229 result(s) for armed forces
Rescue Operations In Hungary Under Way
- 15 Mar 2013 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Severe weather conditions including snowstorms and gale-force winds affecting most of Europe have reached Hungary. Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér put the police force and disaster management forces, including ambulance services and on high alert on Thursday afternoon in order to ensure a maximum response to the increasingly serious situation.
Paint Sprayed On US Pilots Memorial In Hungary
- 5 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The words “murderers and collaborators” were painted on the memorial to American soldiers who died in action in World War II in Szigliget, on the north shore of Lake Balaton on Saturday.
Hungary To Host Highest - Level NATO Summit In 2013
- 21 Sep 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will host NATO’s top-level military forum, the ‘Chiefs of Defence Meeting’ next year, the Ministry of Defence announced this week. The most senior military representatives of NATO member countries will meet in Budapest in the autumn of 2013.
Hungarian MoD Rejected The Criticism Of New Zealand’s Prime Minister
- 13 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key criticised the Hungarian troops this week, saying that they refused to patrol after dark in Baghlan, the province under Hungarian control, and their reluctance had led to an increase in insurgent activity in the area. Referring to the critics the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Hungary issued a statement that the Hungarian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team ...
New Zealand PM Blasts Hungary’s Afghanistan Contingent
- 9 Aug 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
The Defence Ministry and the Hungarian Armed Forces rejected accusations levelled by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key at Hungarian troops serving in Afghanistan. Key on Monday criticised the Hungarians for failing to go on patrol at night. He spoke after two New Zealand soldiers were killed and six others injured in clashes with Taliban rebels.
Die Hard Paid HUF 14mn For Helicopter In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
The producers of the movie A Good Day to Die Hard paid Ft 13.6 million to the Hungarian Armed Forces for the use of a military helicopter while filming in Budapest in June, Defence Minister Csaba Hende wrote in answer to a question from Socialist MP Ferenc Juhász. The producers have paid Ft 100 million in area usage fees to Budapest.
Prisoners In Hungary To Make Army Boots
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prisoners will make boots for the armed forces under an agreement signed yesterday between the Defence Ministry and the state corrections authority. The Ipoly shoe factory will deliver 2,500 pairs of boots to a value of Ft 70 million. The ministry said the deal will save 30% in costs.
Március 15 Tér In Budapest To Be Closed Due To Bruce Willis Filming
- 11 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- getting around
On Wednesday night this week, March 15 tér will be closed due to filming of the Bruce Willis film 'A Good Day To Die Hard', according to Budapest Transport Centre (BKK). From 6 pm until 6 am the next day the south part of the square, the Elizabeth Bridge and the underground car park will all be closed to the public. During this period we can not access that square and Belgrád rakpart from ...
Bruce Willis's Die Hard 5 Set On Fire In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Early this morning a twenty-eight meter wooden building burned down on the Die Hard 5 set at Kiskunlacháza airport. Current information indicates that during a shoot involving a fire, a helicopter fanned the flames which decame dangerously out of control, spreading rapidly due to wind crated by the aircraft. Szigetszentmiklós fire-fighters attended the scene, brought the flames under control and ...
Rescue Operations In Hungary Under Way
- 15 Mar 2013 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Severe weather conditions including snowstorms and gale-force winds affecting most of Europe have reached Hungary. Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér put the police force and disaster management forces, including ambulance services and on high alert on Thursday afternoon in order to ensure a maximum response to the increasingly serious situation.
Paint Sprayed On US Pilots Memorial In Hungary
- 5 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The words “murderers and collaborators” were painted on the memorial to American soldiers who died in action in World War II in Szigliget, on the north shore of Lake Balaton on Saturday.
Hungary To Host Highest - Level NATO Summit In 2013
- 21 Sep 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will host NATO’s top-level military forum, the ‘Chiefs of Defence Meeting’ next year, the Ministry of Defence announced this week. The most senior military representatives of NATO member countries will meet in Budapest in the autumn of 2013.
Hungarian MoD Rejected The Criticism Of New Zealand’s Prime Minister
- 13 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key criticised the Hungarian troops this week, saying that they refused to patrol after dark in Baghlan, the province under Hungarian control, and their reluctance had led to an increase in insurgent activity in the area. Referring to the critics the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Hungary issued a statement that the Hungarian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team ...
New Zealand PM Blasts Hungary’s Afghanistan Contingent
- 9 Aug 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
The Defence Ministry and the Hungarian Armed Forces rejected accusations levelled by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key at Hungarian troops serving in Afghanistan. Key on Monday criticised the Hungarians for failing to go on patrol at night. He spoke after two New Zealand soldiers were killed and six others injured in clashes with Taliban rebels.
Die Hard Paid HUF 14mn For Helicopter In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
The producers of the movie A Good Day to Die Hard paid Ft 13.6 million to the Hungarian Armed Forces for the use of a military helicopter while filming in Budapest in June, Defence Minister Csaba Hende wrote in answer to a question from Socialist MP Ferenc Juhász. The producers have paid Ft 100 million in area usage fees to Budapest.
Prisoners In Hungary To Make Army Boots
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prisoners will make boots for the armed forces under an agreement signed yesterday between the Defence Ministry and the state corrections authority. The Ipoly shoe factory will deliver 2,500 pairs of boots to a value of Ft 70 million. The ministry said the deal will save 30% in costs.
Március 15 Tér In Budapest To Be Closed Due To Bruce Willis Filming
- 11 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- getting around
On Wednesday night this week, March 15 tér will be closed due to filming of the Bruce Willis film 'A Good Day To Die Hard', according to Budapest Transport Centre (BKK). From 6 pm until 6 am the next day the south part of the square, the Elizabeth Bridge and the underground car park will all be closed to the public. During this period we can not access that square and Belgrád rakpart from ...
Bruce Willis's Die Hard 5 Set On Fire In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Early this morning a twenty-eight meter wooden building burned down on the Die Hard 5 set at Kiskunlacháza airport. Current information indicates that during a shoot involving a fire, a helicopter fanned the flames which decame dangerously out of control, spreading rapidly due to wind crated by the aircraft. Szigetszentmiklós fire-fighters attended the scene, brought the flames under control and ...