220 result(s) for electricity in Current Affairs
Government Declares State Of Emergency Due To Mass Migration
- 12 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Government has declared a nationwide state of emergency due to mass migration”, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér announced in Budapest on Wednesday, 9 March.
Greenpeace : Paks Upgrade Violates EU Directives
- 15 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant is in breach of several EU directives, Greenpeace Hungary said after formally submitting its position to the European Commission.
Rothschild Offers Upbeat Study On Hungarian Paks Nuclear Power Plant
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is not being carried out in a way that violates EU competition rules and is an investment that will recover its costs without state subsidy, according to a study by the Rothschild Group, released yesterday by the Prime Minister’s Office. Government commissioner for the expansion project Attila Aszódi said the financial consultant’s analysis will be ...
Hungarian PM’s Office: Independent Consultants Say Paks 2 Profitable
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Independent international consultants have said that the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant is a profitable project, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The office noted that after two years of consultations with the European Commission, on November 23 the European Union’s executive body launched an in-depth investigation into Hungary’s plan to provide financing for the upgrade of the plant to ...
Erection Of Statues For Politicians Cooperated With Oppressors Of Hungary Cannot Be Supported
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the question-and-answer round of Parliament’s plenary session on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the Constitution does not support the erection of statues in honour of political leaders in government during the time when Hungary had lost its sovereignty.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Vows To Press Ahead With Paks Upgrade
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the European Commission’s infringement procedure in connection with the planned expansion of the Paks nuclear power station, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio that it is in Hungary’s basic interest to operate and expand the Paks plant because electricity prices would sharply rise without Paks. “Cheap electricity equals Paks”, he said, adding that “we will continue moving ...
Paks Upgrade Plans In Line With Int’l Standards, Says Hungary’s Govt Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade plans for the Paks nuclear plant comply with Hungarian, European Union and international standards, and feature a number of safety systems, Attila Aszódi, government commissioner for the project, told the Tuesday edition of the Austrian daily Die Presse. The project’s environmental impact assessment took into account several unlikely but potentially severe effects the plant may have, ...
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
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.
Government Declares State Of Emergency Due To Mass Migration
- 12 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Government has declared a nationwide state of emergency due to mass migration”, Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér announced in Budapest on Wednesday, 9 March.
Greenpeace : Paks Upgrade Violates EU Directives
- 15 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant is in breach of several EU directives, Greenpeace Hungary said after formally submitting its position to the European Commission.
Rothschild Offers Upbeat Study On Hungarian Paks Nuclear Power Plant
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is not being carried out in a way that violates EU competition rules and is an investment that will recover its costs without state subsidy, according to a study by the Rothschild Group, released yesterday by the Prime Minister’s Office. Government commissioner for the expansion project Attila Aszódi said the financial consultant’s analysis will be ...
Hungarian PM’s Office: Independent Consultants Say Paks 2 Profitable
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Independent international consultants have said that the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant is a profitable project, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The office noted that after two years of consultations with the European Commission, on November 23 the European Union’s executive body launched an in-depth investigation into Hungary’s plan to provide financing for the upgrade of the plant to ...
Erection Of Statues For Politicians Cooperated With Oppressors Of Hungary Cannot Be Supported
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the question-and-answer round of Parliament’s plenary session on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the Constitution does not support the erection of statues in honour of political leaders in government during the time when Hungary had lost its sovereignty.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Vows To Press Ahead With Paks Upgrade
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the European Commission’s infringement procedure in connection with the planned expansion of the Paks nuclear power station, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio that it is in Hungary’s basic interest to operate and expand the Paks plant because electricity prices would sharply rise without Paks. “Cheap electricity equals Paks”, he said, adding that “we will continue moving ...
Paks Upgrade Plans In Line With Int’l Standards, Says Hungary’s Govt Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade plans for the Paks nuclear plant comply with Hungarian, European Union and international standards, and feature a number of safety systems, Attila Aszódi, government commissioner for the project, told the Tuesday edition of the Austrian daily Die Presse. The project’s environmental impact assessment took into account several unlikely but potentially severe effects the plant may have, ...
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
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.