47 result(s) for rail pass in Current Affairs
Coronavirus: Freight Corridors Assigned For Transit Traffic In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2020 11:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lorries crossing Hungary to and from neighbouring countries will have to use specially assigned routes and designated fuel stations before departing the country at particular crossings along the Serbian, Ukrainan and Romanian borders, a government official said.
EU-Funded Mini Train Of Felcsút Generated HUF 17 Million Loss In 3 Years
- 28 Aug 2019 9:37 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
The Vál Valley Light Railway operates in Hungarian PM Viktor Orban’s home village of Felcsút since 2016. The rural development project was supported with EUR 2 million by the European Union. The tourist train ran without any passengers on 17 days in the past year, and generated a loss of 17,4 million (EUR 53.000) since 2016.
Hungarian Opinion: Suburban Railway To Be Renamed ‘Underground’
- 2 Aug 2019 7:26 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The left-wing nationwide daily ridicules the decision taken by the Budapest Council to rename one of the five suburban railway lines Metro5, that is Underground railway Nr 5.
Hungary's Environmental Protection 'Sliding Downhill' Says Opposition
- 27 Jun 2019 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Environmental protection in Hungary will continue to “slide downhill” next year, opposition LMP lawmaker Erzsébet Schmuck said, after parliament’s sustainable development committee voted down opposition proposals connected to next year’s budget aimed at increasing environmental spending.
Afghan Refugee Sentenced To Community Service For Assault In Budapest
- 4 Jan 2019 8:27 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
An Afghan refugee has been sentenced in an accelerated procedure to community service for assaulting a couple near Budapest’s Keleti railway station on New Year’s Eve.
Xpat Opinion: Qatar Appreciates Hungary's Objective Stance On Gulf Crisis
- 11 Jun 2018 12:22 PM
- current affairs
Words by: Mohamad Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Hungary.
The Qatar Siege Plan was launched on June 5, 2017, when the Qatar News Agency website and its accounts on social media were hacked and fabricated statements attributed to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani were interpolated.
Liberals Call On Budapest Mayor To Sack Transport Company Chief
- 23 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Liberal Party has called on István Tarlós, the mayor of Budapest, to sack the chief of the capital city’s transport authority (BKK), a party official said.
Citizens Losing Fight Against Unbearable Noise From Budapest Airport
- 12 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Life in the southern suburbs of Budapest, near Budapest Airport, is noisy and unhealthy. Planes taking off and landing make sleep at night impossible. At certain areas, the noise created cracks in walls and some people stay indoors all day in order to avoid kerosene drizzling from the sky. The problem affects hundreds of thousands of people who have been fighting the airport in courts for years – ...
Government Office Chief: No Plans To Withdraw Higher-Ed Law
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nobody in the government has proposed withdrawing the contested higher-education law, János Lázár, the government office chief told a weekly news briefing. The EP resolution broaches the issue of the Central European University, he noted, adding that the government’s position is that everyone should be equal under the law and should abide by it.
Coronavirus: Freight Corridors Assigned For Transit Traffic In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2020 11:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lorries crossing Hungary to and from neighbouring countries will have to use specially assigned routes and designated fuel stations before departing the country at particular crossings along the Serbian, Ukrainan and Romanian borders, a government official said.
EU-Funded Mini Train Of Felcsút Generated HUF 17 Million Loss In 3 Years
- 28 Aug 2019 9:37 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
The Vál Valley Light Railway operates in Hungarian PM Viktor Orban’s home village of Felcsút since 2016. The rural development project was supported with EUR 2 million by the European Union. The tourist train ran without any passengers on 17 days in the past year, and generated a loss of 17,4 million (EUR 53.000) since 2016.
Hungarian Opinion: Suburban Railway To Be Renamed ‘Underground’
- 2 Aug 2019 7:26 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The left-wing nationwide daily ridicules the decision taken by the Budapest Council to rename one of the five suburban railway lines Metro5, that is Underground railway Nr 5.
Hungary's Environmental Protection 'Sliding Downhill' Says Opposition
- 27 Jun 2019 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Environmental protection in Hungary will continue to “slide downhill” next year, opposition LMP lawmaker Erzsébet Schmuck said, after parliament’s sustainable development committee voted down opposition proposals connected to next year’s budget aimed at increasing environmental spending.
Afghan Refugee Sentenced To Community Service For Assault In Budapest
- 4 Jan 2019 8:27 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
An Afghan refugee has been sentenced in an accelerated procedure to community service for assaulting a couple near Budapest’s Keleti railway station on New Year’s Eve.
Xpat Opinion: Qatar Appreciates Hungary's Objective Stance On Gulf Crisis
- 11 Jun 2018 12:22 PM
- current affairs
Words by: Mohamad Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Hungary.
The Qatar Siege Plan was launched on June 5, 2017, when the Qatar News Agency website and its accounts on social media were hacked and fabricated statements attributed to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani were interpolated.
Liberals Call On Budapest Mayor To Sack Transport Company Chief
- 23 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Liberal Party has called on István Tarlós, the mayor of Budapest, to sack the chief of the capital city’s transport authority (BKK), a party official said.
Citizens Losing Fight Against Unbearable Noise From Budapest Airport
- 12 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Life in the southern suburbs of Budapest, near Budapest Airport, is noisy and unhealthy. Planes taking off and landing make sleep at night impossible. At certain areas, the noise created cracks in walls and some people stay indoors all day in order to avoid kerosene drizzling from the sky. The problem affects hundreds of thousands of people who have been fighting the airport in courts for years – ...
Government Office Chief: No Plans To Withdraw Higher-Ed Law
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nobody in the government has proposed withdrawing the contested higher-education law, János Lázár, the government office chief told a weekly news briefing. The EP resolution broaches the issue of the Central European University, he noted, adding that the government’s position is that everyone should be equal under the law and should abide by it.