118 result(s) for budapest homes in Current Affairs
Police Find New Weapons Cache Allegedly Connected With Extremist Group
- 30 Nov 2016 10:23 AM
- current affairs
Police have discovered a new cache of weapons and ammunition suspected of being connected with the extremist Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal, or Hungarian National Front, paramilitary organisation. During a house search in Jászbereny, around 80km east of Budapest, by the national bureau of investigation, materials suspected of being poison and explosives were also uncovered. Police arrested a male ...
Five Men Linked To Paramilitary Org Held After Police Raids
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Five people were held in custody on Thursday after authorities seized weapons in a coordinated raid carried out in several Hungarian localities, police said in a statement. All suspects were linked to the paramilitary organisation Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front), whose leader was arrested in October after fatally shooting a police officer in Bőny.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Court Sentences Extremist Budaházy To 13 Years In Prison
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced in a non-binding ruling extremist György Budaházy to 13 years in prison for carrying out terrorist activity almost a decade ago. Budaházy and six of his accomplices, who were sentenced to around ten years in prison each, were placed under house arrest during the afternoon. Another three people, who were sentenced to around seven years each, are prohibited from leaving ...
Xpat Opinion: Surveillance Of CEOs At State Media Could Be Systematic
- 18 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The surveillance bug found in the office of Miklós Vaszily, CEO of MTVA, the state-owned television company, was only the tip of the iceberg, according to Hungarian news website 444.hu. The website claims – based on confidential sources – that as many as three CEOs were bugged at the company, and their systematic surveillance has been going on for a long time.
Ceremony Marks 65th Anniversary Of Forced Relocations From Budapest
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the forced relocation of middle class citizens of Budapest under communism took place at the Budafok Lutheran church. The forced relocation was intended to intimidate the middle class at least, and to eradicate them at most, pushing them to the periphery for the long term, Zsolt Németh, the chairman of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said at the ...
Hungary’s National State Of Emergency “Unlawful And Pointless” Says Helsinki Committee
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is unlawfully and pointlessly preparing to announce a national state of emergency throughout the entire country. According to today’s government statement a migration state of emergency has been announced for the entire country.
Hungarian State To Grant HUF 10 Million Aid To Couples Agreeing To Have Three Children
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State will grant HUF 10 million non-repayable aid for the purchase of new homes to young couples who agree to have three children within ten years, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the press conference Governmentinfo 35 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
Hungarian MEP: Democracy Must Be “Cured Of Liberal Dominance”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Democracy must be “cured of liberal dominance”, Fidesz MEP György Schöpflin said at a conference organised by the European People’s Party group in Budapest. It is time to end the rule of liberal values over Western democracy, Schöpflin said, arguing that the “liberal way of speaking” goes against its own professed set of values by regarding its views as “unquestionable”.
Police Find New Weapons Cache Allegedly Connected With Extremist Group
- 30 Nov 2016 10:23 AM
- current affairs
Police have discovered a new cache of weapons and ammunition suspected of being connected with the extremist Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal, or Hungarian National Front, paramilitary organisation. During a house search in Jászbereny, around 80km east of Budapest, by the national bureau of investigation, materials suspected of being poison and explosives were also uncovered. Police arrested a male ...
Five Men Linked To Paramilitary Org Held After Police Raids
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Five people were held in custody on Thursday after authorities seized weapons in a coordinated raid carried out in several Hungarian localities, police said in a statement. All suspects were linked to the paramilitary organisation Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front), whose leader was arrested in October after fatally shooting a police officer in Bőny.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Court Sentences Extremist Budaházy To 13 Years In Prison
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced in a non-binding ruling extremist György Budaházy to 13 years in prison for carrying out terrorist activity almost a decade ago. Budaházy and six of his accomplices, who were sentenced to around ten years in prison each, were placed under house arrest during the afternoon. Another three people, who were sentenced to around seven years each, are prohibited from leaving ...
Xpat Opinion: Surveillance Of CEOs At State Media Could Be Systematic
- 18 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The surveillance bug found in the office of Miklós Vaszily, CEO of MTVA, the state-owned television company, was only the tip of the iceberg, according to Hungarian news website 444.hu. The website claims – based on confidential sources – that as many as three CEOs were bugged at the company, and their systematic surveillance has been going on for a long time.
Ceremony Marks 65th Anniversary Of Forced Relocations From Budapest
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the forced relocation of middle class citizens of Budapest under communism took place at the Budafok Lutheran church. The forced relocation was intended to intimidate the middle class at least, and to eradicate them at most, pushing them to the periphery for the long term, Zsolt Németh, the chairman of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said at the ...
Hungary’s National State Of Emergency “Unlawful And Pointless” Says Helsinki Committee
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is unlawfully and pointlessly preparing to announce a national state of emergency throughout the entire country. According to today’s government statement a migration state of emergency has been announced for the entire country.
Hungarian State To Grant HUF 10 Million Aid To Couples Agreeing To Have Three Children
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State will grant HUF 10 million non-repayable aid for the purchase of new homes to young couples who agree to have three children within ten years, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the press conference Governmentinfo 35 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
Hungarian MEP: Democracy Must Be “Cured Of Liberal Dominance”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Democracy must be “cured of liberal dominance”, Fidesz MEP György Schöpflin said at a conference organised by the European People’s Party group in Budapest. It is time to end the rule of liberal values over Western democracy, Schöpflin said, arguing that the “liberal way of speaking” goes against its own professed set of values by regarding its views as “unquestionable”.