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Strasbourg Court Rules Hungary Pension Law Violates ECHR
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Hungary’s pension law violates the ban against discrimination prescribed by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The court ordered the state of Hungary to pay 18,000 euros in compensation and legal fees to the petitioner, Gyula Fabian, a Hungarian pensioner who also has a job in the public sector and has had his pension withheld ...
Traffic Surveillance System In Hungary To Be Completed By Year-End
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s intelligent traffic surveillance system is set to be installed by the end of the year, the deputy national police chief said. The network dubbed “Véda” was financed in part by 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46m) of EU funds and will include 160 mobile speed cameras and 365 complex traffic control points on a total of 134 roads, Zsolt Halmosi told a press conference.
Hungary’s European Commissioner Protested Against Registration Of European Citizens ’ Initiative
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tibor Navracsics, Hungary’s European commissioner, has lodged a written protest against the European Commission’s decision to adopt a European Citizens’ Initiative concerning human rights in Hungary which seeks to trigger the so-called nuclear option of Article 7. On November 24 the commission registered the initiative to launch procedures against Hungary for alleged violations of the EU’s ...
Human Rights Watch Criticises Hungary Over Conditions Of Migrants
- 3 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum seekers and immigrants in Hungary are detained for too long and often under unacceptable conditions, the international Human Rights Watch said in a report. In October, HRW visited seven Hungarian migrant facilities, with inmates who had been detained for illegal entry or whose asylum application was pending or had been rejected. According to the report, conditions for those vulnerable ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Gives Green Light To Citizens’ Initiative Against Hungary
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on a proposed European Citizen’s Initiative to punish Hungary for the alleged violation of basic democratic norms, a conservative columnist thinks that such ‘attacks’ will increase anti-European sentiments in Hungary.
Hungary’s Gripens Alerted Mostly To Russian Violations Of Baltic Airspace
- 28 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Gripen fighter planes protecting the airspace of the Baltic countries have been alerted mostly because of Russian planes, daily Magyar Idők said citing defence ministry information. The majority of planes intercepted by them have been Russian ones but no incidents or aggressive events have been reported, the paper said.
Nigel Kennedy, Budapest Sportaréna, 14 December
- 23 Nov 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
The ”rock star” of classic music in Budapest. On 14 December Nigel Kennedy, the virtuoso violin and viola player will present his LP introduction tour, titled The New Four Season. The artist also made it into the Guinness Book of Records as performer of the biggest selling classic LP, and now in Papp László Budapest Sports Arena he performs the revisited version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
Hungary’s PM: Controls Of Migrants From War Zones Must Be Stepped Up
- 20 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The terrorist attacks against France highlight the need to take the arrival of migrants from war zones seriously, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. European Union member states are, to varying degrees, at war with countries from where such migrants originate from, Orbán told public media after meeting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. It is conceivable that groups are being sent to Europe ...
Hungary’s Former Def Min Given Suspended Prison Term For Corruption
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced former Socialist Defence Minister Ferenc Juhász and his state secretary László Fapál to suspended prison terms for misappropriation of funds. The Budapest Capital Regional Court sentenced the former minister to a suspended prison term of two years for misappropriation of funds in allocating and selling a ministryowned apartment to Fapál in 2005- 2006.
Strasbourg Court Rules Hungary Pension Law Violates ECHR
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Hungary’s pension law violates the ban against discrimination prescribed by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The court ordered the state of Hungary to pay 18,000 euros in compensation and legal fees to the petitioner, Gyula Fabian, a Hungarian pensioner who also has a job in the public sector and has had his pension withheld ...
Traffic Surveillance System In Hungary To Be Completed By Year-End
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s intelligent traffic surveillance system is set to be installed by the end of the year, the deputy national police chief said. The network dubbed “Véda” was financed in part by 14.5 billion forints (EUR 46m) of EU funds and will include 160 mobile speed cameras and 365 complex traffic control points on a total of 134 roads, Zsolt Halmosi told a press conference.
Hungary’s European Commissioner Protested Against Registration Of European Citizens ’ Initiative
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tibor Navracsics, Hungary’s European commissioner, has lodged a written protest against the European Commission’s decision to adopt a European Citizens’ Initiative concerning human rights in Hungary which seeks to trigger the so-called nuclear option of Article 7. On November 24 the commission registered the initiative to launch procedures against Hungary for alleged violations of the EU’s ...
Human Rights Watch Criticises Hungary Over Conditions Of Migrants
- 3 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum seekers and immigrants in Hungary are detained for too long and often under unacceptable conditions, the international Human Rights Watch said in a report. In October, HRW visited seven Hungarian migrant facilities, with inmates who had been detained for illegal entry or whose asylum application was pending or had been rejected. According to the report, conditions for those vulnerable ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Gives Green Light To Citizens’ Initiative Against Hungary
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on a proposed European Citizen’s Initiative to punish Hungary for the alleged violation of basic democratic norms, a conservative columnist thinks that such ‘attacks’ will increase anti-European sentiments in Hungary.
Hungary’s Gripens Alerted Mostly To Russian Violations Of Baltic Airspace
- 28 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Gripen fighter planes protecting the airspace of the Baltic countries have been alerted mostly because of Russian planes, daily Magyar Idők said citing defence ministry information. The majority of planes intercepted by them have been Russian ones but no incidents or aggressive events have been reported, the paper said.
Nigel Kennedy, Budapest Sportaréna, 14 December
- 23 Nov 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
The ”rock star” of classic music in Budapest. On 14 December Nigel Kennedy, the virtuoso violin and viola player will present his LP introduction tour, titled The New Four Season. The artist also made it into the Guinness Book of Records as performer of the biggest selling classic LP, and now in Papp László Budapest Sports Arena he performs the revisited version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
Hungary’s PM: Controls Of Migrants From War Zones Must Be Stepped Up
- 20 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The terrorist attacks against France highlight the need to take the arrival of migrants from war zones seriously, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. European Union member states are, to varying degrees, at war with countries from where such migrants originate from, Orbán told public media after meeting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. It is conceivable that groups are being sent to Europe ...
Hungary’s Former Def Min Given Suspended Prison Term For Corruption
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced former Socialist Defence Minister Ferenc Juhász and his state secretary László Fapál to suspended prison terms for misappropriation of funds. The Budapest Capital Regional Court sentenced the former minister to a suspended prison term of two years for misappropriation of funds in allocating and selling a ministryowned apartment to Fapál in 2005- 2006.