425 result(s) for number of cases
Refugees To Stand Trial This Week
- 9 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Kecskemét prosecutors will put on trial in a fast track procedure 15 refugees who were involved in a disturbance at a detention centre in Kiskunhalas on January 15. The incident started when two Iraqis began fighting over access to the internet and armed security guards moved to separate them. One of the men then began to scuffle with arriving police.
Hungary Faced Unprecedented Migration Pressure In 2015, Says BÁH Head
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary was exposed to unprecedented migration pressure last year, with the number of illegal migrants exceeding 414,000, the director of Hungary’s immigration office BÁH said. Zsuzsanna Végh said that the immigration office had warned the European Union multiple times that the Balkan route would be a significant one for illegal migrants, but EU decision makers failed to take the risk seriously.
Erection Of Statues For Politicians Cooperated With Oppressors Of Hungary Cannot Be Supported
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the question-and-answer round of Parliament’s plenary session on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the Constitution does not support the erection of statues in honour of political leaders in government during the time when Hungary had lost its sovereignty.
Official: Hungary’s New Public Procurement Law Instrumental In Fighting Graft
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new public procurement law, one of Europe’s strictest legislations, is instrumental in fighting graft, a senior official of the prime minister’s office told a conference organised by Transparency International Hungary on Wednesday. The new law provides for a much broader scope of transparency and defines a minimum number of applicants required in certain areas of public procurement ...
Lázár: Hungarian Government Windows To Offer Tax Administration Services
- 2 Dec 2015 10:06 AM
- business
The government plans to expand the role of so-called government windows—one-stop shops for citizens organising official paperwork—to also offer tax administration services, the government office chief said. The government’s aim in developing regional public administration is to enable people to start the administration process from home in an increasing number of cases, János Lázár said at the ...
So Far 75,000 Asylum Procedures Cancelled In 2015 In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of asylum procedures that had to be cancelled this year is set to exceed 75,000 on Friday, the director for refugee affairs of Hungary’s immigration office told public news channel M1. Árpád Szép said that in 80 to 85% of the cases, asylum procedures are cancelled because the asylum seeker flees before the procedure is completed.
Dental Tourism: Budapest Becoming “Teeth-Fixing” Capital Of Europe
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Since the 2008 economic crisis Budapest has become Europe’s dental capital due to the still expanding budget flights and of course, the extremely high dental prices in the Western part of the continent. Most of the dental tourists visiting Budapest come from Britain, France and from the Scandinavian states. Besides the capital visitor numbers at the clinics in Győr, Mosonmagyaróvár or Sopron, in ...
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
Refugees Keep On Coming To Hungary
- 7 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities continue to register 1,500-2,000 asylum seekers every day, Árpád Szép, the head of refugee affairs at the Immigration and Citizenship Office said yesterday. As of noon Sunday, there were about 3,000 people staying at collection centres. The number of illegal border entrants so far this year is 165,928, National Police border police official László Balázs told a press briefing in ...
Refugees To Stand Trial This Week
- 9 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Kecskemét prosecutors will put on trial in a fast track procedure 15 refugees who were involved in a disturbance at a detention centre in Kiskunhalas on January 15. The incident started when two Iraqis began fighting over access to the internet and armed security guards moved to separate them. One of the men then began to scuffle with arriving police.
Hungary Faced Unprecedented Migration Pressure In 2015, Says BÁH Head
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary was exposed to unprecedented migration pressure last year, with the number of illegal migrants exceeding 414,000, the director of Hungary’s immigration office BÁH said. Zsuzsanna Végh said that the immigration office had warned the European Union multiple times that the Balkan route would be a significant one for illegal migrants, but EU decision makers failed to take the risk seriously.
Erection Of Statues For Politicians Cooperated With Oppressors Of Hungary Cannot Be Supported
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the question-and-answer round of Parliament’s plenary session on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the Constitution does not support the erection of statues in honour of political leaders in government during the time when Hungary had lost its sovereignty.
Official: Hungary’s New Public Procurement Law Instrumental In Fighting Graft
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new public procurement law, one of Europe’s strictest legislations, is instrumental in fighting graft, a senior official of the prime minister’s office told a conference organised by Transparency International Hungary on Wednesday. The new law provides for a much broader scope of transparency and defines a minimum number of applicants required in certain areas of public procurement ...
Lázár: Hungarian Government Windows To Offer Tax Administration Services
- 2 Dec 2015 10:06 AM
- business
The government plans to expand the role of so-called government windows—one-stop shops for citizens organising official paperwork—to also offer tax administration services, the government office chief said. The government’s aim in developing regional public administration is to enable people to start the administration process from home in an increasing number of cases, János Lázár said at the ...
So Far 75,000 Asylum Procedures Cancelled In 2015 In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of asylum procedures that had to be cancelled this year is set to exceed 75,000 on Friday, the director for refugee affairs of Hungary’s immigration office told public news channel M1. Árpád Szép said that in 80 to 85% of the cases, asylum procedures are cancelled because the asylum seeker flees before the procedure is completed.
Dental Tourism: Budapest Becoming “Teeth-Fixing” Capital Of Europe
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Since the 2008 economic crisis Budapest has become Europe’s dental capital due to the still expanding budget flights and of course, the extremely high dental prices in the Western part of the continent. Most of the dental tourists visiting Budapest come from Britain, France and from the Scandinavian states. Besides the capital visitor numbers at the clinics in Győr, Mosonmagyaróvár or Sopron, in ...
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
Refugees Keep On Coming To Hungary
- 7 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities continue to register 1,500-2,000 asylum seekers every day, Árpád Szép, the head of refugee affairs at the Immigration and Citizenship Office said yesterday. As of noon Sunday, there were about 3,000 people staying at collection centres. The number of illegal border entrants so far this year is 165,928, National Police border police official László Balázs told a press briefing in ...