23 result(s) for m5 in Current Affairs
Hungarian Border Settlement Of Röszke Becomes Symbol Of Crisis
- 11 Sep 2015 9:05 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Police used tear gas against a group of migrants that refused to go to a collection point after entering Hungary, and two people were detained near Röszke in southern Hungary late on Tuesday, a local MTI correspondent reported. The group of around 150 migrants set off towards Highway 5 after entering Hungary from Serbia.
Organisers Of People Smuggling Can Be Sentenced To Up To Twenty Years In Prison In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Organisers of people smuggling could receive prison sentences of ten to twenty years, according to a proposed amendment tabled by the Legislative Committee of the Hungarian Parliament. At the Committee’s meeting on 3rd September 2015, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice Róbert Répássy said that the increased responsibility of gang leaders and organisers justified more serious categories ...
Refugees Close Hungary's M5 Motorway
- 10 Sep 2015 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A section of the M5 motorway in southeast Hungary had to be closed yesterday afternoon when a crowd of 200-250 refugees began walking towards Budapest after fleeing a Röszke detention centre. Police provided an escort and eventually persuaded them to be taken to reception stations in buses. A Syrian woman attempting to escape threw a piece of concrete at a police officer in Röszke on Wednesday, ...
New Wave Of 200-250 Migrants Leave Röszke In Hungary
- 9 Sep 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A group of 200-250 migrants left the registration point near Röszke, near the Serbian border, on Wednesday morning, MTI’s correspondent reported. The group, composed mostly of young men, pushed past the lines formed by police and set off in the direction of motorway M5 leading north. They were joined by families and women later on. No tear gas or batons were used by police. Police were seeking to ...
Three Suspects Arrested For Robbing Migrants In Hungary
- 8 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Three men have been taken into custody in Szeged, southeast Hungary, in connection with the theft of 2,000 euros from four Syrian migrants near the M5 motorway, local police said. Spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi said the suspects offered to transport the migrants from Roszke, on the southern border with Serbia, to Budapest for 250 euros per head. The migrants accepted the offer and paid a deposit.
Hungarian, Intl Aid Groups Working At Röszke
- 8 Sep 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
Members of several Hungarian and international aid organisations are distributing aid at a reception centre for migrants at Röszke near the Serbian border, MTI’s correspondent reported from the site. Several hundred migrants on Tuesday morning were waiting to be transferred to points set up by the Hungarian immigration office for registering them. The aid organisations were distributing food, ...
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Hundreds Break Out Of Röszke Reception Centre In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2015 3:30 AM
- current affairs
Around three hundred people broke out of the reception centre near the southern border station of Röszke on Friday, complaining that assessments of their asylum applications were too slow. One of the migrants who broke out of the centre told M1 news channel that they were giving the authorities a two-hour deadline to assess their applications.
Hungarian Police Take Suspected Human Traffickers Into Custody
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police took into custody the drivers of three vehicles suspected of human trafficking, the Budapest police headquarters said. The police took into custody a Lithuanian driving a vehicle with Lithuanian number plates carrying twelve Syrians in the country illegally. The police later took into custody an Austrian driver in a vehicle with Austrian number plates carrying five Syrian ...
Hungarian Border Settlement Of Röszke Becomes Symbol Of Crisis
- 11 Sep 2015 9:05 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Police used tear gas against a group of migrants that refused to go to a collection point after entering Hungary, and two people were detained near Röszke in southern Hungary late on Tuesday, a local MTI correspondent reported. The group of around 150 migrants set off towards Highway 5 after entering Hungary from Serbia.
Organisers Of People Smuggling Can Be Sentenced To Up To Twenty Years In Prison In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Organisers of people smuggling could receive prison sentences of ten to twenty years, according to a proposed amendment tabled by the Legislative Committee of the Hungarian Parliament. At the Committee’s meeting on 3rd September 2015, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice Róbert Répássy said that the increased responsibility of gang leaders and organisers justified more serious categories ...
Refugees Close Hungary's M5 Motorway
- 10 Sep 2015 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A section of the M5 motorway in southeast Hungary had to be closed yesterday afternoon when a crowd of 200-250 refugees began walking towards Budapest after fleeing a Röszke detention centre. Police provided an escort and eventually persuaded them to be taken to reception stations in buses. A Syrian woman attempting to escape threw a piece of concrete at a police officer in Röszke on Wednesday, ...
New Wave Of 200-250 Migrants Leave Röszke In Hungary
- 9 Sep 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A group of 200-250 migrants left the registration point near Röszke, near the Serbian border, on Wednesday morning, MTI’s correspondent reported. The group, composed mostly of young men, pushed past the lines formed by police and set off in the direction of motorway M5 leading north. They were joined by families and women later on. No tear gas or batons were used by police. Police were seeking to ...
Three Suspects Arrested For Robbing Migrants In Hungary
- 8 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Three men have been taken into custody in Szeged, southeast Hungary, in connection with the theft of 2,000 euros from four Syrian migrants near the M5 motorway, local police said. Spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi said the suspects offered to transport the migrants from Roszke, on the southern border with Serbia, to Budapest for 250 euros per head. The migrants accepted the offer and paid a deposit.
Hungarian, Intl Aid Groups Working At Röszke
- 8 Sep 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
Members of several Hungarian and international aid organisations are distributing aid at a reception centre for migrants at Röszke near the Serbian border, MTI’s correspondent reported from the site. Several hundred migrants on Tuesday morning were waiting to be transferred to points set up by the Hungarian immigration office for registering them. The aid organisations were distributing food, ...
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Hundreds Break Out Of Röszke Reception Centre In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2015 3:30 AM
- current affairs
Around three hundred people broke out of the reception centre near the southern border station of Röszke on Friday, complaining that assessments of their asylum applications were too slow. One of the migrants who broke out of the centre told M1 news channel that they were giving the authorities a two-hour deadline to assess their applications.
Hungarian Police Take Suspected Human Traffickers Into Custody
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police took into custody the drivers of three vehicles suspected of human trafficking, the Budapest police headquarters said. The police took into custody a Lithuanian driving a vehicle with Lithuanian number plates carrying twelve Syrians in the country illegally. The police later took into custody an Austrian driver in a vehicle with Austrian number plates carrying five Syrian ...