567 result(s) for accident
Hungary's Defence Minister To Leave Hospital After Car Crash
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Defence Minister Csaba Hende will on Friday leave the Budapest hospital he was flown to by helicopter after a car accident on Thursday afternoon, a commander of the Hungarian Army's Health Centre told public TV on Friday morning.
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
National Cyclist Charter: The Will Of Every Cyclist In Hungary
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Representatives of the Cycling Roundtable, which comprises seven civil cyclists' organisations, signed a National Cyclist Charter on 17 September 2013 at the Ministry of National Development in Budapest. Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said that he views the document as a suitable basis for the joint finalisation of related political and financing goals for the upcoming European ...
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Hungary's PM's Convoy Was Involved In An Accident In Romania
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The convoy accompanying Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, on their way to the Balvanyos Summer University with Romanian police escort, suffered an accident on Friday afternoon between Kelementelke and Erdőszentgyörgy in Romania. The car carrying the Prime Minister was not involved in the accident.
Hungary's PM Convoy Car In Romanian Collision
- 29 Jul 2013 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A car in the convoy carrying Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the Baile Tusnad open university on Friday afternoon was involved in a fatal accident. The convoy was proceeding under Romanian police escort when a driver heading in the opposite direction made a risky overtaking move and crashed into the vehicle carrying the Hungarian consul in Miercurea Ciuc, his deputy and three staff members of the ...
Rules On The Hungarian Roads To Be Stiffen From July 2013
- 23 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
As of July 1st, new regulations regarding drunk driving have been introduced. Hungary, just like Czech Republic, Romania, and Slovakia, has adopted the strict zero tolerance to drunk driving. According to the Punishment of Violation of Road Traffic Regulations amendment, it is illegal to drive with a higher blood-alcohol level than the allowed 0.5 percent, with the immediate repercussion of ...
For The First Time In Hungary: Video Sign Language Interpreter Service
- 18 Jul 2013 9:04 AM
- tech
Thanks to the Vodafone Hungary Foundation and the Hallatlan [Unheard (of)] Foundation, as of today, another service one of its kind in Hungary will make life easier for persons with hearing impairments.
Don’t Drink & Drive - New Regulations On Drunk Driving In Hungary
- 11 Jul 2013 12:50 PM
- getting around
As of July 1st, new regulations on drunk driving have been introduced. Hungary has adopted the blood-alcohol content cut-off of 0.05, comparing to the previous 0.08 percent standard.
Hungary's Defence Minister To Leave Hospital After Car Crash
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Defence Minister Csaba Hende will on Friday leave the Budapest hospital he was flown to by helicopter after a car accident on Thursday afternoon, a commander of the Hungarian Army's Health Centre told public TV on Friday morning.
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
National Cyclist Charter: The Will Of Every Cyclist In Hungary
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Representatives of the Cycling Roundtable, which comprises seven civil cyclists' organisations, signed a National Cyclist Charter on 17 September 2013 at the Ministry of National Development in Budapest. Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner said that he views the document as a suitable basis for the joint finalisation of related political and financing goals for the upcoming European ...
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Hungary's PM's Convoy Was Involved In An Accident In Romania
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The convoy accompanying Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, on their way to the Balvanyos Summer University with Romanian police escort, suffered an accident on Friday afternoon between Kelementelke and Erdőszentgyörgy in Romania. The car carrying the Prime Minister was not involved in the accident.
Hungary's PM Convoy Car In Romanian Collision
- 29 Jul 2013 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A car in the convoy carrying Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to the Baile Tusnad open university on Friday afternoon was involved in a fatal accident. The convoy was proceeding under Romanian police escort when a driver heading in the opposite direction made a risky overtaking move and crashed into the vehicle carrying the Hungarian consul in Miercurea Ciuc, his deputy and three staff members of the ...
Rules On The Hungarian Roads To Be Stiffen From July 2013
- 23 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
As of July 1st, new regulations regarding drunk driving have been introduced. Hungary, just like Czech Republic, Romania, and Slovakia, has adopted the strict zero tolerance to drunk driving. According to the Punishment of Violation of Road Traffic Regulations amendment, it is illegal to drive with a higher blood-alcohol level than the allowed 0.5 percent, with the immediate repercussion of ...
For The First Time In Hungary: Video Sign Language Interpreter Service
- 18 Jul 2013 9:04 AM
- tech
Thanks to the Vodafone Hungary Foundation and the Hallatlan [Unheard (of)] Foundation, as of today, another service one of its kind in Hungary will make life easier for persons with hearing impairments.
Don’t Drink & Drive - New Regulations On Drunk Driving In Hungary
- 11 Jul 2013 12:50 PM
- getting around
As of July 1st, new regulations on drunk driving have been introduced. Hungary has adopted the blood-alcohol content cut-off of 0.05, comparing to the previous 0.08 percent standard.