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The deadly boat collision on the River Danube near Margaret Bridge in Budapest that claimed the lives of 27 people, occurred two years ago today.

Victims of Hableány Ship Collision Call for Compensation The people who lost their loved ones in the 2019 Hableány tragedy, as well as the survivors of the ship collision, have indicated their mutual compensation claim, totaling 4.3 billion forint (EUR 12 million), reports tabloid Ripost. Furthermore, the daughter of the late captain of the Hableány ship has made a compensation claim of 35 million forint (EUR 98 thousand) to Panorama Deck, the employer of her father. On May 29, 2019, the Viking Sigyn cruise ship collided with the sightseeing boat known as the Hableány (Mermaid) on the Dan...

Police Crack Down on Syrian People Smuggling Ring The national police (ORFK) have cracked down on an organised group of Syrian people smugglers, ORFK told MTI on Thursday. Members of the group helped migrants from third countries, mostly Syrians, cross into Austria and travel on to Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden during the winter of 2019, the police said. The head of the group was a Syrian man living in Germany, who organised transportation and coordinated the activities of five other defendants. A Ukrainian boat captain charged in connection with a deadly boat collision on the River Da...

Polish Man Arrested in Budapest for Kidnapping, Hostage-taking, Armed Robbery A Polish man has been arrested in Budapest on charges of kidnapping, hostage-taking and armed robbery in Poland, the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) said on Wednesday. The 24-year-old man had been hiding in a rented flat in Józsefváros (8th district) on Sunday, the police.hu website said. The man is being held in custody pending extradition proceedings. The Metropolitan Court said in a statement on Wednesday that the Polish citizen and his accomplices held a man hostage between November 15 and 29, 2019 and phy...

Former Jobbik Leader Condemns Party for Provocative Post About Religious Fidesz and Trump Supporters Jobbik shared a mocking image on its Facebook page to demonstrate a parallel between Trump supporters who recently stormed the US Capitol and the supporters of the Hungarian governing party Fidesz. To emphasize the similarities, they used pictures of people holding crucifixes. In response, many voiced their outrage, including Gábor Vona, the former president of the once far-right, then moderate right party who claimed that today’s Jobbik “is overtaking” former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány’s l...