476 result(s) for police force
Hungary’s Gov Control Office Extends Probe Into Swiss Funds Managed By Ökotárs
- 12 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Control Office (Kehi) has extended its investigation into Ökotárs Foundation, an organisation coordinating the distribution of funds from the EEA/Norway Grants in Hungary, to include support received from the Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme and from the central budget, the office said on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian NGOs Suspected Of Embezzlement
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal dailies sharply criticise the government after police searched the offices of two NGOs. They believe the authorities are simply out to get civic groups which dare to criticise the government. A leading member of the largest pro-government civic organisation rejects accusations of anti-democratic tendencies against the government.
Hungary To Support Afghan Forces With 1.5 Million Dollars
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will contribute an annual 500,000 dollars to the Afghan military and police between 2015 and 2017, the foreign affairs spokesperson said on Monday. Anna Nagy referred to Hungary’s participation in Afghanistan’s reconstruction between 2006 and 2013, as part of a NATO mission, and voiced the government’s commitment to further support stabilisation in that country.
US Court Seeks Arrest Of Far-Right Hungarian Portal Owner
- 16 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A court in the US has initiated the arrest of Béla Varga, the owner of kuruc.info, an extremist Hungarian website, The Press Democrat reported online. According to the US website, Varga has fled to Canada to avoid legal proceedings launched under charges of harassment and lethal menaces. A relevant court in San Francisco ordered a bench warrant against Varga after he had failed to turn up for two ...
Szeged, The Place To Hear “Summertime” This Summer In Hungary
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This August, the Szeged Open-Air Festival will be offering up a real treat to fans of opera, jazz and gospel music: the city’s Dóm Square will be the one venue in Europe to hear the classic melodies from Porgy and Bess – including the popular “Summertime”, which has inspired revision and reworking by countless jazz, pop and classical musicians over the years. George Gershwin’s opus, which has not ...
Police Shoot Down Blikk Tabloid Story In Budapest
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The tabloid Blikk falsely claimed in its Tuesday edition that a safe was robbed during a burglary at the First District office of Tamás Welsz on Logodi utca, the Budapest Police said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman Smith: Hungarian Gov’s Reelection Is A “Win For Democracy & Human Rights”
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I urge the opposition to participate actively in the legislative process and not to poison the wells by misrepresenting Hungary’s electoral process,” writes Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey.
Former Communist Official On Trial In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The trial has begun of a 92-year-old former communist leading official charged with war crimes during the crushing of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising. Béla Biszku has said he does not understand why he has been charged with the murder of nearly fifty people, tabloid Blikk said on Tuesday, when he was due to appear before the court.
Hungarian Police Determine Type Of Explosive Used In Bank Blast
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A preliminary police investigation has determined the type of explosive used in a bank blast earlier this week, daily Népszabadság said. The shop front of a CIB Bank branch in Lehel Street on Monday was destroyed by a bomb activated by an unconventional remote control, the paper said, citing police sources.
Hungary’s Gov Control Office Extends Probe Into Swiss Funds Managed By Ökotárs
- 12 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Control Office (Kehi) has extended its investigation into Ökotárs Foundation, an organisation coordinating the distribution of funds from the EEA/Norway Grants in Hungary, to include support received from the Swiss-Hungarian Cooperation Programme and from the central budget, the office said on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian NGOs Suspected Of Embezzlement
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal dailies sharply criticise the government after police searched the offices of two NGOs. They believe the authorities are simply out to get civic groups which dare to criticise the government. A leading member of the largest pro-government civic organisation rejects accusations of anti-democratic tendencies against the government.
Hungary To Support Afghan Forces With 1.5 Million Dollars
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will contribute an annual 500,000 dollars to the Afghan military and police between 2015 and 2017, the foreign affairs spokesperson said on Monday. Anna Nagy referred to Hungary’s participation in Afghanistan’s reconstruction between 2006 and 2013, as part of a NATO mission, and voiced the government’s commitment to further support stabilisation in that country.
US Court Seeks Arrest Of Far-Right Hungarian Portal Owner
- 16 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A court in the US has initiated the arrest of Béla Varga, the owner of kuruc.info, an extremist Hungarian website, The Press Democrat reported online. According to the US website, Varga has fled to Canada to avoid legal proceedings launched under charges of harassment and lethal menaces. A relevant court in San Francisco ordered a bench warrant against Varga after he had failed to turn up for two ...
Szeged, The Place To Hear “Summertime” This Summer In Hungary
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This August, the Szeged Open-Air Festival will be offering up a real treat to fans of opera, jazz and gospel music: the city’s Dóm Square will be the one venue in Europe to hear the classic melodies from Porgy and Bess – including the popular “Summertime”, which has inspired revision and reworking by countless jazz, pop and classical musicians over the years. George Gershwin’s opus, which has not ...
Police Shoot Down Blikk Tabloid Story In Budapest
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The tabloid Blikk falsely claimed in its Tuesday edition that a safe was robbed during a burglary at the First District office of Tamás Welsz on Logodi utca, the Budapest Police said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman Smith: Hungarian Gov’s Reelection Is A “Win For Democracy & Human Rights”
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I urge the opposition to participate actively in the legislative process and not to poison the wells by misrepresenting Hungary’s electoral process,” writes Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey.
Former Communist Official On Trial In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The trial has begun of a 92-year-old former communist leading official charged with war crimes during the crushing of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising. Béla Biszku has said he does not understand why he has been charged with the murder of nearly fifty people, tabloid Blikk said on Tuesday, when he was due to appear before the court.
Hungarian Police Determine Type Of Explosive Used In Bank Blast
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A preliminary police investigation has determined the type of explosive used in a bank blast earlier this week, daily Népszabadság said. The shop front of a CIB Bank branch in Lehel Street on Monday was destroyed by a bomb activated by an unconventional remote control, the paper said, citing police sources.