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Intense Storm In Budapest Causes Heavy Damage
- 9 Jul 2015 10:40 AM
- current affairs
Disaster Control offices received 1,600 reports of damage in Budapest and another 3,000 elsewhere in the wake of the storm that swept across Hungary yesterday. A house collapsed in Budapest, leaving injured people trapped under the rubble. Several trolleybuses and trams did not run as their overhead cables were damaged in the storm.
Nyugati Train Station In Budapest Reopens After Two-Week Closure
- 7 Jul 2015 5:01 AM
- getting around
Central Budapest’s Nyugati pályaudvar railway station has reopened after a two-week maintenance period in the early hours of Monday, meaning that passenger trains are again serving the station according to regular schedules. Most of the station has been opened to passengers, although there are still obstacles to pedestrian traffic on the building’s side towards the WestEnd shopping mall.
Hungary Asked By UNHCR Not To Rush Asylum Amendments
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The UNHCR has asked Hungary not to fast-track amendments to its asylum laws. The UN refugee agency told MTI it was “deeply concerned” by the proposed amendments to Hungary’s laws on asylum submitted to parliament earlier this week. The UNHCR asked Hungarian authorities to consult with civil organisations and the refugee agency on the proposed amendments before pushing them through.
Turkish Airlines Launches Atlanta – Istanbul Flight
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Turkish Airlines’ United States expansion continues with the launch of nonstop service from Atlanta to Istanbul in 2016.
“Europe’s Best Airline”* for five years in succession to serve World’s busiest airport by passenger traffic.**
“Europe’s Best Airline”* for five years in succession to serve World’s busiest airport by passenger traffic.**
Serbian, Hungarian Police Agree On Joint Steps Against Illegal Migrants
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian and Serbian police chiefs met on Monday and agreed to take joint steps against illegal migration. Under the agreement, four mobile thermal cameras will be installed on the Serbian side of the joint border and twenty new police officers will go on duty on the Serbian-Macedonian border, Károly Papp, Hungary’s police chief, said after meeting his Serbian counterpart Milorad Veljovi ć in ...
Hungarian Police Catch 1,941 Illegal Entrants
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Border police caught 1,941 illegal border entrants from Friday through Sunday, up from around 1,500 on recent weekends. Criminal proceedings were launched against 11 suspected human traffickers, and six others for falsification of public documents. Interior Ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said the police were bolstered by more than 600 personnel at the southern border and plan further ...
Hungarian Govt Must Tackle “Balkan Transit Route”
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungary-Serbia border has become a “Balkan transit route” to which the government must respond, Szilárd Németh, a lawmaker of the ruling Fidesz party said. Illegal migrant traffic across the Hungarian- Serbian border is the highest of any European Union border, he told a press conference. Hungary received more than 50,000 illegal entrants this year by the end of May, compared with 47,000 ...
Drone Imagery: Hungary’s Longest Bridge
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A drone imagery company has published a stunning 5-minute clip of the Kőröshegy viaduct, Hungary’s longest bridge. The 1872-metre long viaduct, on the route of the M7 motorway between Zamárdi and Balatonszárszó at the southern shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy county, was handed over to traffic in 2007.
Hungary’s PM Claims Anti-Migrant Billboards “Discourage Human Trafficking”
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks the government’s billboard campaign emphasizes Hungary being an open and friendly country, but he also thinks migrants have no business trying to settle in Hungary. He may be right in believing that the government’s xenophobic campaign has succeeded in convincing 6 percent of eligible voters to be worried about migrants arriving in Hungary.
Intense Storm In Budapest Causes Heavy Damage
- 9 Jul 2015 10:40 AM
- current affairs
Disaster Control offices received 1,600 reports of damage in Budapest and another 3,000 elsewhere in the wake of the storm that swept across Hungary yesterday. A house collapsed in Budapest, leaving injured people trapped under the rubble. Several trolleybuses and trams did not run as their overhead cables were damaged in the storm.
Nyugati Train Station In Budapest Reopens After Two-Week Closure
- 7 Jul 2015 5:01 AM
- getting around
Central Budapest’s Nyugati pályaudvar railway station has reopened after a two-week maintenance period in the early hours of Monday, meaning that passenger trains are again serving the station according to regular schedules. Most of the station has been opened to passengers, although there are still obstacles to pedestrian traffic on the building’s side towards the WestEnd shopping mall.
Hungary Asked By UNHCR Not To Rush Asylum Amendments
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The UNHCR has asked Hungary not to fast-track amendments to its asylum laws. The UN refugee agency told MTI it was “deeply concerned” by the proposed amendments to Hungary’s laws on asylum submitted to parliament earlier this week. The UNHCR asked Hungarian authorities to consult with civil organisations and the refugee agency on the proposed amendments before pushing them through.
Turkish Airlines Launches Atlanta – Istanbul Flight
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Turkish Airlines’ United States expansion continues with the launch of nonstop service from Atlanta to Istanbul in 2016.
“Europe’s Best Airline”* for five years in succession to serve World’s busiest airport by passenger traffic.**
“Europe’s Best Airline”* for five years in succession to serve World’s busiest airport by passenger traffic.**
Serbian, Hungarian Police Agree On Joint Steps Against Illegal Migrants
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian and Serbian police chiefs met on Monday and agreed to take joint steps against illegal migration. Under the agreement, four mobile thermal cameras will be installed on the Serbian side of the joint border and twenty new police officers will go on duty on the Serbian-Macedonian border, Károly Papp, Hungary’s police chief, said after meeting his Serbian counterpart Milorad Veljovi ć in ...
Hungarian Police Catch 1,941 Illegal Entrants
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Border police caught 1,941 illegal border entrants from Friday through Sunday, up from around 1,500 on recent weekends. Criminal proceedings were launched against 11 suspected human traffickers, and six others for falsification of public documents. Interior Ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said the police were bolstered by more than 600 personnel at the southern border and plan further ...
Hungarian Govt Must Tackle “Balkan Transit Route”
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungary-Serbia border has become a “Balkan transit route” to which the government must respond, Szilárd Németh, a lawmaker of the ruling Fidesz party said. Illegal migrant traffic across the Hungarian- Serbian border is the highest of any European Union border, he told a press conference. Hungary received more than 50,000 illegal entrants this year by the end of May, compared with 47,000 ...
Drone Imagery: Hungary’s Longest Bridge
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A drone imagery company has published a stunning 5-minute clip of the Kőröshegy viaduct, Hungary’s longest bridge. The 1872-metre long viaduct, on the route of the M7 motorway between Zamárdi and Balatonszárszó at the southern shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy county, was handed over to traffic in 2007.
Hungary’s PM Claims Anti-Migrant Billboards “Discourage Human Trafficking”
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks the government’s billboard campaign emphasizes Hungary being an open and friendly country, but he also thinks migrants have no business trying to settle in Hungary. He may be right in believing that the government’s xenophobic campaign has succeeded in convincing 6 percent of eligible voters to be worried about migrants arriving in Hungary.