256 result(s) for environmental protection
Citizens Losing Fight Against Unbearable Noise From Budapest Airport
- 12 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Life in the southern suburbs of Budapest, near Budapest Airport, is noisy and unhealthy. Planes taking off and landing make sleep at night impossible. At certain areas, the noise created cracks in walls and some people stay indoors all day in order to avoid kerosene drizzling from the sky. The problem affects hundreds of thousands of people who have been fighting the airport in courts for years – ...
NGOs Hold Discussion On Civil Disobedience As They Refuse To Comply With New Law
- 6 Jul 2017 9:32 AM
- current affairs
In a crowded hall in Buda Tuesday night, a man stood reading out loud an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. But this was not a Fourth of July celebration.
Hungarian President Signs The Criticized Civil Organisations Law
- 20 Jun 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
President Janos Ader signed Hungary’s new law concerning transparency of civil organisations receiving foreign support, on Friday. “I cannot see any legal or constitutional concerns that should hinder publication of the law,” the president said, adding that the law would not affect the operations of the organisations it is to govern.
Wamp Market: "Design That Suits You", Erzsébet Square, 28 May
- 27 May 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
These days urban lifestyle concentrates more and more on the protection and sustainability of our environment. As our natural living space is constantly shrinking we thrive to create our own environment more liveable. Weather we consider our daily outfit where environmental friendly materials, functionality and trendiness are now equally principal or our everyday objects, the point is that ...
Greenpeace, Energiaklub Launch Legal Attack Against Paks II Environmental Permit
- 25 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The environmental organisations Greenpeace Magyarország and Energiaklub said they have asked a court to withdraw the environmental protection permit awarded for the planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant.
'Mayday Of The Museums', 20 - 21 May
- 18 May 2017 2:08 AM
- community & culture
For the 22nd time in 2017, the Hungarian National Museum invites guests this weekend to the 'Spring Festival of the Hungarian Museums'. This year’s theme, 'Museums in the Garden', highlights the importance of environmental protection and the reconstruction of Múzeumkert. There will also be plenty of entertainment, including theater, live music, dance shows, and is free of charge.
Hungary Stopping Migration, Not Organising It
- 28 Apr 2017 7:14 AM
- current affairs
János Lázár, the government office chief, touched on the topic of illegal migration, noting that Hungary and the EU had decided to set up a working group to review Hungary’s tightened asylum laws. Hungary’s stance is to “stop migration rather than organise it”, he said.
Startup Hoopps To Launch Ride-Sharing In Hungary
- 7 Apr 2017 2:10 AM
- getting around
New Hungarian startup Hoopps aims to offer mobile phone application-based ride-sharing, while also incorporating marketing and tourism into their offered services, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.
Controversy Over Flood Protection For Római Embankment In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- property
Opposition parties and civil groups on Wednesday called on Budapest local council representatives to vote against current plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment in northern Budapest, which environmentalists say would harm the local ecology.
Citizens Losing Fight Against Unbearable Noise From Budapest Airport
- 12 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Life in the southern suburbs of Budapest, near Budapest Airport, is noisy and unhealthy. Planes taking off and landing make sleep at night impossible. At certain areas, the noise created cracks in walls and some people stay indoors all day in order to avoid kerosene drizzling from the sky. The problem affects hundreds of thousands of people who have been fighting the airport in courts for years – ...
NGOs Hold Discussion On Civil Disobedience As They Refuse To Comply With New Law
- 6 Jul 2017 9:32 AM
- current affairs
In a crowded hall in Buda Tuesday night, a man stood reading out loud an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. But this was not a Fourth of July celebration.
Hungarian President Signs The Criticized Civil Organisations Law
- 20 Jun 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
President Janos Ader signed Hungary’s new law concerning transparency of civil organisations receiving foreign support, on Friday. “I cannot see any legal or constitutional concerns that should hinder publication of the law,” the president said, adding that the law would not affect the operations of the organisations it is to govern.
Wamp Market: "Design That Suits You", Erzsébet Square, 28 May
- 27 May 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
These days urban lifestyle concentrates more and more on the protection and sustainability of our environment. As our natural living space is constantly shrinking we thrive to create our own environment more liveable. Weather we consider our daily outfit where environmental friendly materials, functionality and trendiness are now equally principal or our everyday objects, the point is that ...
Greenpeace, Energiaklub Launch Legal Attack Against Paks II Environmental Permit
- 25 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The environmental organisations Greenpeace Magyarország and Energiaklub said they have asked a court to withdraw the environmental protection permit awarded for the planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant.
'Mayday Of The Museums', 20 - 21 May
- 18 May 2017 2:08 AM
- community & culture
For the 22nd time in 2017, the Hungarian National Museum invites guests this weekend to the 'Spring Festival of the Hungarian Museums'. This year’s theme, 'Museums in the Garden', highlights the importance of environmental protection and the reconstruction of Múzeumkert. There will also be plenty of entertainment, including theater, live music, dance shows, and is free of charge.
Hungary Stopping Migration, Not Organising It
- 28 Apr 2017 7:14 AM
- current affairs
János Lázár, the government office chief, touched on the topic of illegal migration, noting that Hungary and the EU had decided to set up a working group to review Hungary’s tightened asylum laws. Hungary’s stance is to “stop migration rather than organise it”, he said.
Startup Hoopps To Launch Ride-Sharing In Hungary
- 7 Apr 2017 2:10 AM
- getting around
New Hungarian startup Hoopps aims to offer mobile phone application-based ride-sharing, while also incorporating marketing and tourism into their offered services, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.
Controversy Over Flood Protection For Római Embankment In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- property
Opposition parties and civil groups on Wednesday called on Budapest local council representatives to vote against current plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment in northern Budapest, which environmentalists say would harm the local ecology.