1,042 result(s) for crime
Csatáry Indicted On War Crimes Charges In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest prosecutors yesterday pressed charges against war crimes suspect László Csatáry at the Municipal Court. Under the indictment Csatáry actively collaborated in the deportation of nearly 12,000 people from an internment camp in a brick factory in Kosice, Slovakia from May 1944. He was the head of the camp at the time.
Xpat Opinion: How The Venice Commission Has Got It Wrong Re Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The government of Hungary has issued a detailed response to the Venice Commission’s (prematurely leaked) draft report regarding Hungary’s Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law. At 17 pages, it’s detailed and comprehensive and covers far too much ground for this blog, so I’ll give just a brief rundown of some of the most important issues here and encourage readers to check out ...
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Warned Would-Be Thieves
- 12 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anyone who commits burglary during the flood could be sentenced to three to ten years in prison, Mate Kocsis, chairman of Parliament's law enforcement committee, reminded reporters. The Fidesz MP said theft in an extraordinary situation is now treated as a serious crime under tighter provisions in the criminal code that went into force last May.
Two Movies Get State Support In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The state film fund MNF, overseen by government commissioner Andrew Vajna, has approved substantial financial backing for two films. The sequel to Argo, a crime film by director Attila Árpa, will receive Ft 296.5 million.
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III Visits Hungary
- 11 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert S. Mueller, III visited Budapest on June 6 and met with Minister of the Interior Sandor Pinter to discuss issues of mutual interest to the U.S. and Hungary, including both countries’ efforts to combat international cyber-crime. Director Mueller also visited in the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest.
Bill Allows Hungarian Courts To Block Websites
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
Courts may order that data on foreign-based computer servers be inaccessible temporarily or definitively under a bill passed Monday by Parliament’s governing majority. The bill, initiated by the government, states that the number of crimes perpetrated on the internet is on the rise and that children are particularly vulnerable.
Xpat Opinion: ‘Pulling Hungary Out Of The Pit’ Of Debt & Low Productivity
- 3 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Without a doubt one of the highlights of last week – after the announcement, of course, from the EU Commission that it would recommend an end to the Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary – was a conference organized under the banner “National Interest in Focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe.”
US Lawyers To Question Hungarian War Crimes Suspect Csatáry
- 27 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
American lawyers involved in the Holocaust lawsuit launched in 2010 against state railway company MÁV will travel to Hungary in June to question war crimes suspect László Csatáry at the Buda Central District Court.
Sneaky Robbers On The Roads Of Hungary
- 22 May 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
During spring, especially on weekends, people like to go for a spin exploring different parts of Hungary. Travellers most often choose cars as means of transport, which became quite a risky idea- warned the motorists the Hungarian police.
Csatáry Indicted On War Crimes Charges In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest prosecutors yesterday pressed charges against war crimes suspect László Csatáry at the Municipal Court. Under the indictment Csatáry actively collaborated in the deportation of nearly 12,000 people from an internment camp in a brick factory in Kosice, Slovakia from May 1944. He was the head of the camp at the time.
Xpat Opinion: How The Venice Commission Has Got It Wrong Re Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The government of Hungary has issued a detailed response to the Venice Commission’s (prematurely leaked) draft report regarding Hungary’s Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law. At 17 pages, it’s detailed and comprehensive and covers far too much ground for this blog, so I’ll give just a brief rundown of some of the most important issues here and encourage readers to check out ...
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Warned Would-Be Thieves
- 12 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anyone who commits burglary during the flood could be sentenced to three to ten years in prison, Mate Kocsis, chairman of Parliament's law enforcement committee, reminded reporters. The Fidesz MP said theft in an extraordinary situation is now treated as a serious crime under tighter provisions in the criminal code that went into force last May.
Two Movies Get State Support In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The state film fund MNF, overseen by government commissioner Andrew Vajna, has approved substantial financial backing for two films. The sequel to Argo, a crime film by director Attila Árpa, will receive Ft 296.5 million.
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III Visits Hungary
- 11 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert S. Mueller, III visited Budapest on June 6 and met with Minister of the Interior Sandor Pinter to discuss issues of mutual interest to the U.S. and Hungary, including both countries’ efforts to combat international cyber-crime. Director Mueller also visited in the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest.
Bill Allows Hungarian Courts To Block Websites
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
Courts may order that data on foreign-based computer servers be inaccessible temporarily or definitively under a bill passed Monday by Parliament’s governing majority. The bill, initiated by the government, states that the number of crimes perpetrated on the internet is on the rise and that children are particularly vulnerable.
Xpat Opinion: ‘Pulling Hungary Out Of The Pit’ Of Debt & Low Productivity
- 3 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Without a doubt one of the highlights of last week – after the announcement, of course, from the EU Commission that it would recommend an end to the Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary – was a conference organized under the banner “National Interest in Focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe.”
US Lawyers To Question Hungarian War Crimes Suspect Csatáry
- 27 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
American lawyers involved in the Holocaust lawsuit launched in 2010 against state railway company MÁV will travel to Hungary in June to question war crimes suspect László Csatáry at the Buda Central District Court.
Sneaky Robbers On The Roads Of Hungary
- 22 May 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
During spring, especially on weekends, people like to go for a spin exploring different parts of Hungary. Travellers most often choose cars as means of transport, which became quite a risky idea- warned the motorists the Hungarian police.