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Budapest Airport Prepares For Snowfall
- 14 Mar 2013 10:00 AM
- travel
The entire snow fleet at Budapest Airport is on standby with an increased headcount, in anticipation of the snowstorm expected today, 14 March 2013, in the late afternoon or early evening. The airport operator has been busy taking preparatory measures since the morning, so that flights should continue to arrive and depart safely, even when the expected sudden, intense snowfall arrives. Budapest ...
Xpat Opinion: Divisions Among Protesters Aver Agreements With Hungarian Govt
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the preliminary agreements between the Ministry of Human Resources and protesting teachers’ trade unions and student organisations, Népszabadság believes the government has managed to divide the protest movements which forced it to retreat before the Christmas holidays.
Xpat Interview: Julia von Strauss und Torney
- 25 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
I was born in a small town in the middle of Germany and after a short period when I was 16 in the far north of Germany, where I could not stand the weather and the flat land, I stayed pretty much put there (it was a nice place with lots of international students…) until I was 25 years old.
Xpat Opinion: Terror Police Arrest 'Luke Skywalker' In Budapest
- 13 Sep 2012 11:35 AM
- current affairs
The fearsome ‘terror police’ or TEK of Orbanistan-Hungary on Wednesday raided the oldest technical university in Europe (BME) after an emergency call alerted them to a student roaming the premises armed with a handgun.
Turkish Airliner Met By Fighter Jets In Hungary
- 7 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Gripen fighter jets from Kecskemét air base Thursday afternoon “intercepted” a Boeing 738-type passenger airliner from Turkey, the Defence Ministry announced. The airliner had not established radio contact while flying in Romanian air space, and thus NATO headquarters in Italy ordered an alfa alert for Hungarian fighter planes. The two Gripen fighters intercepted the Boeing within minutes and ...
Updated: Severe Heat Wave Alert In Hungary
- 24 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's meteorological services have issued a red heat alert, the highest, for most parts of the country. A warning has been given for daily mean temperatures rising above 27 degrees Celsius on three consecutive days in 14 out of 19 counties and Budapest, meteorologist Tamas Feher said. The hottest weather is expected around Lake Balaton and the southern parts. Peaks of 38 degrees are expected ...
German Planes Violate Hungary’s Airspace
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two German small planes violated Hungary’s air space from the direction of Austria Saturday morning, the Defence Ministry reported. Before the planes entered Hungarian airspace, the Hungarian authorities, the Austrian authorities and NATO headquarters in Italy attempted to identify them.
Hungarian Medical Office Raises Heat Alert
- 21 Jun 2012 3:51 AM
- health & wellness
The State Medical Office on Tuesday stepped up the heat alert in effect for the whole country to third degree – the highest – and extended the alert until midnight Friday. The statement said temperatures are forecast to reach 33-36C today and up to 37C on Thursday.
Over 100 Evacuated From Flooded Areas In Hungary
- 29 Dec 2010 9:22 AM
- current affairs
"The number of people forced out of their homes by flood waters in eastern Hungary has risen to 107 in over 200 villages. Thousands more homes are in danger, Népszabadság reports.
Budapest Airport Prepares For Snowfall
- 14 Mar 2013 10:00 AM
- travel
The entire snow fleet at Budapest Airport is on standby with an increased headcount, in anticipation of the snowstorm expected today, 14 March 2013, in the late afternoon or early evening. The airport operator has been busy taking preparatory measures since the morning, so that flights should continue to arrive and depart safely, even when the expected sudden, intense snowfall arrives. Budapest ...
Xpat Opinion: Divisions Among Protesters Aver Agreements With Hungarian Govt
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the preliminary agreements between the Ministry of Human Resources and protesting teachers’ trade unions and student organisations, Népszabadság believes the government has managed to divide the protest movements which forced it to retreat before the Christmas holidays.
Xpat Interview: Julia von Strauss und Torney
- 25 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
I was born in a small town in the middle of Germany and after a short period when I was 16 in the far north of Germany, where I could not stand the weather and the flat land, I stayed pretty much put there (it was a nice place with lots of international students…) until I was 25 years old.
Xpat Opinion: Terror Police Arrest 'Luke Skywalker' In Budapest
- 13 Sep 2012 11:35 AM
- current affairs
The fearsome ‘terror police’ or TEK of Orbanistan-Hungary on Wednesday raided the oldest technical university in Europe (BME) after an emergency call alerted them to a student roaming the premises armed with a handgun.
Turkish Airliner Met By Fighter Jets In Hungary
- 7 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Gripen fighter jets from Kecskemét air base Thursday afternoon “intercepted” a Boeing 738-type passenger airliner from Turkey, the Defence Ministry announced. The airliner had not established radio contact while flying in Romanian air space, and thus NATO headquarters in Italy ordered an alfa alert for Hungarian fighter planes. The two Gripen fighters intercepted the Boeing within minutes and ...
Updated: Severe Heat Wave Alert In Hungary
- 24 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's meteorological services have issued a red heat alert, the highest, for most parts of the country. A warning has been given for daily mean temperatures rising above 27 degrees Celsius on three consecutive days in 14 out of 19 counties and Budapest, meteorologist Tamas Feher said. The hottest weather is expected around Lake Balaton and the southern parts. Peaks of 38 degrees are expected ...
German Planes Violate Hungary’s Airspace
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two German small planes violated Hungary’s air space from the direction of Austria Saturday morning, the Defence Ministry reported. Before the planes entered Hungarian airspace, the Hungarian authorities, the Austrian authorities and NATO headquarters in Italy attempted to identify them.
Hungarian Medical Office Raises Heat Alert
- 21 Jun 2012 3:51 AM
- health & wellness
The State Medical Office on Tuesday stepped up the heat alert in effect for the whole country to third degree – the highest – and extended the alert until midnight Friday. The statement said temperatures are forecast to reach 33-36C today and up to 37C on Thursday.
Over 100 Evacuated From Flooded Areas In Hungary
- 29 Dec 2010 9:22 AM
- current affairs
"The number of people forced out of their homes by flood waters in eastern Hungary has risen to 107 in over 200 villages. Thousands more homes are in danger, Népszabadság reports.


















