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LMP Proposes Daily HUF 700 Budapest Traffic Congestion Charge
- 29 Sep 2015 11:40 AM
- getting around
The green LMP party has proposed that Budapest should levy a congestion charge of 700 forints (EUR 2.3) per day in peak hours, the party’s municipal councillor said.The party’s proposal also calls for building more P+R lots and developing the city’s cycling infrastructure, Antal Csárdi told a press conference.LMP would set the boundary for the charge on the Könyves Kálmán, Hungária and Róbert ...
Video: Hungarian View On Migrant Situation In Hungary
- 29 Sep 2015 10:20 AM
- video
Gergely Dudas, the editor-in-chief of popular online news site, Index, says the number of hits on his site has increased dramatically as the number of migrants entering Europe rises. Record numbers visited the site after Hungary made a controversial decision to build a fence on its border with Serbia to stem the flow of people entering the country. A further barrier across its frontier with ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Migrant Rights Important
- 23 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rights of migrants are "very important", Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, adding this is one reason why Hungary has proposed EU financing for refugee camps in countries neighbouring Syria. Commenting on critical remarks by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy concerning the Hungarian government’s migration policy, Szijjártó said he agreed with Rajoy’s remarks on the importance of the ...
Video: Protecting Hungary’s Border With Croatia, Slovenia Requires Military
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian police are able to protect the country’s border with Serbia, however, protection of the borders with Croatia and Slovenia requires the military, too, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Parliament. The prime minister asked for the national assembly’s authorisation to involve the army in protecting the country’s borders.
Video: Hungarian Government Considers Declaring State Of Crisis
- 11 Sep 2015 12:30 PM
- current affairs
The interior ministry has proposed that the Hungarian government declare a state of crisis in light of the massive influx of migrants, which will be discussed at next Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, government office chief János Lázár told a press conference. Lázár said that findings by the national security cabinet indicate that organised crime and the threat of terrorism are on the rise in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: New Laws In Hungary To Curb Immigration
- 11 Sep 2015 9:10 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum wonder how the migrant situation will develop as the flow of migrants shows no signs of abating.
Hungarian Minister: Refugees Should Be Helped To Stay Where They Are
- 10 Sep 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Refugees should be helped to stay where they are and a clear distinction should be made between economic migrants and those refugees whom we have always helped and will continue to do so, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog told national news agency MTI on Tuesday in Paris.
Organisers Of People Smuggling Can Be Sentenced To Up To Twenty Years In Prison In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Organisers of people smuggling could receive prison sentences of ten to twenty years, according to a proposed amendment tabled by the Legislative Committee of the Hungarian Parliament. At the Committee’s meeting on 3rd September 2015, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice Róbert Répássy said that the increased responsibility of gang leaders and organisers justified more serious categories ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Laws To Curb Immigration
- 9 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum wonder how the migrant situation will develop as the flow of migrants shows no signs of abating.
Last Friday, the Hungarian Parliament amended a series of laws and introduced the concept of “state of crisis” caused by mass migration. According to the new regulations, damaging the fence on Hungary’s border becomes a criminal act.
Last Friday, the Hungarian Parliament amended a series of laws and introduced the concept of “state of crisis” caused by mass migration. According to the new regulations, damaging the fence on Hungary’s border becomes a criminal act.
LMP Proposes Daily HUF 700 Budapest Traffic Congestion Charge
- 29 Sep 2015 11:40 AM
- getting around
The green LMP party has proposed that Budapest should levy a congestion charge of 700 forints (EUR 2.3) per day in peak hours, the party’s municipal councillor said.The party’s proposal also calls for building more P+R lots and developing the city’s cycling infrastructure, Antal Csárdi told a press conference.LMP would set the boundary for the charge on the Könyves Kálmán, Hungária and Róbert ...
Video: Hungarian View On Migrant Situation In Hungary
- 29 Sep 2015 10:20 AM
- video
Gergely Dudas, the editor-in-chief of popular online news site, Index, says the number of hits on his site has increased dramatically as the number of migrants entering Europe rises. Record numbers visited the site after Hungary made a controversial decision to build a fence on its border with Serbia to stem the flow of people entering the country. A further barrier across its frontier with ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Migrant Rights Important
- 23 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rights of migrants are "very important", Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, adding this is one reason why Hungary has proposed EU financing for refugee camps in countries neighbouring Syria. Commenting on critical remarks by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy concerning the Hungarian government’s migration policy, Szijjártó said he agreed with Rajoy’s remarks on the importance of the ...
Video: Protecting Hungary’s Border With Croatia, Slovenia Requires Military
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian police are able to protect the country’s border with Serbia, however, protection of the borders with Croatia and Slovenia requires the military, too, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Parliament. The prime minister asked for the national assembly’s authorisation to involve the army in protecting the country’s borders.
Video: Hungarian Government Considers Declaring State Of Crisis
- 11 Sep 2015 12:30 PM
- current affairs
The interior ministry has proposed that the Hungarian government declare a state of crisis in light of the massive influx of migrants, which will be discussed at next Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, government office chief János Lázár told a press conference. Lázár said that findings by the national security cabinet indicate that organised crime and the threat of terrorism are on the rise in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: New Laws In Hungary To Curb Immigration
- 11 Sep 2015 9:10 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum wonder how the migrant situation will develop as the flow of migrants shows no signs of abating.
Hungarian Minister: Refugees Should Be Helped To Stay Where They Are
- 10 Sep 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Refugees should be helped to stay where they are and a clear distinction should be made between economic migrants and those refugees whom we have always helped and will continue to do so, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog told national news agency MTI on Tuesday in Paris.
Organisers Of People Smuggling Can Be Sentenced To Up To Twenty Years In Prison In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Organisers of people smuggling could receive prison sentences of ten to twenty years, according to a proposed amendment tabled by the Legislative Committee of the Hungarian Parliament. At the Committee’s meeting on 3rd September 2015, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice Róbert Répássy said that the increased responsibility of gang leaders and organisers justified more serious categories ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Laws To Curb Immigration
- 9 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum wonder how the migrant situation will develop as the flow of migrants shows no signs of abating.
Last Friday, the Hungarian Parliament amended a series of laws and introduced the concept of “state of crisis” caused by mass migration. According to the new regulations, damaging the fence on Hungary’s border becomes a criminal act.
Last Friday, the Hungarian Parliament amended a series of laws and introduced the concept of “state of crisis” caused by mass migration. According to the new regulations, damaging the fence on Hungary’s border becomes a criminal act.