168 result(s) for debrecen in Current Affairs
Hungarian Town Debrecen Bans Homeless From Centre
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people are banned from downtown Debrecen and the city’s Nagyerd forest, under a resolution passed by the city council on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Laying Of Foundation Stone For National Instruments’ Science Park In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foundation stone of a Science Park, valued at some HUF 4bn, was laid ceremonially at the Debrecen production site of National Instruments (NI) Hungary Ltd. As NI Hungary CEO László Ábrahám said, the company received funding of some 2 billion forints for the implementation of the 6000sqm Science Park project by winning a New Széchenyi Plan tender. At the facility, 300 people – mainly research ...
Xpat Opinion: A Surprising Verdict: The Gypsies Are The Racists, Not The Members Of The Hungarian Guard
- 2 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Sajóbábony, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants 13 km from the city of Miskolc, has been in the news off and on since 2009, shortly after the random murders of Gypsies in several towns and villages. In the aftermath of these murders the Hungarian Roma population was not surprisingly jumpy and fearful. Intensifying their fear was the activity of Jobbik and the Hungarian Guard, its paramilitary unit. ...
Xpat Opinion: Life Sentences For Serial Killers In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian PM's Officials Convicted Of Espionage
- 14 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to one of the definitions, a “show trial” is “a public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes.” In Hungarian there is a similar word for a show trial, “kirakatper” (kirakat = shop window), but more often than not it is called “koncepciós per,” which in my opinion better describes the nature of such trials. The accusers strive during the investigation ...
Roma Jailed In Hungary For “Crime Against Nation”
- 10 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Miskolc Court on Thursday handed down prison terms ranging from two and half to four years to nine Roma people from Sajóbábony, Borsod county, finding them guilty of “crimes against the nation”.
Moderate Shallow Earthquake In Hungary On Tuesday Night – Felt As Far As Budapest
- 25 Apr 2013 10:55 AM
- current affairs
The earthquake was also felt in Debrecen. All the seismological agencies are reporting a depth of 10 km which is very shallow. Depending on the underground and the soil type the shaking may generate some slight damage. A moderate earthquake struck near Dormand but was widely felt in the country. In Budapest mostly as a slight shaking. Epicenter below Erdotelek.
Hungarian Police Guilty Of Forceful Interrogation
- 16 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Debrecen Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a Miskolc Court’s conviction of three police officers of forceful interrogation and other crimes in 2009. Two of the three police officers in Mezõkövesd, Borsod county were given suspended 16-month prison terms, while the third was fined Ft 375,000 for forgery of public documents.
Hungarian Town Debrecen Bans Homeless From Centre
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people are banned from downtown Debrecen and the city’s Nagyerd forest, under a resolution passed by the city council on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Laying Of Foundation Stone For National Instruments’ Science Park In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foundation stone of a Science Park, valued at some HUF 4bn, was laid ceremonially at the Debrecen production site of National Instruments (NI) Hungary Ltd. As NI Hungary CEO László Ábrahám said, the company received funding of some 2 billion forints for the implementation of the 6000sqm Science Park project by winning a New Széchenyi Plan tender. At the facility, 300 people – mainly research ...
Xpat Opinion: A Surprising Verdict: The Gypsies Are The Racists, Not The Members Of The Hungarian Guard
- 2 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Sajóbábony, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants 13 km from the city of Miskolc, has been in the news off and on since 2009, shortly after the random murders of Gypsies in several towns and villages. In the aftermath of these murders the Hungarian Roma population was not surprisingly jumpy and fearful. Intensifying their fear was the activity of Jobbik and the Hungarian Guard, its paramilitary unit. ...
Xpat Opinion: Life Sentences For Serial Killers In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian PM's Officials Convicted Of Espionage
- 14 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to one of the definitions, a “show trial” is “a public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes.” In Hungarian there is a similar word for a show trial, “kirakatper” (kirakat = shop window), but more often than not it is called “koncepciós per,” which in my opinion better describes the nature of such trials. The accusers strive during the investigation ...
Roma Jailed In Hungary For “Crime Against Nation”
- 10 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Miskolc Court on Thursday handed down prison terms ranging from two and half to four years to nine Roma people from Sajóbábony, Borsod county, finding them guilty of “crimes against the nation”.
Moderate Shallow Earthquake In Hungary On Tuesday Night – Felt As Far As Budapest
- 25 Apr 2013 10:55 AM
- current affairs
The earthquake was also felt in Debrecen. All the seismological agencies are reporting a depth of 10 km which is very shallow. Depending on the underground and the soil type the shaking may generate some slight damage. A moderate earthquake struck near Dormand but was widely felt in the country. In Budapest mostly as a slight shaking. Epicenter below Erdotelek.
Hungarian Police Guilty Of Forceful Interrogation
- 16 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Debrecen Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a Miskolc Court’s conviction of three police officers of forceful interrogation and other crimes in 2009. Two of the three police officers in Mezõkövesd, Borsod county were given suspended 16-month prison terms, while the third was fined Ft 375,000 for forgery of public documents.