114 result(s) for smuggling in Articles
Hungarian Auhorities Seize Over 300 Illegal Entrants Over Past 24 Hrs
- 16 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over the past 24 hours, police apprehended 367 people who illegally crossed Hungary’s border, the national police headquarters said. Fully 316 were arrested for violating the border fence while a further 51 were detained for crossing the border. Two were charged with people smuggling. The Hungarian authorities have received 94 asylum requests since Tuesday at two border reception points, a local ...
Immigration: People Smuggling Gang Bosses Earn Up To EUR 12000 An Hour
- 11 Sep 2015 12:10 PM
- current affairs
An undercover reporter for Blikk, Hungary’s largest-circulation tabloid newspaper, has revealed that people smugglers working on the Hungarian-Serbian border earn as much as an astonishing HUF 4 million (EUR 12 000) an hour with their illicit trade.
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 ...
Hungarian Police Catch Over 5,000 Illegal Migrants Over Weekend
- 7 Sep 2015 3:55 AM
- current affairs
Police apprehended a total of 5,386 border violators over the weekend. A report published on the police’s website shows that 2,181 persons were apprehended on Friday, 1,002 on Saturday and 2,203 on Sunday. Criminal proceedings were started against 38 people for human smuggling and against five people for forging documents. Most border violators were caught in the southern parts of Csongrád ...
Hungarian Government's Information Campaign Against Illegal Migration
- 4 Sep 2015 9:08 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is launching an information campaign combating illegal immigration. During the Government’s short but focused campaign (which will use the services of international advertising agency J. Walter Thompson), announcements in given local languages will be placed in leading newspapers in countries of origin and transit countries most associated with illegal migration. The ...
Hungarian, Slovenian Presidents Urge European Solution To Migration
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
No single country is able to resolve the problems connected with migration; a joint European solution is needed, President János Áder said after meeting Slovene counterpart Borut Pahor. Áder said the migration wave is primarily a humanitarian problem because it is necessary to get people safe before the start of winter. Additionally, there is a criminal problem because human smugglers ...
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Hungarian Motor Way M1 Tailbacks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Tighter checks by Austrian authorities have caused 20km tailbacks on the M1 motorway in the direction of Austria, a spokesman for the Hungarian Public Roads agency said. Austrian authorities started stricter checks on Sunday morning, stopping every vehicle suspecting of hiding passengers inside. Tightened security comes after the death of 71 migrants, among them four children, left in a truck on ...
Migrants Cut Through Razor Fence On Hungary - Serbia Border
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving to Hungary from Serbia have once again cut through the NATO-wire fence on the joint border, public television M1’s correspondent reported from the site. The migrants cut through the wire and threw clothes and sleeping bags through it so they could climb under or over the fence without being injured, the correspondent said.
Hungarian Auhorities Seize Over 300 Illegal Entrants Over Past 24 Hrs
- 16 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over the past 24 hours, police apprehended 367 people who illegally crossed Hungary’s border, the national police headquarters said. Fully 316 were arrested for violating the border fence while a further 51 were detained for crossing the border. Two were charged with people smuggling. The Hungarian authorities have received 94 asylum requests since Tuesday at two border reception points, a local ...
Immigration: People Smuggling Gang Bosses Earn Up To EUR 12000 An Hour
- 11 Sep 2015 12:10 PM
- current affairs
An undercover reporter for Blikk, Hungary’s largest-circulation tabloid newspaper, has revealed that people smugglers working on the Hungarian-Serbian border earn as much as an astonishing HUF 4 million (EUR 12 000) an hour with their illicit trade.
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 ...
Hungarian Police Catch Over 5,000 Illegal Migrants Over Weekend
- 7 Sep 2015 3:55 AM
- current affairs
Police apprehended a total of 5,386 border violators over the weekend. A report published on the police’s website shows that 2,181 persons were apprehended on Friday, 1,002 on Saturday and 2,203 on Sunday. Criminal proceedings were started against 38 people for human smuggling and against five people for forging documents. Most border violators were caught in the southern parts of Csongrád ...
Hungarian Government's Information Campaign Against Illegal Migration
- 4 Sep 2015 9:08 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is launching an information campaign combating illegal immigration. During the Government’s short but focused campaign (which will use the services of international advertising agency J. Walter Thompson), announcements in given local languages will be placed in leading newspapers in countries of origin and transit countries most associated with illegal migration. The ...
Hungarian, Slovenian Presidents Urge European Solution To Migration
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
No single country is able to resolve the problems connected with migration; a joint European solution is needed, President János Áder said after meeting Slovene counterpart Borut Pahor. Áder said the migration wave is primarily a humanitarian problem because it is necessary to get people safe before the start of winter. Additionally, there is a criminal problem because human smugglers ...
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Hungarian Motor Way M1 Tailbacks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Tighter checks by Austrian authorities have caused 20km tailbacks on the M1 motorway in the direction of Austria, a spokesman for the Hungarian Public Roads agency said. Austrian authorities started stricter checks on Sunday morning, stopping every vehicle suspecting of hiding passengers inside. Tightened security comes after the death of 71 migrants, among them four children, left in a truck on ...
Migrants Cut Through Razor Fence On Hungary - Serbia Border
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving to Hungary from Serbia have once again cut through the NATO-wire fence on the joint border, public television M1’s correspondent reported from the site. The migrants cut through the wire and threw clothes and sleeping bags through it so they could climb under or over the fence without being injured, the correspondent said.