41 result(s) for lake balaton in Current Affairs
Balaton’s New HUF 1 Billion Investment: Cleaner Water & Better Trains for All
- 27 Feb 2026 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The future of Lake Balaton is shifting from a summer-only escape to a year-round destination, but the transition requires a delicate touch. At a recent tourism season opening in Veszprém, Minister Tibor Navracsics outlined a new strategy designed to protect the region’s "fragile ecological system" while addressing its unique demographic challenges.
Opinion: Why More Dutch Are Leaving for Hungary - Culture, Community, Conservatism
- 9 Feb 2026 5:55 AM
- current affairs
When people think of Europeans migrating abroad, they often imagine sunny destinations with Mediterranean beaches in Southern Europe. Indeed, countries such as Portugal and Spain remain very popular. Yet for my fellow Dutch countrymen, Hungary is increasingly becoming a preferred destination as well. This must be for different reasons, as Hungary — being landlocked — is hardly known for its ...
New Developments in Case of Irish Man Accused of Murder of American Woman in Budapest
- 18 Dec 2025 12:46 PM
- current affairs
The Budapest Metropolitan Court held a preliminary hearing on Wednesday in a criminal case in which the prosecution accuses an Irish man of homicide, and after the defendant did not admit to committing the crime during the hearing, the court referred the case to trial, the court said on Wednesday.
Irish Man Charged with Murder in Budapest - Dark Details Revealed by Officials
- 4 Nov 2025 6:58 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Chief Prosecutor's Office announced on Monday that it has formally charged an Irish man with murder in connection with the killing of an American woman. The office has also called for a prison sentence without parole.
Updated: Winegrowers in Hungary Fight Against American Grapevine Leafhopper
- 21 Oct 2025 6:20 AM
- current affairs
The government has allocated HUF 3.8bn to assist winegrowers in their fight against the American grapevine leafhopper, which spreads grapevine flavescence doree, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a weekly press briefing.
How Safe is Hungary? 'Safest Country in Europe', Explains Official
- 6 Oct 2025 1:08 PM
- current affairs
The fence on Hungary’s southern border, the expansion of the police force and the introduction of strict new regulations have made Hungary the safest country in Europe, Bence Retvári, parliamentary state secretary of the interior ministry, said in Tapolca, in western Hungary.
'Keystone State Strategy' Ahead in Hungary?
- 1 Sep 2025 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Hungary should be pursuing a strategy that can allow it to function as a "keystone state", the prime minister’s political director said at the Tranzit festival in Tihany, on Lake Balaton.
Designer Drugs User in Hungary Murders Shop Assistant & Seriously Injures Passers-By Before Crashing Car
- 17 Mar 2025 7:14 AM
- current affairs
"There are no light or heavy drugs … drug dealers and drug abuse must be eliminated," the government commissioner in charge of efforts to fight drug trafficking said in connection with a recent murder in south-western Hungary's Somogy county.
'Casino Minister of Defence' Must Resign, Demands Tisza Leader
- 21 Feb 2025 9:13 AM
- current affairs
"It is high time that the casino minister of defence resigned his post," Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party, said in a statement.
Balaton’s New HUF 1 Billion Investment: Cleaner Water & Better Trains for All
- 27 Feb 2026 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The future of Lake Balaton is shifting from a summer-only escape to a year-round destination, but the transition requires a delicate touch. At a recent tourism season opening in Veszprém, Minister Tibor Navracsics outlined a new strategy designed to protect the region’s "fragile ecological system" while addressing its unique demographic challenges.
Opinion: Why More Dutch Are Leaving for Hungary - Culture, Community, Conservatism
- 9 Feb 2026 5:55 AM
- current affairs
When people think of Europeans migrating abroad, they often imagine sunny destinations with Mediterranean beaches in Southern Europe. Indeed, countries such as Portugal and Spain remain very popular. Yet for my fellow Dutch countrymen, Hungary is increasingly becoming a preferred destination as well. This must be for different reasons, as Hungary — being landlocked — is hardly known for its ...
New Developments in Case of Irish Man Accused of Murder of American Woman in Budapest
- 18 Dec 2025 12:46 PM
- current affairs
The Budapest Metropolitan Court held a preliminary hearing on Wednesday in a criminal case in which the prosecution accuses an Irish man of homicide, and after the defendant did not admit to committing the crime during the hearing, the court referred the case to trial, the court said on Wednesday.
Irish Man Charged with Murder in Budapest - Dark Details Revealed by Officials
- 4 Nov 2025 6:58 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Chief Prosecutor's Office announced on Monday that it has formally charged an Irish man with murder in connection with the killing of an American woman. The office has also called for a prison sentence without parole.
Updated: Winegrowers in Hungary Fight Against American Grapevine Leafhopper
- 21 Oct 2025 6:20 AM
- current affairs
The government has allocated HUF 3.8bn to assist winegrowers in their fight against the American grapevine leafhopper, which spreads grapevine flavescence doree, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a weekly press briefing.
How Safe is Hungary? 'Safest Country in Europe', Explains Official
- 6 Oct 2025 1:08 PM
- current affairs
The fence on Hungary’s southern border, the expansion of the police force and the introduction of strict new regulations have made Hungary the safest country in Europe, Bence Retvári, parliamentary state secretary of the interior ministry, said in Tapolca, in western Hungary.
'Keystone State Strategy' Ahead in Hungary?
- 1 Sep 2025 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Hungary should be pursuing a strategy that can allow it to function as a "keystone state", the prime minister’s political director said at the Tranzit festival in Tihany, on Lake Balaton.
Designer Drugs User in Hungary Murders Shop Assistant & Seriously Injures Passers-By Before Crashing Car
- 17 Mar 2025 7:14 AM
- current affairs
"There are no light or heavy drugs … drug dealers and drug abuse must be eliminated," the government commissioner in charge of efforts to fight drug trafficking said in connection with a recent murder in south-western Hungary's Somogy county.
'Casino Minister of Defence' Must Resign, Demands Tisza Leader
- 21 Feb 2025 9:13 AM
- current affairs
"It is high time that the casino minister of defence resigned his post," Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party, said in a statement.