633 result(s) for security law
Explosion In Budapest: Skeptical Hungarians Suspect Foul Play
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night around 10:30 there was an explosion in front of an empty storefront at 2-4 Teréz körút. Two policemen, a man and a woman, both in their twenties, were seriously injured. According to early reports, the explosion took place inside the store, but eventually it was ascertained that the detonation of the anti-personnel nail bomb occurred outside. Hundreds of nails have been found nearby.
Szijjártó: Hungary To Present Proposals On Handling Migration At New York Summit
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will present a set of proposals on how to handle the migration crisis at a migration summit of the United Nations in New York starting Monday. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said before the summit that Hungary’s position is that approaches to migration must be based on international law, which states that “the right to safety is a basic human right, but choosing the country where one ...
Hungary’s President Áder: EU Must Regain Credibility
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main task for the European Union is to regain its credibility so as to avoid that public trust towards its institutions further wane, Hungary’s president said in Sofia where János Áder attended a meeting of presidents of the Arraiolos Group. Public trust in the EU will continue to further weaken if its leaders remain unable “to think in strategic terms.”
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Xpat Opinion: Are Security Agents Recruiting Informants In Media Outlets?
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The usually well-informed 444.hu published a story that has shaken the world of the Hungarian media. It was about an unnamed journalist (G.) who in December 2015 was approached by two men identifying themselves as agents of the Alkotmányvédelmi Hivatal (AH) or, in English, the Constitution Protection Office.
US Ambassador On 9/11: Fight Against Terrorism Unrelenting
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Colleen Bell, the US ambassador to Hungary, addressing a commemoration held ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, pledged unrelenting commitment to preventing terrorist acts that claim the lives of innocent people in the world. Addressing an event at the Central Museum for Disaster Management in Budapest, Bell spoke of the necessity of remembering the heroes of the September 11 terrorist attack who ...
Opposition Parties Warn Of Residency Bond ‘National Security Risks’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties said the country’s residency bond scheme carried risks after a newspaper report suggesting a foreign criminal had purchased a bond allowing residency in Hungary. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to suspend the sale of residency bonds, citing risks to national security.
Parliament Committee Votes To Extend Migration State Of Emergency
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s defence committee has approved extending the state of emergency related to mass migration that had been set to expire on September 9, the parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz said on Friday. Speaking after a meeting of the defence committee, Lajos Kosa told a news conference that the interior ministry had confirmed in a briefing to the committee that it intends to extend the ...
HR Ministry Rejects Corruption Allegations
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry rejected allegations by the opposition Socialist Party that it was involved in a scheme to take bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for favours in their bids for EU money. Political weekly 168 Óra said last week that in 2015 Fidesz MP Roland Mengyi had solicited bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for preferential treatment in the bidding process for ...
Explosion In Budapest: Skeptical Hungarians Suspect Foul Play
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night around 10:30 there was an explosion in front of an empty storefront at 2-4 Teréz körút. Two policemen, a man and a woman, both in their twenties, were seriously injured. According to early reports, the explosion took place inside the store, but eventually it was ascertained that the detonation of the anti-personnel nail bomb occurred outside. Hundreds of nails have been found nearby.
Szijjártó: Hungary To Present Proposals On Handling Migration At New York Summit
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will present a set of proposals on how to handle the migration crisis at a migration summit of the United Nations in New York starting Monday. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said before the summit that Hungary’s position is that approaches to migration must be based on international law, which states that “the right to safety is a basic human right, but choosing the country where one ...
Hungary’s President Áder: EU Must Regain Credibility
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main task for the European Union is to regain its credibility so as to avoid that public trust towards its institutions further wane, Hungary’s president said in Sofia where János Áder attended a meeting of presidents of the Arraiolos Group. Public trust in the EU will continue to further weaken if its leaders remain unable “to think in strategic terms.”
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Xpat Opinion: Are Security Agents Recruiting Informants In Media Outlets?
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The usually well-informed 444.hu published a story that has shaken the world of the Hungarian media. It was about an unnamed journalist (G.) who in December 2015 was approached by two men identifying themselves as agents of the Alkotmányvédelmi Hivatal (AH) or, in English, the Constitution Protection Office.
US Ambassador On 9/11: Fight Against Terrorism Unrelenting
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Colleen Bell, the US ambassador to Hungary, addressing a commemoration held ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, pledged unrelenting commitment to preventing terrorist acts that claim the lives of innocent people in the world. Addressing an event at the Central Museum for Disaster Management in Budapest, Bell spoke of the necessity of remembering the heroes of the September 11 terrorist attack who ...
Opposition Parties Warn Of Residency Bond ‘National Security Risks’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties said the country’s residency bond scheme carried risks after a newspaper report suggesting a foreign criminal had purchased a bond allowing residency in Hungary. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to suspend the sale of residency bonds, citing risks to national security.
Parliament Committee Votes To Extend Migration State Of Emergency
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s defence committee has approved extending the state of emergency related to mass migration that had been set to expire on September 9, the parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz said on Friday. Speaking after a meeting of the defence committee, Lajos Kosa told a news conference that the interior ministry had confirmed in a briefing to the committee that it intends to extend the ...
HR Ministry Rejects Corruption Allegations
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry rejected allegations by the opposition Socialist Party that it was involved in a scheme to take bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for favours in their bids for EU money. Political weekly 168 Óra said last week that in 2015 Fidesz MP Roland Mengyi had solicited bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for preferential treatment in the bidding process for ...