234 result(s) for gm
Controversial Billionaire Co-Owned Hungarian Property Firm
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
As founder of Glencore the fittingly named Mark Rich pioneered global commodity trading and held business interests all over the globe, with Hungary no exception. Indicted in the US for tax evasion and cutting illegal oil deals with Iran, he was a fugitive from US justice for many years before being controversially pardoned by Bill Clinton on the last day of his presidency. His death in June saw ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Wins Court Case Against European Commission, Maintains Ban On GMO
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You may not read about it everyday, but the use of genetically-modified organisms – or GMOs – is a controversial topic in today’s agriculture and food products industries. Even some who follow the topic here in Europe are surprised to learn that Hungary has one of the strictest regulations in the European Union against the use of GMO. In fact, Hungary is unique in that the constitution imposes a ...
European Court Bans GMO Potato After Hungary Challenge
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The European Court on Friday ruled against the European Commission’s approval of the cultivation and sales of GM potato seeds. The commission’s decision in 2010 to allow sales of BASF’s Amflora potato had been challenged by Hungary at the Luxembourg-based court, and supported by France, Luxembourg, Austria and Poland.
Hungary Wins Court Battle Against European Commission
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On 31 May 2010, Hungary lodged an appeal with the Court of Justice of the European Union with respect to the European Commission's authorisation of the industrial cultivation of the genetically modified (GM) Amfora potato and the use of its by-products in animal feeds, asking that these Commission decrees be annulled.
Hungary Will Remain GMO Free
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will remain free of genetically modified organisms, and our policy on this shall remain one of zero tolerance, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Gyula Budai declared at a press conference in Budapest on Sunday.
Tomo Kuriyama, Former General Manager, Sheraton Pattaya
- 7 Dec 2013 11:00 AM
Mr. Kuriyama spent total of 13 years learning in hotel operations in which 10 years were at resorts in Hawaii. He started as an intern in the PR department at Sheraton Waikiki, and went on to hold various positions within the Rooms and Food & Beverage Division in different hotels.
Hungary Wants To Remain GMO – Free
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary intends to preserve its ban on cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the country, Rural Development Ministry Deputy State Secretary Katalin Tóth confirmed on Wednesday.
BKK Reveals The Bicycles Of The MOL Bubi Public Bike-Sharing Scheme In Budapest
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The public bike-sharing scheme, MOL Bubi, will be launched in the spring of 2014. István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest and Zsolt Hernádi, CEO of MOL presented the first bicycles of this scheme on 6 November 2013. The EU co-funded development project is worth over one billion Hungarian Forints.
Four Nations Hockey Tournament At Ice Palace in Budapest
- 8 Nov 2013 11:58 AM
- sport
For the first time since the World Championships this past April the national team will be back on the ice. Team Hungary will be playing the national teams of Poland on Friday, Romania on Saturday, and Ukraine on Sunday on the weekend of November 8-10 at the Ice Palace in Budapest.
Controversial Billionaire Co-Owned Hungarian Property Firm
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
As founder of Glencore the fittingly named Mark Rich pioneered global commodity trading and held business interests all over the globe, with Hungary no exception. Indicted in the US for tax evasion and cutting illegal oil deals with Iran, he was a fugitive from US justice for many years before being controversially pardoned by Bill Clinton on the last day of his presidency. His death in June saw ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Wins Court Case Against European Commission, Maintains Ban On GMO
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You may not read about it everyday, but the use of genetically-modified organisms – or GMOs – is a controversial topic in today’s agriculture and food products industries. Even some who follow the topic here in Europe are surprised to learn that Hungary has one of the strictest regulations in the European Union against the use of GMO. In fact, Hungary is unique in that the constitution imposes a ...
European Court Bans GMO Potato After Hungary Challenge
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The European Court on Friday ruled against the European Commission’s approval of the cultivation and sales of GM potato seeds. The commission’s decision in 2010 to allow sales of BASF’s Amflora potato had been challenged by Hungary at the Luxembourg-based court, and supported by France, Luxembourg, Austria and Poland.
Hungary Wins Court Battle Against European Commission
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On 31 May 2010, Hungary lodged an appeal with the Court of Justice of the European Union with respect to the European Commission's authorisation of the industrial cultivation of the genetically modified (GM) Amfora potato and the use of its by-products in animal feeds, asking that these Commission decrees be annulled.
Hungary Will Remain GMO Free
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will remain free of genetically modified organisms, and our policy on this shall remain one of zero tolerance, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Gyula Budai declared at a press conference in Budapest on Sunday.
Tomo Kuriyama, Former General Manager, Sheraton Pattaya
- 7 Dec 2013 11:00 AM
Mr. Kuriyama spent total of 13 years learning in hotel operations in which 10 years were at resorts in Hawaii. He started as an intern in the PR department at Sheraton Waikiki, and went on to hold various positions within the Rooms and Food & Beverage Division in different hotels.
Hungary Wants To Remain GMO – Free
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary intends to preserve its ban on cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the country, Rural Development Ministry Deputy State Secretary Katalin Tóth confirmed on Wednesday.
BKK Reveals The Bicycles Of The MOL Bubi Public Bike-Sharing Scheme In Budapest
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The public bike-sharing scheme, MOL Bubi, will be launched in the spring of 2014. István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest and Zsolt Hernádi, CEO of MOL presented the first bicycles of this scheme on 6 November 2013. The EU co-funded development project is worth over one billion Hungarian Forints.
Four Nations Hockey Tournament At Ice Palace in Budapest
- 8 Nov 2013 11:58 AM
- sport
For the first time since the World Championships this past April the national team will be back on the ice. Team Hungary will be playing the national teams of Poland on Friday, Romania on Saturday, and Ukraine on Sunday on the weekend of November 8-10 at the Ice Palace in Budapest.