Alexandra Béni
Amnesty’s claims on treatment of migrants in Hungary unfounded?
Budapest, September 27 (MTI) – Amnesty International’s claims about the treatment of migrants in Hungary are completely unfounded, the interior ministry state secretary said on Tuesday. Károly Kontrát was asked to comment about Amnesty’s critical remarks at a press conference…
More than 1,000 training to join police border guard
Budapest, September 27 (MTI) – More than 1,000 people have been training to become border guards since the police started its recruitment drive early in September, an interior ministry official said on Tuesday. Parliamentary state secretary Károly Kontrát told a…
Budapest’s population is growing – here are the most popular districts
Hvg.hu writes that Budapest’s population is growing by 0,6% every year, which can be seen in the increasing estate prices. Meanwhile the popularity of the agglomeration has been decreasing: the annual 0,5% growth of the population is way behind the…
Szijjártó calls for new phase in Hungarian economic development
Budapest, September 27 (MTI) – A new phase driven by research, development and innovation needs to take hold in Hungary with a view to attracting industries to its next destination in economic development, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, told a…
Jobless rate falls to 4.9 pc in June-August
Budapest, September 27 (MTI) – Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate fell to 4.9 percent in June-August, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday. The rate, which covers unemployment in the age group 15-74, was down from 5 percent…
Referendum – Orbán: Migration ‘ruining Europe’
Budapest, September 27 (MTI) – It is impossible to imagine the integration of Muslims in Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to the website of the Hungarian Reformed Church. “It is better if everyone stays under their…
Paris, Brussels bombers prepared action in Budapest
Budapest, September 27 (MTI) – Several perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks in November last year and March 2016 spent time in Budapest, Tuesday’s Magyar Idők newspaper said, citing unnamed law enforcement sources. The terrorists trained by the…
Socialists cry foul over Fidesz turning to election committee over opposition demonstration plan
Budapest (MTI) – The opposition Socialist Party has complained about the ruling Fidesz party’s decision to turn to the National Election Committee in a bid to stop opposition parties from holding a demonstration on October 2, the day of the…
Environment ombudsman calls for expanding class action lawsuits
Budapest (MTI) – Marcel Szabó, Hungary’s deputy ombudsman in charge of future generations, has called for expanding the types of lawsuits that can be filed on behalf of class action groups to include environmental lawsuits. Szabó has proposed amending a…
British Petroleum to set up EUR 26m service centre in Hungary
Budapest (MTI) – British Petroleum (BP) will establish a new service centre in Szeged, in southern Hungary, with an 8 billion forint (EUR 26m) investment, the foreign minister announced in Budapest on Monday. The Hungarian government is contributing 1.9 billion…