369 result(s) for died in Current Affairs
Austrian Charged With Running Over A Hungarian Policeman Faces Trial In Szeged
- 8 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thomas Robert B., an Austrian citizen, who is charged with running over Imre Kenéz, a Hungarian motorcycle policeman intentionally at Apátfalva, Csongrád county, in October 2012, refused to testify in court on October 24. Earlier, when interviewed by police, he denied having run over that policeman deliberately.
Xpat Opinion: The So-Called ‘Criminalization’ Of Homelessness In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international media is abuzz again. This time it’s about the parliament’s new legislation on homelessness. The new law follows through on a provision in the Fundamental Law allowing local governments to prohibit habitual living in certain public areas on the basis of clear and justified criteria such as public order, public security, public health and protection of cultural heritage.
EU Commissioner Justifies Hungary’s Position In Tobin Controversy
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has confirmed that the European Union may launch infringement proceedings against Ireland and Hungary may bring Ireland to the European Court of Justice if the Tobin case is still unresolved by December 1, 2014. Hungarian Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics is confident that circumstances will oblige Tobin to go to jail in Ireland.
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
Two Killed In Gyõr Basketball Team Bus Crash
- 9 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The team manger and coach of the Gyõr women’s basketball team were killed when their bus crashed head-on into a car and ended up in a roadside ditch on Saturday. The car had swerved into the oncoming lane on route 85 between Kapuvár and Vitnyéd as the bus was carrying the team to a friendly game in Sopron.
Xpat Opinion: Doubts About Retaliation In Syria In Hungarian Media
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators have little doubt about the imminence of punitive strikes against the Assad regime, but are highly sceptical both about their moral grounds and their expected impact.
Hungarian Gov Pays Compensation To Families Of 2008-2009 Roma Murders
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2008 and 2009, under the previous socialist Government, a series of nine attacks was committed against people of Roma origin in which six people were murdered, generating deep shock throughout the whole of society and leading to accusations that police had failed to protect a minority group.
War Crimes Suspect Csatáry Dies In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
War crimes suspect László Csatáry died in hospital on Saturday at age 98, the tabloid Bors reported on Monday. Csatáry, who was awaiting trial on war crimes charges, had contracted pneumonia in recent days, and had been transferred from one hospital to another in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Austrian Charged With Running Over A Hungarian Policeman Faces Trial In Szeged
- 8 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thomas Robert B., an Austrian citizen, who is charged with running over Imre Kenéz, a Hungarian motorcycle policeman intentionally at Apátfalva, Csongrád county, in October 2012, refused to testify in court on October 24. Earlier, when interviewed by police, he denied having run over that policeman deliberately.
Xpat Opinion: The So-Called ‘Criminalization’ Of Homelessness In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international media is abuzz again. This time it’s about the parliament’s new legislation on homelessness. The new law follows through on a provision in the Fundamental Law allowing local governments to prohibit habitual living in certain public areas on the basis of clear and justified criteria such as public order, public security, public health and protection of cultural heritage.
EU Commissioner Justifies Hungary’s Position In Tobin Controversy
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has confirmed that the European Union may launch infringement proceedings against Ireland and Hungary may bring Ireland to the European Court of Justice if the Tobin case is still unresolved by December 1, 2014. Hungarian Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics is confident that circumstances will oblige Tobin to go to jail in Ireland.
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
Two Killed In Gyõr Basketball Team Bus Crash
- 9 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The team manger and coach of the Gyõr women’s basketball team were killed when their bus crashed head-on into a car and ended up in a roadside ditch on Saturday. The car had swerved into the oncoming lane on route 85 between Kapuvár and Vitnyéd as the bus was carrying the team to a friendly game in Sopron.
Xpat Opinion: Doubts About Retaliation In Syria In Hungarian Media
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators have little doubt about the imminence of punitive strikes against the Assad regime, but are highly sceptical both about their moral grounds and their expected impact.
Hungarian Gov Pays Compensation To Families Of 2008-2009 Roma Murders
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2008 and 2009, under the previous socialist Government, a series of nine attacks was committed against people of Roma origin in which six people were murdered, generating deep shock throughout the whole of society and leading to accusations that police had failed to protect a minority group.
War Crimes Suspect Csatáry Dies In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
War crimes suspect László Csatáry died in hospital on Saturday at age 98, the tabloid Bors reported on Monday. Csatáry, who was awaiting trial on war crimes charges, had contracted pneumonia in recent days, and had been transferred from one hospital to another in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...