288 result(s) for threatened
Hungarian Canoeist Gábor Rakonczay Arrives Safely
- 28 Mar 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
"Wonderful news, if you haven’t heard it yet… Gábor Rakonczay, the Hungarian canoeist, is alive and well and has arrived in Antigua, becoming the world’s first person to cross the Atlantic alone in a canoe. Contact with Gábor was lost February 6th after his boat overturned twice, soaking his satellite phone. He had no other equipment with which he could make contact or indicate his location.
Hódmezővásárhely’s Fidesz Mayor János Lázár Accuses Erste Of Abuse Of Power
- 1 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hódmezővásárhely’s Fidesz mayor János Lázár lashed out at Erste yesterday after the bank rejected his request to renegotiate loans extended to the municipality. Erste instead said it would consider the request if Hódmezővásárhely first makes a Ft 10 billion early repayment on a Swiss franc bond issued by the town in 2006.
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...
Policeman In Budapest Accused Of Blackmailing Student
- 15 Nov 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"A 14th District policeman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of blackmailing a high-school student, with the assistance of two colleagues. They allegedly forced the student to borrow Ft 300,000 from a loan shark to pay for drugs that they had sold to him.
Csányi Blackmailers Get Suspended Sentences In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Pest Central District Court on Thursday handed down suspended prison sentences and imposed fines on three men for blackmailing OTP chairman Sándor Csányi in 2007. The three had threatened to make public a tax audit pertaining to the construction of the Bank Center in downtown Budapest, which they claimed would be embarrassing for Csányi.
Fidesz May Curb Constitutional Court In Hungary
- 27 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Fidesz threatened to curtail the powers of the Constitutional Court after the judges unanimously declared unconstitutional the governemnt’s 98% tax on public-sector workers severance payments over Ft 2 million.
Hungarian Socialists To Bring Pension Referendum
- 25 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Socialist Party is initiating a referendum on the suspension of the transfer of private pension membership fees, party chairman Attila Mesterházy announced Friday.
Red Sludge: Eight Dead, Will Heads Roll In Hungary?
- 13 Oct 2010 8:55 AM
- current affairs
So far an aluminum toxic sludge spill has claimed the lives of eight people in Hungary, according to authorities reports. The body of the eighth victim of the water poisoning was found near the town of Devecser (Western Hungary). Government officials said that the poison was allegedly caused by neglect at the Hungarian Aluminium Co (MAL), where a sludge reservoir had burst a week earlier, pouring ...
Raoul Wallenberg Commemoration, British Embassy Budapest, 15 October
- 13 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Embassy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Association are organising a ceremony at which a plaque will be unveiled commemorating the courageous efforts of Raoul Wallenberg who gave shelter for Hungarian Jews in the building of the British Embassy (Hazai Bank at that time).
Hungarian Canoeist Gábor Rakonczay Arrives Safely
- 28 Mar 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
"Wonderful news, if you haven’t heard it yet… Gábor Rakonczay, the Hungarian canoeist, is alive and well and has arrived in Antigua, becoming the world’s first person to cross the Atlantic alone in a canoe. Contact with Gábor was lost February 6th after his boat overturned twice, soaking his satellite phone. He had no other equipment with which he could make contact or indicate his location.
Hódmezővásárhely’s Fidesz Mayor János Lázár Accuses Erste Of Abuse Of Power
- 1 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hódmezővásárhely’s Fidesz mayor János Lázár lashed out at Erste yesterday after the bank rejected his request to renegotiate loans extended to the municipality. Erste instead said it would consider the request if Hódmezővásárhely first makes a Ft 10 billion early repayment on a Swiss franc bond issued by the town in 2006.
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...
Policeman In Budapest Accused Of Blackmailing Student
- 15 Nov 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"A 14th District policeman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of blackmailing a high-school student, with the assistance of two colleagues. They allegedly forced the student to borrow Ft 300,000 from a loan shark to pay for drugs that they had sold to him.
Csányi Blackmailers Get Suspended Sentences In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Pest Central District Court on Thursday handed down suspended prison sentences and imposed fines on three men for blackmailing OTP chairman Sándor Csányi in 2007. The three had threatened to make public a tax audit pertaining to the construction of the Bank Center in downtown Budapest, which they claimed would be embarrassing for Csányi.
Fidesz May Curb Constitutional Court In Hungary
- 27 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Fidesz threatened to curtail the powers of the Constitutional Court after the judges unanimously declared unconstitutional the governemnt’s 98% tax on public-sector workers severance payments over Ft 2 million.
Hungarian Socialists To Bring Pension Referendum
- 25 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Socialist Party is initiating a referendum on the suspension of the transfer of private pension membership fees, party chairman Attila Mesterházy announced Friday.
Red Sludge: Eight Dead, Will Heads Roll In Hungary?
- 13 Oct 2010 8:55 AM
- current affairs
So far an aluminum toxic sludge spill has claimed the lives of eight people in Hungary, according to authorities reports. The body of the eighth victim of the water poisoning was found near the town of Devecser (Western Hungary). Government officials said that the poison was allegedly caused by neglect at the Hungarian Aluminium Co (MAL), where a sludge reservoir had burst a week earlier, pouring ...
Raoul Wallenberg Commemoration, British Embassy Budapest, 15 October
- 13 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Embassy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Association are organising a ceremony at which a plaque will be unveiled commemorating the courageous efforts of Raoul Wallenberg who gave shelter for Hungarian Jews in the building of the British Embassy (Hazai Bank at that time).