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Prison Chief: Almost 90% Of Inmates Study Or Work
- 8 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
More than 10,000 of Hungary’s prison inmates, or 88%, spend their term studying or working, national prison chief Tamás Tóth said. He said one of the goals of the prison system was to rehabilitate inmates so that they could return to society as working citizens. Inmates are typically taught to master professions facing a labour shortage.
Hungary Counter-Terrorism TEK Force In Charge Of Security For Putin Visit
- 1 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK will provide security for Russian President Vladimir Putin and top members of his delegation during his official visit to Budapest, the force said on Tuesday.
Europe’s Biggest Case Of Corruption Took Place In Budapest, Says Government Spokesman
- 19 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Budapest city mayor Gábor Demszky has called for full disclosure following last week’s announcement by Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár that the European anti-corruption office (OLAF) was calling for the return of HUF 76.6 billion (USD 264 million) in EU funds used in the construction of the M4 subway line.
Hungary Nuclear Energy Facilities Safe In 2016
- 19 Jan 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
All Hungary’s 4,000 facilities that use nuclear fuel met international safety requirements in 2016, the director general of the National Atomic Energy Office (OAH) said on Wednesday. Gyula Fichtinger told a press conference that 28 malfunctions had been recorded last year.
Liberals Demand W Hungary Refugee Camp To Be Closed For Winter
- 12 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Liberal Party has called on the government to close down a migrant tent camp in Körmend, in western Hungary, during the winter. Migrants should be placed in more humane conditions and civilians should be allowed to help them, the party’s foreign affairs spokesman István Szent-Iványi said.
Coldest Weather Of Past Five Years Hits Hungary
- 12 Jan 2017 12:36 AM
- current affairs
The coldest weather of the past five years has hit Hungary with temperatures dropping to – 23.7 C in the village of Tésa near Budapest on Saturday morning, the National Meteorological Service said on its Facebook page.
New Low Temperature Record: -28.1 C
- 9 Jan 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
The temperature on January 8 fell to an all-time record low for this date at -28.1 C measured in the village of Tésa in northern Hungary, the National Meteorological Service said in a statement on Sunday. The previous record for this date was -26.5 C measured in Romhány, also in northern Hungary, in 1985, the statement added.
Budapest Garbage Haulers To Strike If Demands Not Met
- 15 Dec 2016 6:33 AM
- current affairs
Budapest residents may soon find garbage piling up around them and no one to take it away. Budapest Public Area Maintenance Company (FKF) workers responsible for city garbage collection have scheduled a strike for before the Christmas holiday after wage negotiations broke down, reports atv.hu.
Hungary Looks East Following NATO Summit
- 13 Dec 2016 6:32 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is to hold high-level bilateral talks with Turkey in April, Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó told state news agency MTI on Wednesday, day two of a two day NATO summit in Brussels.
Prison Chief: Almost 90% Of Inmates Study Or Work
- 8 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
More than 10,000 of Hungary’s prison inmates, or 88%, spend their term studying or working, national prison chief Tamás Tóth said. He said one of the goals of the prison system was to rehabilitate inmates so that they could return to society as working citizens. Inmates are typically taught to master professions facing a labour shortage.
Hungary Counter-Terrorism TEK Force In Charge Of Security For Putin Visit
- 1 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK will provide security for Russian President Vladimir Putin and top members of his delegation during his official visit to Budapest, the force said on Tuesday.
Europe’s Biggest Case Of Corruption Took Place In Budapest, Says Government Spokesman
- 19 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Budapest city mayor Gábor Demszky has called for full disclosure following last week’s announcement by Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár that the European anti-corruption office (OLAF) was calling for the return of HUF 76.6 billion (USD 264 million) in EU funds used in the construction of the M4 subway line.
Hungary Nuclear Energy Facilities Safe In 2016
- 19 Jan 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
All Hungary’s 4,000 facilities that use nuclear fuel met international safety requirements in 2016, the director general of the National Atomic Energy Office (OAH) said on Wednesday. Gyula Fichtinger told a press conference that 28 malfunctions had been recorded last year.
Liberals Demand W Hungary Refugee Camp To Be Closed For Winter
- 12 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Liberal Party has called on the government to close down a migrant tent camp in Körmend, in western Hungary, during the winter. Migrants should be placed in more humane conditions and civilians should be allowed to help them, the party’s foreign affairs spokesman István Szent-Iványi said.
Coldest Weather Of Past Five Years Hits Hungary
- 12 Jan 2017 12:36 AM
- current affairs
The coldest weather of the past five years has hit Hungary with temperatures dropping to – 23.7 C in the village of Tésa near Budapest on Saturday morning, the National Meteorological Service said on its Facebook page.
New Low Temperature Record: -28.1 C
- 9 Jan 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
The temperature on January 8 fell to an all-time record low for this date at -28.1 C measured in the village of Tésa in northern Hungary, the National Meteorological Service said in a statement on Sunday. The previous record for this date was -26.5 C measured in Romhány, also in northern Hungary, in 1985, the statement added.
Budapest Garbage Haulers To Strike If Demands Not Met
- 15 Dec 2016 6:33 AM
- current affairs
Budapest residents may soon find garbage piling up around them and no one to take it away. Budapest Public Area Maintenance Company (FKF) workers responsible for city garbage collection have scheduled a strike for before the Christmas holiday after wage negotiations broke down, reports atv.hu.
Hungary Looks East Following NATO Summit
- 13 Dec 2016 6:32 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is to hold high-level bilateral talks with Turkey in April, Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó told state news agency MTI on Wednesday, day two of a two day NATO summit in Brussels.