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Hungarian Police Round Up Over 7,000 Illegal Migrants On Tues
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 7,081 migrants were rounded up on Tuesday for entering Hungary’s border illegally, the national police force said on its website. Criminal proceedings were filed against one person for counterfeiting public documents but no further details were revealed. Deputy spokesman of the national police headquarters Kristóf Gál told public news channel M1 that the vast majority of migrants had ...
Helsinki Committee Urges Probe Into Sept 16 Police - Migrants Clash In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has turned to the ombudsman for basic rights, asking for a probe into the circumstances of a clash between Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force (TEK) and migrants near the border with Serbia in September. The committee is asking the ombudsman to carry out a full investigation into TEK’s crowd control methods during the events that took place on September 16 at the ...
Hungarian Residency Bonds Most Popular Among Chinese Nationals
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Most of the buyers of Hungary’s residency bonds have been Chinese, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said in response to a written question he received from an opposition lawmaker. Under the scheme, foreign nationals buying 300,000 euros worth of government bonds can obtain a residency permit that can be extended for five years and allows its holder to travel freely in the Schengen zone.
Greenpeace Hungary: Ecofarming Offers Solution For Global Food Crisis
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ecofarming could be a solution for the global food crisis, a Greenpeace Hungary campaign manager said prior to the UN World Food Day. The main pillars of ecological farming include knowledge-intensive production, biodiversity, organic crop protection and support for rural producers, said Katalin Rodics, agricultural campaign manager for central and eastern Europe.
Budapest Sports University’s Athletics Hall Burns Down, No Injuries
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The athletics centre of Budapest’s Sports University burned down on Thursday early morning, causing millions of forints in damage, Lajos Mocsai, the university’s rector, said. The indoors facility caught fire just before 5am and an adjacent wall fell down along a ten-metre section, the national disaster management agency said. Firefighters managed to control the fire with hoses in just over an ...
Contract Distillation Of Pálinka In Hungary Drops By 80%
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- food & drink
Distilleries in Hungary have produced 2 million litres of fruit brandy pálinka this year, less than 20% of the amount distilled in 2014; the drastic drop largely resulted from the elimination of tax exemption for home distillation of spirits from January 2015, daily Magyar Idők said. Legislation in force since the autumn of 2010 allowed Hungarian households to distil for personal consumption an ...
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Hungary’s Late President Göncz To Be Buried On Nov 6
- 15 Oct 2015 3:45 AM
- current affairs
Recently deceased Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s former president, will be buried on November 6, Parliament’s office said, citing information from the family. At the ceremony, to be held at the Óbuda cemetery, eulogies will be given by Imre Mécs, who had been imprisoned together with Göncz in the 1950s, and Arch-Abbot of Pannonhalma Asztrik Várszegi, the statement said. Göncz, the first president of a ...
Hungary’s Film Commissioner Vajna Buys Commercial Channel TV2
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s film industry commissioner Andy Vajna has signed a contract to buy Hungarian commercial television channel TV2, and, after signing by the sellers, the deal will be announced later this week, figyelo.hu, the website of weekly Figyelő reported. The transaction will require approval by Hungary’s Competition Office, figyelo.hu said.
Hungarian Police Round Up Over 7,000 Illegal Migrants On Tues
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 7,081 migrants were rounded up on Tuesday for entering Hungary’s border illegally, the national police force said on its website. Criminal proceedings were filed against one person for counterfeiting public documents but no further details were revealed. Deputy spokesman of the national police headquarters Kristóf Gál told public news channel M1 that the vast majority of migrants had ...
Helsinki Committee Urges Probe Into Sept 16 Police - Migrants Clash In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has turned to the ombudsman for basic rights, asking for a probe into the circumstances of a clash between Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force (TEK) and migrants near the border with Serbia in September. The committee is asking the ombudsman to carry out a full investigation into TEK’s crowd control methods during the events that took place on September 16 at the ...
Hungarian Residency Bonds Most Popular Among Chinese Nationals
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Most of the buyers of Hungary’s residency bonds have been Chinese, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said in response to a written question he received from an opposition lawmaker. Under the scheme, foreign nationals buying 300,000 euros worth of government bonds can obtain a residency permit that can be extended for five years and allows its holder to travel freely in the Schengen zone.
Greenpeace Hungary: Ecofarming Offers Solution For Global Food Crisis
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ecofarming could be a solution for the global food crisis, a Greenpeace Hungary campaign manager said prior to the UN World Food Day. The main pillars of ecological farming include knowledge-intensive production, biodiversity, organic crop protection and support for rural producers, said Katalin Rodics, agricultural campaign manager for central and eastern Europe.
Budapest Sports University’s Athletics Hall Burns Down, No Injuries
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The athletics centre of Budapest’s Sports University burned down on Thursday early morning, causing millions of forints in damage, Lajos Mocsai, the university’s rector, said. The indoors facility caught fire just before 5am and an adjacent wall fell down along a ten-metre section, the national disaster management agency said. Firefighters managed to control the fire with hoses in just over an ...
Contract Distillation Of Pálinka In Hungary Drops By 80%
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- food & drink
Distilleries in Hungary have produced 2 million litres of fruit brandy pálinka this year, less than 20% of the amount distilled in 2014; the drastic drop largely resulted from the elimination of tax exemption for home distillation of spirits from January 2015, daily Magyar Idők said. Legislation in force since the autumn of 2010 allowed Hungarian households to distil for personal consumption an ...
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Hungary’s Late President Göncz To Be Buried On Nov 6
- 15 Oct 2015 3:45 AM
- current affairs
Recently deceased Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s former president, will be buried on November 6, Parliament’s office said, citing information from the family. At the ceremony, to be held at the Óbuda cemetery, eulogies will be given by Imre Mécs, who had been imprisoned together with Göncz in the 1950s, and Arch-Abbot of Pannonhalma Asztrik Várszegi, the statement said. Göncz, the first president of a ...
Hungary’s Film Commissioner Vajna Buys Commercial Channel TV2
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s film industry commissioner Andy Vajna has signed a contract to buy Hungarian commercial television channel TV2, and, after signing by the sellers, the deal will be announced later this week, figyelo.hu, the website of weekly Figyelő reported. The transaction will require approval by Hungary’s Competition Office, figyelo.hu said.