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Liberals Blame TEK For Terrorists Entering Hungary In 2015
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party has blamed the ability of terrorists involved in the Paris and Brussels attacks to enter and stay in Hungary last year on counter-terrorism unit TEK’s “failure” to detect and identify them when they entered the country. Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, the daily Magyar Idők reported on Tuesday that several perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks ...
E&Y Reports On Corruption Perceptions
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
More than half of SME leaders have heard about instances of corruption and 12-18% would contemplate accepting or giving bribes, according to research by Ernst & Young.
NVB Bans Opposition Rally
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) ruled yesterday that the Dialogue for Hungary party cannot hold a demonstration on Kossuth tér on Sunday, as that would be an election rally. Legislation bans election-related rallies on polling day.
Centre Of Budapest District Named After Former President Göncz
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The centre of Budapest’s 13th district has been named after Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president between 1990 and 2000, in a ceremony on Tuesday. Addressing the event, Mayor József Tóth said that with this move the municipality wanted to pay tribute to President Göncz’s ideals, philosophy and lifetime achievements, a personality who served the cause of the public throughout his ...
Hungarian Online Gaming Law Favours Vajna
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The bill on regulating online gaming in Hungary that was filed in Parliament on Monday was designed to favour government commissioner Andy Vajna and was approved by Parliament in a fast track procedure on Tuesday, Népszabadság writes.
Midwife Geréb Convicted Again
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Monday sentenced gynaecologist and midwife Ágnes Geréb to an 18-month prison term, suspended for three years, and banned her for five years from practising her occupation.
Invitation: BBC Debate In Budapest On Referendum & Migration, 5 October
- 28 Sep 2016 8:55 AM
- current affairs
The BBC World Service is holding a series of debates across Europe as the continent grapples with the big issues of migration, the economy and security. On 2 October Hungary will vote on whether to accept mandatory EU quotas for relocating migrants. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán opposes the European Union’s plans. In this edition of BBC World Questions recorded at Corvinus University in Budapest, ...
Video: Budapest Bomb Blast Footage
- 28 Sep 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Below is security camera footage of the blast in downtown Budapest on Saturday night, including shots of the man suspected of planting and detonating the bomb. The 18-minute video posted on police.hu shows the perpetrator walking past the doorway at Teréz körút 2-4 several times before depositing the homemade bomb and a rucksack filled with nails and screws before the arrival of patrolling police.
Foreign Ministry Official: CETA ‘Good Pact’
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
István Mikola, state secretary at the foreign ministry, said that Hungary needed free trade agreements so as not to be excluded from any world market.
Liberals Blame TEK For Terrorists Entering Hungary In 2015
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party has blamed the ability of terrorists involved in the Paris and Brussels attacks to enter and stay in Hungary last year on counter-terrorism unit TEK’s “failure” to detect and identify them when they entered the country. Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, the daily Magyar Idők reported on Tuesday that several perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks ...
E&Y Reports On Corruption Perceptions
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
More than half of SME leaders have heard about instances of corruption and 12-18% would contemplate accepting or giving bribes, according to research by Ernst & Young.
NVB Bans Opposition Rally
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) ruled yesterday that the Dialogue for Hungary party cannot hold a demonstration on Kossuth tér on Sunday, as that would be an election rally. Legislation bans election-related rallies on polling day.
Centre Of Budapest District Named After Former President Göncz
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The centre of Budapest’s 13th district has been named after Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president between 1990 and 2000, in a ceremony on Tuesday. Addressing the event, Mayor József Tóth said that with this move the municipality wanted to pay tribute to President Göncz’s ideals, philosophy and lifetime achievements, a personality who served the cause of the public throughout his ...
Hungarian Online Gaming Law Favours Vajna
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The bill on regulating online gaming in Hungary that was filed in Parliament on Monday was designed to favour government commissioner Andy Vajna and was approved by Parliament in a fast track procedure on Tuesday, Népszabadság writes.
Midwife Geréb Convicted Again
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Monday sentenced gynaecologist and midwife Ágnes Geréb to an 18-month prison term, suspended for three years, and banned her for five years from practising her occupation.
Invitation: BBC Debate In Budapest On Referendum & Migration, 5 October
- 28 Sep 2016 8:55 AM
- current affairs
The BBC World Service is holding a series of debates across Europe as the continent grapples with the big issues of migration, the economy and security. On 2 October Hungary will vote on whether to accept mandatory EU quotas for relocating migrants. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán opposes the European Union’s plans. In this edition of BBC World Questions recorded at Corvinus University in Budapest, ...
Video: Budapest Bomb Blast Footage
- 28 Sep 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Below is security camera footage of the blast in downtown Budapest on Saturday night, including shots of the man suspected of planting and detonating the bomb. The 18-minute video posted on police.hu shows the perpetrator walking past the doorway at Teréz körút 2-4 several times before depositing the homemade bomb and a rucksack filled with nails and screws before the arrival of patrolling police.
Foreign Ministry Official: CETA ‘Good Pact’
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
István Mikola, state secretary at the foreign ministry, said that Hungary needed free trade agreements so as not to be excluded from any world market.