220 result(s) for electricity in Current Affairs
Hungary’s Lawmakers Approve Third Utility Bill Cut
- 6 Feb 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved on Thursday the third law on reducing public utility bills for households. The law tabled by Fidesz’s parliamentary leader Antal Rogán passed in a vote of 298 to 7 with 5 abstentions. Under the law, the price of gas will fall by 6.5% from April while the price of electricity will be cut by 5.7% from September. District heating will be cut by 3.3% from October this year.
Poll Finds Hungary's Majority Against Paks Pact
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Most Hungarians, 59%, believe that the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant should be put to a referendum, according to a survey by pollsters Medián. While 51% are in favour of expanding the plant, 56% do not believe that the work should be carried out by a Russian company and financed by a Russian loan.
Paks Nuclear Power Plant: German Industrialist Mediates Between Putin And Hungary’s PM Orbán
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Staffers of Rosatom visited Budapest day by day; Orbán and Lázár held talks with the EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, Orbán had consultations with Barroso, the Rothschild Group and Hengeler Mueller German law firm intervened to have Brussels’ fiat for an arrangement in which competitive bids were not invited. Lázár headed a governmental task force to pull off this hush-hush project – ...
Next Round Of Utility Price Cuts To Be Announced On Friday
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The next round of electricity, gas and district heating price cuts – including the date and the size of the cuts – will be announced on Friday, after the season-opening meeting of the parliamentary group of Fidesz-KDNP, Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh said.
Hungary’s Left Coalition Would Annul Utility Cuts, Says Fidesz
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As soon as parties in the “Gyurcsánycoalition” could, they would annul the government’s utility price cut scheme, the spokeswoman of ruling Fidesz said on Thursday.
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Uses Rate Cuts To Start Recruitment Drive
- 6 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is sending a letter to the 2.2 million people who signed its petition in favour of lower utility prices last year, asking them to take part in the party’s election campaign. In the letter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls on the addressee to join a “Hungarian Team” soon to be created to protect the government-imposed cuts in household gas and electricity prices, saying these are under ...
Hungary’s Gov To Decide On Another Utility Prices Cut This Week
- 6 Jan 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The working group of the ruling Fidesz party this week will put forward a proposal for another cut in household utility prices. Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh told commercial HírTV that the group would have to decide on the date and percentage of the reduction. Since the government enacted the scheme, households have been paying altogether 13 billion forints less to utility providers, he added.
Most Families Better Off With Utilities Cut In Hungary, Says Think Tank
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The financial position of 62% of families turned for the better after the government-mandated utilities price cut, a fresh poll by think tank Századvég said. Ninety-nine percent of those polled was aware of the reduction scheme, 78% agreed with the cuts while 21% opposed them.
Gazprom Looks For Hungarian Storage Facility
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction of the Hungarian leg of South Stream – which will carry Russian natural gas – may begin as early as next year – participants of a conference were told in Budapest a few days ago. A senior management member of Gazprom said his firm reckons with Hungarian underground gas storage facilities but only if Gazprom may become a co-owner in them.
Hungary’s Lawmakers Approve Third Utility Bill Cut
- 6 Feb 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved on Thursday the third law on reducing public utility bills for households. The law tabled by Fidesz’s parliamentary leader Antal Rogán passed in a vote of 298 to 7 with 5 abstentions. Under the law, the price of gas will fall by 6.5% from April while the price of electricity will be cut by 5.7% from September. District heating will be cut by 3.3% from October this year.
Poll Finds Hungary's Majority Against Paks Pact
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Most Hungarians, 59%, believe that the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant should be put to a referendum, according to a survey by pollsters Medián. While 51% are in favour of expanding the plant, 56% do not believe that the work should be carried out by a Russian company and financed by a Russian loan.
Paks Nuclear Power Plant: German Industrialist Mediates Between Putin And Hungary’s PM Orbán
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Staffers of Rosatom visited Budapest day by day; Orbán and Lázár held talks with the EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, Orbán had consultations with Barroso, the Rothschild Group and Hengeler Mueller German law firm intervened to have Brussels’ fiat for an arrangement in which competitive bids were not invited. Lázár headed a governmental task force to pull off this hush-hush project – ...
Next Round Of Utility Price Cuts To Be Announced On Friday
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The next round of electricity, gas and district heating price cuts – including the date and the size of the cuts – will be announced on Friday, after the season-opening meeting of the parliamentary group of Fidesz-KDNP, Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh said.
Hungary’s Left Coalition Would Annul Utility Cuts, Says Fidesz
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As soon as parties in the “Gyurcsánycoalition” could, they would annul the government’s utility price cut scheme, the spokeswoman of ruling Fidesz said on Thursday.
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Uses Rate Cuts To Start Recruitment Drive
- 6 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is sending a letter to the 2.2 million people who signed its petition in favour of lower utility prices last year, asking them to take part in the party’s election campaign. In the letter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls on the addressee to join a “Hungarian Team” soon to be created to protect the government-imposed cuts in household gas and electricity prices, saying these are under ...
Hungary’s Gov To Decide On Another Utility Prices Cut This Week
- 6 Jan 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The working group of the ruling Fidesz party this week will put forward a proposal for another cut in household utility prices. Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh told commercial HírTV that the group would have to decide on the date and percentage of the reduction. Since the government enacted the scheme, households have been paying altogether 13 billion forints less to utility providers, he added.
Most Families Better Off With Utilities Cut In Hungary, Says Think Tank
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The financial position of 62% of families turned for the better after the government-mandated utilities price cut, a fresh poll by think tank Századvég said. Ninety-nine percent of those polled was aware of the reduction scheme, 78% agreed with the cuts while 21% opposed them.
Gazprom Looks For Hungarian Storage Facility
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction of the Hungarian leg of South Stream – which will carry Russian natural gas – may begin as early as next year – participants of a conference were told in Budapest a few days ago. A senior management member of Gazprom said his firm reckons with Hungarian underground gas storage facilities but only if Gazprom may become a co-owner in them.