30 result(s) for danube commission in Current Affairs
Hungary’s President Áder Selects Székely For Ombudsman
- 9 Aug 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has nominated lawyer and university professor László Székely, 55, to the post of civil rights ombudsman, he announced yesterday. Székely has taught at the faculty of law at Eötvös Loránd University since 1982. He became a legal expert with Fidesz’s environmental section in 1992.
Danube Day 2013: WWF Gets Active For The Sturgeons & More
- 28 Jun 2013 8:30 AM
- current affairs
‘Get active for the sturgeons’ is the slogan of this year’s Danube Day, celebrated by the 14 Danube basin countries on Saturday, 29 June. Under a new EU-funded project, which will go on until September 2015, WWF in Romania and Bulgaria are working to tackle overfishing, the main direct threat to the survival of the endangered Danube sturgeons.
600 Flood Evacuees Still Homeless In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Some 600 people forced to evacuate their homes due to the recent floods are still unable to return, flood repair commissioner György Bakondi said yesterday. He told reporters in Nagymaros that 1,570 people had to leave their homes, of whom 976 have returned.
Hungarian Government Starts Preparation For Post-Flood Restoration
- 12 Jun 2013 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The government has started preparation for post-flood restoration and improvement works and the government has appointed disaster management chief György Bakondi commissioner for flood repair works, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at this morning’s press conference in Győrújfalu, north of Budapest, adding that the government is awaiting claims from municipalities concerning damages caused by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Hungary Supports Earth Hour 2013 On Saturday, 23 March
- 19 Mar 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
With the expected support of over 400 cities across Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Ukraine, Earth Hour is becoming one of the biggest events observed by thousands of people in Central and Eastern Europe.
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...
EU Needs Strength And Co-operation, Says Hungary's PM Orban
- 23 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"The EU needs strong and co-operative people rather than nice guys, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters in Brussels at a joint press conference with European Commission President Jose Barroso.
State Of Emergency In Hungary Until 31st Dec.
- 20 Oct 2010 9:55 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government reportedly turned to the national Parliament on Monday, 18 Oct 2010, requesting that it prolong the current national state of emergency (declared in the beginning of October effecting three western Hungarian counties following a toxic red-sludge spill directly contaminating at least three reportedly evacuated villages – namely Devecser, Somlovasarhely Kolontar – just ...
Hungary’s President Áder Selects Székely For Ombudsman
- 9 Aug 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has nominated lawyer and university professor László Székely, 55, to the post of civil rights ombudsman, he announced yesterday. Székely has taught at the faculty of law at Eötvös Loránd University since 1982. He became a legal expert with Fidesz’s environmental section in 1992.
Danube Day 2013: WWF Gets Active For The Sturgeons & More
- 28 Jun 2013 8:30 AM
- current affairs
‘Get active for the sturgeons’ is the slogan of this year’s Danube Day, celebrated by the 14 Danube basin countries on Saturday, 29 June. Under a new EU-funded project, which will go on until September 2015, WWF in Romania and Bulgaria are working to tackle overfishing, the main direct threat to the survival of the endangered Danube sturgeons.
600 Flood Evacuees Still Homeless In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Some 600 people forced to evacuate their homes due to the recent floods are still unable to return, flood repair commissioner György Bakondi said yesterday. He told reporters in Nagymaros that 1,570 people had to leave their homes, of whom 976 have returned.
Hungarian Government Starts Preparation For Post-Flood Restoration
- 12 Jun 2013 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The government has started preparation for post-flood restoration and improvement works and the government has appointed disaster management chief György Bakondi commissioner for flood repair works, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at this morning’s press conference in Győrújfalu, north of Budapest, adding that the government is awaiting claims from municipalities concerning damages caused by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Hungary Supports Earth Hour 2013 On Saturday, 23 March
- 19 Mar 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
With the expected support of over 400 cities across Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Ukraine, Earth Hour is becoming one of the biggest events observed by thousands of people in Central and Eastern Europe.
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...
EU Needs Strength And Co-operation, Says Hungary's PM Orban
- 23 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"The EU needs strong and co-operative people rather than nice guys, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters in Brussels at a joint press conference with European Commission President Jose Barroso.
State Of Emergency In Hungary Until 31st Dec.
- 20 Oct 2010 9:55 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government reportedly turned to the national Parliament on Monday, 18 Oct 2010, requesting that it prolong the current national state of emergency (declared in the beginning of October effecting three western Hungarian counties following a toxic red-sludge spill directly contaminating at least three reportedly evacuated villages – namely Devecser, Somlovasarhely Kolontar – just ...