82 result(s) for people smuggling
Hungarian Police To Patrol Serbia Border
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will send 20 police officers to serve on Serbia’s border with Macedonia, the two countries’ police chiefs agreed in Szeged on Monday. Hungary’s Károly Papp said the 20 officers as well as four mobile heat-sensing cameras will be deployed in Serbia next week. In addition, the Hungarian, Serb and Austrian police forces will set up a unit to investigate people-smuggling, Papp said after ...
WHO: World No Tobacco Day, Hungary, 31 May
- 29 May 2015 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source for the tobacco industry. Those are the key themes of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 when the World Health Organization will urge Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Hungary Establishes The Danube Coordination Centre
- 18 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It is high time the Danube Coordination Centre was set up - said Minister of Interior, Sándor Pintér at the opening conference of the Danube River Forum in Budapest. The establishment of the centre and the definition of operation principles is a common task – added the Minister of Interior.
Hungarian Convicted In Northern Ireland
- 25 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian man has become the first person to be convicted of people-smuggling in Northern Ireland. The 38-year-old was sentenced to 18 months in prison, of which he must serve five months, as he has been in detention for more than a year.
Top 10 Books To Read About Hungary, Part V
- 24 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Two real-life stories to finish out my list (which could go into the hundreds but I will restrain myself). First, believe the unbelievable in the true story of NPR and ABC correspondent Kati Marton’s family, oppression by the Nazis and Communists and their eventual escape. Second, the story of an ingenious modern-day criminal, who was recently released from prison…
U.S. Embassy: Active Citizenship Award
- 30 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"The U.S. Embassy in Hungary has launched an initiative to recognize active citizenship. On January 26, Ambassador Kounalakis presented the first award to the Hungarian Baptist Aid.
Special Xpat Interview: Péter Bárándy, Lawyer
- 24 Jan 2011 11:00 AM
Dr. Péter Bárándy has been a Member of Budapest Bar Association since 1980, and is considered by his peers to be one of Hungary’s premier lawyers. Born in Budapest on 12 June 1949, after a poor start at school he went on to earn a doctorate in law from ELTE in 1974. He began a joint law office with his famous father
Hungarian Police To Patrol Serbia Border
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will send 20 police officers to serve on Serbia’s border with Macedonia, the two countries’ police chiefs agreed in Szeged on Monday. Hungary’s Károly Papp said the 20 officers as well as four mobile heat-sensing cameras will be deployed in Serbia next week. In addition, the Hungarian, Serb and Austrian police forces will set up a unit to investigate people-smuggling, Papp said after ...
WHO: World No Tobacco Day, Hungary, 31 May
- 29 May 2015 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source for the tobacco industry. Those are the key themes of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 when the World Health Organization will urge Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Hungary Establishes The Danube Coordination Centre
- 18 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It is high time the Danube Coordination Centre was set up - said Minister of Interior, Sándor Pintér at the opening conference of the Danube River Forum in Budapest. The establishment of the centre and the definition of operation principles is a common task – added the Minister of Interior.
Hungarian Convicted In Northern Ireland
- 25 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian man has become the first person to be convicted of people-smuggling in Northern Ireland. The 38-year-old was sentenced to 18 months in prison, of which he must serve five months, as he has been in detention for more than a year.
Top 10 Books To Read About Hungary, Part V
- 24 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Two real-life stories to finish out my list (which could go into the hundreds but I will restrain myself). First, believe the unbelievable in the true story of NPR and ABC correspondent Kati Marton’s family, oppression by the Nazis and Communists and their eventual escape. Second, the story of an ingenious modern-day criminal, who was recently released from prison…
U.S. Embassy: Active Citizenship Award
- 30 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"The U.S. Embassy in Hungary has launched an initiative to recognize active citizenship. On January 26, Ambassador Kounalakis presented the first award to the Hungarian Baptist Aid.
Special Xpat Interview: Péter Bárándy, Lawyer
- 24 Jan 2011 11:00 AM
Dr. Péter Bárándy has been a Member of Budapest Bar Association since 1980, and is considered by his peers to be one of Hungary’s premier lawyers. Born in Budapest on 12 June 1949, after a poor start at school he went on to earn a doctorate in law from ELTE in 1974. He began a joint law office with his famous father