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European Court Rejects Migrants’ Appeal Against Expulsion From Hungary
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has thrown out an appeal by two Bangladeshi nationals, represented by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, seeking to ban Hungary from returning them to Serbia, the press office of the Hungarian justice ministry said. In their appeal dated Sept. 25, the two migrants requested that the European Court issue a temporary restraining order against Hungary, the ministry ...
Renewed Klauzál Square Market Hall Is Open On Sundays, Too
- 12 Oct 2015 10:50 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest: After a top-to-bottom restoration effort lasting months, the historic covered market of District VII now welcomes shoppers once again – even on Sundays. This downtown neighborhood was in dire need of a good marketplace offering everything from a supermarket to stands selling fresh local produce and dairy products. ...
Experts Inspect Hungarian-Croatian Drava Border River
- 12 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A team of soldiers, police officers, water management and forestry experts inspected a section of the Drava river and its embankment area along the Hungarian-Croatian border on Monday, the honvedelem.hu website reported. Thousands of migrants cross the Croatian-Hungarian border illegally on a daily basis. The border does not follow the line of the river, so it is possible for someone to cross the ...
EC Asks Hungarian Govt On Migrant Rules In Administrative Letter
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has sent an administrative letter to the Hungarian government to ask for information about legal amendments that entered into force in mid-September in connection with the migration crisis, an EC spokesperson confirmed. Natasha Bertaud declined to reveal details but said the questions concerned Hungary’s regulations on refugees and migration.
Szijjártó: Govt Asks For Parlt Support Against Migrant Quotas
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the group leaders of five parliamentary parties to discuss the country’s approach to the European Union’s decision to introduce mandatory migrant quotas. Speaking after the meeting, the foreign minister told journalists that most lawmakers “support the notion that Hungary’s national sovereignty must be protected.” Péter Szijjártó said that Orbán had instructed the ...
Over 312,000 Migrants Entered Hungary Illegally So Far This Year
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
So far this year police have rounded up 312,111 migrants who entered Hungary illegally, a spokeswoman of the national police headquarters said. Some 5,925 people crossed the border on Sunday, including 43 from Serbia and 5,878 from Croatia, Viktória Csiszér- Kovács told public news channel M1.
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
Former Hungarian Communist Party Official Biszku Pleads Innocent In New Trial
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, the interior minister in 1956, pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes when a new trial began on Friday. Biszku is accused of abetting the shooting of protesters by state security officials at Nyugati tér and in Salgótarján in December 1956, as well as failing to investigate a raid in 1957 and denying Communist crimes.
Hungary’s New Church Law Amendments
- 30 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- community & culture
In future churches should be registered by courts based on legal provisions, according to a consultation paper on the church law published online on kormany.hu. The law in effect since January 1, 2012 originally recognised only 14 congregations as established churches but allowed other faiths to apply to parliament for recognition, dependent on the vote of a two-thirds majority.
European Court Rejects Migrants’ Appeal Against Expulsion From Hungary
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has thrown out an appeal by two Bangladeshi nationals, represented by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, seeking to ban Hungary from returning them to Serbia, the press office of the Hungarian justice ministry said. In their appeal dated Sept. 25, the two migrants requested that the European Court issue a temporary restraining order against Hungary, the ministry ...
Renewed Klauzál Square Market Hall Is Open On Sundays, Too
- 12 Oct 2015 10:50 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest: After a top-to-bottom restoration effort lasting months, the historic covered market of District VII now welcomes shoppers once again – even on Sundays. This downtown neighborhood was in dire need of a good marketplace offering everything from a supermarket to stands selling fresh local produce and dairy products. ...
Experts Inspect Hungarian-Croatian Drava Border River
- 12 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A team of soldiers, police officers, water management and forestry experts inspected a section of the Drava river and its embankment area along the Hungarian-Croatian border on Monday, the honvedelem.hu website reported. Thousands of migrants cross the Croatian-Hungarian border illegally on a daily basis. The border does not follow the line of the river, so it is possible for someone to cross the ...
EC Asks Hungarian Govt On Migrant Rules In Administrative Letter
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has sent an administrative letter to the Hungarian government to ask for information about legal amendments that entered into force in mid-September in connection with the migration crisis, an EC spokesperson confirmed. Natasha Bertaud declined to reveal details but said the questions concerned Hungary’s regulations on refugees and migration.
Szijjártó: Govt Asks For Parlt Support Against Migrant Quotas
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the group leaders of five parliamentary parties to discuss the country’s approach to the European Union’s decision to introduce mandatory migrant quotas. Speaking after the meeting, the foreign minister told journalists that most lawmakers “support the notion that Hungary’s national sovereignty must be protected.” Péter Szijjártó said that Orbán had instructed the ...
Over 312,000 Migrants Entered Hungary Illegally So Far This Year
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
So far this year police have rounded up 312,111 migrants who entered Hungary illegally, a spokeswoman of the national police headquarters said. Some 5,925 people crossed the border on Sunday, including 43 from Serbia and 5,878 from Croatia, Viktória Csiszér- Kovács told public news channel M1.
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
Former Hungarian Communist Party Official Biszku Pleads Innocent In New Trial
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, the interior minister in 1956, pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes when a new trial began on Friday. Biszku is accused of abetting the shooting of protesters by state security officials at Nyugati tér and in Salgótarján in December 1956, as well as failing to investigate a raid in 1957 and denying Communist crimes.
Hungary’s New Church Law Amendments
- 30 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- community & culture
In future churches should be registered by courts based on legal provisions, according to a consultation paper on the church law published online on kormany.hu. The law in effect since January 1, 2012 originally recognised only 14 congregations as established churches but allowed other faiths to apply to parliament for recognition, dependent on the vote of a two-thirds majority.