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Hungarian Police Launch Over 1,000 Investigations Into People Smuggling
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Up to mid-November, Hungary’s police launched 1,168 investigations connected with people smuggling, compared with a total of 219 last year, the daily Magyar Idők reported. Zoltán Boross of the National Investigations Office told the paper that the police disbanded 20 gangs and had started proceedings against 193 suspects, out of which 68 were arrested.
Longer Sentence For Former Top Hungarian Police Official
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals on Thursday extended the three-year prison term meted out to Ernõ Kiss, former head of the National Police crime division by a first instance court to four and a half years for influence-peddling. Kiss was found guilty of accepting cash in 2011 from István Kocsis, the head of state energy company MVM at the time, to influence criminal proceedings against Kocsis.
Hungary’s Opposition Party Demands Govt Info On Army Weapon Sales To Hunting Shop
- 2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
A hunting shop in Hungary has bought thousands of rocket-propelled weapons from the Hungarian armed forces, the opposition PM party’s spokesman said. Bence Tordai cited defence ministry contracts showing that in 2013 and 2014 the company bought 1,357 air launched rockets, 83 nose guns and 52 airborne rockets from the Hungarian army for 7.5 million forints (EUR 24,000).
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.
Jobbik To File Complaint Over Hungarian Farmland Sales
- 19 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that it would file a criminal complaint over suspected forgery of information pertaining to farmland auctions. Referring to recent media reports, lawmaker Zoltán Magyar said that details about the most valuable plots of land that are presented at land auctions do not match the parameters listed in the land tenders. Magyar said this could indicate that ...
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 ...
AI Criticises Hungary’s Migration Policy
- 8 Oct 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International (AI) has criticised the Hungarian government’s migration policies and made proposals on measures in its latest report released in London. Hungary’s attempts to insulate itself against a regional and wider global refugee crisis can only be achieved at the expense of its respect for international human rights and refugee law obligations.
Refugees Arson Plan Alleged In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s secret services foiled a plan by migrants to set fire to refugee camps in Hungary last month, the tabloid Blikk reported on Thursday. Tapped telephone conversations indicated that some migrants called their contacts in the camps and instructed them to set fire to the camps.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM’s Plan For EU Action On Migration
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As Prime Minister Viktor Orbán prepares to propose that all EU members contribute one per cent of their budgets to finance an all-European programme to tackle the migrants crisis, a left-wing reporter believes that his proposals might be supported by international leaders.
Hungarian Police Launch Over 1,000 Investigations Into People Smuggling
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Up to mid-November, Hungary’s police launched 1,168 investigations connected with people smuggling, compared with a total of 219 last year, the daily Magyar Idők reported. Zoltán Boross of the National Investigations Office told the paper that the police disbanded 20 gangs and had started proceedings against 193 suspects, out of which 68 were arrested.
Longer Sentence For Former Top Hungarian Police Official
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals on Thursday extended the three-year prison term meted out to Ernõ Kiss, former head of the National Police crime division by a first instance court to four and a half years for influence-peddling. Kiss was found guilty of accepting cash in 2011 from István Kocsis, the head of state energy company MVM at the time, to influence criminal proceedings against Kocsis.
Hungary’s Opposition Party Demands Govt Info On Army Weapon Sales To Hunting Shop
- 2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
A hunting shop in Hungary has bought thousands of rocket-propelled weapons from the Hungarian armed forces, the opposition PM party’s spokesman said. Bence Tordai cited defence ministry contracts showing that in 2013 and 2014 the company bought 1,357 air launched rockets, 83 nose guns and 52 airborne rockets from the Hungarian army for 7.5 million forints (EUR 24,000).
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.
Jobbik To File Complaint Over Hungarian Farmland Sales
- 19 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that it would file a criminal complaint over suspected forgery of information pertaining to farmland auctions. Referring to recent media reports, lawmaker Zoltán Magyar said that details about the most valuable plots of land that are presented at land auctions do not match the parameters listed in the land tenders. Magyar said this could indicate that ...
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 ...
AI Criticises Hungary’s Migration Policy
- 8 Oct 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International (AI) has criticised the Hungarian government’s migration policies and made proposals on measures in its latest report released in London. Hungary’s attempts to insulate itself against a regional and wider global refugee crisis can only be achieved at the expense of its respect for international human rights and refugee law obligations.
Refugees Arson Plan Alleged In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s secret services foiled a plan by migrants to set fire to refugee camps in Hungary last month, the tabloid Blikk reported on Thursday. Tapped telephone conversations indicated that some migrants called their contacts in the camps and instructed them to set fire to the camps.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM’s Plan For EU Action On Migration
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As Prime Minister Viktor Orbán prepares to propose that all EU members contribute one per cent of their budgets to finance an all-European programme to tackle the migrants crisis, a left-wing reporter believes that his proposals might be supported by international leaders.