terrorism

22/03/2016

Hungary expresses condolences over Brussels blast – UPDATE

Budapest, March 22 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday expressed shock over reports of the explosions at Zaventem airport in Brussels as well as […]
14/03/2016

Hungary condoles over Ankara bomb attack

Budapest, March 14 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed his outrage and grief over Sunday’s terror attack in Ankara to his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu, […]
18/02/2016

Syrian in 2015 Röszke unrest charged with terrorism

Budapest, February 18 (MTI) – Southern Hungary’s chief prosecutor has pressed charges of terrorism against a Syrian national who was involved in a violent clash between […]
18/02/2016

Hungary voices shock at Ankara blast

Budapest, February 18 (MTI) – Hungary’s foreign ministry was “deeply shocked” to receive reports about Wednesday’s explosion in Ankara, the ministry said in a statement. President Janos […]
18/02/2016

Hungarians feel safe in the rioting Uganda

Despite of the dangerous situation in Uganda, Mónika L. Novák and her husband, who have been living in Uganda for years with their children, decided not […]
10/02/2016

Government to reveal details of anti-terror law on February 15

Budapest, February 10 (MTI) – Details of how the government intends to change laws with a view to addressing the threat of terrorism will be revealed […]
07/02/2016

Orbán’s security advisor urges better counter-terrorism coordination

Budapest, February 7 (MTI) – Real-time information exchange is needed between Europe’s secret services, the prime minister’s security advisor said late on Saturday in connection with […]
07/02/2016

Socialists: Government must pass constitutional solution on terrorism

Budapest, February 7 (MTI) – If the government truly wants to fight terrorism then it must put forward a constitutional solution rather than an “unacceptable” constitutional […]
03/02/2016

Jobbik would limit ‘state of terrorist threat’ to three days

Budapest, February 3 (MTI) – The radical opposition Jobbik party said it would authorise the government to introduce a “state of terrorist threat” for three days […]
02/02/2016

Socialists call for strengthening security services, border police overhaul

Budapest, February 2 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist Party on Tuesday called for Hungary’s police and national security services to be strengthened and the border police […]
31/01/2016

Jobbik: Fidesz not seeking compromise on constitutional amendment

Budapest, January 30 (MTI) – Jobbik believes governing Fidesz is not seeking compromise on the matter of a motion to amend the constitution, the party’s spokesman […]
30/01/2016

Homeless man threatening to bomb Parliament in custody

Budapest (MTI) – A Hungarian homeless man threatening to blow up Parliament is now in custody at a psychiatric ward, Budapest’s chief prosecutor Tibor Ibolya said […]
27/01/2016

LMP calls on government to clarify reason for constitutional amendments

Budapest, January 27 (MTI) – It is the government’s responsibility to prove that there is a legitimate need to amend the constitution to manage terrorist threats, […]
26/01/2016

Fidesz will not negotiate with the opposition in the case of a terrorist threat

Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – The constitution must be amended to ensure the security of Hungarian families, and Fidesz refuses to compromise on the issue, deputy […]
25/01/2016

LMP urges opposition to coordinate on govt terror threat measures

Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal […]
24/01/2016

Socialists propose alternative method for managing threat of terrorism

Budapest, January 24 (MTI) – The Socialist Party has proposed its own solution for managing terrorist threats under which the government would have no more than […]
23/01/2016

Jobbik ready to resume talks on constitutional amendments

Budapest, January 23 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party has said it is ready to continue talks on a constitutional amendment that would create the […]
22/01/2016

Fidesz confident of 2/3rds support for constitutional amendments – Update

Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – It appears the two-thirds parliamentary majority needed to pass a constitutional amendment that creates the conditions to handle a terrorist threat […]
20/01/2016

Bomb alert at Budapest and Stockholm British schools

The police evacuated the British International School because of bomb threat in Budapest on Tuesday. At the same time, there was bomb alert at the British International […]
14/01/2016

DK says Orban will use threat of terrorism to ‘seize total power’

Budapest (MTI) – The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) party said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Viktor Orban will use the threat of terrorism to amend […]