52 result(s) for violent crime
Reducing Violent Crime Most Urgent Says Budapest Police Chief
- 6 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Reducing violent crime, such as robberies and rowdy behaviour, drug-related crime and car theft are the most urgent tasks for Budapest police, the city’s police chief said in interviews published in Friday’s dailies Magyar Nemzet and Magyar Hírlap.
Survey Shows Support For Anti-Semitic Conspiracies In Hungarian Politics
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital senior analyst Attila Juhasz says conspiracy theories are most likely emotive responses to trigger restrictive legislation and exclusiveness on a social level. Anti-Jewish sentiments are most prevalent among Jobbik voters, yet significantly present in all of Hungary’s political camps, according to a survey published on Monday by Political Capital and Szonda.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM’s Remark About Death Penalty
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist comments on PM Orbán’s remark about the death penalty points out that taking someone’s life is contrary to Christian values, even if such measures would help to save other lives through discouraging criminals from violent acts.
Xpat Opinion: What Are These New Laws In Hungary All About?
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Hungarian politics have, in the past three years, undergone a wholesale renewal. In addition to the creation of a new constitution, the Fundamental Law, about 720 new laws and statutes have hit the books. Even a broad summary of these changes would consume thousands of words and would risk boring my readers. So let’s stick to the highlights: I’ll discuss the most important laws ...
Xpat Opinion: Racist Killers Brought To Justice In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Last week, a Budapest court announced the verdict of the most closely watched Hungarian criminal trial of the year. Four defendants accused of murdering six Hungarian romas were found guilty by the tribunal. The three men who physically committed the killings received the maximum-possible sentence in Hungary – life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The fourth, the ...
Xpat Opinion: ‘Pulling Hungary Out Of The Pit’ Of Debt & Low Productivity
- 3 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Without a doubt one of the highlights of last week – after the announcement, of course, from the EU Commission that it would recommend an end to the Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary – was a conference organized under the banner “National Interest in Focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe.”
Thai Police Seek Hungarian Murder Suspect
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thai authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Hungarian Péter Reisz near Phuket last week. The Bangkok Post reported on Monday that an arrest warrant has been issued for a 35-year-old Hungarian known both as Moshe David and as András Németh Gábor.
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Under Investigation For War Crimes In December 1956 In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing pundits believe that the criminal inquiry into the suspected war crimes of the former Communist politician is an important symbolic act which could serve historical reconciliation. Liberal columnists, however, worry that the government wants to use Biszku’s case against the opposition parties.
Reducing Violent Crime Most Urgent Says Budapest Police Chief
- 6 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Reducing violent crime, such as robberies and rowdy behaviour, drug-related crime and car theft are the most urgent tasks for Budapest police, the city’s police chief said in interviews published in Friday’s dailies Magyar Nemzet and Magyar Hírlap.
Survey Shows Support For Anti-Semitic Conspiracies In Hungarian Politics
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital senior analyst Attila Juhasz says conspiracy theories are most likely emotive responses to trigger restrictive legislation and exclusiveness on a social level. Anti-Jewish sentiments are most prevalent among Jobbik voters, yet significantly present in all of Hungary’s political camps, according to a survey published on Monday by Political Capital and Szonda.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM’s Remark About Death Penalty
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist comments on PM Orbán’s remark about the death penalty points out that taking someone’s life is contrary to Christian values, even if such measures would help to save other lives through discouraging criminals from violent acts.
Xpat Opinion: What Are These New Laws In Hungary All About?
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Hungarian politics have, in the past three years, undergone a wholesale renewal. In addition to the creation of a new constitution, the Fundamental Law, about 720 new laws and statutes have hit the books. Even a broad summary of these changes would consume thousands of words and would risk boring my readers. So let’s stick to the highlights: I’ll discuss the most important laws ...
Xpat Opinion: Racist Killers Brought To Justice In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Last week, a Budapest court announced the verdict of the most closely watched Hungarian criminal trial of the year. Four defendants accused of murdering six Hungarian romas were found guilty by the tribunal. The three men who physically committed the killings received the maximum-possible sentence in Hungary – life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The fourth, the ...
Xpat Opinion: ‘Pulling Hungary Out Of The Pit’ Of Debt & Low Productivity
- 3 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Without a doubt one of the highlights of last week – after the announcement, of course, from the EU Commission that it would recommend an end to the Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary – was a conference organized under the banner “National Interest in Focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe.”
Thai Police Seek Hungarian Murder Suspect
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thai authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Hungarian Péter Reisz near Phuket last week. The Bangkok Post reported on Monday that an arrest warrant has been issued for a 35-year-old Hungarian known both as Moshe David and as András Németh Gábor.
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Under Investigation For War Crimes In December 1956 In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing pundits believe that the criminal inquiry into the suspected war crimes of the former Communist politician is an important symbolic act which could serve historical reconciliation. Liberal columnists, however, worry that the government wants to use Biszku’s case against the opposition parties.