167 result(s) for danube river in Current Affairs
Decades-Long Danube Dispute: Will a Dam Be Built at Nagymaros in Hungary?
- 17 Jul 2025 8:57 AM
- current affairs
An agreement between Hungary and Slovakia on regulating water flow on the Danube is taking shape, Gabor Czepek, a state secretary at the Energy Ministry, told public television.
Danube Boat Disaster: Court Orders Retrial of Viking Sigyn Cruise Ship Captain
- 16 Jan 2025 9:23 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Appeals Court has ordered a retrial of the first-instance procedure in the criminal case connected to the accident of the Hableany sightseeing boat, which collided with a cruise ship on the Danube in Budapest in May 2019, killing 28 of the 35 people on board.
Hungary Floods Update: We Were in Serious Danger, Defences 'Outstanding' by International Comparison, Says PM
- 25 Sep 2024 12:30 PM
- current affairs
This month's flooding of the Danube will be remembered as one of the biggest floods in the history of Hungarian water management "in which we were in serious danger", the prime minister said in an interview with commercial broadcaster TV2 on Tuesday evening.
Hungary Floods Update: Rivers Receding Fast
- 24 Sep 2024 11:56 AM
- current affairs
The upper section of the Danube is fast receding, and 510km were being protected on Monday, 200km less than the previous day, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Hungary Floods Update: Budapest Passes Defence Test, Peak Could Leave Soon
- 23 Sep 2024 11:34 AM
- current affairs
Budapest has "passed the flood defence test", Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference held near the River Danube on Saturday.
Hungary Floods Round-Up: Six More Days to Go
- 23 Sep 2024 8:10 AM
- current affairs
According to forecasts, heightened preparedness in flood defence will have to stay in place for six more days, until next Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Hungary Floods Update: Third-Degree Flood Alert in Budapest
- 17 Sep 2024 1:43 PM
- current affairs
A third-degree, highest-level flood alert is in effect along all sections of the Danube in Budapest from Monday, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, has said.
Updated: Third-Degree Flood Alert Issued for Budapest
- 16 Sep 2024 1:13 PM
- current affairs
The mayor of Budapest has issued a third-degree flood alert along all flood protection sections of the River Danube in the capital from Monday, the mayor's office has said.
Watch: Was Spending HUF 15 Billion on August 20 Fireworks 'Irresponsible’?
- 22 Aug 2024 9:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has criticised the 15 billion forints (EUR 37.9m) earmarked by the government to be spent on the August 20 firework display - you can see a video of the fireworks display in Budapest below in this article.
Decades-Long Danube Dispute: Will a Dam Be Built at Nagymaros in Hungary?
- 17 Jul 2025 8:57 AM
- current affairs
An agreement between Hungary and Slovakia on regulating water flow on the Danube is taking shape, Gabor Czepek, a state secretary at the Energy Ministry, told public television.
Danube Boat Disaster: Court Orders Retrial of Viking Sigyn Cruise Ship Captain
- 16 Jan 2025 9:23 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Appeals Court has ordered a retrial of the first-instance procedure in the criminal case connected to the accident of the Hableany sightseeing boat, which collided with a cruise ship on the Danube in Budapest in May 2019, killing 28 of the 35 people on board.
Hungary Floods Update: We Were in Serious Danger, Defences 'Outstanding' by International Comparison, Says PM
- 25 Sep 2024 12:30 PM
- current affairs
This month's flooding of the Danube will be remembered as one of the biggest floods in the history of Hungarian water management "in which we were in serious danger", the prime minister said in an interview with commercial broadcaster TV2 on Tuesday evening.
Hungary Floods Update: Rivers Receding Fast
- 24 Sep 2024 11:56 AM
- current affairs
The upper section of the Danube is fast receding, and 510km were being protected on Monday, 200km less than the previous day, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Hungary Floods Update: Budapest Passes Defence Test, Peak Could Leave Soon
- 23 Sep 2024 11:34 AM
- current affairs
Budapest has "passed the flood defence test", Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference held near the River Danube on Saturday.
Hungary Floods Round-Up: Six More Days to Go
- 23 Sep 2024 8:10 AM
- current affairs
According to forecasts, heightened preparedness in flood defence will have to stay in place for six more days, until next Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Hungary Floods Update: Third-Degree Flood Alert in Budapest
- 17 Sep 2024 1:43 PM
- current affairs
A third-degree, highest-level flood alert is in effect along all sections of the Danube in Budapest from Monday, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, has said.
Updated: Third-Degree Flood Alert Issued for Budapest
- 16 Sep 2024 1:13 PM
- current affairs
The mayor of Budapest has issued a third-degree flood alert along all flood protection sections of the River Danube in the capital from Monday, the mayor's office has said.
Watch: Was Spending HUF 15 Billion on August 20 Fireworks 'Irresponsible’?
- 22 Aug 2024 9:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has criticised the 15 billion forints (EUR 37.9m) earmarked by the government to be spent on the August 20 firework display - you can see a video of the fireworks display in Budapest below in this article.