294 result(s) for danube in Current Affairs
Diverse Crowd Marches For Women’s Rights In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
As about half a million people converged for the Women’s March on Washington, DC, on Saturday, dwarfing the turnout for the inauguration of President Donald Trump the day before, sister marches took place across U.S. and foreign cities.
Hungary’s Weather Service Warns Of Extreme Cold, Snow Drifts
- 9 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Daytime highs on Monday will be above -10 C, but the national weather service has warned of storm-force winds and possible snow drifts in several parts of Hungary.
Wartime Bomb Found In Danube
- 10 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Efforts to remove a bomb found in the Danube near Rákóczi híd were suspended overnight, the Armed Forces announced on Wednesday. An industrial diver discovered a bomb on Tuesday as he was cleaning sewerage, but its position was not marked with buoys.
New Mine Clearing Project To Be Launched On Hungarian Side Of Border With Croatia
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A new mine clearing operation will be launched as part of a Hungarian- Croatian mine clearing project along the common border’s Hungarian side with EU funding, a local senior police officer of Baranya county said. The project is to follow up a joint mine clearing operation conducted along a 80km stretch to a depth of 50m between the Drava and the Danube rivers between 2011 and 2013, Ádám Kalmár ...
Energiaklub, Greenpeace Appeal Environmental Licence Of Paks Project
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Energiaklub and Greenpeace Hungary have submitted an appeal against the environmental licence for the expansion of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant to the National Inspectorate for Environment, Nature and Water, Energiaklub told MTI on Tuesday.
Two Hungarians Die In Hotel Ship Accident
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Hungarian crew members died when their hotel ship crashed into a bridge on the Danube-Rhein-Main Channel in Bavaria early on Sunday. The two men, aged 33 and 49, had been staying at the wheelhouse of the ship, which was completely smashed in the collision.
First Waste Collection Boat In Service
- 31 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The waste collection ship Tersus, designed to collect refuse from ships on the Danube, has begun operations, it was announced at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. Gábor Spányi, chief executive of Mahart PassNave, said the shipping company had spent €200,000 on implementing the project.
DK Launches Month-Long ‘Stay At Home’ Campaign
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching its own month-long campaign in protest against the government’s referendum on the European Union’s migrant quotas, the party’s deputy leader said. DK will put up 500 billboards and 100,000 smaller posters encouraging voters to stay away from the Oct. 2. referendum, Csaba Molnár said.
Hungarian Economist Calls Paks II “A National Tragedy”
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of György Nej’s interview with Hungarian economist Mária Zita Petschnig published in 168 óra on 18 July 2014 under the title “National Tragedy: We may leave the EU.” President Áder János signed into law the agreement pertaining to the the Paks II loan agreement, although the Hungarian Wire Office (MTI) neglected to report it. Was it really so unimportant? The project, together with ...
Diverse Crowd Marches For Women’s Rights In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
As about half a million people converged for the Women’s March on Washington, DC, on Saturday, dwarfing the turnout for the inauguration of President Donald Trump the day before, sister marches took place across U.S. and foreign cities.
Hungary’s Weather Service Warns Of Extreme Cold, Snow Drifts
- 9 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Daytime highs on Monday will be above -10 C, but the national weather service has warned of storm-force winds and possible snow drifts in several parts of Hungary.
Wartime Bomb Found In Danube
- 10 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Efforts to remove a bomb found in the Danube near Rákóczi híd were suspended overnight, the Armed Forces announced on Wednesday. An industrial diver discovered a bomb on Tuesday as he was cleaning sewerage, but its position was not marked with buoys.
New Mine Clearing Project To Be Launched On Hungarian Side Of Border With Croatia
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A new mine clearing operation will be launched as part of a Hungarian- Croatian mine clearing project along the common border’s Hungarian side with EU funding, a local senior police officer of Baranya county said. The project is to follow up a joint mine clearing operation conducted along a 80km stretch to a depth of 50m between the Drava and the Danube rivers between 2011 and 2013, Ádám Kalmár ...
Energiaklub, Greenpeace Appeal Environmental Licence Of Paks Project
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Energiaklub and Greenpeace Hungary have submitted an appeal against the environmental licence for the expansion of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant to the National Inspectorate for Environment, Nature and Water, Energiaklub told MTI on Tuesday.
Two Hungarians Die In Hotel Ship Accident
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Hungarian crew members died when their hotel ship crashed into a bridge on the Danube-Rhein-Main Channel in Bavaria early on Sunday. The two men, aged 33 and 49, had been staying at the wheelhouse of the ship, which was completely smashed in the collision.
First Waste Collection Boat In Service
- 31 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The waste collection ship Tersus, designed to collect refuse from ships on the Danube, has begun operations, it was announced at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. Gábor Spányi, chief executive of Mahart PassNave, said the shipping company had spent €200,000 on implementing the project.
DK Launches Month-Long ‘Stay At Home’ Campaign
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching its own month-long campaign in protest against the government’s referendum on the European Union’s migrant quotas, the party’s deputy leader said. DK will put up 500 billboards and 100,000 smaller posters encouraging voters to stay away from the Oct. 2. referendum, Csaba Molnár said.
Hungarian Economist Calls Paks II “A National Tragedy”
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of György Nej’s interview with Hungarian economist Mária Zita Petschnig published in 168 óra on 18 July 2014 under the title “National Tragedy: We may leave the EU.” President Áder János signed into law the agreement pertaining to the the Paks II loan agreement, although the Hungarian Wire Office (MTI) neglected to report it. Was it really so unimportant? The project, together with ...