147 result(s) for blackmail in Articles
Orbán: Hungary ‘Can Win Its Battles’ In Brussels
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told lawmakers that many Europeans did not support the quota regime plan, so Hungary had room to “win battles in Brussels”. Fully 92% decided that Budapest should have a say in these matters, and this right must be defended, he said, arguing that discounting spoiled ballot papers, 98% of participants voted “no” to binding quotas.
HVG Interview: Former PM Says Hungary Now Full Of Russian Spies
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Interview with Ferenc Gyurcsány appearing in the September 15th edition of hvg: “This is a country in a very dark place, without big common positive experiences and successes.” – Ferenc Gyurcsány
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Roma & The Quota Referendum
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Roma rights activist accuses the government of trying to blackmail Roma to vote at the quota referendum, whilst using anti-Romani stereotypes to mobilize non-Roma. A regional Gypsy leader, on the other hand argues that the arrival of masses of migrants would represent a threat to Roma communities.
Kövér Addresses Parl Speakers On Migration At Coe Conference
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliaments of Council of Europe (CoE) member states have a responsibility in dealing with the migration crisis, but there is a lack of consensus on the issue, Hungarian Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said at a CoE conference in Strasbourg.
Xpat Opinion: Are Security Agents Recruiting Informants In Media Outlets?
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The usually well-informed 444.hu published a story that has shaken the world of the Hungarian media. It was about an unnamed journalist (G.) who in December 2015 was approached by two men identifying themselves as agents of the Alkotmányvédelmi Hivatal (AH) or, in English, the Constitution Protection Office.
Taxi Driver Accused Of Extortion
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have launched proceedings against a Budapest taxi driver accused of taking the law into his own hands. The driver is suspected of striking an Irish passenger and driving him to an unidentified place in the form of blackmail.
Xpat Opinion: Brexit’s Fallout On Hungary And The V4
- 7 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes the Hungarian government is ’the spokesman’ of the Visegrád 4 in their confrontation with the EU, while a conservative analyst suggests that Angela Merkel is changing her policies and is steering nearer to the V4.
Bálványos Summer University To Focus On Hungary’s Place In Europe
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 27th annual Bálványos Summer University will be held on July 19- 24 in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania, and will focus on Hungary’s place in Europe as well as the challenges facing the continent. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to address the event.
Student Camp Rapist Sentenced To Nine Years
- 23 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A man aged forty was sentenced to nine years imprisonment in a final ruling for raping a student at ELTE University’s student camp in Fonyódliget, in western Hungary, in August 2014. The Pécs court of appeals approved last November’s ruling by the Kaposvár court to lengthen a seven-and-a-half-year sentence issued by the Fonyód district court last June.
Orbán: Hungary ‘Can Win Its Battles’ In Brussels
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told lawmakers that many Europeans did not support the quota regime plan, so Hungary had room to “win battles in Brussels”. Fully 92% decided that Budapest should have a say in these matters, and this right must be defended, he said, arguing that discounting spoiled ballot papers, 98% of participants voted “no” to binding quotas.
HVG Interview: Former PM Says Hungary Now Full Of Russian Spies
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Interview with Ferenc Gyurcsány appearing in the September 15th edition of hvg: “This is a country in a very dark place, without big common positive experiences and successes.” – Ferenc Gyurcsány
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Roma & The Quota Referendum
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Roma rights activist accuses the government of trying to blackmail Roma to vote at the quota referendum, whilst using anti-Romani stereotypes to mobilize non-Roma. A regional Gypsy leader, on the other hand argues that the arrival of masses of migrants would represent a threat to Roma communities.
Kövér Addresses Parl Speakers On Migration At Coe Conference
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliaments of Council of Europe (CoE) member states have a responsibility in dealing with the migration crisis, but there is a lack of consensus on the issue, Hungarian Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said at a CoE conference in Strasbourg.
Xpat Opinion: Are Security Agents Recruiting Informants In Media Outlets?
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The usually well-informed 444.hu published a story that has shaken the world of the Hungarian media. It was about an unnamed journalist (G.) who in December 2015 was approached by two men identifying themselves as agents of the Alkotmányvédelmi Hivatal (AH) or, in English, the Constitution Protection Office.
Taxi Driver Accused Of Extortion
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have launched proceedings against a Budapest taxi driver accused of taking the law into his own hands. The driver is suspected of striking an Irish passenger and driving him to an unidentified place in the form of blackmail.
Xpat Opinion: Brexit’s Fallout On Hungary And The V4
- 7 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes the Hungarian government is ’the spokesman’ of the Visegrád 4 in their confrontation with the EU, while a conservative analyst suggests that Angela Merkel is changing her policies and is steering nearer to the V4.
Bálványos Summer University To Focus On Hungary’s Place In Europe
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 27th annual Bálványos Summer University will be held on July 19- 24 in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania, and will focus on Hungary’s place in Europe as well as the challenges facing the continent. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to address the event.
Student Camp Rapist Sentenced To Nine Years
- 23 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A man aged forty was sentenced to nine years imprisonment in a final ruling for raping a student at ELTE University’s student camp in Fonyódliget, in western Hungary, in August 2014. The Pécs court of appeals approved last November’s ruling by the Kaposvár court to lengthen a seven-and-a-half-year sentence issued by the Fonyód district court last June.