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TEK Chief: No Direct Terror Threat To Hungary
- 19 Nov 2015 8:31 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not face any direct terrorist threat, János Hajdu, the head of the counter-terrorism centre (TEK), told public news channel M1. “TEK has not uncovered any information that would lead it to believe that the Hungarian people are under direct threat from possible terror plots,” Hajdu said, adding, however, that the country is under the same indirect threat as the rest of Europe.
Jobbik To File Complaint Over Hungarian Farmland Sales
- 19 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that it would file a criminal complaint over suspected forgery of information pertaining to farmland auctions. Referring to recent media reports, lawmaker Zoltán Magyar said that details about the most valuable plots of land that are presented at land auctions do not match the parameters listed in the land tenders. Magyar said this could indicate that ...
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions To Paris Massacre In Hungarian Media
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing columnists believe that the Paris terrorist attacks struck a lethal blow to liberal, pro-migration ideology. Liberal and left-wing pundits, on the other hand, caution against fomenting anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiments and accuse the Right of playing into the hands of terrorist organizations.
Charges Raised Against Spanish Cocaine Smuggler In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor has raised charges against a Spanish man who smuggled 4.5 kgs of cocaine to Hungary hidden in a rucksack and a suitcase, the chief municipal prosecutor’s office said. The 46-year-old man had been paid 5,000 euros by a person in Málaga to transport the drugs from South America to Europe. He had to first travel to the Netherlands where he received detailed instructions, travel ...
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador Criticizes Hungary
- 6 Nov 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s concerns about the state of affairs in Hungary, pro-government columnists are in no doubt that the US wants to pressurize Hungary into submission. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, criticize the Hungarian government’s response and expect further US-Hungarian diplomatic skirmishes.
Xpat Opinion: Former Police Chiefs Reprimanded Over 2006 Riots In Budapest
- 2 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the sentences handed down to police commanders for mishandling political violence in September 2006. Leftist authors celebrate the ruling as proof that the police were innocent, while conservatives find the blame apportioned astonishingly light.
Budapest Court Reprimands Former Budapest Police Chief
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Capital Regional Court reprimanded two suspects and acquitted the other 12 in a hearing held in a criminal procedure against former police chiefs in connection with anti-government riots in 2006. In a non-binding ruling, the court handed down the reprimand, the lowest degree sentence, to former Budapest police chief Péter Gergényi, the second suspect, and Gábor Mittó, the former ...
Hungaryí's Ruling Party Launches “A Village To Each Oligarch” Programme, DK Says
- 29 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties criticised the government's farmland programme in a parliamentary debate dedicated to the plan. The leftish opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said that entrepreneur and Felcsút mayor Lőrinc Mészáros, reportedly close to the government, could become Hungary's largest landowner as a result of the scheme.
Vona Says No Accident Hungarian Jobbik MEP Spy Case Dragging On
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is someone’s interest that the case involving a Jobbik MEP accused of spying should drag on as long as possible, the radical nationalist party’s leader, Gábor Vona, told public television M1. If Béla Kovács, the MEP in question, is guilty of the charge then he would receive his punishment. But if he is not, then the ruling Fidesz party should apologise to him, he added.
TEK Chief: No Direct Terror Threat To Hungary
- 19 Nov 2015 8:31 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not face any direct terrorist threat, János Hajdu, the head of the counter-terrorism centre (TEK), told public news channel M1. “TEK has not uncovered any information that would lead it to believe that the Hungarian people are under direct threat from possible terror plots,” Hajdu said, adding, however, that the country is under the same indirect threat as the rest of Europe.
Jobbik To File Complaint Over Hungarian Farmland Sales
- 19 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that it would file a criminal complaint over suspected forgery of information pertaining to farmland auctions. Referring to recent media reports, lawmaker Zoltán Magyar said that details about the most valuable plots of land that are presented at land auctions do not match the parameters listed in the land tenders. Magyar said this could indicate that ...
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions To Paris Massacre In Hungarian Media
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing columnists believe that the Paris terrorist attacks struck a lethal blow to liberal, pro-migration ideology. Liberal and left-wing pundits, on the other hand, caution against fomenting anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiments and accuse the Right of playing into the hands of terrorist organizations.
Charges Raised Against Spanish Cocaine Smuggler In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor has raised charges against a Spanish man who smuggled 4.5 kgs of cocaine to Hungary hidden in a rucksack and a suitcase, the chief municipal prosecutor’s office said. The 46-year-old man had been paid 5,000 euros by a person in Málaga to transport the drugs from South America to Europe. He had to first travel to the Netherlands where he received detailed instructions, travel ...
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador Criticizes Hungary
- 6 Nov 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s concerns about the state of affairs in Hungary, pro-government columnists are in no doubt that the US wants to pressurize Hungary into submission. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, criticize the Hungarian government’s response and expect further US-Hungarian diplomatic skirmishes.
Xpat Opinion: Former Police Chiefs Reprimanded Over 2006 Riots In Budapest
- 2 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the sentences handed down to police commanders for mishandling political violence in September 2006. Leftist authors celebrate the ruling as proof that the police were innocent, while conservatives find the blame apportioned astonishingly light.
Budapest Court Reprimands Former Budapest Police Chief
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Capital Regional Court reprimanded two suspects and acquitted the other 12 in a hearing held in a criminal procedure against former police chiefs in connection with anti-government riots in 2006. In a non-binding ruling, the court handed down the reprimand, the lowest degree sentence, to former Budapest police chief Péter Gergényi, the second suspect, and Gábor Mittó, the former ...
Hungaryí's Ruling Party Launches “A Village To Each Oligarch” Programme, DK Says
- 29 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties criticised the government's farmland programme in a parliamentary debate dedicated to the plan. The leftish opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said that entrepreneur and Felcsút mayor Lőrinc Mészáros, reportedly close to the government, could become Hungary's largest landowner as a result of the scheme.
Vona Says No Accident Hungarian Jobbik MEP Spy Case Dragging On
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is someone’s interest that the case involving a Jobbik MEP accused of spying should drag on as long as possible, the radical nationalist party’s leader, Gábor Vona, told public television M1. If Béla Kovács, the MEP in question, is guilty of the charge then he would receive his punishment. But if he is not, then the ruling Fidesz party should apologise to him, he added.