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New Heat Records In Hungary
- 4 Aug 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Hungary witnessed new heat records in Budapest and in the southeast on Thursday, the national weather service reported. In the capital a record high daily temperature of 38.7 degrees Celsius was measured in the north. The last heat record of 37.8 degrees on this day was measured in 1948 on Budapest’s outskirts in the southwest.
Heat Alert Issued Until Friday
- 1 Aug 2017 11:10 AM
- current affairs
The state secretary for public health has issued a nationwide heat alert from Tuesday till Friday. Heat alerts are issued when the medium temperature is 27 degrees Celsius or above for at least three consecutive days. The regional health services were informed of the heat alert, the human resources ministry said.
Socialists Call For Parliament Hearing Over PM’s ‘Jeopardising’ Hungary
- 21 Jul 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
László Botka, the Socialist Party‘s candidate for prime minister, has called for an extraordinary session of parliament’s national security and defence committees to discuss the government’s “dangerous” policies. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Botka insisted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had “put Hungary in jeopardy” and “delivered the Hungarian people into the hands of foreign ...
Freedom House: Hungary’s Govt Has Resorted To Tactics Reminiscent Of Darkest Days Of Dictatorship
- 17 Jul 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
US-based human rights watchdog Freedom House on Friday slammed the Hungarian government’s nationwide billboard and television campaign concerning civil organisations saying that it was “vilifying” NGOs and refugees.
George Soros Spokesman Issues Strong Response To Orbán’s Propaganda Campaign
- 12 Jul 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
The following open letter was sent to the Budapest Beacon by representatives of Mr Michael Vachon, spokesperson for the Open Society Foundation’s George Soros.
Socialists: Fidesz Cheated With 2010 Billboard Campaign
- 6 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to the opposition Socialists, the Fidesz party paid well below the market rate for outdoor advertising during the 2010 general election campaign. The current ruling party bought space on 4,700 billboards nationwide and spent 98 million forints (EUR 318,000) when the real cost should have been 1 billion forints calculated at current rates, Socialist press chief István Nyakó told a press ...
Govt To Launch Campaign Based On ‘National Consultation’ Survey Results
- 3 Jul 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
The government will launch a new campaign based on the topics surveyed in the recently completed “national consultation”, and this will involve posting public billboards, state secretary of the government office Csaba Dömötör told the daily Magyar Idők.
Orbán: Migration, EU Direction Testing Bloc’s Unity
- 28 Jun 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The two issues putting Europe’s unity to the test today are migration and the direction the European Union is headed in, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at Fidesz’s “national consultation” campaign closing event in Budapest.
Nationwide 'Night Of Museums' On 24 June
- 22 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The 15th Night of Museums will offer over 2000 programs in 320 venues countrywide. In Budapest, armbands granting entry to the events also allow discounts on the bike-share system Bubi and electric cars, as well as free-of-charge use of the buses and electric cars among the venues.
New Heat Records In Hungary
- 4 Aug 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Hungary witnessed new heat records in Budapest and in the southeast on Thursday, the national weather service reported. In the capital a record high daily temperature of 38.7 degrees Celsius was measured in the north. The last heat record of 37.8 degrees on this day was measured in 1948 on Budapest’s outskirts in the southwest.
Heat Alert Issued Until Friday
- 1 Aug 2017 11:10 AM
- current affairs
The state secretary for public health has issued a nationwide heat alert from Tuesday till Friday. Heat alerts are issued when the medium temperature is 27 degrees Celsius or above for at least three consecutive days. The regional health services were informed of the heat alert, the human resources ministry said.
Socialists Call For Parliament Hearing Over PM’s ‘Jeopardising’ Hungary
- 21 Jul 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
László Botka, the Socialist Party‘s candidate for prime minister, has called for an extraordinary session of parliament’s national security and defence committees to discuss the government’s “dangerous” policies. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Botka insisted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had “put Hungary in jeopardy” and “delivered the Hungarian people into the hands of foreign ...
Freedom House: Hungary’s Govt Has Resorted To Tactics Reminiscent Of Darkest Days Of Dictatorship
- 17 Jul 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
US-based human rights watchdog Freedom House on Friday slammed the Hungarian government’s nationwide billboard and television campaign concerning civil organisations saying that it was “vilifying” NGOs and refugees.
George Soros Spokesman Issues Strong Response To Orbán’s Propaganda Campaign
- 12 Jul 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
The following open letter was sent to the Budapest Beacon by representatives of Mr Michael Vachon, spokesperson for the Open Society Foundation’s George Soros.
Socialists: Fidesz Cheated With 2010 Billboard Campaign
- 6 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to the opposition Socialists, the Fidesz party paid well below the market rate for outdoor advertising during the 2010 general election campaign. The current ruling party bought space on 4,700 billboards nationwide and spent 98 million forints (EUR 318,000) when the real cost should have been 1 billion forints calculated at current rates, Socialist press chief István Nyakó told a press ...
Govt To Launch Campaign Based On ‘National Consultation’ Survey Results
- 3 Jul 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
The government will launch a new campaign based on the topics surveyed in the recently completed “national consultation”, and this will involve posting public billboards, state secretary of the government office Csaba Dömötör told the daily Magyar Idők.
Orbán: Migration, EU Direction Testing Bloc’s Unity
- 28 Jun 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The two issues putting Europe’s unity to the test today are migration and the direction the European Union is headed in, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at Fidesz’s “national consultation” campaign closing event in Budapest.
Nationwide 'Night Of Museums' On 24 June
- 22 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The 15th Night of Museums will offer over 2000 programs in 320 venues countrywide. In Budapest, armbands granting entry to the events also allow discounts on the bike-share system Bubi and electric cars, as well as free-of-charge use of the buses and electric cars among the venues.