy and the Hungarian Red Cross are organizing a blood drive to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and to commemorate the U.S. National Day of Service and Remembrance.
EU Attempts To “Sabotage” Migration Conference To Be Held In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rapid rise in the influx of illegal migrants will put an extra burden of more than 15 billion forints (EUR 47.8m) on Hungary, according to fresh estimates, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. These estimates were made based on a daily 1,200 new entrants, but by now their numbers have risen to 1,800, he told journalists.
Rise In Migration To Cost Hungary Extra HUF15bn
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rapid rise in the influx of illegal migrants will put an extra burden of more than 15 billion forints (EUR 47.8m) on Hungary, according to fresh estimates, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. These estimates were made based on a daily 1,200 new entrants, but by now their numbers have risen to 1,800, he told journalists. The number of illegal entries so far this year stands at 140,000, he ...
Traffic Surveillance System In Hungary To Be Completed By Year-End
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s intelligent traffic surveillance system is set to be installed by the end of the year, the deputy national police chief said. The network dubbed “Véda” was financed in part by 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46m) of EU funds and will include 160 mobile speed cameras and 365 complex traffic control points on a total of 134 roads, Zsolt Halmosi told a press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Infringement Procedure Against Hungary On Migration Laws
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist believes that if the European Union is serious about refugee rights, it should launch an infringement procedure against Germany rather than singling out Hungary. He is particularly outraged by what he describes as European Parliament Speaker Martin Schulz’s ‘diatribe against nation states.’
Hungary's President Áder Wins Libel Suit Against Index
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals has upheld President János Áder’s claim against news website Index over its report that he left his post during his compulsory army service in the 1970s and fired his gun while drunk. The appeals court raised the fine payable by the author of the report, András B. Vágvölgyi, from Ft 50,000 imposed by a lower court to Ft 600,000. Judge Marianne Oszkó Kizman stressed ...
Never Ever Will I “Roam” Again, Thanks to CitySIM
- 25 Nov 2015 7:58 AM
- specials
While everyone is waiting for the new EU regulations to be implimented, its easy to forget that the world does not end with Europe and this new policy will not solve the problem most business travellers and tourist have to face outside the EU borders.
Hungarian MPs Order Health Tests For Refugees
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Parliament on Tuesday authorised the national chief medical officer to order compulsory health screening tests of refugees during a state of emergency declared in response to massive immigration. Persons applying for asylum at a transit station must undergo the health screening on the spot. In another development Parliament began debate of a bill on establishing a central database where the faces ...
Fidesz Party Leader Kósa To Challenge Refugee Quota At EU Court
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s new caucus leader Lajos Kósa spoke out against a compulsory refugee quota system envisaged by the EU, as “extremely harmful” yesterday and said Hungary may challenge the quota at the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg. He told a press conference that the plan resettles 120,000 refugees, but 300,000 migrants have arrived this year.
US Embassy Budapest: 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive
- 10 Sep 2015 1:18 AM
- current affairs
On the 14th anniversary of 9/11, the U.S. Embassy and the Hungarian Red Cross are organizing a blood drive to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and to commemorate the U.S. National Day of Service and Remembrance.
EU Attempts To “Sabotage” Migration Conference To Be Held In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rapid rise in the influx of illegal migrants will put an extra burden of more than 15 billion forints (EUR 47.8m) on Hungary, according to fresh estimates, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. These estimates were made based on a daily 1,200 new entrants, but by now their numbers have risen to 1,800, he told journalists.
Rise In Migration To Cost Hungary Extra HUF15bn
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rapid rise in the influx of illegal migrants will put an extra burden of more than 15 billion forints (EUR 47.8m) on Hungary, according to fresh estimates, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. These estimates were made based on a daily 1,200 new entrants, but by now their numbers have risen to 1,800, he told journalists. The number of illegal entries so far this year stands at 140,000, he ...