161 result(s) for surveillance
Socialists Pledge To Improve Budapest Public Safety
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The opposition Socialists pledge to improve public safety and establish a network to care for pensioners and single mothers in Budapest, the party’s Budapest group leader has said.
Experimental Face-Recognition Surveillance System In Budapest’s 8th District
- 24 Jul 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
According to napi.hu, 8th district Fidesz mayor Máté Kocsis has approved a financial plan to install a new experimental face-recognition surveillance system on the streets of Józsefváros. The cameras would be installed by the Special Service for National Security. The approval of the parliamentary committee is needed to fund the project. A final decision on the installation will be made by the ...
Police Negligent At Budapest Pride, Say Organisers
- 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police failed to properly ensure the safety of participants of the Budapest Pride parade at the weekend, Péter Hanzli, the event’s spokesman, said on Wednesday. The closing event of Budapest Pride, a week-long festival of lesbian, bisexual, gay, trans-gender, and queer culture, was held on Saturday amid a heavy police presence along a cordoned-off route across the city.
New Hungarian Insurance Product Monitors Car Use
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Insurer Posta Biztosító, car owners association Magyar Autóklub and online insurance brokerage Netrisk have jointly launched a new product on Thursday, offering car surveillance to drivers via their mobile phones.
Glenn Greenwald Says Hungary Is In For A Surprise
- 29 May 2014 11:45 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian news website HVG.hu has published an interview with journalist and author Glenn Greenwald in which he says the groundwork is being laid for the release of documents that shed light on the extent of Hungary’s exposure to the US National Security Agency’s (NSA) global surveillance program.
WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need ...
LMP Denies Link With Organisation Distributing Norwegian Funds In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition LMP is not connected with the Ökotárs Foundation, associated with the management of Norwegian funds granted to promote civil society in Hungary, the party said. LMP reacted to a Tuesday statement by János Lázár, head of the Prime Minister’s Office, that “billions of forints” from the Norwegian Civil Fund are managed by “an organisation closely associated with a Hungarian political ...
Secret Surveillance Rules Unconstitutional, Says Hungary’s Top Court
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Legislation allowing for secret observation on officials in positions requiring national security screening for 30-day periods twice a year is unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court said on its website on Wednesday.
McCain Has Stern Words For Hungary
- 6 Feb 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
US Republican Senator John McCain expressed concern for Hungary’s democratic institutions and called for external monitoring of the April elections while on a one-day visit to Budapest’s on Friday.
Socialists Pledge To Improve Budapest Public Safety
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The opposition Socialists pledge to improve public safety and establish a network to care for pensioners and single mothers in Budapest, the party’s Budapest group leader has said.
Experimental Face-Recognition Surveillance System In Budapest’s 8th District
- 24 Jul 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
According to napi.hu, 8th district Fidesz mayor Máté Kocsis has approved a financial plan to install a new experimental face-recognition surveillance system on the streets of Józsefváros. The cameras would be installed by the Special Service for National Security. The approval of the parliamentary committee is needed to fund the project. A final decision on the installation will be made by the ...
Police Negligent At Budapest Pride, Say Organisers
- 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police failed to properly ensure the safety of participants of the Budapest Pride parade at the weekend, Péter Hanzli, the event’s spokesman, said on Wednesday. The closing event of Budapest Pride, a week-long festival of lesbian, bisexual, gay, trans-gender, and queer culture, was held on Saturday amid a heavy police presence along a cordoned-off route across the city.
New Hungarian Insurance Product Monitors Car Use
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Insurer Posta Biztosító, car owners association Magyar Autóklub and online insurance brokerage Netrisk have jointly launched a new product on Thursday, offering car surveillance to drivers via their mobile phones.
Glenn Greenwald Says Hungary Is In For A Surprise
- 29 May 2014 11:45 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian news website HVG.hu has published an interview with journalist and author Glenn Greenwald in which he says the groundwork is being laid for the release of documents that shed light on the extent of Hungary’s exposure to the US National Security Agency’s (NSA) global surveillance program.
WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need ...
LMP Denies Link With Organisation Distributing Norwegian Funds In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition LMP is not connected with the Ökotárs Foundation, associated with the management of Norwegian funds granted to promote civil society in Hungary, the party said. LMP reacted to a Tuesday statement by János Lázár, head of the Prime Minister’s Office, that “billions of forints” from the Norwegian Civil Fund are managed by “an organisation closely associated with a Hungarian political ...
Secret Surveillance Rules Unconstitutional, Says Hungary’s Top Court
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Legislation allowing for secret observation on officials in positions requiring national security screening for 30-day periods twice a year is unconstitutional, the Constitutional Court said on its website on Wednesday.
McCain Has Stern Words For Hungary
- 6 Feb 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
US Republican Senator John McCain expressed concern for Hungary’s democratic institutions and called for external monitoring of the April elections while on a one-day visit to Budapest’s on Friday.