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Ten Migrants Indicted Over Sept 16 Clashes With Hungarian Police
- 5 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Szeged prosecutor has charged ten people with violating Hungary’s border fence and entering the country illegally amid the September 16 clashes between migrants and police on the Hungarian-Serbian border near Röszke. A Csongrád County prosecutor’s office spokesman said nine Syrian and one Iraqi national have been charged with illegal entry.
More Than 50,000 Jobs Added In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- business
Commenting on the jobs data, ING Bank chief analyst András Balatoni said the more than 50,000 jobs added on the primary labour market showed the spill-over effect of economic growth. Takarékbank analyst Gergely Suppan said the latest gauges of business confidence suggest employment could rise further in future. Erste analyst Gergely Ürmössy said the unemployment rate is better than earlier ...
143 Granted Refugee Status In Hungary
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Of the 177,122 migrants who submitted applications for asylum status in Hungary last year, 143 received refugee status, 346 others the protected status and five were not deported for other reasons, according to the Immigration and Citizenship Office.
Hungarian Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Dies
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Oscar Prize winning Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond died in Big Sur, California on Friday at age 85, his business partner announced on Sunday. Zsigmond left Hungary after the 1956 Uprising and worked in Hollywood for 50 years, winning an Oscar for Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1978, a Bafta prize for The Deer Hunter in 1980 and an Emmy award in 1993 for Stalin, a co-production ...
Assoc Chief: Hungarian Construction Sector To Pick Up Steam In Coming Years
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The construction sector is set to grow in the coming years and the number of new homes built per year could double by the end of the current government cycle, László Koji, head of the association of construction entrepreneurs ÉVOSZ, told daily Magyar Idők. Over the past few years, the government has implemented measures that have generated investments, even by foreign businesses, both in the ...
Jobbik Urges Parlt Response To ‘Unlawful’ Actions Against Szeklerland Hungarians
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has urged parliament to respond to what it says are “anti-Hungarian” and “unlawful” actions against Szeklerland Hungarians by Romanian authorities. Gábor Vona, the party’s leader, said he has requested that parliament’s foreign affairs and national cohesion committees hear at a joint session the Romanian ambassador in connection with “a series of anti- ...
Defence Minister: Hungarian Soldiers Stand Ground In Crises
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian soldiers have “proved in recent crisis situations that they can hold their ground and serve the homeland,” the defence minister said, adding that the military deserves further support. Interviewed by MTI, István Simicskó said that Hungarian soldiers had worked hard building an iron fence along sections of the southern borders, and have patrolled the borders and several cities since the ...
Hungarians Lose Tens Of Thousands Of Smartphones At New Year
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
According to estimations, tens of thousands of smartphones are mislaid at New Year’s parties in Hungary, a consultant to Sicontact, the distributor of IT security company ESET in Hungary, told MTI on Friday. Peter Beres added that “knowing the nosiness of Hungarians” and in light of the fact that most phones are not secured, over 60 percent of those who find a loose phone will have a look at its ...
Hungarian Police Sent To Patrol Macedonian-Greek Border
- 4 Jan 2016 3:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent off 31 police officers to take up patrol duties on the Macedonian- Greek border for a one month. The officers were given a send-off by János Balogh, commander of Hungary’s operational police force. Referring to Macedonia’s recently-built border fence aimed at stemming the flow of illegal entrants, the commander told the officers that although they would be serving in a new ...
Ten Migrants Indicted Over Sept 16 Clashes With Hungarian Police
- 5 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Szeged prosecutor has charged ten people with violating Hungary’s border fence and entering the country illegally amid the September 16 clashes between migrants and police on the Hungarian-Serbian border near Röszke. A Csongrád County prosecutor’s office spokesman said nine Syrian and one Iraqi national have been charged with illegal entry.
More Than 50,000 Jobs Added In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- business
Commenting on the jobs data, ING Bank chief analyst András Balatoni said the more than 50,000 jobs added on the primary labour market showed the spill-over effect of economic growth. Takarékbank analyst Gergely Suppan said the latest gauges of business confidence suggest employment could rise further in future. Erste analyst Gergely Ürmössy said the unemployment rate is better than earlier ...
143 Granted Refugee Status In Hungary
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Of the 177,122 migrants who submitted applications for asylum status in Hungary last year, 143 received refugee status, 346 others the protected status and five were not deported for other reasons, according to the Immigration and Citizenship Office.
Hungarian Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Dies
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Oscar Prize winning Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond died in Big Sur, California on Friday at age 85, his business partner announced on Sunday. Zsigmond left Hungary after the 1956 Uprising and worked in Hollywood for 50 years, winning an Oscar for Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1978, a Bafta prize for The Deer Hunter in 1980 and an Emmy award in 1993 for Stalin, a co-production ...
Assoc Chief: Hungarian Construction Sector To Pick Up Steam In Coming Years
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The construction sector is set to grow in the coming years and the number of new homes built per year could double by the end of the current government cycle, László Koji, head of the association of construction entrepreneurs ÉVOSZ, told daily Magyar Idők. Over the past few years, the government has implemented measures that have generated investments, even by foreign businesses, both in the ...
Jobbik Urges Parlt Response To ‘Unlawful’ Actions Against Szeklerland Hungarians
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has urged parliament to respond to what it says are “anti-Hungarian” and “unlawful” actions against Szeklerland Hungarians by Romanian authorities. Gábor Vona, the party’s leader, said he has requested that parliament’s foreign affairs and national cohesion committees hear at a joint session the Romanian ambassador in connection with “a series of anti- ...
Defence Minister: Hungarian Soldiers Stand Ground In Crises
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian soldiers have “proved in recent crisis situations that they can hold their ground and serve the homeland,” the defence minister said, adding that the military deserves further support. Interviewed by MTI, István Simicskó said that Hungarian soldiers had worked hard building an iron fence along sections of the southern borders, and have patrolled the borders and several cities since the ...
Hungarians Lose Tens Of Thousands Of Smartphones At New Year
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
According to estimations, tens of thousands of smartphones are mislaid at New Year’s parties in Hungary, a consultant to Sicontact, the distributor of IT security company ESET in Hungary, told MTI on Friday. Peter Beres added that “knowing the nosiness of Hungarians” and in light of the fact that most phones are not secured, over 60 percent of those who find a loose phone will have a look at its ...
Hungarian Police Sent To Patrol Macedonian-Greek Border
- 4 Jan 2016 3:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent off 31 police officers to take up patrol duties on the Macedonian- Greek border for a one month. The officers were given a send-off by János Balogh, commander of Hungary’s operational police force. Referring to Macedonia’s recently-built border fence aimed at stemming the flow of illegal entrants, the commander told the officers that although they would be serving in a new ...