55 result(s) for flood defence
Opposition Boycotts Security Bill Meeting Called By Defence Minister
- 10 May 2021 10:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition parliamentary group leaders failed to turn up to a meeting convened by Tibor Benkő, the minister of defence, to discuss a bill on security tasks for protecting the country’s citizens as well as proposed measures during the special legal order connected with the coronavirus epidemic, according to the ministry’s website honvedelem.hu.
Video: Salvage Work Set To Continue At Danube Boat Crash Site In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2019 7:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Rescue teams working to salvage the wrecked Hableány, which sank in the Danube last week, are awaiting the arrival of a crane large enough to lift the boat from the river, the head of Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK said.
Budapest Assembly Approves Route For Flood Defences For Római Banks
- 14 Jun 2018 9:06 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Budapest’s metropolitan assembly approved the planned route for a flood defence system along the Római banks of the River Danube to be adjusted to property boundaries near the riverbank.
Hungary Marks Heroes’ Day
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ceremonies were held throughout the country on Sunday to commemorate all Hungarian soldiers who died for their homeland. Addressing a commemorative event in Vámosújfalu in north-eastern Hungary, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said the Hungarian heroes who sacrificed their lives over the past millennium did it not just to defend Hungary but all of Europe.
Video: Hungarian Special Army Force KMZ In Training
- 12 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- video
The Hungarian Special Force (officially MH 34. Bercsényi László Különleges Műveleti Zászlóalj/ HDF 34th ’László Bercsényi’ Special Operations Battalion) serves as Hungary’s special unit. Originally, it was formed on 1 October 1939 under the name of Hungarian Defence Parachute Battalion (Honvéd Ejtőernyős Zászlóalj), but the operation was suspended in 1954.
Hungarian Army Ready To Manage Migrant Situation
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Armed Forces are ready to fulfil their duties pertaining to illegal migration. The army is prepared to carry out new tasks defined in the amended defence law such as police tasks or adopting new strategies related to hybrid warfare, chief of staff Tibor Benkő said. He noted that soldiers and police had conducted joint patrols in the past, as prescribed by past defence laws.
Hungary Will Protect Europe’s External Borders From Illegal Migrants
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian government: Illegal immigration is a crime, and Hungary will not allow crimes to be committed on its borders. It will therefore protect its own, and thereby Europe’s external borders, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at a press conference held in Bratislava after the summit of Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Four. Mr Orbán pointed out: from among European countries, the greatest ...
Budapest To Receive Up To Euro 1.6bn In EU Funding Until 2022
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest may receive 400-500 billion forints (EUR 1.3-1.6bn) in direct EU funding over the next seven years, Mayor István Tarlós said. Budapest was not going to receive “too much” EU funding, but the situation has “greatly changed”, Tarlós told commercial broadcaster RTL II.
Flood Defence Efforts In Hungary In Place Along Over 200kms
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has flood defence efforts in place along more than 200 kilometres of waterways as several rivers are flooding in western Hungary, the national technical operative unit (OMIT) reported. The highest level of flood alert is in effect on more than 13 kilometres on the Rába and Pinka rivers in the western part of the country.
Opposition Boycotts Security Bill Meeting Called By Defence Minister
- 10 May 2021 10:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition parliamentary group leaders failed to turn up to a meeting convened by Tibor Benkő, the minister of defence, to discuss a bill on security tasks for protecting the country’s citizens as well as proposed measures during the special legal order connected with the coronavirus epidemic, according to the ministry’s website honvedelem.hu.
Video: Salvage Work Set To Continue At Danube Boat Crash Site In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2019 7:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Rescue teams working to salvage the wrecked Hableány, which sank in the Danube last week, are awaiting the arrival of a crane large enough to lift the boat from the river, the head of Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK said.
Budapest Assembly Approves Route For Flood Defences For Római Banks
- 14 Jun 2018 9:06 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Budapest’s metropolitan assembly approved the planned route for a flood defence system along the Római banks of the River Danube to be adjusted to property boundaries near the riverbank.
Hungary Marks Heroes’ Day
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ceremonies were held throughout the country on Sunday to commemorate all Hungarian soldiers who died for their homeland. Addressing a commemorative event in Vámosújfalu in north-eastern Hungary, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said the Hungarian heroes who sacrificed their lives over the past millennium did it not just to defend Hungary but all of Europe.
Video: Hungarian Special Army Force KMZ In Training
- 12 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- video
The Hungarian Special Force (officially MH 34. Bercsényi László Különleges Műveleti Zászlóalj/ HDF 34th ’László Bercsényi’ Special Operations Battalion) serves as Hungary’s special unit. Originally, it was formed on 1 October 1939 under the name of Hungarian Defence Parachute Battalion (Honvéd Ejtőernyős Zászlóalj), but the operation was suspended in 1954.
Hungarian Army Ready To Manage Migrant Situation
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Armed Forces are ready to fulfil their duties pertaining to illegal migration. The army is prepared to carry out new tasks defined in the amended defence law such as police tasks or adopting new strategies related to hybrid warfare, chief of staff Tibor Benkő said. He noted that soldiers and police had conducted joint patrols in the past, as prescribed by past defence laws.
Hungary Will Protect Europe’s External Borders From Illegal Migrants
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian government: Illegal immigration is a crime, and Hungary will not allow crimes to be committed on its borders. It will therefore protect its own, and thereby Europe’s external borders, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at a press conference held in Bratislava after the summit of Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Four. Mr Orbán pointed out: from among European countries, the greatest ...
Budapest To Receive Up To Euro 1.6bn In EU Funding Until 2022
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest may receive 400-500 billion forints (EUR 1.3-1.6bn) in direct EU funding over the next seven years, Mayor István Tarlós said. Budapest was not going to receive “too much” EU funding, but the situation has “greatly changed”, Tarlós told commercial broadcaster RTL II.
Flood Defence Efforts In Hungary In Place Along Over 200kms
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has flood defence efforts in place along more than 200 kilometres of waterways as several rivers are flooding in western Hungary, the national technical operative unit (OMIT) reported. The highest level of flood alert is in effect on more than 13 kilometres on the Rába and Pinka rivers in the western part of the country.