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Heavy Weather Hits Western Hungary
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A cyclone swept across parts of western Hungary on Wednesday, wreaking havoc with winds of nearly 140km per hour. Much of the damage was caused along the south shore of Lake Balaton, where streets and holiday homes in many towns are now under water.
Hungary's PM Orbán Meets Gazprom Chief Miller
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Gazprom President Aleksei Miller talked about speeding up the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline at a Wednesday meeting. Gazprom said in a statement that the two discussed ways of re-working the proposed route of the pipeline after Austria decided in April to join the $16 billion project.
Hungary's Inflation Enters Negative Territory
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Consumer prices were 0.1% lower in April than one year earlier, a phenomenon not seen since 1968, the Central Statistics Office announced on Tuesday.
Former Communist Party Official Biszku Convicted Of War Crimes In Hungary
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Tuesday sentenced former Communist party official Béla Biszku to five and a half years in prison after convicting him of being an abettor to war crimes for his role in ordering security forces to shoot protesters after the 1956 Uprising was crushed.
Remains Of WWII Soldiers Found In Budapest
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction workers uncovered seven human remains suspected to be those of Hungarian and German soldiers on Lánchíd utca during roadworks linked to the restoration of the Várkert Bazár.
Papag May Buy Hungary's Praktiker Operations
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Swiss registered Papag is likely to buy the Hungarian network of DIY chain Praktiker, Népszabadság learnt from a market source. Papag has already purchased the Praktiker operations in Poland.
Russia Announces Start Of Paks Talks With Hungary
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian Prime Minister Igor Medvedev has instructed the relevant authorities to open negotiations with Hungary on the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant.
Hungary's Town Pécs To Renew Local Zoo
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Pécs zoo will be closed to the public for a year, as reconstruction work will start within days, deputy mayor Csaba Nagy announced. The Ft 1.2 billion project to create an ecological entertainment park and expand the zoo from 3.5 hectares to 4 hectares is fully financed by EU subsidies.
EC Okays €111mn For Research Centre In Szeged Hungary
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has approved €111 million for a pan-European Laser research hub to be built in Szeged. Related hubs in the Extreme Light Infrastructure project are under construction in Prague and Bucharest. The facility at the University of Szeged is expected to be operational in 2018 and to employ 250 scientists by 2020.
Heavy Weather Hits Western Hungary
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A cyclone swept across parts of western Hungary on Wednesday, wreaking havoc with winds of nearly 140km per hour. Much of the damage was caused along the south shore of Lake Balaton, where streets and holiday homes in many towns are now under water.
Hungary's PM Orbán Meets Gazprom Chief Miller
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Gazprom President Aleksei Miller talked about speeding up the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline at a Wednesday meeting. Gazprom said in a statement that the two discussed ways of re-working the proposed route of the pipeline after Austria decided in April to join the $16 billion project.
Hungary's Inflation Enters Negative Territory
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Consumer prices were 0.1% lower in April than one year earlier, a phenomenon not seen since 1968, the Central Statistics Office announced on Tuesday.
Former Communist Party Official Biszku Convicted Of War Crimes In Hungary
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Tuesday sentenced former Communist party official Béla Biszku to five and a half years in prison after convicting him of being an abettor to war crimes for his role in ordering security forces to shoot protesters after the 1956 Uprising was crushed.
Remains Of WWII Soldiers Found In Budapest
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction workers uncovered seven human remains suspected to be those of Hungarian and German soldiers on Lánchíd utca during roadworks linked to the restoration of the Várkert Bazár.
Papag May Buy Hungary's Praktiker Operations
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Swiss registered Papag is likely to buy the Hungarian network of DIY chain Praktiker, Népszabadság learnt from a market source. Papag has already purchased the Praktiker operations in Poland.
Russia Announces Start Of Paks Talks With Hungary
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian Prime Minister Igor Medvedev has instructed the relevant authorities to open negotiations with Hungary on the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant.
Hungary's Town Pécs To Renew Local Zoo
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Pécs zoo will be closed to the public for a year, as reconstruction work will start within days, deputy mayor Csaba Nagy announced. The Ft 1.2 billion project to create an ecological entertainment park and expand the zoo from 3.5 hectares to 4 hectares is fully financed by EU subsidies.
EC Okays €111mn For Research Centre In Szeged Hungary
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has approved €111 million for a pan-European Laser research hub to be built in Szeged. Related hubs in the Extreme Light Infrastructure project are under construction in Prague and Bucharest. The facility at the University of Szeged is expected to be operational in 2018 and to employ 250 scientists by 2020.