375 result(s) for paks
Xpat Opinion: 1848 Commemorations As Campaign Events In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily excoriates PM Viktor Orbán for drawing a parallel between the 1848 revolution and his government’s achievements. A conservative pundit, on the other hand, criticizes the opposition parties for considering the commemoration a campaign event.
Alleged Election Forgery Must Be Examined, Says Hungary’s Unity
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is legally obliged to examine suspicious signatures in connection with the campaign to field candidates in the April 6 election, politicians of the leftist Unity alliance said. Senior Socialist lawmaker József Tóbiás told a press conference that the interior ministry had the authority to examine complaints based on signature samples attached to data kept in a central database, in ...
Details Revealed In Moscow About EUR 10 Billion Loan To Hungary
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Russian government yesterday published on its website a decree on its €10 billion loan to Hungary, revealing details of the deal that the Hungarian government has not disclosed. Among them is the stipulation that Hungary must use the loan only for expansion of the power plant.
“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 ...
PM Orban Distances Hungary From Crisis In Ukraine
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary is not part of the conflict", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said yesterday in his first comment on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimea region.
EU Commission Green - Lights Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Deal
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy has reviewed and raised no objection to a draft of Hungary’s agreement with Russia on the upgrade to the Paks nuclear power plant for compliance with the Euratom Treaty.
Hungary’s Former PM Gyurcsány Calls On Orbán To Give Up Paks Upgrade Plans
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to give up “a diabolically dangerous plan” of linking Hungary’s future in energy matters to Russia. Gyurcsány said in an open letter that there were some shocking similarities between the events of 1956 in Hungary, 1968 in Czechoslovakia, 2008 in Georgia and 2014 in Ukraine.
Paks Upgrade To Reduce Electricity Fee By 13% In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The construction of the planned two new blocks at Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks is expected to lead to a 13% reduction in electricity fees, Development Minister Zsuzsanna Németh said on Monday. This will boost the economy and attract more investments to Hungary, she told a press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Echos Of Ukraine Crisis In Hungarian Media
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government analyst says the EU should beware of violent protesters and work with Russia to establish peace. A liberal commentator finds similarities between Putin’s stance towards Ukraine and the Paks nuclear plant loan. A centrist pundit fears a wave of refugees across the Ukranian-Hungarian border.
Xpat Opinion: 1848 Commemorations As Campaign Events In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily excoriates PM Viktor Orbán for drawing a parallel between the 1848 revolution and his government’s achievements. A conservative pundit, on the other hand, criticizes the opposition parties for considering the commemoration a campaign event.
Alleged Election Forgery Must Be Examined, Says Hungary’s Unity
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is legally obliged to examine suspicious signatures in connection with the campaign to field candidates in the April 6 election, politicians of the leftist Unity alliance said. Senior Socialist lawmaker József Tóbiás told a press conference that the interior ministry had the authority to examine complaints based on signature samples attached to data kept in a central database, in ...
Details Revealed In Moscow About EUR 10 Billion Loan To Hungary
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Russian government yesterday published on its website a decree on its €10 billion loan to Hungary, revealing details of the deal that the Hungarian government has not disclosed. Among them is the stipulation that Hungary must use the loan only for expansion of the power plant.
“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 ...
PM Orban Distances Hungary From Crisis In Ukraine
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary is not part of the conflict", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said yesterday in his first comment on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimea region.
EU Commission Green - Lights Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Deal
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy has reviewed and raised no objection to a draft of Hungary’s agreement with Russia on the upgrade to the Paks nuclear power plant for compliance with the Euratom Treaty.
Hungary’s Former PM Gyurcsány Calls On Orbán To Give Up Paks Upgrade Plans
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to give up “a diabolically dangerous plan” of linking Hungary’s future in energy matters to Russia. Gyurcsány said in an open letter that there were some shocking similarities between the events of 1956 in Hungary, 1968 in Czechoslovakia, 2008 in Georgia and 2014 in Ukraine.
Paks Upgrade To Reduce Electricity Fee By 13% In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The construction of the planned two new blocks at Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks is expected to lead to a 13% reduction in electricity fees, Development Minister Zsuzsanna Németh said on Monday. This will boost the economy and attract more investments to Hungary, she told a press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Echos Of Ukraine Crisis In Hungarian Media
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government analyst says the EU should beware of violent protesters and work with Russia to establish peace. A liberal commentator finds similarities between Putin’s stance towards Ukraine and the Paks nuclear plant loan. A centrist pundit fears a wave of refugees across the Ukranian-Hungarian border.