171 result(s) for police wanted
Hungarian Businessman Welsz Death Still A Mystery
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Tamás Welsz handed over to police almost all available documentation of his illegal activity before he died in a police car last Thursday, Népszabadság learned from police sources.
Entrepreneur Dies In Police Car In Budapest
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tamás Welsz, the businessman who provided false Guinea-Bissau passports to disgraced former Socialist vice president Gábor Simon and others, died yesterday in a police car. The cause of death has not been established, but police officers in the car say that Welsz was gasping for air, and was visibly feeling ill, although he did not say anything.
Croatian Law Changes Gives Hungary’s MOL Chief Another Chance To Appeal
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Amendments to Croatian legislation have given Zsolt Hernádi, chairman and chief executive of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, another chance to appeal to local courts regarding a graft investigation, Croatian news agency HINA said.
Officer Injured In Downtown Budapest Shoot-Out
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An agent of the Counter-Terrorist centre (TEK) was wounded as his unit exchanged gunfire with a suspect on downtown Ferenciek tere Monday evening.
Xpat Opinion: Baja-Gate Rolls On In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a conservative columnist, evidence suggests that the staged Baja video tape was commissioned by the Socialist party. Népszava accuses the pro-government media of exaggerating the issue, while Népszabadság, the leading left-wing daily, welcomes the opposition parties’ decision to distance themselves from the individuals involved in the fabrication.
Xpat Opinion: Roma Vote In Hungary: New Video Raises Questions
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics.
Xpat Opinion: Police Excess In Hungary: Two Recent Stories
- 9 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I said a couple of days ago that I had gained the impression that members of the Hungarian police force have been emboldened in the last three years. They feel that the government believes in strict rules and often opts for punishment as an answer to social ills. Since most of the police force are Jobbik and Fidesz supporters, they believe that Sándor Pintér’s ministry of the interior as well as ...
Xpat Opinion: A Surprising Verdict: The Gypsies Are The Racists, Not The Members Of The Hungarian Guard
- 2 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Sajóbábony, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants 13 km from the city of Miskolc, has been in the news off and on since 2009, shortly after the random murders of Gypsies in several towns and villages. In the aftermath of these murders the Hungarian Roma population was not surprisingly jumpy and fearful. Intensifying their fear was the activity of Jobbik and the Hungarian Guard, its paramilitary unit. ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Hungarian Businessman Welsz Death Still A Mystery
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Tamás Welsz handed over to police almost all available documentation of his illegal activity before he died in a police car last Thursday, Népszabadság learned from police sources.
Entrepreneur Dies In Police Car In Budapest
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tamás Welsz, the businessman who provided false Guinea-Bissau passports to disgraced former Socialist vice president Gábor Simon and others, died yesterday in a police car. The cause of death has not been established, but police officers in the car say that Welsz was gasping for air, and was visibly feeling ill, although he did not say anything.
Croatian Law Changes Gives Hungary’s MOL Chief Another Chance To Appeal
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Amendments to Croatian legislation have given Zsolt Hernádi, chairman and chief executive of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, another chance to appeal to local courts regarding a graft investigation, Croatian news agency HINA said.
Officer Injured In Downtown Budapest Shoot-Out
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An agent of the Counter-Terrorist centre (TEK) was wounded as his unit exchanged gunfire with a suspect on downtown Ferenciek tere Monday evening.
Xpat Opinion: Baja-Gate Rolls On In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a conservative columnist, evidence suggests that the staged Baja video tape was commissioned by the Socialist party. Népszava accuses the pro-government media of exaggerating the issue, while Népszabadság, the leading left-wing daily, welcomes the opposition parties’ decision to distance themselves from the individuals involved in the fabrication.
Xpat Opinion: Roma Vote In Hungary: New Video Raises Questions
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics.
Xpat Opinion: Police Excess In Hungary: Two Recent Stories
- 9 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I said a couple of days ago that I had gained the impression that members of the Hungarian police force have been emboldened in the last three years. They feel that the government believes in strict rules and often opts for punishment as an answer to social ills. Since most of the police force are Jobbik and Fidesz supporters, they believe that Sándor Pintér’s ministry of the interior as well as ...
Xpat Opinion: A Surprising Verdict: The Gypsies Are The Racists, Not The Members Of The Hungarian Guard
- 2 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Sajóbábony, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants 13 km from the city of Miskolc, has been in the news off and on since 2009, shortly after the random murders of Gypsies in several towns and villages. In the aftermath of these murders the Hungarian Roma population was not surprisingly jumpy and fearful. Intensifying their fear was the activity of Jobbik and the Hungarian Guard, its paramilitary unit. ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...