506 result(s) for environment in Current Affairs
Fidesz Election Ploy Will Drive SMEs Out Of Business, Warn Critics
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“We are confronted by an election trick that could trigger a wave of significant wage increases that would cause real problems for those companies which employ people in the vicinity of minimum wage.” – András Vértes, president, GKI Economic Research Zrt.
Top Judge Candidates Heard By Parlt Justice CTTEE
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The relationship between the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, and the Constitutional Court, was the focus of evidence given on Monday by the candidates to fill the four vacancies at the Constitutional Court. Parliament is to hold a vote on the four candidates on Tuesday afternoon. The governing party members of parliament’s justice committee endorsed all of the candidates.
International Parliamentary Conference About NATO Held In Budapest
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of people in NATO member states agree that NATO remains the primary pledge of common security, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said in Budapest on Thursday. The continued enlargement of NATO and the number of member applicants serve as proof that the collective protection and transatlantic solidarity offered by the organisation still represent considerable attraction to countries ...
Sensitivity To Environmental Challenges Down Among Hungarians
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian population’s interest in global environmental sustainability and their sensitivity to environmental challenges has declined over the last six years, a survey by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released on Wednesday shows. Fully 42% of the survey’s respondents showed only a mild interest in environmental sustainability compared with 16% who demonstrated an active interest in ...
Fazekas: Hungary Environmental Conditions Improving
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s environmental conditions have improved with the help of increased public awareness of environmental issues, Sándor Fazekas told a parliamentary committee. Highlighting this year’s achievements, Fazekas said fully 3,000 tonnes of waste were collected by volunteers in four days at the end of April, the government launched a programme to increase awareness of energy savings on heating and ...
Energiaklub, Greenpeace Appeal Environmental Licence Of Paks Project
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Energiaklub and Greenpeace Hungary have submitted an appeal against the environmental licence for the expansion of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant to the National Inspectorate for Environment, Nature and Water, Energiaklub told MTI on Tuesday.
Mesterházy: Hungarian Media Developments Cause For Concern
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian media developments have been a cause for concern for years, not only in recent weeks, opposition Socialist lawmaker and head of parliament’s budget committee Attila Mesterházy said.
Szijjártó Announces China Electric Bus Project In N Hungary
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
China’s BYD will build its first electric bus plant in Komárom, in northern Hungary, the foreign minister announced at a press conference in Budapest on Monday. The 6.2 billion forint (EUR 20.4m) project includes Hungarian government support of 925 million forints, Péter Szijjártó said.
Hungary To Contribute To Ensuring Water Supplies In N Syria “Safe Area”
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will contribute to securing water supplies in a “safe zone” planned to be established under a Turkish-led operation in northern Syria, the deputy prime minister said after talks in Ankara. Zsolt Semjén held talks with Mehmet Ozhaseki, Turkey’s minister for environment and urban planning.
Fidesz Election Ploy Will Drive SMEs Out Of Business, Warn Critics
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“We are confronted by an election trick that could trigger a wave of significant wage increases that would cause real problems for those companies which employ people in the vicinity of minimum wage.” – András Vértes, president, GKI Economic Research Zrt.
Top Judge Candidates Heard By Parlt Justice CTTEE
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The relationship between the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, and the Constitutional Court, was the focus of evidence given on Monday by the candidates to fill the four vacancies at the Constitutional Court. Parliament is to hold a vote on the four candidates on Tuesday afternoon. The governing party members of parliament’s justice committee endorsed all of the candidates.
International Parliamentary Conference About NATO Held In Budapest
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of people in NATO member states agree that NATO remains the primary pledge of common security, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said in Budapest on Thursday. The continued enlargement of NATO and the number of member applicants serve as proof that the collective protection and transatlantic solidarity offered by the organisation still represent considerable attraction to countries ...
Sensitivity To Environmental Challenges Down Among Hungarians
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian population’s interest in global environmental sustainability and their sensitivity to environmental challenges has declined over the last six years, a survey by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released on Wednesday shows. Fully 42% of the survey’s respondents showed only a mild interest in environmental sustainability compared with 16% who demonstrated an active interest in ...
Fazekas: Hungary Environmental Conditions Improving
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s environmental conditions have improved with the help of increased public awareness of environmental issues, Sándor Fazekas told a parliamentary committee. Highlighting this year’s achievements, Fazekas said fully 3,000 tonnes of waste were collected by volunteers in four days at the end of April, the government launched a programme to increase awareness of energy savings on heating and ...
Energiaklub, Greenpeace Appeal Environmental Licence Of Paks Project
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Energiaklub and Greenpeace Hungary have submitted an appeal against the environmental licence for the expansion of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant to the National Inspectorate for Environment, Nature and Water, Energiaklub told MTI on Tuesday.
Mesterházy: Hungarian Media Developments Cause For Concern
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian media developments have been a cause for concern for years, not only in recent weeks, opposition Socialist lawmaker and head of parliament’s budget committee Attila Mesterházy said.
Szijjártó Announces China Electric Bus Project In N Hungary
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
China’s BYD will build its first electric bus plant in Komárom, in northern Hungary, the foreign minister announced at a press conference in Budapest on Monday. The 6.2 billion forint (EUR 20.4m) project includes Hungarian government support of 925 million forints, Péter Szijjártó said.
Hungary To Contribute To Ensuring Water Supplies In N Syria “Safe Area”
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will contribute to securing water supplies in a “safe zone” planned to be established under a Turkish-led operation in northern Syria, the deputy prime minister said after talks in Ankara. Zsolt Semjén held talks with Mehmet Ozhaseki, Turkey’s minister for environment and urban planning.