590 result(s) for nuclear
Orbán, Putin Discuss Paks Upgrade By Phone
- 8 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss issues around the planned upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant on Tuesday, the prime minister’s press office told MTI. The call came in the wake of the European Commission’s giving the green light to the upgrade project on Monday.
Hungary Insists On Retail Electricity Prices Regulated By Member States In EU
- 7 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary insists that retail electricity prices should continue to be regulated by the member states rather than at EU level, the national development ministry’s state secretary for energy affairs said.
Hungary To Grant Visa Preferences To Turkish Business People
- 6 Mar 2017 6:24 AM
- business
Hungary will offer special visa preferences to Turkish businesspeople and economic players since Turkey has granted visa waiver status to Hungary, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The planned preferences are one of nine measures included in the protocol of the Hungarian-Turkish mixed economic committee meeting held on Thursday and Friday, Szijjártó told MTI in Ankara.
LMP Submits Referendum Initiatives To Thwart Paks Upgrade
- 3 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has submitted referendum initiatives aimed at obstructing the planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant. LMP co-leader Bernadett Szél said that the upgrade project must be put to a referendum so that voters have an opportunity to pass a decision over the matter.
Orbán Voices Reservations About Guest-Worker Scheme
- 1 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event organised by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry that he did not support the idea of tackling Hungary’s shortage of skilled workers by adopting a guest-worker scheme. He said he had reservations about any kind of scheme to employ guest workers.
Jörg Bauer Wins BBJ Expat CEO Of The Year Award
- 14 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- business
Jörg Bauer, CEO of GE Hungary Kft., has been recognized as the most influential foreign CEO in Hungary by the Budapest Business Journal. Ekkehard Philipp, CFO of Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft., received the HIPA Local Partnership award in recognition of his firmʼs use of local suppliers.
Opposition Parties Comment Putin-Orbán Talks
- 3 Feb 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian leftist and liberal opposition parties criticised the government for giving up principled resistance to Russia’s assertion of its interests in the region all for the sake of energy deals and economic cooperation, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party slammed it for failing to stand up to the European Union on the issue of sanctions against Russia.
Orbán-Putin Meeting In Budapest
- 2 Feb 2017 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Russia are being forced to work together in a “difficult international environment”, as anti-Russian policies have become popular in western Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest on Thursday.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Meets Russian Counterpart In Moscow
- 24 Jan 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó held talks with Sergei Lavrov, his Russian counterpart, in Moscow in preparation for an upcoming visit to Budapest by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Orbán, Putin Discuss Paks Upgrade By Phone
- 8 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss issues around the planned upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant on Tuesday, the prime minister’s press office told MTI. The call came in the wake of the European Commission’s giving the green light to the upgrade project on Monday.
Hungary Insists On Retail Electricity Prices Regulated By Member States In EU
- 7 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary insists that retail electricity prices should continue to be regulated by the member states rather than at EU level, the national development ministry’s state secretary for energy affairs said.
Hungary To Grant Visa Preferences To Turkish Business People
- 6 Mar 2017 6:24 AM
- business
Hungary will offer special visa preferences to Turkish businesspeople and economic players since Turkey has granted visa waiver status to Hungary, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The planned preferences are one of nine measures included in the protocol of the Hungarian-Turkish mixed economic committee meeting held on Thursday and Friday, Szijjártó told MTI in Ankara.
LMP Submits Referendum Initiatives To Thwart Paks Upgrade
- 3 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has submitted referendum initiatives aimed at obstructing the planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant. LMP co-leader Bernadett Szél said that the upgrade project must be put to a referendum so that voters have an opportunity to pass a decision over the matter.
Orbán Voices Reservations About Guest-Worker Scheme
- 1 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event organised by the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry that he did not support the idea of tackling Hungary’s shortage of skilled workers by adopting a guest-worker scheme. He said he had reservations about any kind of scheme to employ guest workers.
Jörg Bauer Wins BBJ Expat CEO Of The Year Award
- 14 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- business
Jörg Bauer, CEO of GE Hungary Kft., has been recognized as the most influential foreign CEO in Hungary by the Budapest Business Journal. Ekkehard Philipp, CFO of Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft., received the HIPA Local Partnership award in recognition of his firmʼs use of local suppliers.
Opposition Parties Comment Putin-Orbán Talks
- 3 Feb 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian leftist and liberal opposition parties criticised the government for giving up principled resistance to Russia’s assertion of its interests in the region all for the sake of energy deals and economic cooperation, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party slammed it for failing to stand up to the European Union on the issue of sanctions against Russia.
Orbán-Putin Meeting In Budapest
- 2 Feb 2017 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Russia are being forced to work together in a “difficult international environment”, as anti-Russian policies have become popular in western Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest on Thursday.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Meets Russian Counterpart In Moscow
- 24 Jan 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó held talks with Sergei Lavrov, his Russian counterpart, in Moscow in preparation for an upcoming visit to Budapest by Russian President Vladimir Putin.


















