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 A teller working in an unspecified bank on Budapest’s Nyugati tér thwarted an attempted robbery around noon on Tuesday. The clerk refused to hand over money when a man placed a piece of paper on the counter stating that he was armed and demanded cash. more » Orbán said “outraged” by EU-mandated licensing of abortion pill in Hungary; opponents say move violates “pro-life” constitution more » Mihály Varga, candidate for minister without portfolio for leading the negotiations between Hungary and the IMF and the EU was heard today by the relevant parliamentary committee which supported his appointment in that capacity. As is known, Viktor Orbán is reshuffling his cabinet in some positions; Mihály Varga, who was previously State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office and also Finance Minister at the time of the first Orbán Government, will take over the lead of the EU-IMF negotiations from Tamás Fellegi as of 1 June. more » The Central Prosecutors Office is investigating what may be one of the biggest series of abuses committed by Hungarian police, based on reports filed by the National Police, Népszabadság reports. The suspicion is that a group of senior officers regularly offered Budapest Police services for cash – for instance securing dangerous or oversize shipments – without issuing invoices. more »|
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