133 result(s) for raid
Ft 1bn Cocaine Shipment Seized In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-Terrorist Centre agents recently seized 23kg of extremely high quality cocaine worth an estimated Ft 1 billion during a raid in a flat in the 14th District, Zsaru magazine reported on Wednesday.
Doctor Warns Of Mindaltering Substances In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of drug addicts is not Hungary’s main problem; rather that around 350,000 take some kind of mind-altering substance on an average weekend, a toxicology expert told Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet. There are 20,000 drug addicts in Hungary. But there are around 60,000 people dependent on tranquilisers or sleeping pills, said Gábor Zacher, the new head of Honvéd Hospital’s emergency unit.
Now On: Gothic Sculptures From The Royal Palace Of Buda Exhibition, Budapest History Museum
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Royal Palace of Buda was a worthy equivalent of the Royal residencies of Europe. Its walls, gardens, wards were ornamented by beautiful decoration. Famous writers of history and ambassadors of the time praised it. The battles with the Ottoman Empire caused such a major destruction in the Palace that at the beginning of the 20th century those interested and the researchers could find nothing, ...
Xpat Opinion: Police Raid On The Tax Authority Whistleblower In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An unaffiliated commentator, writing in Index, says the raid on András Horváth’s apartment during which police seized documents and his laptop computer, reminds him of the bad old days. Mandiner counters with a commentary from an unnamed blogger who finds the ‘love affair’ of the liberal media with a less-then-convincing Horváth ridiculous.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of A Hungarian Whistleblower
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was a month ago that András Horváth, a former employee of NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal/National Office of Taxation and Customs), turned to the prosecutor’s office to report a breach of fiduciary duties committed by the top management of this 23,000-employee office. He claimed that large-scale cheating goes on with fictitious VAT reimbursement payments, especially in the case of large ...
Hungary’s Nightclub Mogul Freed From House Arrest
- 6 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Nightclub empire owner László Vizoviczki and other suspects in the wide-ranging bribery and tax avoidance case have been released from house arrest, under a November 25 court decision, Népszabadság reports.
Xploring Budapest: The Citadella
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
"The Citadella is situated in the most beautiful point of Budapest, on the top of the Gellért Hill giving a fantastic view over the city. It was erected in 1854 by the Habsburgs, after the suppression of the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution and war of independence, to keep an eye ont he the city. It is 220 meters long, 60 meters wide, the walls are 4 meters tall and the brought here 60 cannons. It ...
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Hungary's TEK Catch Georgian Mafia Leader
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of Georgia’s Kutaisi mafia was captured by Anti-Terrorist Police in Dunakeszi on Tuesday, it was reported on Thursday. His arrest was part of an international operation in which police across Europe captured 17 members of the gang in simultaneous raids.
Ft 1bn Cocaine Shipment Seized In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-Terrorist Centre agents recently seized 23kg of extremely high quality cocaine worth an estimated Ft 1 billion during a raid in a flat in the 14th District, Zsaru magazine reported on Wednesday.
Doctor Warns Of Mindaltering Substances In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of drug addicts is not Hungary’s main problem; rather that around 350,000 take some kind of mind-altering substance on an average weekend, a toxicology expert told Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet. There are 20,000 drug addicts in Hungary. But there are around 60,000 people dependent on tranquilisers or sleeping pills, said Gábor Zacher, the new head of Honvéd Hospital’s emergency unit.
Now On: Gothic Sculptures From The Royal Palace Of Buda Exhibition, Budapest History Museum
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Royal Palace of Buda was a worthy equivalent of the Royal residencies of Europe. Its walls, gardens, wards were ornamented by beautiful decoration. Famous writers of history and ambassadors of the time praised it. The battles with the Ottoman Empire caused such a major destruction in the Palace that at the beginning of the 20th century those interested and the researchers could find nothing, ...
Xpat Opinion: Police Raid On The Tax Authority Whistleblower In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An unaffiliated commentator, writing in Index, says the raid on András Horváth’s apartment during which police seized documents and his laptop computer, reminds him of the bad old days. Mandiner counters with a commentary from an unnamed blogger who finds the ‘love affair’ of the liberal media with a less-then-convincing Horváth ridiculous.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of A Hungarian Whistleblower
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was a month ago that András Horváth, a former employee of NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal/National Office of Taxation and Customs), turned to the prosecutor’s office to report a breach of fiduciary duties committed by the top management of this 23,000-employee office. He claimed that large-scale cheating goes on with fictitious VAT reimbursement payments, especially in the case of large ...
Hungary’s Nightclub Mogul Freed From House Arrest
- 6 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Nightclub empire owner László Vizoviczki and other suspects in the wide-ranging bribery and tax avoidance case have been released from house arrest, under a November 25 court decision, Népszabadság reports.
Xploring Budapest: The Citadella
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
"The Citadella is situated in the most beautiful point of Budapest, on the top of the Gellért Hill giving a fantastic view over the city. It was erected in 1854 by the Habsburgs, after the suppression of the 1848-49 Hungarian revolution and war of independence, to keep an eye ont he the city. It is 220 meters long, 60 meters wide, the walls are 4 meters tall and the brought here 60 cannons. It ...
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Hungary's TEK Catch Georgian Mafia Leader
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of Georgia’s Kutaisi mafia was captured by Anti-Terrorist Police in Dunakeszi on Tuesday, it was reported on Thursday. His arrest was part of an international operation in which police across Europe captured 17 members of the gang in simultaneous raids.