77 result(s) for sustainable development in Current Affairs
President Áder To Address UN Debate, Paris Agreement Signing In NY
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder will address a high-level debate on the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on April 21 as well as the formal signing ceremony of the Paris Climate Agreement on April 22 at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York, the president’s office said. Áder is scheduled to deliver a speech at the debate at 11am local time on Thursday and also at the signing ...
Water Summit To Be Held In Budapest In December 2016
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Another global summit on water will be held in Budapest late in November or in early December, President János Áder announced on public news television M1 on Sunday evening. Áder referred to the United Nations’ objectives of sustainable development and noted water management as a crucial area.
Hungarian Court Acquits All Suspects In Red Sludge Spill Case
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
All 15 suspects in connection with Hungary’s 2010 red sludge disaster were acquitted by a local court in Veszprem in a non-binding ruling. The court acquitted the defendants of charges of carelessness and causing a public hazard, harming the environment and violating rules of waste management. The court also established that the toxic spill had been caused by a “loss of stability” in the soil ...
Hungary Offers Additional HUF 1bn For Fight Against Climate Change
- 8 Dec 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has offered to contribute an additional 1 billion forints (USD 3.47m) for international climate management and the success of the Paris climate summit on top of the 1 billion forints previously offered for the Green climate fund operating under a United Nations framework agreement, a development ministry official said.
Hungary & Philippines Sign Educational & Scientific Exchange Program
- 11 Nov 2015 8:02 AM
- current affairs
On 4 November the Educational and Scientific Exchange Programme between the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) of the Republic of the Philippines, and the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary was signed at the Hall of Mirrors of the Ministry of Human Capacities in Budapest, for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. The signatories were Philippine Ambassador to Hungary Eleanor L. Jaucian on behalf ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Hungary’s Economy Minister Conveys Govt Comments On EC Report
- 15 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga at talks in Brussels with Jonathan Hill, EU commissioner for financial stability, financial services and capital markets union, addressed the European Commission’s country specific recommendations as well as a proposal for a union of capital markets.
Hungary’s UN Ambassador Presents Credentials
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Katalin Bogyay, Hungary’s new permanent representative in the United Nations, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Tuesday. Hungary is committed to the UN’s efforts and considers it important to take an active part in them and promote a dialogue between the member states, she said.
Hungarian Emigrants Return Only If Hungary Performs Better - An Interview
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the Hungarian economy could demonstrate the kind of growth potential over the coming 10-15 years that would really reduce the GDP and wage gap, it could increase chances for many of the people who've gone abroad to work to come home, Barnabás Virág, the central bank's chief of economic forecasting and analysis told Figyelő.
President Áder To Address UN Debate, Paris Agreement Signing In NY
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder will address a high-level debate on the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on April 21 as well as the formal signing ceremony of the Paris Climate Agreement on April 22 at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York, the president’s office said. Áder is scheduled to deliver a speech at the debate at 11am local time on Thursday and also at the signing ...
Water Summit To Be Held In Budapest In December 2016
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Another global summit on water will be held in Budapest late in November or in early December, President János Áder announced on public news television M1 on Sunday evening. Áder referred to the United Nations’ objectives of sustainable development and noted water management as a crucial area.
Hungarian Court Acquits All Suspects In Red Sludge Spill Case
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
All 15 suspects in connection with Hungary’s 2010 red sludge disaster were acquitted by a local court in Veszprem in a non-binding ruling. The court acquitted the defendants of charges of carelessness and causing a public hazard, harming the environment and violating rules of waste management. The court also established that the toxic spill had been caused by a “loss of stability” in the soil ...
Hungary Offers Additional HUF 1bn For Fight Against Climate Change
- 8 Dec 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has offered to contribute an additional 1 billion forints (USD 3.47m) for international climate management and the success of the Paris climate summit on top of the 1 billion forints previously offered for the Green climate fund operating under a United Nations framework agreement, a development ministry official said.
Hungary & Philippines Sign Educational & Scientific Exchange Program
- 11 Nov 2015 8:02 AM
- current affairs
On 4 November the Educational and Scientific Exchange Programme between the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) of the Republic of the Philippines, and the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary was signed at the Hall of Mirrors of the Ministry of Human Capacities in Budapest, for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. The signatories were Philippine Ambassador to Hungary Eleanor L. Jaucian on behalf ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Hungary’s Economy Minister Conveys Govt Comments On EC Report
- 15 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga at talks in Brussels with Jonathan Hill, EU commissioner for financial stability, financial services and capital markets union, addressed the European Commission’s country specific recommendations as well as a proposal for a union of capital markets.
Hungary’s UN Ambassador Presents Credentials
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Katalin Bogyay, Hungary’s new permanent representative in the United Nations, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Tuesday. Hungary is committed to the UN’s efforts and considers it important to take an active part in them and promote a dialogue between the member states, she said.
Hungarian Emigrants Return Only If Hungary Performs Better - An Interview
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the Hungarian economy could demonstrate the kind of growth potential over the coming 10-15 years that would really reduce the GDP and wage gap, it could increase chances for many of the people who've gone abroad to work to come home, Barnabás Virág, the central bank's chief of economic forecasting and analysis told Figyelő.