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Budapest Airport: Single Runway Operation Again During Earth Hour
- 22 Mar 2013 10:00 AM
- travel
As is now traditional, this year Budapest Airport is once again participating in the global environmental initiative called Earth Hour. The Hungarian capital airport will close one of its runways, switch off the related lights and reduce energy consumption in passenger circulation areas and in the nearly 300 buildings located at the airport for an hour at 8:30 p.m. on 23 March.
Venice Commission To Comment On Hungary's Basic Law Amendment In June
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Venice Commission will adopt an opinion on the fourth amendment of Hungary’s Basic Law at a plenary session in June, Nepszabadsag reports. The Commission was recently asked by Council of Europe leader Thorbjorn Jagland and separately by the Hungarian Foreign Ministry to examine the amendment passed by Parliament last week.
Rescue Operations In Hungary Under Way
- 15 Mar 2013 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Severe weather conditions including snowstorms and gale-force winds affecting most of Europe have reached Hungary. Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér put the police force and disaster management forces, including ambulance services and on high alert on Thursday afternoon in order to ensure a maximum response to the increasingly serious situation.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Amendments Criticised In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a bitter comment just hours before the controversial constitutional amendments were to be passed by Parliament, a moderate right-wing commentator suggested that Hungary cannot afford to confront European institutions over such issues of secondary importance.
Hungary’s Constitutional Changes Fuel New Tensions
- 10 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of Hungarians protested in central Budapest on Saturday (9 March) against imminent changes to the country's constitution which they fear would curb democratic rights, echoing worries this week from the European Union and the United States.
Hungary's PM Nominates György Matolcsy To The Post Of Central Bank Governor
- 1 Mar 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced today that Minister György Matolcsy is the nominee for Central Bank governor to replace András Simor. The Ministry for National Economy will be headed by Minister without portfolio Mihály Varga, who was responsible for liaising with certain international financial organisations.
dr. Gordan Grlic Radman, Former Ambassador of Croatia
- 19 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
Gordan Grlić Radman, born in 1958, in Zagreb, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Hungary; Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the Danube Commission in Budapest and Secretary of the Commission.
Statement Of Hungary's Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Regarding North Korea’s Nuclear Test
- 13 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary learnt with dismay that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea detonated yet another nuclear test device on 12 February 2013 despite repeated calls for restraint by the international community.
Budapest Airport: Single Runway Operation Again During Earth Hour
- 22 Mar 2013 10:00 AM
- travel
As is now traditional, this year Budapest Airport is once again participating in the global environmental initiative called Earth Hour. The Hungarian capital airport will close one of its runways, switch off the related lights and reduce energy consumption in passenger circulation areas and in the nearly 300 buildings located at the airport for an hour at 8:30 p.m. on 23 March.
Venice Commission To Comment On Hungary's Basic Law Amendment In June
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Venice Commission will adopt an opinion on the fourth amendment of Hungary’s Basic Law at a plenary session in June, Nepszabadsag reports. The Commission was recently asked by Council of Europe leader Thorbjorn Jagland and separately by the Hungarian Foreign Ministry to examine the amendment passed by Parliament last week.
Rescue Operations In Hungary Under Way
- 15 Mar 2013 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Severe weather conditions including snowstorms and gale-force winds affecting most of Europe have reached Hungary. Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér put the police force and disaster management forces, including ambulance services and on high alert on Thursday afternoon in order to ensure a maximum response to the increasingly serious situation.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Amendments Criticised In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a bitter comment just hours before the controversial constitutional amendments were to be passed by Parliament, a moderate right-wing commentator suggested that Hungary cannot afford to confront European institutions over such issues of secondary importance.
Hungary’s Constitutional Changes Fuel New Tensions
- 10 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of Hungarians protested in central Budapest on Saturday (9 March) against imminent changes to the country's constitution which they fear would curb democratic rights, echoing worries this week from the European Union and the United States.
Hungary's PM Nominates György Matolcsy To The Post Of Central Bank Governor
- 1 Mar 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced today that Minister György Matolcsy is the nominee for Central Bank governor to replace András Simor. The Ministry for National Economy will be headed by Minister without portfolio Mihály Varga, who was responsible for liaising with certain international financial organisations.
dr. Gordan Grlic Radman, Former Ambassador of Croatia
- 19 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
Gordan Grlić Radman, born in 1958, in Zagreb, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Hungary; Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the Danube Commission in Budapest and Secretary of the Commission.
Statement Of Hungary's Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Regarding North Korea’s Nuclear Test
- 13 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary learnt with dismay that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea detonated yet another nuclear test device on 12 February 2013 despite repeated calls for restraint by the international community.