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15/10/2015

Contract distillation of palinka drops by 80 percent

Budapest, October 15 (MTI) – Distilleries in Hungary have produced 2 million litres of fruit brandy palinka this year, less than 20 percent of the amount […]
13/10/2015

Opposition parties to turn to top court over planned sale of state land

Budapest, October 13 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists, LMP and Jobbik parties will file a complaint to the Constitutional Court over the government’s planned sale of […]
06/10/2015

Amendment ensures increased support for crime victims

Budapest, October 6 (MTI) – Parliament on Tuesday passed a law amendment aimed at expanding the rights of crime victims and ensuring increased support during criminal […]
02/10/2015

V4 ombudsmen sign joint declaration on refugees

Budapest, October 2 (MTI) – The ombudsmen of the Visegrad Group have signed a joint declaration concerning refugees and their human rights. At the conclusion of […]
01/10/2015

Court delivered judgement on illegal border-crossing in 54 cases

According to hirado.hu, the majority of the accused declared themselves Afghan and Iraqi, but there were people who provided Iranian and Pakistani personal data. The court […]
29/09/2015

Here are the new church law amendments

Budapest, September 29 (MTI) – In future churches should be registered by courts based on legal provisions, according to a consultation paper on the church law […]
21/09/2015

That’s how Orbán would save the EU from the migrants

A problem should be handled in the country where it arose – this is PM Orbán Viktor’s strategy for the migrant crisis, and the cabinet is […]
18/09/2015

Police apprehend 453 migrants in Baranya County

Police apprehended 453 migrants in Baranya County, in southern Hungary, on Thursday by midnight but none have been spotted by patrols since, the local police’s website […]
16/09/2015

10 news you missed because of the refugee crisis

Although the refugee influx never seen in Hungary quite rightly engages the attention of the media and the readers, the fact remains that life goes on […]
15/09/2015

Group of migrants heads back from Serbian border to Kanjiza by bus – PHOTOS

Budapest, September 15 (MTI) – A group of migrants has boarded a bus on the Serbian side of the Roszke border station and headed back to […]
15/09/2015

Szeged court denies illegal migrant trials to be held in containers

Budapest, September 15 (MTI) – The Szeged Court has denied that criminal trials of illegal migrants or anyone caught damaging Hungary’s border fence would be held […]
15/09/2015

Crossing border illegally becomes crime in Hungary

Budapest, September 15 (MTI) – From midnight on, crossing Hungary’s border illegally qualifies as a crime, carrying a three-year prison sentence and expulsion from the country. […]
10/09/2015

Hungary will stop immigrants with brutal laws in a few days

According to index.hu, authorities will have a totally different attitude towards refugees from next Tuesday. Those who enter illegally, will be caught, prisoned and quickly expelled […]
05/09/2015

Can a Hungarian soldier shoot at the immigrant who cuts through the fence?

Can the soldiers control crowd, will they be able to calmly deal with the tense situation? When do they can use live ammunition and when rubber […]
27/08/2015

Defence Minister: Army to participate in guarding border once law amended

Budapest (MTI) – Currently the police is in charge of guarding Hungary’s borders but once legal regulations are amended, the army could join in, Defence Minister […]
24/08/2015

Hungary supports Tallinn declaration on totalitarian regimes, says state secy

Tallinn (MTI) – Hungary supports the Tallinn declaration, which calls for establishing an institution to investigate and prosecute crimes committed by the Communist regimes, the Hungarian […]
23/08/2015

Too many young Hungarian gamblers, survey finds

Budapest (MTI) – The number of young gamblers has reached a critical level despite a law banning people under 18 from such activities, daily Magyar Nemzet […]
22/07/2015

There will be no more Hungarian cities

According to origo.hu, no Hungarian settlements will get town title, but 23 villages applied for it. The final decision will be made by the President. Among […]
08/07/2015

Accepted: all of our documents will be a card in Hungary

According to mfor.hu, the Parliament adopted the legislative amendments required for the introduction of e-card. The new document – which will merge the ID card, residence […]
29/06/2015

Ader vetoes MFB law amendment for formal reasons

Budapest, June 29 (MTI) – Hungary’s President Janos Ader on Monday returned the amended law on state-owned Hungarian development bank MFB to parliament citing formal reasons. […]