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Hungarian Truck Found With Dead Migrants On Austrian Motorway
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has confirmed that the truck found abandoned on an Austrian motorway with dead migrants inside had Hungarian number plates. Austria’s police force has contacted its Hungarian counterpart and the two are working together to track down whoever is responsible for the migrants’ deaths. He said it was likely that the victims were heading west with the help of ...
Együtt Files Criminal Complaint Over Suspected Budapest Széll Kálmán Square Graft
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition party Együtt has filed a criminal complaint in connection with the revamp of Széll Kálmán Square. The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) “misappropriated the money of the citizens of the capital” when it amended the contract in June to push back construction deadlines, thereby foregoing almost 600 million forints (EUR 1.85m) of late-delivery penalties, Együtt lawmaker Márton Pataki told a ...
EU Attempts To “Sabotage” Migration Conference To Be Held In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rapid rise in the influx of illegal migrants will put an extra burden of more than 15 billion forints (EUR 47.8m) on Hungary, according to fresh estimates, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. These estimates were made based on a daily 1,200 new entrants, but by now their numbers have risen to 1,800, he told journalists.
Rise In Migration To Cost Hungary Extra HUF15bn
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rapid rise in the influx of illegal migrants will put an extra burden of more than 15 billion forints (EUR 47.8m) on Hungary, according to fresh estimates, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. These estimates were made based on a daily 1,200 new entrants, but by now their numbers have risen to 1,800, he told journalists. The number of illegal entries so far this year stands at 140,000, he ...
Video: Jewish Cultural Festival, Until 6 Sept
- 27 Aug 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest is a receptive city, and this festival demonstrates that the capital of Hungary is a happy host to a diversity of cultures, welcoming expats and visitors from all parts of the world in friendship. This annual end of summer Jewish cultural cavalcade can be a special occasion for everyone, say organisers. Each year the Hungarian Jewish Community opens its gates and presents the colourful ...
Jewish Cultural Festival In Budapest Approaching
- 27 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Cultural Festival will begin on Sunday and run for a week with concerts, theatre performances and film screenings. The biggest concerts will be held at the Great synagogue on Dohány utca, while theatre productions, concerts and film screenings will take place at the Goldmark Hall and the Rumbach utca synagogue.
Awacs Plane To Be Based In Hungary
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will deploy an E3A Awacs reconnaissance plane in Hungary for a military exercise to be held in the middle of September, Napi Gazdaság reports. Its presence is important, as the aircraft may be necessary to collect information about enemy air and land activities in supporting NATO units preparing for a possible conflict in connection with the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, the newspaper adds.
Hungarian Police Use Tear Gas At Serbia Border
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A brief disturbance broke out among migrants entering Hungary at the camp near the Serbian border on Wednesday. Police used tear gas to restore order, an MTI correspondent reported. Migrants had wanted to speak to a television crew filming at the Röszke camp and this is when the disturbance took place. According to press reports, around 200 migrants were involved.
Internet Vital For Many Hungarian Holidaymakers
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Fifteen percent of Hungarians find the internet vital for planning their summer holidays, and 8% say they cannot do without internet access during that time, business daily Világgazdaság said, citing a recent survey by PayPal and GfK. Just over 40% of Hungarian holidayers surfed the net for offers and 63 % gathered information about the selected site using search engines.
Hungarian Truck Found With Dead Migrants On Austrian Motorway
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has confirmed that the truck found abandoned on an Austrian motorway with dead migrants inside had Hungarian number plates. Austria’s police force has contacted its Hungarian counterpart and the two are working together to track down whoever is responsible for the migrants’ deaths. He said it was likely that the victims were heading west with the help of ...
Együtt Files Criminal Complaint Over Suspected Budapest Széll Kálmán Square Graft
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition party Együtt has filed a criminal complaint in connection with the revamp of Széll Kálmán Square. The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) “misappropriated the money of the citizens of the capital” when it amended the contract in June to push back construction deadlines, thereby foregoing almost 600 million forints (EUR 1.85m) of late-delivery penalties, Együtt lawmaker Márton Pataki told a ...
EU Attempts To “Sabotage” Migration Conference To Be Held In Budapest
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rapid rise in the influx of illegal migrants will put an extra burden of more than 15 billion forints (EUR 47.8m) on Hungary, according to fresh estimates, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. These estimates were made based on a daily 1,200 new entrants, but by now their numbers have risen to 1,800, he told journalists.
Rise In Migration To Cost Hungary Extra HUF15bn
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rapid rise in the influx of illegal migrants will put an extra burden of more than 15 billion forints (EUR 47.8m) on Hungary, according to fresh estimates, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. These estimates were made based on a daily 1,200 new entrants, but by now their numbers have risen to 1,800, he told journalists. The number of illegal entries so far this year stands at 140,000, he ...
Video: Jewish Cultural Festival, Until 6 Sept
- 27 Aug 2015 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest is a receptive city, and this festival demonstrates that the capital of Hungary is a happy host to a diversity of cultures, welcoming expats and visitors from all parts of the world in friendship. This annual end of summer Jewish cultural cavalcade can be a special occasion for everyone, say organisers. Each year the Hungarian Jewish Community opens its gates and presents the colourful ...
Jewish Cultural Festival In Budapest Approaching
- 27 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Cultural Festival will begin on Sunday and run for a week with concerts, theatre performances and film screenings. The biggest concerts will be held at the Great synagogue on Dohány utca, while theatre productions, concerts and film screenings will take place at the Goldmark Hall and the Rumbach utca synagogue.
Awacs Plane To Be Based In Hungary
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will deploy an E3A Awacs reconnaissance plane in Hungary for a military exercise to be held in the middle of September, Napi Gazdaság reports. Its presence is important, as the aircraft may be necessary to collect information about enemy air and land activities in supporting NATO units preparing for a possible conflict in connection with the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, the newspaper adds.
Hungarian Police Use Tear Gas At Serbia Border
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A brief disturbance broke out among migrants entering Hungary at the camp near the Serbian border on Wednesday. Police used tear gas to restore order, an MTI correspondent reported. Migrants had wanted to speak to a television crew filming at the Röszke camp and this is when the disturbance took place. According to press reports, around 200 migrants were involved.
Internet Vital For Many Hungarian Holidaymakers
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Fifteen percent of Hungarians find the internet vital for planning their summer holidays, and 8% say they cannot do without internet access during that time, business daily Világgazdaság said, citing a recent survey by PayPal and GfK. Just over 40% of Hungarian holidayers surfed the net for offers and 63 % gathered information about the selected site using search engines.