109 result(s) for tragedy in Current Affairs
Opposition Calls On Budapest Mayor To Call Local Referendum On Római Levee
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly should call a local referendum on the location of the levee on the north Danube embankment, Csaba Horváth, a Socialist representative in the assembly told the press on Wednesday ahead of an assembly meeting.
Hungarian Authorities Could Have Prevented Tragic Death Of 71 Migrants In 2015, Report Concludes
- 20 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The death from asphyxiation of 71 asylum seekers mostly from Syria in August 2015 could have been avoided if Hungarian authorities had intervened sooner, concludes a joint investigative report workgroup of Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) and regional public media companies Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), reports Hungarian news site index.hu.
March Of The Living Commemorates Holocaust Victims
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people participated in the March of the Living commemorating the victims of the Holocaust in Budapest. The event held for the fifteenth time began at the “Shoes on the riverbank” memorial honouring the memory of Holocaust victims killed on the banks of the Danube, where participants placed stones, candles and flowers.
Völner: Brussels Wants To Punish Hungary Over Migrant Issue
- 5 Apr 2017 9:36 AM
- current affairs
Brussels leaders treat Hungary like a “rebel” and want to punish the country for its refusal to take in migrants, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said. Völner reacted to an article published in the Tuesday edition of British conservative daily The Times which said Germany, France and up to 21 other countries were preparing to give an ultimatum to Hungary and Poland this year demanding ...
Italy Motor Way Police See Human Error Behind Hungary Bus Crash
- 6 Mar 2017 5:55 AM
- current affairs
Local Italian police think that the bus crash in which 16 Hungarians died near Verona on January 20 was caused by a human error, Verona’s Polstrada chief told MTI. Girolamo Lacquaniti ruled out technical problems with the vehicle which crashed into a pylon and caught fire, and said that the driver may have been sick or fallen asleep.
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
Bodies Of Victims Of Verona Bus Tragedy Are Expected To Return To Budapest On Friday
- 1 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The bodies of the victims of the Verona bus tragedy are expected to be returned home to Budapest on Friday”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference.
Photo Article: National Day Of Mourning On Monday
- 26 Jan 2017 9:14 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s national flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast on Monday morning, to pay tribute to the 16 Hungarians who died in a bus crash in Italy. The ceremony was attended by President János Áder, House Speaker László Kövér, and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Identifying Hungarian Bus Crash Victims May Take Until Next Week
- 26 Jan 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The process of identifying the victims of last Friday’s bus crash in Italy and bringing home their remains will probably take until next week, Hungary’s foreign minister said. The massive damage caused by the fire has hindered this process, Péter Szijjártó said. It was originally hoped to complete the operation by Thursday, he noted. The exact cause of the accident has yet to be established, he ...
Opposition Calls On Budapest Mayor To Call Local Referendum On Római Levee
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly should call a local referendum on the location of the levee on the north Danube embankment, Csaba Horváth, a Socialist representative in the assembly told the press on Wednesday ahead of an assembly meeting.
Hungarian Authorities Could Have Prevented Tragic Death Of 71 Migrants In 2015, Report Concludes
- 20 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The death from asphyxiation of 71 asylum seekers mostly from Syria in August 2015 could have been avoided if Hungarian authorities had intervened sooner, concludes a joint investigative report workgroup of Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) and regional public media companies Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), reports Hungarian news site index.hu.
March Of The Living Commemorates Holocaust Victims
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people participated in the March of the Living commemorating the victims of the Holocaust in Budapest. The event held for the fifteenth time began at the “Shoes on the riverbank” memorial honouring the memory of Holocaust victims killed on the banks of the Danube, where participants placed stones, candles and flowers.
Völner: Brussels Wants To Punish Hungary Over Migrant Issue
- 5 Apr 2017 9:36 AM
- current affairs
Brussels leaders treat Hungary like a “rebel” and want to punish the country for its refusal to take in migrants, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said. Völner reacted to an article published in the Tuesday edition of British conservative daily The Times which said Germany, France and up to 21 other countries were preparing to give an ultimatum to Hungary and Poland this year demanding ...
Italy Motor Way Police See Human Error Behind Hungary Bus Crash
- 6 Mar 2017 5:55 AM
- current affairs
Local Italian police think that the bus crash in which 16 Hungarians died near Verona on January 20 was caused by a human error, Verona’s Polstrada chief told MTI. Girolamo Lacquaniti ruled out technical problems with the vehicle which crashed into a pylon and caught fire, and said that the driver may have been sick or fallen asleep.
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
Bodies Of Victims Of Verona Bus Tragedy Are Expected To Return To Budapest On Friday
- 1 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The bodies of the victims of the Verona bus tragedy are expected to be returned home to Budapest on Friday”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference.
Photo Article: National Day Of Mourning On Monday
- 26 Jan 2017 9:14 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s national flag was hoisted and lowered to half-mast on Monday morning, to pay tribute to the 16 Hungarians who died in a bus crash in Italy. The ceremony was attended by President János Áder, House Speaker László Kövér, and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Identifying Hungarian Bus Crash Victims May Take Until Next Week
- 26 Jan 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The process of identifying the victims of last Friday’s bus crash in Italy and bringing home their remains will probably take until next week, Hungary’s foreign minister said. The massive damage caused by the fire has hindered this process, Péter Szijjártó said. It was originally hoped to complete the operation by Thursday, he noted. The exact cause of the accident has yet to be established, he ...