506 result(s) for environment in Current Affairs
Szijjártó: Stability East Of EU Just As Crucial As Stability In South
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Stability and peace in the European Union’s eastern neighbourhood is just as important for the bloc’s security as stability in the EU’s southern neighbours, Hungary’s foreign minister said. Every European policy must now focus on re-establishing security on the continent and stability in the EU’s eastern neighbouring region is crucial for this, Péter Szijjártó told MTI after talks with Moldovan ...
FAO Hungarian Office: Ten Steps Towards Sustainability
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our planet is heating up. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. All of these events have two things in common: 1) they have the worst effect on the world’s poorest people, many of whom work as farmers, and make it harder for them to grow food, and 2) they threaten the global goal to end hunger by 2030.
First Waste Collection Boat In Service
- 31 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The waste collection ship Tersus, designed to collect refuse from ships on the Danube, has begun operations, it was announced at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. Gábor Spányi, chief executive of Mahart PassNave, said the shipping company had spent €200,000 on implementing the project.
Lázár: Sport ‘National Cause’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government considers sports as a “strategic sector and a national cause”, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a weekly press briefing. The achievements of Hungary’s athletes in the 2016 Rio Olympics and in past years will help the country’s bid to host the Olympics, Lázár said. He called Hungary one of the most successful “sporting nations” in the world.
Residents Object To Budapest Airport Noise
- 17 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents of the 17th District in Budapest held a press conference on Rákóczi Ferenc utca to raise awareness about the level of noise pollution coming from Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport.
Persányi Appointed Commissioner For Liget Project Landscaping
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Miklós Persányi, the head of Budapest Zoo, has been appointed ministerial commissioner in charge of the ongoing City Park (Liget) development project’s landscaping investments, the minister of human resources said.
Millenáris Park To Be Expanded
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Work will soon start on expanding the Millenáris Park in the 2nd district in Buda, with a deep garage for 500 cars and landscaped gardens among the plans, the economy minister said. The designs for the 2.5 hectare site are ready and the procedure for obtaining the relevant permits is under way, Mihály Varga, the MP who represents the 2nd and 3rd districts of Budapest, said.
Restaurant Review: Fruccola Budapest
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conscious and responsible consumption is the latest trend: many more people want things on their plate that are not only delicious but also good for their health and keeping them fit, and it even does not harm the environment. Fruccola recognised this demand eight years ago and it offers healthy, sustainably produced alternatives to traditional restaurants in its “fast casual food” concept, and ...
LMP Calls For More Greenery In Budapest
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has called on the government to create more parks in Budapest rather than “destroy the City Park”. LMP’s municipal representative Antal Csárdi said in a statement that the 250 billion forints (EUR 794m) assigned to build a museum complex under the Liget scheme would be enough to rehabilitate several brownfield sites.
Szijjártó: Stability East Of EU Just As Crucial As Stability In South
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Stability and peace in the European Union’s eastern neighbourhood is just as important for the bloc’s security as stability in the EU’s southern neighbours, Hungary’s foreign minister said. Every European policy must now focus on re-establishing security on the continent and stability in the EU’s eastern neighbouring region is crucial for this, Péter Szijjártó told MTI after talks with Moldovan ...
FAO Hungarian Office: Ten Steps Towards Sustainability
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our planet is heating up. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. All of these events have two things in common: 1) they have the worst effect on the world’s poorest people, many of whom work as farmers, and make it harder for them to grow food, and 2) they threaten the global goal to end hunger by 2030.
First Waste Collection Boat In Service
- 31 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The waste collection ship Tersus, designed to collect refuse from ships on the Danube, has begun operations, it was announced at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. Gábor Spányi, chief executive of Mahart PassNave, said the shipping company had spent €200,000 on implementing the project.
Lázár: Sport ‘National Cause’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government considers sports as a “strategic sector and a national cause”, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a weekly press briefing. The achievements of Hungary’s athletes in the 2016 Rio Olympics and in past years will help the country’s bid to host the Olympics, Lázár said. He called Hungary one of the most successful “sporting nations” in the world.
Residents Object To Budapest Airport Noise
- 17 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents of the 17th District in Budapest held a press conference on Rákóczi Ferenc utca to raise awareness about the level of noise pollution coming from Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport.
Persányi Appointed Commissioner For Liget Project Landscaping
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Miklós Persányi, the head of Budapest Zoo, has been appointed ministerial commissioner in charge of the ongoing City Park (Liget) development project’s landscaping investments, the minister of human resources said.
Millenáris Park To Be Expanded
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Work will soon start on expanding the Millenáris Park in the 2nd district in Buda, with a deep garage for 500 cars and landscaped gardens among the plans, the economy minister said. The designs for the 2.5 hectare site are ready and the procedure for obtaining the relevant permits is under way, Mihály Varga, the MP who represents the 2nd and 3rd districts of Budapest, said.
Restaurant Review: Fruccola Budapest
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conscious and responsible consumption is the latest trend: many more people want things on their plate that are not only delicious but also good for their health and keeping them fit, and it even does not harm the environment. Fruccola recognised this demand eight years ago and it offers healthy, sustainably produced alternatives to traditional restaurants in its “fast casual food” concept, and ...
LMP Calls For More Greenery In Budapest
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has called on the government to create more parks in Budapest rather than “destroy the City Park”. LMP’s municipal representative Antal Csárdi said in a statement that the 250 billion forints (EUR 794m) assigned to build a museum complex under the Liget scheme would be enough to rehabilitate several brownfield sites.