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Former State Official Sentenced To Years For Sukoro Graft In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A court sentenced Miklós Tátrai, former head of the state asset management company (MNV), to four years in prison for causing damages to the state in connection with a planned casino investment near the village of Sukoró, next to Lake Velence, in central Hungary. The secondary defendant, Zsolt Császy, a former MNV sales executive, was charged as an accomplice in document fraud and given a ...
Over 24,000 Illegal Entrants Apprehended Over Weekend, Say Hungarian Police
- 28 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have launched proceedings against more than 24,000 migrants who crossed illegally to Hungary over the weekend, it said on its website police.hu. Fully 23,591 people were apprehended on the Hungarian-Croatian border and 636 on the border with Serbia, police said. Five people were taken into custody for suspected forgery. On Saturday and Sunday the Szeged District Prosecution brought 64 ...
Ten Migrants Detained For Part In Riots At Hungarian Border Station
- 18 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The police have detained ten people suspected of having participated in violent clashes between migrants and the Hungarian police at Röszke station on the Serbian border on Wednesday. Altogether 15 people have been suspected of involvement in the riots and crossing the border illegally, said a spokesperson for the national police.
Migrants Leave Registration Point In W Hungary Towards Austria
- 11 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first migrants to arrive at a newly opened registration point in Körmend, in western Hungary, left for Austria on foot after just a few hours, the town’s mayor said. István Bebes of the ruling Fidesz party told a press conference after an extraordinary meeting of council representatives that 80-90 migrants arrived by bus early in the morning and left on foot after taking some food, drink and ...
Hungarian, Intl Aid Groups Working At Röszke
- 8 Sep 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
Members of several Hungarian and international aid organisations are distributing aid at a reception centre for migrants at Röszke near the Serbian border, MTI’s correspondent reported from the site. Several hundred migrants on Tuesday morning were waiting to be transferred to points set up by the Hungarian immigration office for registering them. The aid organisations were distributing food, ...
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
Hungarian Defence, National Security Committees Discuss Migrant Crisis
- 2 Sep 2015 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Over twenty government officials attended the joint session of parliament’s defence and national security committees to discuss Hungary’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis. Interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát told the committees that once the construction of the fence on the border with Serbia is complete, it will be secure enough to stem the flow of illegal migrants.
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 ...
Hungarian Police Take Suspected Human Traffickers Into Custody
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police took into custody the drivers of three vehicles suspected of human trafficking, the Budapest police headquarters said. The police took into custody a Lithuanian driving a vehicle with Lithuanian number plates carrying twelve Syrians in the country illegally. The police later took into custody an Austrian driver in a vehicle with Austrian number plates carrying five Syrian ...
Former State Official Sentenced To Years For Sukoro Graft In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A court sentenced Miklós Tátrai, former head of the state asset management company (MNV), to four years in prison for causing damages to the state in connection with a planned casino investment near the village of Sukoró, next to Lake Velence, in central Hungary. The secondary defendant, Zsolt Császy, a former MNV sales executive, was charged as an accomplice in document fraud and given a ...
Over 24,000 Illegal Entrants Apprehended Over Weekend, Say Hungarian Police
- 28 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have launched proceedings against more than 24,000 migrants who crossed illegally to Hungary over the weekend, it said on its website police.hu. Fully 23,591 people were apprehended on the Hungarian-Croatian border and 636 on the border with Serbia, police said. Five people were taken into custody for suspected forgery. On Saturday and Sunday the Szeged District Prosecution brought 64 ...
Ten Migrants Detained For Part In Riots At Hungarian Border Station
- 18 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The police have detained ten people suspected of having participated in violent clashes between migrants and the Hungarian police at Röszke station on the Serbian border on Wednesday. Altogether 15 people have been suspected of involvement in the riots and crossing the border illegally, said a spokesperson for the national police.
Migrants Leave Registration Point In W Hungary Towards Austria
- 11 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first migrants to arrive at a newly opened registration point in Körmend, in western Hungary, left for Austria on foot after just a few hours, the town’s mayor said. István Bebes of the ruling Fidesz party told a press conference after an extraordinary meeting of council representatives that 80-90 migrants arrived by bus early in the morning and left on foot after taking some food, drink and ...
Hungarian, Intl Aid Groups Working At Röszke
- 8 Sep 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
Members of several Hungarian and international aid organisations are distributing aid at a reception centre for migrants at Röszke near the Serbian border, MTI’s correspondent reported from the site. Several hundred migrants on Tuesday morning were waiting to be transferred to points set up by the Hungarian immigration office for registering them. The aid organisations were distributing food, ...
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
Hungarian Defence, National Security Committees Discuss Migrant Crisis
- 2 Sep 2015 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Over twenty government officials attended the joint session of parliament’s defence and national security committees to discuss Hungary’s response to the ongoing migrant crisis. Interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát told the committees that once the construction of the fence on the border with Serbia is complete, it will be secure enough to stem the flow of illegal migrants.
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 ...
Hungarian Police Take Suspected Human Traffickers Into Custody
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police took into custody the drivers of three vehicles suspected of human trafficking, the Budapest police headquarters said. The police took into custody a Lithuanian driving a vehicle with Lithuanian number plates carrying twelve Syrians in the country illegally. The police later took into custody an Austrian driver in a vehicle with Austrian number plates carrying five Syrian ...