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Lawmakers Debate Migration Rules, Fence Along Hungarian Border
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers started a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by the government to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill, submitted by three senior Fidesz officials, motioned to declare some countries “safe” in terms of immigration and declare that asylum-seekers arriving to Hungary from those transit countries should be denied refugee status.
Socalists Demand Hearing Into Report Of Stolen Paks Data
- 16 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In light of a report in tabloid Blikk that devices containing classified data related to the Paks nuclear power station have been stolen from a car parked in Budapest, the Socialist Party has demanded that the authorities brief parliament’s national security committee on the matter. Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s (Socialist) chairman, said in a statement that if it is indeed the case that the ...
PM Orbán: “If Left-Wing Parties Were In Power, Hungary Would Be Full Of Migrants”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán indicated his government’s readiness to take a decision regarding steps on migration after hearing proposals from the interior minister next week. Orbán told public radio on Friday morning that even a complete physical border closure is among all proposals on the table. He also said in his regular Friday interview that the target group of the government’s poster campaign ...
Hungarain Rock Group Star Was An Informant
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lajos Som, bass player with the 1970s and 1980s rock group Piramis, was an informant for the communist-era authorities, he told Best magazine at the weekend. Som, now 68, said he was approached by police the day after he spontaneously played excerpts from the National Anthem at a concert, and that they asked him to report on “anything detrimental to Hungary”.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Immigration Posters Targeted In Hungary
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist criticizes left-wing activists for defacing the government’s giant anti-immigration billboards. The leading anti-government daily, on the other hand, finds it abhorrent that the police have cracked down on the activists. The left-liberal Together party has called for the government’s advertisements on immigration issues to be removed. The street posters warn migrants ...
Austria Sending Police To Hungarian - Serb Border
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In view of the growing number of refugees, Austria will send 40 police officers to the Serbian-Hungarian border after holding consultations with the Hungarian authorities, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said in a Wednesday statement. The move is not directed against refugees but aimed at solving the international crisis situation that has developed in Europe.
Hungarian Political Activists Deface Government Billboards
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian political activists across the country spent much of the weekend defacing or removing controversial billboards on “immigration and terrorism” erected at the national government’s behest last week. The activity is so widespread that undercover police have been ordered to keep watch on the xenophobic billboards.
Police Raid Luxury Department Store In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Tax and police officials raided the Bacio di Stile luxury department store on Andrássy út on Wednesday, the tabloid Blikk reported. Agents seized documents and data carriers as they searched the building from the cellar to the attic. The tax authority confirmed the raid but would not say more in the interest of the investigation.
Hungarian Citizens Not Affected By Increased Threat Of Terrorism
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The threat of terrorism has increased in Hungary but not to a level where it would affect the everyday lives of citizens, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said at his annual hearing before parliament’s national security committee. The authorities are continually monitoring the level of threat and there is no need for special training to individuals, he said.
Lawmakers Debate Migration Rules, Fence Along Hungarian Border
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers started a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by the government to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill, submitted by three senior Fidesz officials, motioned to declare some countries “safe” in terms of immigration and declare that asylum-seekers arriving to Hungary from those transit countries should be denied refugee status.
Socalists Demand Hearing Into Report Of Stolen Paks Data
- 16 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In light of a report in tabloid Blikk that devices containing classified data related to the Paks nuclear power station have been stolen from a car parked in Budapest, the Socialist Party has demanded that the authorities brief parliament’s national security committee on the matter. Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s (Socialist) chairman, said in a statement that if it is indeed the case that the ...
PM Orbán: “If Left-Wing Parties Were In Power, Hungary Would Be Full Of Migrants”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán indicated his government’s readiness to take a decision regarding steps on migration after hearing proposals from the interior minister next week. Orbán told public radio on Friday morning that even a complete physical border closure is among all proposals on the table. He also said in his regular Friday interview that the target group of the government’s poster campaign ...
Hungarain Rock Group Star Was An Informant
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lajos Som, bass player with the 1970s and 1980s rock group Piramis, was an informant for the communist-era authorities, he told Best magazine at the weekend. Som, now 68, said he was approached by police the day after he spontaneously played excerpts from the National Anthem at a concert, and that they asked him to report on “anything detrimental to Hungary”.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Immigration Posters Targeted In Hungary
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist criticizes left-wing activists for defacing the government’s giant anti-immigration billboards. The leading anti-government daily, on the other hand, finds it abhorrent that the police have cracked down on the activists. The left-liberal Together party has called for the government’s advertisements on immigration issues to be removed. The street posters warn migrants ...
Austria Sending Police To Hungarian - Serb Border
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In view of the growing number of refugees, Austria will send 40 police officers to the Serbian-Hungarian border after holding consultations with the Hungarian authorities, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said in a Wednesday statement. The move is not directed against refugees but aimed at solving the international crisis situation that has developed in Europe.
Hungarian Political Activists Deface Government Billboards
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian political activists across the country spent much of the weekend defacing or removing controversial billboards on “immigration and terrorism” erected at the national government’s behest last week. The activity is so widespread that undercover police have been ordered to keep watch on the xenophobic billboards.
Police Raid Luxury Department Store In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Tax and police officials raided the Bacio di Stile luxury department store on Andrássy út on Wednesday, the tabloid Blikk reported. Agents seized documents and data carriers as they searched the building from the cellar to the attic. The tax authority confirmed the raid but would not say more in the interest of the investigation.
Hungarian Citizens Not Affected By Increased Threat Of Terrorism
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The threat of terrorism has increased in Hungary but not to a level where it would affect the everyday lives of citizens, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said at his annual hearing before parliament’s national security committee. The authorities are continually monitoring the level of threat and there is no need for special training to individuals, he said.