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Police To Be More Sensitive To Homeless People
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest police and the Helsinki Committee concluded an accord under which police will reduce harassment of homeless people on the streets. The NGO outlined the agreement at a press conference in the Blaha Lujza tér underpass on Thursday.
Cigarettes Smuggled From Dubai To Budapest
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Customs officers seized 3,700 packs of untaxed cigarettes at Budapest airport from two passengers arriving from Dubai. They had six suitcases with 4,000 packets of cigarettes and a further 51kg of tobacco. The value of the goods seized is estimated at Ft 7.5 million.
Hungary’s Tax Collectors To Knock On More Doors
- 16 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) is stepping up its efforts to collect back taxes, daily Magyar Idők said. NAV will send more of its staff to collect in person than earlier, deputy state secretary for excise tax matters Tamás Molnár told the paper.
Hungary Urges Greece To Stick To Schengen Rules
- 11 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, rejected critical remarks made by the Greek deputy foreign minister in connection with the migrant crisis in a recent press interview. It is ironic that the Greek deputy foreign minister “is trying to teach us about solidarity and the rules,” he said.
Hungarian Police Push To Raise Terrorism Charges Against Syrian In Volved In Sept Protest On Border
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have proposed indicting a Syrian national who took part in clashes with police on the southern border near Röszke last September on charges of terrorism. The national police noted in a statement on its website that 40-year-old Ahmed H is suspected of terrorism in the form of assaulting operational police officers and crossing Hungary’s border illegally as part of a riot.
Xpat Opinion: Government Announces Plans To Streamline Bureaucracy
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
One left-wing and one conservative columnist welcome plans to cut red tape by restructuring and closing down public offices. They fear, however, that the government’s new plan may not quite fulfil the hopes invested in it.
Demo Planned Against ‘State Of Terror Emergency’ Proposal In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa) party is holding a demonstration at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Kossuth tér to protest the government’s plan to amend the constitution to allow it to declare a “state of terror emergency”, which would allow for curfews, stricter domestic surveillance, control of the media and other extraordinary security measures, such as authorizing soldiers to act as police ...
Budapest Taxi Drivers Protest Continues
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers continued to block traffic at the intersection of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Andrássy út all through Monday night and throughout Tuesday in protest against the Uber ride-sharing service. Their numbers shrank from over 100 on Monday to around 30 overnight and 60 yesterday afternoon.
International Military Exercise Starts In W Hungary
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An international military exercise dubbed Várpalota Challenge 2016 started in western Hungary on Monday and will run for over a month, the defence ministry said. The exercise, commanded by Dutch officers and ending on February 21, will give Hungarian troops an opportunity to practise tasks that are part of international support for NATO forces.
Police To Be More Sensitive To Homeless People
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest police and the Helsinki Committee concluded an accord under which police will reduce harassment of homeless people on the streets. The NGO outlined the agreement at a press conference in the Blaha Lujza tér underpass on Thursday.
Cigarettes Smuggled From Dubai To Budapest
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Customs officers seized 3,700 packs of untaxed cigarettes at Budapest airport from two passengers arriving from Dubai. They had six suitcases with 4,000 packets of cigarettes and a further 51kg of tobacco. The value of the goods seized is estimated at Ft 7.5 million.
Hungary’s Tax Collectors To Knock On More Doors
- 16 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) is stepping up its efforts to collect back taxes, daily Magyar Idők said. NAV will send more of its staff to collect in person than earlier, deputy state secretary for excise tax matters Tamás Molnár told the paper.
Hungary Urges Greece To Stick To Schengen Rules
- 11 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, rejected critical remarks made by the Greek deputy foreign minister in connection with the migrant crisis in a recent press interview. It is ironic that the Greek deputy foreign minister “is trying to teach us about solidarity and the rules,” he said.
Hungarian Police Push To Raise Terrorism Charges Against Syrian In Volved In Sept Protest On Border
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have proposed indicting a Syrian national who took part in clashes with police on the southern border near Röszke last September on charges of terrorism. The national police noted in a statement on its website that 40-year-old Ahmed H is suspected of terrorism in the form of assaulting operational police officers and crossing Hungary’s border illegally as part of a riot.
Xpat Opinion: Government Announces Plans To Streamline Bureaucracy
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
One left-wing and one conservative columnist welcome plans to cut red tape by restructuring and closing down public offices. They fear, however, that the government’s new plan may not quite fulfil the hopes invested in it.
Demo Planned Against ‘State Of Terror Emergency’ Proposal In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa) party is holding a demonstration at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Kossuth tér to protest the government’s plan to amend the constitution to allow it to declare a “state of terror emergency”, which would allow for curfews, stricter domestic surveillance, control of the media and other extraordinary security measures, such as authorizing soldiers to act as police ...
Budapest Taxi Drivers Protest Continues
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers continued to block traffic at the intersection of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Andrássy út all through Monday night and throughout Tuesday in protest against the Uber ride-sharing service. Their numbers shrank from over 100 on Monday to around 30 overnight and 60 yesterday afternoon.
International Military Exercise Starts In W Hungary
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An international military exercise dubbed Várpalota Challenge 2016 started in western Hungary on Monday and will run for over a month, the defence ministry said. The exercise, commanded by Dutch officers and ending on February 21, will give Hungarian troops an opportunity to practise tasks that are part of international support for NATO forces.