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EU Asks Hungary To Receive 1,100 Asylum Seekers
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would be required to take in a total of 1,134 asylum seekers over the next two years under the latest European Commission proposal for dealing with the rise in refugees arriving at EU borders and coastlines. As the plan, released on Wednesday, envisages resettling 60,000 migrants, Hungary would be host to about 2% of the total.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Rejects Doping Accusations
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
World and European swimming champion Katinka Hosszú called a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday to reject accusations of doping levelled at her. “I have never taken any performance-enhancing agents, and I fully believe there is no money, fame, or victory for which I would sell my soul,” Hosszú told reporters.
Hungary's Jobbik Offers Public Safety Proposals
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
CCTV cameras in public places are part of a Jobbik package to be submitted to Parliament aimed at improving public safety. The proposal would provide an emergency alarm system for the elderly. CCTV systems would be installed near kindergartens, schools and social care institutions. Jobbik also proposes that police officers be assigned to all secondary schools.
Hungarian Tax Office Finds & Fines Uber Drivers
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
All drivers of the community taxi service company Uber that were checked by tax officials in a recent survey had violated the rules, the Economy Ministry announced on Friday. Tax officials fined every one of the drivers they checked at the behest of the ministry.
UNHCR Shocked By Hungarian Questionnaire
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The UN High Commission for Human Rights office on Friday heavily criticised the Hungarian national consultation on immigration. Spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly said in Geneva that the content of the national consultation is “extremely biased” for suggesting a connection between migration and terrorism.
4 - 6 Tram In Budapest Returning To Normal
- 22 May 2015 9:04 AM
- getting around
Normal service will resume on Budapest’s 4 and 6 tram lines from Sunday as the track renovation works that began in March will be completed. Trams have not been running between Széll Kálmán tér and Oktogon. The upgrade of the tracks is expected to speed up tram services.
RTL Banned From Hungarian Parliament
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
RTL Klub reporter Vanda Szondi and her cameraman colleague have been banned from Parliament until June for having questioned Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a corridor where filming is forbidden on April 27. The two learned that they were banned when they were turned back at the gate on Thursday. Filming is permitted only in the so-called red and blue lounges of Parliament and in the press room ...
Hungary & More EU States Oppose Refugee Quotas
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twelve EU members have indicated that they will not accept the European Commission proposal to distribute refugees among the EU states in a quota system. French President Francois Hollande said immigration quotas are out of the question, as economic migrants cannot remain in Europe.
Croatian Toll Booths To Refuse Hungarian Forints
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Only euros and Croatian kuna will be accepted by motorway toll booths in Croatia from June 1, the Rijeka daily Novi List reports, citing a decision by Croatian motorway company HAC made at the end of April. As a result no Hungarian forint can be used any more. Bank cards will be accepted.
EU Asks Hungary To Receive 1,100 Asylum Seekers
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would be required to take in a total of 1,134 asylum seekers over the next two years under the latest European Commission proposal for dealing with the rise in refugees arriving at EU borders and coastlines. As the plan, released on Wednesday, envisages resettling 60,000 migrants, Hungary would be host to about 2% of the total.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Rejects Doping Accusations
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
World and European swimming champion Katinka Hosszú called a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday to reject accusations of doping levelled at her. “I have never taken any performance-enhancing agents, and I fully believe there is no money, fame, or victory for which I would sell my soul,” Hosszú told reporters.
Hungary's Jobbik Offers Public Safety Proposals
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
CCTV cameras in public places are part of a Jobbik package to be submitted to Parliament aimed at improving public safety. The proposal would provide an emergency alarm system for the elderly. CCTV systems would be installed near kindergartens, schools and social care institutions. Jobbik also proposes that police officers be assigned to all secondary schools.
Hungarian Tax Office Finds & Fines Uber Drivers
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
All drivers of the community taxi service company Uber that were checked by tax officials in a recent survey had violated the rules, the Economy Ministry announced on Friday. Tax officials fined every one of the drivers they checked at the behest of the ministry.
UNHCR Shocked By Hungarian Questionnaire
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The UN High Commission for Human Rights office on Friday heavily criticised the Hungarian national consultation on immigration. Spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly said in Geneva that the content of the national consultation is “extremely biased” for suggesting a connection between migration and terrorism.
4 - 6 Tram In Budapest Returning To Normal
- 22 May 2015 9:04 AM
- getting around
Normal service will resume on Budapest’s 4 and 6 tram lines from Sunday as the track renovation works that began in March will be completed. Trams have not been running between Széll Kálmán tér and Oktogon. The upgrade of the tracks is expected to speed up tram services.
RTL Banned From Hungarian Parliament
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
RTL Klub reporter Vanda Szondi and her cameraman colleague have been banned from Parliament until June for having questioned Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a corridor where filming is forbidden on April 27. The two learned that they were banned when they were turned back at the gate on Thursday. Filming is permitted only in the so-called red and blue lounges of Parliament and in the press room ...
Hungary & More EU States Oppose Refugee Quotas
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twelve EU members have indicated that they will not accept the European Commission proposal to distribute refugees among the EU states in a quota system. French President Francois Hollande said immigration quotas are out of the question, as economic migrants cannot remain in Europe.
Croatian Toll Booths To Refuse Hungarian Forints
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Only euros and Croatian kuna will be accepted by motorway toll booths in Croatia from June 1, the Rijeka daily Novi List reports, citing a decision by Croatian motorway company HAC made at the end of April. As a result no Hungarian forint can be used any more. Bank cards will be accepted.