884 result(s) for secret service
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 2:00 AM
- current affairs
On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe ...
Xpat Opinion: Racist Serial Killers Face Verdict In Hungary
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal observer complains that the trial of the far-right gunmen who killed six innocent Roma has not had an edifying impact on the public perception of the Roma issue.
The Constitutional Court In Hungary Suspends New Surveillance Law
- 17 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended several provisions of a recently passed law allowing surveillance of state officials as an unjustified violation of their right to privacy. The bill submitted by Fidesz MPs Máté Kocsis and Zsolt Csampa would have made it possible to keep senior public servants under surveillance and apply secret service methods to them – such as reading their mail and ...
Hungary's PM Addressed Annual Ambassadors’ Meeting
- 17 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has a vested interest in seeing the success of the Eurozone, as we are linked to the bloc in many ways, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, addressing the annual meeting of ambassadors in Budapest on Tuesday.
E-toll System Won’t Apply To Cars In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government is not planning to extend the electronic road-toll system to passenger cars, but will instead continue with motorway stickers allowing unlimited mileage, the Development Ministry said in a statement. The technical capacity exists to extend the electronic scheme to other vehicle categories, state secretary Pál Völner told Népszabadság in an interview, prompting speculation in the ...
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Silent In Parliament This Year
- 12 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 60 MPs, including Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár, former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and Szeged’s Socialist mayor László Botka, did not speak at all during the spring and summer sessions of Parliament, nearly twice as many as in recent years.
Cooperation Agreement Against Illegal Car Repair Workshops In Hungary
- 3 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The Government intends to establish a business and regulatory environment which is capable of combating activities by illegal car mechanics, Minister of State for Employment Policy Sándor Czomba said at the ceremony to mark the conclusion of an agreement between the Ministry for National Economy and the Hungarian Association of Automobile Dealers (GÉMOSZ).
Accident Investigation & Rescue Exercise Organised By Railway Company In Hungary
- 21 Jun 2013 7:00 AM
- getting around
Railway professionals and ambulance, police and fire service representatives also participated in the rescue exercise organised by GYSEV Zrt. in Sopron on 19 June 2013. During the simulation a yard locomotive collided with two motor vehicles. As Mr Zoltán Schváb, Deputy State Secretary for Transport under the Ministry of National Development emphasized at the venue, similar exercises are ...
Xpat Opinion: Echoes Of NSA Leak In Hungary
- 19 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
A centre-right commentator warns Hungarians are not aware of the dangers of the information stored by their favourite internet service providers.
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 2:00 AM
- current affairs
On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe ...
Xpat Opinion: Racist Serial Killers Face Verdict In Hungary
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal observer complains that the trial of the far-right gunmen who killed six innocent Roma has not had an edifying impact on the public perception of the Roma issue.
The Constitutional Court In Hungary Suspends New Surveillance Law
- 17 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended several provisions of a recently passed law allowing surveillance of state officials as an unjustified violation of their right to privacy. The bill submitted by Fidesz MPs Máté Kocsis and Zsolt Csampa would have made it possible to keep senior public servants under surveillance and apply secret service methods to them – such as reading their mail and ...
Hungary's PM Addressed Annual Ambassadors’ Meeting
- 17 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has a vested interest in seeing the success of the Eurozone, as we are linked to the bloc in many ways, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, addressing the annual meeting of ambassadors in Budapest on Tuesday.
E-toll System Won’t Apply To Cars In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government is not planning to extend the electronic road-toll system to passenger cars, but will instead continue with motorway stickers allowing unlimited mileage, the Development Ministry said in a statement. The technical capacity exists to extend the electronic scheme to other vehicle categories, state secretary Pál Völner told Népszabadság in an interview, prompting speculation in the ...
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Silent In Parliament This Year
- 12 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 60 MPs, including Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár, former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and Szeged’s Socialist mayor László Botka, did not speak at all during the spring and summer sessions of Parliament, nearly twice as many as in recent years.
Cooperation Agreement Against Illegal Car Repair Workshops In Hungary
- 3 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The Government intends to establish a business and regulatory environment which is capable of combating activities by illegal car mechanics, Minister of State for Employment Policy Sándor Czomba said at the ceremony to mark the conclusion of an agreement between the Ministry for National Economy and the Hungarian Association of Automobile Dealers (GÉMOSZ).
Accident Investigation & Rescue Exercise Organised By Railway Company In Hungary
- 21 Jun 2013 7:00 AM
- getting around
Railway professionals and ambulance, police and fire service representatives also participated in the rescue exercise organised by GYSEV Zrt. in Sopron on 19 June 2013. During the simulation a yard locomotive collided with two motor vehicles. As Mr Zoltán Schváb, Deputy State Secretary for Transport under the Ministry of National Development emphasized at the venue, similar exercises are ...
Xpat Opinion: Echoes Of NSA Leak In Hungary
- 19 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
A centre-right commentator warns Hungarians are not aware of the dangers of the information stored by their favourite internet service providers.