193 result(s) for oil in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Innovation For A Cleaner Danube
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It now seems like ages ago, but once upon a time, believe it or not, it was safe to go for a swim in the Danube in downtown Budapest. But the river fell victim to poor communist urban planning, and the “Blue Danube” pre-1990 became nothing more than a terribly polluted north-south highway.
Safe Disposal Of Used Cooking Oil In Hungary
- 22 May 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A single drop of old cooking oil can pollute a thousand litres of fresh water – warns MOL on its boldogolaj.hu website. The company started a campaign in 2011 to promote the proper disposal of waste cooking oil, and since the start, more than 250 tons of used cooking oil have been dropped off at gas stations in Hungary. After some cleaning and processing, MOL reuses the oil as a substance in ...
Croatian Law Changes Gives Hungary’s MOL Chief Another Chance To Appeal
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Amendments to Croatian legislation have given Zsolt Hernádi, chairman and chief executive of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, another chance to appeal to local courts regarding a graft investigation, Croatian news agency HINA said.
“Orient Express” – Lessons Of Hungary’s Opening To The East
- 5 Mar 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Having visited India, Japan, Turkey and Russia, Viktor Orbán will soon go to Beijing. Witnessing this foreign policy offensive, observers wonder whether or not the government is preparing Hungary’s adieu to the West or does it simply mean that Hungary has also entered the global race for markets. The other question addressed in this article is what place does the Budapest–Belgrade railroad line ...
Weakening Hungarian Forint Negates Utility Cuts, Says Bajnai
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The recent weakening of the Hungarian currency, caused by the government’s “amateurish” economic policy impacts everyone in the country and negates results of the utility cut programme, Gordon Bajnai, head of the E-PM electoral alliance, said on Wednesday.
Tamas Portik Sentenced To 11 Years Behind Bars In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tamás Portik, the one-time head of an oil company involved in illicit deals in the nineties, on Monday was sentenced to eleven years behind bars for instigating murder. The secondary accused was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Hungary's MOL Starts Exporting Oil From Iraq
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
MOL has begun exporting oil extracted from its Shaikan Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the company announced yesterday. Gulf Keystone, in which MOL has a 20% stake, operates the block.
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Pre-2010 Left-Wing Govt Most Corrupt Ever
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pre-2010 left-wing government was Hungary’s most corrupt cabinet ever, the ruling Fidesz party’s communications director Máté Kocsis told the press before a closed meeting of a parliamentary security committee, which, he said, would again hear former secret-services minister György Szilvásy in connection with a case involving meetings between former oil-dealer Tamás Portik and former ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Innovation For A Cleaner Danube
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It now seems like ages ago, but once upon a time, believe it or not, it was safe to go for a swim in the Danube in downtown Budapest. But the river fell victim to poor communist urban planning, and the “Blue Danube” pre-1990 became nothing more than a terribly polluted north-south highway.
Safe Disposal Of Used Cooking Oil In Hungary
- 22 May 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A single drop of old cooking oil can pollute a thousand litres of fresh water – warns MOL on its boldogolaj.hu website. The company started a campaign in 2011 to promote the proper disposal of waste cooking oil, and since the start, more than 250 tons of used cooking oil have been dropped off at gas stations in Hungary. After some cleaning and processing, MOL reuses the oil as a substance in ...
Croatian Law Changes Gives Hungary’s MOL Chief Another Chance To Appeal
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Amendments to Croatian legislation have given Zsolt Hernádi, chairman and chief executive of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, another chance to appeal to local courts regarding a graft investigation, Croatian news agency HINA said.
“Orient Express” – Lessons Of Hungary’s Opening To The East
- 5 Mar 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Having visited India, Japan, Turkey and Russia, Viktor Orbán will soon go to Beijing. Witnessing this foreign policy offensive, observers wonder whether or not the government is preparing Hungary’s adieu to the West or does it simply mean that Hungary has also entered the global race for markets. The other question addressed in this article is what place does the Budapest–Belgrade railroad line ...
Weakening Hungarian Forint Negates Utility Cuts, Says Bajnai
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The recent weakening of the Hungarian currency, caused by the government’s “amateurish” economic policy impacts everyone in the country and negates results of the utility cut programme, Gordon Bajnai, head of the E-PM electoral alliance, said on Wednesday.
Tamas Portik Sentenced To 11 Years Behind Bars In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tamás Portik, the one-time head of an oil company involved in illicit deals in the nineties, on Monday was sentenced to eleven years behind bars for instigating murder. The secondary accused was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Hungary's MOL Starts Exporting Oil From Iraq
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
MOL has begun exporting oil extracted from its Shaikan Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the company announced yesterday. Gulf Keystone, in which MOL has a 20% stake, operates the block.
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Pre-2010 Left-Wing Govt Most Corrupt Ever
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pre-2010 left-wing government was Hungary’s most corrupt cabinet ever, the ruling Fidesz party’s communications director Máté Kocsis told the press before a closed meeting of a parliamentary security committee, which, he said, would again hear former secret-services minister György Szilvásy in connection with a case involving meetings between former oil-dealer Tamás Portik and former ...