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Parties In Final Furlong To Local Election In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political parties are touring the country and Budapest districts intensively to win support for their candidates at the local elections set for Sunday, October 12. Incumbent Budapest mayor István Tarlós, backed by the ruling Fidesz party, on Tuesday inaugurated a 700 million forint (EUR 2.7m) heating system at the Military Hospital. Tarlós said that since 2010, Budapest’s governance had become ...
Hungary To Store Gas For Russia
- 17 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Development Minister Miklós Seszták met with Russian deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky in Budapest on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of storing some 500 million cubic metres of Russian gas in Hungary, sources close to the ministry told Napi Gazdaság.
Opposition In Hungary Outraged By E.ON Deal Revelations
- 15 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik joined left-wing parties yesterday in accusing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of mismanaging Ft 600 billion of public funds by overpaying for gas storage facilities and their contents bought from German company E.ON last year.
Hungarian Prisons Crowded
- 29 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Many member countries of the Council of Europe have problems with overcrowded prisons, among them Hungary, a report released in Brussels on Tuesday showed. Hungary was among states like Serbia, Italy, Cyprus, and Belgium, where the crowdedness of law enforcement facilities poses the biggest problems.
Hungary’s Fidesz To Continue Efforts To Promote Employment Of Disabled
- 25 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Fidesz party will work to further increase employment for people with disabilities at a European level, MEP Ádám Kósa, delegated by the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance, said.
Civil Organisations, Opposition Parties Demonstrate Against Planned City Park Projects In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil organisations and opposition parties staged a torchlight demonstration on Friday against the plan to build a museum quarter and other facilities in the city landmark Városliget, or City Park of Budapest. The protest was organised by the Hungarian Solidarity Movement, the E14-PM electoral alliance and two civil organisations, and joined by the Socialists as well.
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Gazprom Looks For Hungarian Storage Facility
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction of the Hungarian leg of South Stream – which will carry Russian natural gas – may begin as early as next year – participants of a conference were told in Budapest a few days ago. A senior management member of Gazprom said his firm reckons with Hungarian underground gas storage facilities but only if Gazprom may become a co-owner in them.
Hungary Signs Culture, Sport And Healthcare Agreements With Vietnam
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary ...
Parties In Final Furlong To Local Election In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political parties are touring the country and Budapest districts intensively to win support for their candidates at the local elections set for Sunday, October 12. Incumbent Budapest mayor István Tarlós, backed by the ruling Fidesz party, on Tuesday inaugurated a 700 million forint (EUR 2.7m) heating system at the Military Hospital. Tarlós said that since 2010, Budapest’s governance had become ...
Hungary To Store Gas For Russia
- 17 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Development Minister Miklós Seszták met with Russian deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky in Budapest on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of storing some 500 million cubic metres of Russian gas in Hungary, sources close to the ministry told Napi Gazdaság.
Opposition In Hungary Outraged By E.ON Deal Revelations
- 15 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik joined left-wing parties yesterday in accusing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of mismanaging Ft 600 billion of public funds by overpaying for gas storage facilities and their contents bought from German company E.ON last year.
Hungarian Prisons Crowded
- 29 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Many member countries of the Council of Europe have problems with overcrowded prisons, among them Hungary, a report released in Brussels on Tuesday showed. Hungary was among states like Serbia, Italy, Cyprus, and Belgium, where the crowdedness of law enforcement facilities poses the biggest problems.
Hungary’s Fidesz To Continue Efforts To Promote Employment Of Disabled
- 25 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Fidesz party will work to further increase employment for people with disabilities at a European level, MEP Ádám Kósa, delegated by the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance, said.
Civil Organisations, Opposition Parties Demonstrate Against Planned City Park Projects In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil organisations and opposition parties staged a torchlight demonstration on Friday against the plan to build a museum quarter and other facilities in the city landmark Városliget, or City Park of Budapest. The protest was organised by the Hungarian Solidarity Movement, the E14-PM electoral alliance and two civil organisations, and joined by the Socialists as well.
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Gazprom Looks For Hungarian Storage Facility
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction of the Hungarian leg of South Stream – which will carry Russian natural gas – may begin as early as next year – participants of a conference were told in Budapest a few days ago. A senior management member of Gazprom said his firm reckons with Hungarian underground gas storage facilities but only if Gazprom may become a co-owner in them.
Hungary Signs Culture, Sport And Healthcare Agreements With Vietnam
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary ...