299 result(s) for tobacco
Video: Hungarian Police Raid Largest Illegal Cigarette Factory In Europe
- 6 May 2015 6:00 AM
- video
Hungarian police say they have raided and shut down Europe’s largest illegal cigarette factory near Budapest. Authorities seized 2.3 million cigarettes and 22 tonnes of tobacco, enough to produce an estimated 1.5 million packets. Nine Bulgarians were arrested.
Chain-Smoking On The Rise In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of chain-smokers in Hungary has increased, reports Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet. According to the data provided by the Central Statistical Office, while the number of cigarette smokers decreased from 31 percent in 2009 to 29 percent in 2014, the number of chain-smokers increased in 2014 to 28 percent of all smokers from 27 percent in 2009.
Death Penalty Issue Triggers Controversy In Hungary
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The co-ruling Christian Democrats do not support the idea of restoring the death penalty in Hungary, Bence Rétvári, the party’s deputy leader, said. The Christian Democrats welcomed that the criminal code had been made stricter over the past five years, including the introduction of the “three strikes” law and would support further tightening, he said.
Window Covers Can Be Removed In Tobacco Shops In Hungary
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The covers can be removed from tobacco shop windows and only the products must be hidden from sight, public news channel M1 reported. The issue of dark foil covers on shop windows came into focus over a recent murder of a shop assistant in Kaposvár, central Hungary, after critics said the fact that shops are papered over invited crime. On Thursday, cabinet chief János Lázár said the law on ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Advocates Death Penalty
- 29 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Capital punishment must again be put on the agenda in the wake of the Kaposvár tobacco store murder, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters during a visit to Pécs on Tuesday. Stating that existing punishments such as mandatory life sentences have not proved to be a sufficient deterrent, he said “it must be made clear to criminals that Hungary will not shy away from anything when it comes to ...
Hungarian Leftist Parties To Stage Anti-Govt Demo
- 10 Apr 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition will hold a demonstration of “victims” of the past five years of the Fidesz-led government in central Budapest on Saturday. Socialist board member Károly Beke said that the last government cycle had left in its wake “broken tobacconists, farmers stripped of their land and people deprived of their private pension savings, as well as stranded Quaestor investors”.
Tobacco Concessions Tender Announced In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The National Tobacco Sales Nonprofit Company (NDN) announced another tender for tobacco sales concessions. The tender is the sixth called for concessions since Hungary introduced a state monopoly on retail tobacco sales in July of 2013. It is for concessions in 490 communities.
Referendum Questions Rejected
- 31 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) has rejected various referendum questions submitted by a civil organisation. At an anti-government demonstration on March 15, the organisers announced it would put forward 19 questions covering corruption, the economy, educational and social goals, eliminating the state’s tobacco monopoly, opening up secret files on key state investments and abolishing toll ...
PM, Jobbik Comment On Anti-Govt Referendum Questions In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party welcomed referendum questions flagged by civil groups at anti-government demonstrations on Sunday, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party called the leftist initiative “nothing but hot air”. The 19 referendum questions to be put to the National Election Office for approval are in the areas of anticorruption, economic, educational and social ...
Video: Hungarian Police Raid Largest Illegal Cigarette Factory In Europe
- 6 May 2015 6:00 AM
- video
Hungarian police say they have raided and shut down Europe’s largest illegal cigarette factory near Budapest. Authorities seized 2.3 million cigarettes and 22 tonnes of tobacco, enough to produce an estimated 1.5 million packets. Nine Bulgarians were arrested.
Chain-Smoking On The Rise In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of chain-smokers in Hungary has increased, reports Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet. According to the data provided by the Central Statistical Office, while the number of cigarette smokers decreased from 31 percent in 2009 to 29 percent in 2014, the number of chain-smokers increased in 2014 to 28 percent of all smokers from 27 percent in 2009.
Death Penalty Issue Triggers Controversy In Hungary
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The co-ruling Christian Democrats do not support the idea of restoring the death penalty in Hungary, Bence Rétvári, the party’s deputy leader, said. The Christian Democrats welcomed that the criminal code had been made stricter over the past five years, including the introduction of the “three strikes” law and would support further tightening, he said.
Window Covers Can Be Removed In Tobacco Shops In Hungary
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The covers can be removed from tobacco shop windows and only the products must be hidden from sight, public news channel M1 reported. The issue of dark foil covers on shop windows came into focus over a recent murder of a shop assistant in Kaposvár, central Hungary, after critics said the fact that shops are papered over invited crime. On Thursday, cabinet chief János Lázár said the law on ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Advocates Death Penalty
- 29 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Capital punishment must again be put on the agenda in the wake of the Kaposvár tobacco store murder, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters during a visit to Pécs on Tuesday. Stating that existing punishments such as mandatory life sentences have not proved to be a sufficient deterrent, he said “it must be made clear to criminals that Hungary will not shy away from anything when it comes to ...
Hungarian Leftist Parties To Stage Anti-Govt Demo
- 10 Apr 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition will hold a demonstration of “victims” of the past five years of the Fidesz-led government in central Budapest on Saturday. Socialist board member Károly Beke said that the last government cycle had left in its wake “broken tobacconists, farmers stripped of their land and people deprived of their private pension savings, as well as stranded Quaestor investors”.
Tobacco Concessions Tender Announced In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The National Tobacco Sales Nonprofit Company (NDN) announced another tender for tobacco sales concessions. The tender is the sixth called for concessions since Hungary introduced a state monopoly on retail tobacco sales in July of 2013. It is for concessions in 490 communities.
Referendum Questions Rejected
- 31 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) has rejected various referendum questions submitted by a civil organisation. At an anti-government demonstration on March 15, the organisers announced it would put forward 19 questions covering corruption, the economy, educational and social goals, eliminating the state’s tobacco monopoly, opening up secret files on key state investments and abolishing toll ...
PM, Jobbik Comment On Anti-Govt Referendum Questions In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party welcomed referendum questions flagged by civil groups at anti-government demonstrations on Sunday, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party called the leftist initiative “nothing but hot air”. The 19 referendum questions to be put to the National Election Office for approval are in the areas of anticorruption, economic, educational and social ...