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Hungarian Tax Authority Uncovers Intl Money Laundering, Cigarette Smuggling Operation
- 13 Oct 2015 5:34 AM
- business
Hungary’s tax and customs authority (NAV) said on Tuesday that it is investigating an international money laundering and cigarette smuggling operation, and it has so far apprehended 33 suspects. Vietnamese and Egyptian nationals based in Budapest are suspected of directing the transfer of euros acquired in crimes committed in Europe first to Hungary and then to Slovakia.
Amendment Ensures Increased Support For Crime Victims
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament passed a law amendment aimed at expanding the rights of crime victims and ensuring increased support for them during criminal proceedings. Under the new law, the victim is entitled to more information in the course of proceedings, for example via written communication or electronic messages. It also expands the circle of family members, including brothers and sisters, who can represent ...
Former Hungarian Communist Party Official Biszku Pleads Innocent In New Trial
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, the interior minister in 1956, pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes when a new trial began on Friday. Biszku is accused of abetting the shooting of protesters by state security officials at Nyugati tér and in Salgótarján in December 1956, as well as failing to investigate a raid in 1957 and denying Communist crimes.
Xpat Opinion: High Commissioner For Human Rights: Hungary Violating International Law
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said he was appalled at the recent actions and attitudes displayed by the Hungarian Government and authorities in relation to refugees and migrants, and also urged European institutions to resolve their impasse and take firm action to respond to the crisis in Hungary and elsewhere.
Hungarian Govt Ads Warn Off Refugees In Lebanese & Jordanian Papers
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government on Monday warned migrants in a full-page advertisement published in leading Lebanese and Jordanian newspapers that prison awaits them if they enter Hungary illegally. The advertisement, printed in Arabic and English, reads "Hungarians are hospitable, but the strongest possible action is taken against those who attempt to enter Hungary illegally. The illegal crossing of ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Orbán: Hungary Cannot Expect Help In Migrant Crisis
- 18 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary cannot expect to rely on its southern neighbours, neither the Serbians nor the Croatians, for help “when there is a situation” regarding the migrant crisis. What’s even worse, Hungary cannot even expect help from the West and “the critical voices from there are not calming down”, he said. Parts of the European media and politics are governed by “suicidal ...
Hungary Exposed To Terrorist Threat - Former Secret Service Official
- 17 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Hungary is a main target of Islamist extremists because it has the second largest Jewish community in Europe, a former senior secret service official told daily Magyar Idők in an interview published on Thursday. Europe is in the last minute to realise that it must protect its terrestrial and maritime borders, former deputy director-general József Horváth said, adding that the Hungarian government ...
Crossing Border Illegally Becomes Crime In Hungary
- 16 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Crossing Hungary’s border illegally now qualifies as a crime, carrying a three-year prison sentence and expulsion from the country. People smugglers may face tougher prison terms than previously. For instance, organisers of such operations could get 10 to 20 years in prison.
Hungarian Tax Authority Uncovers Intl Money Laundering, Cigarette Smuggling Operation
- 13 Oct 2015 5:34 AM
- business
Hungary’s tax and customs authority (NAV) said on Tuesday that it is investigating an international money laundering and cigarette smuggling operation, and it has so far apprehended 33 suspects. Vietnamese and Egyptian nationals based in Budapest are suspected of directing the transfer of euros acquired in crimes committed in Europe first to Hungary and then to Slovakia.
Amendment Ensures Increased Support For Crime Victims
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament passed a law amendment aimed at expanding the rights of crime victims and ensuring increased support for them during criminal proceedings. Under the new law, the victim is entitled to more information in the course of proceedings, for example via written communication or electronic messages. It also expands the circle of family members, including brothers and sisters, who can represent ...
Former Hungarian Communist Party Official Biszku Pleads Innocent In New Trial
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, the interior minister in 1956, pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes when a new trial began on Friday. Biszku is accused of abetting the shooting of protesters by state security officials at Nyugati tér and in Salgótarján in December 1956, as well as failing to investigate a raid in 1957 and denying Communist crimes.
Xpat Opinion: High Commissioner For Human Rights: Hungary Violating International Law
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said he was appalled at the recent actions and attitudes displayed by the Hungarian Government and authorities in relation to refugees and migrants, and also urged European institutions to resolve their impasse and take firm action to respond to the crisis in Hungary and elsewhere.
Hungarian Govt Ads Warn Off Refugees In Lebanese & Jordanian Papers
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government on Monday warned migrants in a full-page advertisement published in leading Lebanese and Jordanian newspapers that prison awaits them if they enter Hungary illegally. The advertisement, printed in Arabic and English, reads "Hungarians are hospitable, but the strongest possible action is taken against those who attempt to enter Hungary illegally. The illegal crossing of ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Orbán: Hungary Cannot Expect Help In Migrant Crisis
- 18 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary cannot expect to rely on its southern neighbours, neither the Serbians nor the Croatians, for help “when there is a situation” regarding the migrant crisis. What’s even worse, Hungary cannot even expect help from the West and “the critical voices from there are not calming down”, he said. Parts of the European media and politics are governed by “suicidal ...
Hungary Exposed To Terrorist Threat - Former Secret Service Official
- 17 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Hungary is a main target of Islamist extremists because it has the second largest Jewish community in Europe, a former senior secret service official told daily Magyar Idők in an interview published on Thursday. Europe is in the last minute to realise that it must protect its terrestrial and maritime borders, former deputy director-general József Horváth said, adding that the Hungarian government ...
Crossing Border Illegally Becomes Crime In Hungary
- 16 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Crossing Hungary’s border illegally now qualifies as a crime, carrying a three-year prison sentence and expulsion from the country. People smugglers may face tougher prison terms than previously. For instance, organisers of such operations could get 10 to 20 years in prison.