121 result(s) for police officials
Defence Minister Calls For Stepping Up EU Presence In Key Crisis Areas
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If Europe wishes to succeed in stopping illegal migration it must step up its presence in crisis regions that are a threat to the security of the continent, Hungary’s defence minister said.
Lázár: Hungary Would Arrest Pharaon If He Entered The Country
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities “would obviously arrest” Ghaith Pharaon, a Saudi businessman allegedly wanted by the FBI and Interpol, “if he came here right now,” government office chief János Lázár said responding to a question at his regular weekly press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Opposition Condemns ‘Harassment’ Of Antigovt Protestors At Oct. 23 Celebrations
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have slammed what they called “harassment” of anti-government protestors by participants at Sunday’s state celebrations commemorating Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
Mediaworks Hungary Suspends Publication Of Népszabadság & nol.Hu
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság publisher Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. announced today that it had suspended the publication of the national print daily and its on-line edition, nol.hu. It also announced the departure of Mediaworks CEO Balázs Rónai.
Amnesty’s Claims On Treatment Of Migrants In Hungary ‘Unfounded’
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International’s claims about the treatment of migrants in Hungary are completely unfounded, the interior ministry state secretary said. Károly Kontrát was asked to comment about Amnesty’s critical remarks at a press conference held on a different subject.
HVG Interview Summary: Former PM Says Top Fidesz Officials Behind 2006 Riots
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a lengthy interview published in Hungarian print weekly hvg, formal Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány (2004-2009) claims top Fidesz leaders were behind the outbreak of violent demonstrations in October 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution.
Human Rights Watch: Hungary: Failing To Protect Vulnerable Refugees
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is keeping many of the most vulnerable asylum seekers stranded on its border in poor conditions for weeks while they wait to enter the country and file their claims, Human Rights Watch said today. Some said that border officials had used excessive force against them.
Uber States Its Case In Full-Page Ads
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
App-based taxi company Uber has taken out full-page advertisements in Népszabadság and Világgazdaság today, arguing against the government’s ban on its service. The ad states that Uber has 150,000 users in Hungary and provides work to 1,200 honest taxpaying people, arguing that it is wrong to ban something that is loved by users.
Defence Minister Calls For Stepping Up EU Presence In Key Crisis Areas
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If Europe wishes to succeed in stopping illegal migration it must step up its presence in crisis regions that are a threat to the security of the continent, Hungary’s defence minister said.
Lázár: Hungary Would Arrest Pharaon If He Entered The Country
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities “would obviously arrest” Ghaith Pharaon, a Saudi businessman allegedly wanted by the FBI and Interpol, “if he came here right now,” government office chief János Lázár said responding to a question at his regular weekly press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Opposition Condemns ‘Harassment’ Of Antigovt Protestors At Oct. 23 Celebrations
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have slammed what they called “harassment” of anti-government protestors by participants at Sunday’s state celebrations commemorating Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
Mediaworks Hungary Suspends Publication Of Népszabadság & nol.Hu
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság publisher Mediaworks Hungary Zrt. announced today that it had suspended the publication of the national print daily and its on-line edition, nol.hu. It also announced the departure of Mediaworks CEO Balázs Rónai.
Amnesty’s Claims On Treatment Of Migrants In Hungary ‘Unfounded’
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International’s claims about the treatment of migrants in Hungary are completely unfounded, the interior ministry state secretary said. Károly Kontrát was asked to comment about Amnesty’s critical remarks at a press conference held on a different subject.
HVG Interview Summary: Former PM Says Top Fidesz Officials Behind 2006 Riots
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a lengthy interview published in Hungarian print weekly hvg, formal Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány (2004-2009) claims top Fidesz leaders were behind the outbreak of violent demonstrations in October 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution.
Human Rights Watch: Hungary: Failing To Protect Vulnerable Refugees
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is keeping many of the most vulnerable asylum seekers stranded on its border in poor conditions for weeks while they wait to enter the country and file their claims, Human Rights Watch said today. Some said that border officials had used excessive force against them.
Uber States Its Case In Full-Page Ads
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
App-based taxi company Uber has taken out full-page advertisements in Népszabadság and Világgazdaság today, arguing against the government’s ban on its service. The ad states that Uber has 150,000 users in Hungary and provides work to 1,200 honest taxpaying people, arguing that it is wrong to ban something that is loved by users.