294 result(s) for danube in Current Affairs
Hungarian Army Ready To Manage Migrant Situation
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Armed Forces are ready to fulfil their duties pertaining to illegal migration. The army is prepared to carry out new tasks defined in the amended defence law such as police tasks or adopting new strategies related to hybrid warfare, chief of staff Tibor Benkő said. He noted that soldiers and police had conducted joint patrols in the past, as prescribed by past defence laws.
Brave Warrior 2015 Military Exercise Starts In NW Hungary
- 17 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
An international military exercise codenamed Brave Warrior 2015 started in Győr, in northwest Hungary, with Hungarian and US soldiers crossing the Moson branch of the River Danube on Thursday. The exercise will run through October 21. The opening event was visited by US Ambassador in Hungary Colleen Bell, Defence Ministry state secretary Tamás Vargha and deputy commander of the US’s 4th Infantry ...
Apocalyptic Scenes In Budapest As Rain Hits Capital
- 19 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fire crews had been called to over 350 scenes – mostly in the capital and its surroundings – until Tuesday morning after an extraordinary storm showering the country with 1.5 months of rain during a period of a couple of hours hit Hungary yesterday evening.
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
WWF Hungary Promotes Big Jump On 3 July
- 2 Jul 2015 5:04 AM
- current affairs
It has now been a tradition for ten years to celebrate European rivers and wetlands with a common big splash into water. This year, under the organisation of WWF Hungary, Hungary joins again the challenge and calls on the Hungarian municipalities to jump on 12 July at 3 pm.
New Evidence Shows Hungarian Paks Nuclear Plant Poses Serious Risk
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Paks nuclear upgrade is financially risky and a project which threatens to destabilise the electricity network and cause serious environmental problems, Benedek Jávor, an MEP of the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party, said, commenting on new documents he had obtained concerning the upgrade. Citing a copy of an internal analysis by the Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM) and other ...
Wild Boar Adapt To Urban Living In Hungary
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A report has been prepared by Pilisi Parkerdő Zrt., a forest holding near Budapest, to address the problem of the increasing number of wild boar roaming Hungarian towns. Recent years have seen an upsurge in the number of wild boar globally, which means that they are spread out over increasingly large areas.
PM's Office: "We Must Be Better Hungarians"
- 19 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a speech given on the Memorial Day for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust, János Lázár said that “the nation is more than just a community of interests: the nation is a community of fates”. (You can turn the English subtitle on by clicking on the "captions" icon at the right bottom of the video.)
March Of The Living In Budapest
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-Semitism, the related incidents and the actions of the radical nationalist Jobbik party hurt Hungary’s image, Ronald S. Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), said before participating in a March of the Living in Budapest. News about Hungary’s radical nationalist Jobbik party regularly overshadow the “fantastic achievements” of the Hungarian nation, such as the 1956 ...
Hungarian Army Ready To Manage Migrant Situation
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Armed Forces are ready to fulfil their duties pertaining to illegal migration. The army is prepared to carry out new tasks defined in the amended defence law such as police tasks or adopting new strategies related to hybrid warfare, chief of staff Tibor Benkő said. He noted that soldiers and police had conducted joint patrols in the past, as prescribed by past defence laws.
Brave Warrior 2015 Military Exercise Starts In NW Hungary
- 17 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
An international military exercise codenamed Brave Warrior 2015 started in Győr, in northwest Hungary, with Hungarian and US soldiers crossing the Moson branch of the River Danube on Thursday. The exercise will run through October 21. The opening event was visited by US Ambassador in Hungary Colleen Bell, Defence Ministry state secretary Tamás Vargha and deputy commander of the US’s 4th Infantry ...
Apocalyptic Scenes In Budapest As Rain Hits Capital
- 19 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fire crews had been called to over 350 scenes – mostly in the capital and its surroundings – until Tuesday morning after an extraordinary storm showering the country with 1.5 months of rain during a period of a couple of hours hit Hungary yesterday evening.
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
WWF Hungary Promotes Big Jump On 3 July
- 2 Jul 2015 5:04 AM
- current affairs
It has now been a tradition for ten years to celebrate European rivers and wetlands with a common big splash into water. This year, under the organisation of WWF Hungary, Hungary joins again the challenge and calls on the Hungarian municipalities to jump on 12 July at 3 pm.
New Evidence Shows Hungarian Paks Nuclear Plant Poses Serious Risk
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Paks nuclear upgrade is financially risky and a project which threatens to destabilise the electricity network and cause serious environmental problems, Benedek Jávor, an MEP of the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party, said, commenting on new documents he had obtained concerning the upgrade. Citing a copy of an internal analysis by the Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM) and other ...
Wild Boar Adapt To Urban Living In Hungary
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A report has been prepared by Pilisi Parkerdő Zrt., a forest holding near Budapest, to address the problem of the increasing number of wild boar roaming Hungarian towns. Recent years have seen an upsurge in the number of wild boar globally, which means that they are spread out over increasingly large areas.
PM's Office: "We Must Be Better Hungarians"
- 19 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a speech given on the Memorial Day for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust, János Lázár said that “the nation is more than just a community of interests: the nation is a community of fates”. (You can turn the English subtitle on by clicking on the "captions" icon at the right bottom of the video.)
March Of The Living In Budapest
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-Semitism, the related incidents and the actions of the radical nationalist Jobbik party hurt Hungary’s image, Ronald S. Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), said before participating in a March of the Living in Budapest. News about Hungary’s radical nationalist Jobbik party regularly overshadow the “fantastic achievements” of the Hungarian nation, such as the 1956 ...