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Hungarian Gov’t Donates To Aid Organisations
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Human Resources Ministry is about to grant a total of Ft 199.5 million from the general government reserves to three aid organisations for performing tasks related to migration, the ministry stated on Friday. The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service, the Hungarian Red Cross and the Hungarian Ecumenical Aid Organisation will each receive Ft 66.5 million.
Over 24,000 Illegal Entrants Apprehended Over Weekend, Say Hungarian Police
- 28 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have launched proceedings against more than 24,000 migrants who crossed illegally to Hungary over the weekend, it said on its website police.hu. Fully 23,591 people were apprehended on the Hungarian-Croatian border and 636 on the border with Serbia, police said. Five people were taken into custody for suspected forgery. On Saturday and Sunday the Szeged District Prosecution brought 64 ...
World Press Photo Exhibit Opens In Budapest
- 25 Sep 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The World Press Photo exhibition displaying legendary press photographs of the past 60 years opens at the Museum of Ethnography today. It will run through October 25. The pictures on display were selected from nearly 100,000 sent in by 5,692 reporters.
Hungarian Govt, Magyar Telekom Reach Deal On Expanding Broadband Access
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Magyar Telekom will invest in broadband internet connections for 230,000 Hungarian households as part of a deal that EU subsidies are not given for geographically parallel investments by other firms. Economy state secretary Ákos Kara told journalists that the Hungarian unit of Deutsche Telekom will build the networks with speeds of at least 30 Mbit/s by April 15, 2018.
Hungary Creates Transit Zone In Letenye On Croatian Border
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian authorities have created a transit zone for migrants serving as a registration point in Letenye on the Hungary-Croatia border. Local officials on Thursday inspected the facility and a razor wire being laid on the border. The immigration authority is setting up containers for registering migrants. Zalaegerszeg Labour and Administrative Court has been designated as the court for ...
Schengen Disintegration “Threat To Hungary’s Foreign Trade”
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
If the Schengen system breaks down due to the migration crisis Hungarian companies could suffer, the foreign minister told a business conference. Péter Szijjártó said temporary border closures are causing major problems due to an increase in shipping times for companies employing just-intime manufacturing. If the Schengen system breaks down completely, lorries will have to queue at borders and ...
International Media Presents Biased Image Of Events In Hungary, Szijjarto Tells BBC
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international media presents a one-sided image of Hungarian events and measures in connection with the migration crisis, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told the BBC in an interview. Szijjarto said in a Hardtalk interview broadcast early on Friday that migrants had been pelting stones and chunks of concrete at Hungarian police for hours, causing injuries, before water cannon and tear gas was ...
National Bank Of Hungary Revamps HUF 20,000 Banknote
- 25 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) is issuing a reworked version of the 20,000 forint banknote. The new version will have a different colour scheme, with multiple colours on the front of the note giving an overall blueish-green tone. The size of the banknote will remain the same and it will still portray Ferenc Deák, Hungarian politician and statesman from the 19th century.
Orbán Calls For Setting Up Patrols On Hungary-Croatia Border
- 25 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary should set up patrols on its border with Croatia as it has on the Serbian border to guarantee “European forms” of border crossing. Speaking after talks with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, Orbán said Hungary originally had had two options. The first was to open a migrant corridor toward Austria, as recommended by Croatia. But this was rejected by ...
Hungarian Gov’t Donates To Aid Organisations
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Human Resources Ministry is about to grant a total of Ft 199.5 million from the general government reserves to three aid organisations for performing tasks related to migration, the ministry stated on Friday. The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service, the Hungarian Red Cross and the Hungarian Ecumenical Aid Organisation will each receive Ft 66.5 million.
Over 24,000 Illegal Entrants Apprehended Over Weekend, Say Hungarian Police
- 28 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have launched proceedings against more than 24,000 migrants who crossed illegally to Hungary over the weekend, it said on its website police.hu. Fully 23,591 people were apprehended on the Hungarian-Croatian border and 636 on the border with Serbia, police said. Five people were taken into custody for suspected forgery. On Saturday and Sunday the Szeged District Prosecution brought 64 ...
World Press Photo Exhibit Opens In Budapest
- 25 Sep 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The World Press Photo exhibition displaying legendary press photographs of the past 60 years opens at the Museum of Ethnography today. It will run through October 25. The pictures on display were selected from nearly 100,000 sent in by 5,692 reporters.
Hungarian Govt, Magyar Telekom Reach Deal On Expanding Broadband Access
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Magyar Telekom will invest in broadband internet connections for 230,000 Hungarian households as part of a deal that EU subsidies are not given for geographically parallel investments by other firms. Economy state secretary Ákos Kara told journalists that the Hungarian unit of Deutsche Telekom will build the networks with speeds of at least 30 Mbit/s by April 15, 2018.
Hungary Creates Transit Zone In Letenye On Croatian Border
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian authorities have created a transit zone for migrants serving as a registration point in Letenye on the Hungary-Croatia border. Local officials on Thursday inspected the facility and a razor wire being laid on the border. The immigration authority is setting up containers for registering migrants. Zalaegerszeg Labour and Administrative Court has been designated as the court for ...
Schengen Disintegration “Threat To Hungary’s Foreign Trade”
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
If the Schengen system breaks down due to the migration crisis Hungarian companies could suffer, the foreign minister told a business conference. Péter Szijjártó said temporary border closures are causing major problems due to an increase in shipping times for companies employing just-intime manufacturing. If the Schengen system breaks down completely, lorries will have to queue at borders and ...
International Media Presents Biased Image Of Events In Hungary, Szijjarto Tells BBC
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international media presents a one-sided image of Hungarian events and measures in connection with the migration crisis, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told the BBC in an interview. Szijjarto said in a Hardtalk interview broadcast early on Friday that migrants had been pelting stones and chunks of concrete at Hungarian police for hours, causing injuries, before water cannon and tear gas was ...
National Bank Of Hungary Revamps HUF 20,000 Banknote
- 25 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) is issuing a reworked version of the 20,000 forint banknote. The new version will have a different colour scheme, with multiple colours on the front of the note giving an overall blueish-green tone. The size of the banknote will remain the same and it will still portray Ferenc Deák, Hungarian politician and statesman from the 19th century.
Orbán Calls For Setting Up Patrols On Hungary-Croatia Border
- 25 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary should set up patrols on its border with Croatia as it has on the Serbian border to guarantee “European forms” of border crossing. Speaking after talks with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, Orbán said Hungary originally had had two options. The first was to open a migrant corridor toward Austria, as recommended by Croatia. But this was rejected by ...