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Update: Suspect In Late Sept Budapest Blast Arrested
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have detained a young Hungarian in connection with the late September bomb attack in central Budapest, municipal prosecutor Imre Keresztes said. On September 24, two police officers were seriously injured when a homemade shrapnel bomb exploded on Grand Boulevard. Keresztes said that the suspect, who has no criminal record, appealed against his detention.
Pintér: External Borders Must Be Protected Without Introducing Restrictions On Internal Borders
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The aim is to protect the external borders of the Schengen zone without having to introduce restrictions and border checks on the internal borders, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said on Tuesday. He told the press after meeting his Slovene counterpart Vesna Györkös Znidar that joint action by the two countries against illegal migration had “clearly” proven to be the right decision.
Orbán Submits Constitutional Amendment Proposal On Migrant Quotas
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday submitted a constitutional amendment proposal in connection with European Union migrant quotas. The proposals contain a ban on foreigners settling in Hungary unless they abide by the country’s laws on obtaining residency, according to the homepage of parliament.
TEK Identifies Eight Phone Numbers Tied To Paris, Brussels Attacks
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian counter-terrorism force TEK on Saturday said it had identified eight telephone numbers that could be connected to the terrorists who carried out the attacks in Paris and Brussels, and six of these were activated using the name of a local homeless man who bought a large number of SIM cards in Hungary.
Hungarian Authority In Talks With Telecom Companies Over SIM Cards
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
In the wake of recent reports of organised criminals obtaining large quantities of SIM cards in Hungary, the government and telecommunications authority (NMHH) are in talks with mobile phone companies operating in the country on alerting the authorities to suspected activity. The daily Magyar Idők cited interior ministry sources as saying that the government would soon make a related proposal on ...
Sweden Threatens To Sue Hungary
- 6 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sweden will turn to a court if Hungary does not readmit those asylum seekers who were first registered in the EU by Hungarian authorities in accordance with the Dublin regulations, Swedish Justice Minister Morgan Johansson said yesterday.
Opposition, Govt At Odds Over Whether Budapest Terrorist Logistics Hub
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary was used as a transit country by terrorists collaborating in the Brussels and Paris attacks, but they never used any city as a logistics base, the (Socialist) head of Hungarian parliament’s national security committee said after hearing a report from police leaders.
TEK Briefs Press On Investigation Concerning Terrorists In Hungary In 2015
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK informed the press on their findings concerning terrorists who spent time in Hungary last year, including perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels attacks, on Friday. Senior TEK officials Csaba Majoros and Zsolt Bodnár said that altogether 14 terrorists had spent a few days each in Hungary last summer and autumn, but added that the Islamic State terrorist ...
Andy Vajna Hits The Jackpot With New Online Gambling Regulations In Hungary
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
On Tuesday the Hungarian parliament passed a law regulating online gambling introduced only the previous day. The bill’s sponsors justified the extraordinary measure by claiming the measure was necessary to combat illegal online gambling. The government expects the modification to drive international on-line gambling operators out of the Hungarian market.
Update: Suspect In Late Sept Budapest Blast Arrested
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have detained a young Hungarian in connection with the late September bomb attack in central Budapest, municipal prosecutor Imre Keresztes said. On September 24, two police officers were seriously injured when a homemade shrapnel bomb exploded on Grand Boulevard. Keresztes said that the suspect, who has no criminal record, appealed against his detention.
Pintér: External Borders Must Be Protected Without Introducing Restrictions On Internal Borders
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The aim is to protect the external borders of the Schengen zone without having to introduce restrictions and border checks on the internal borders, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said on Tuesday. He told the press after meeting his Slovene counterpart Vesna Györkös Znidar that joint action by the two countries against illegal migration had “clearly” proven to be the right decision.
Orbán Submits Constitutional Amendment Proposal On Migrant Quotas
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday submitted a constitutional amendment proposal in connection with European Union migrant quotas. The proposals contain a ban on foreigners settling in Hungary unless they abide by the country’s laws on obtaining residency, according to the homepage of parliament.
TEK Identifies Eight Phone Numbers Tied To Paris, Brussels Attacks
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian counter-terrorism force TEK on Saturday said it had identified eight telephone numbers that could be connected to the terrorists who carried out the attacks in Paris and Brussels, and six of these were activated using the name of a local homeless man who bought a large number of SIM cards in Hungary.
Hungarian Authority In Talks With Telecom Companies Over SIM Cards
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
In the wake of recent reports of organised criminals obtaining large quantities of SIM cards in Hungary, the government and telecommunications authority (NMHH) are in talks with mobile phone companies operating in the country on alerting the authorities to suspected activity. The daily Magyar Idők cited interior ministry sources as saying that the government would soon make a related proposal on ...
Sweden Threatens To Sue Hungary
- 6 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sweden will turn to a court if Hungary does not readmit those asylum seekers who were first registered in the EU by Hungarian authorities in accordance with the Dublin regulations, Swedish Justice Minister Morgan Johansson said yesterday.
Opposition, Govt At Odds Over Whether Budapest Terrorist Logistics Hub
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary was used as a transit country by terrorists collaborating in the Brussels and Paris attacks, but they never used any city as a logistics base, the (Socialist) head of Hungarian parliament’s national security committee said after hearing a report from police leaders.
TEK Briefs Press On Investigation Concerning Terrorists In Hungary In 2015
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK informed the press on their findings concerning terrorists who spent time in Hungary last year, including perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels attacks, on Friday. Senior TEK officials Csaba Majoros and Zsolt Bodnár said that altogether 14 terrorists had spent a few days each in Hungary last summer and autumn, but added that the Islamic State terrorist ...
Andy Vajna Hits The Jackpot With New Online Gambling Regulations In Hungary
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
On Tuesday the Hungarian parliament passed a law regulating online gambling introduced only the previous day. The bill’s sponsors justified the extraordinary measure by claiming the measure was necessary to combat illegal online gambling. The government expects the modification to drive international on-line gambling operators out of the Hungarian market.