52 result(s) for paks nuclear station in Current Affairs
Paks Data Handling Conforms With Hungarian, Intl Rules - Official
- 5 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s data protection authority head was consulted when the law on the Paks nuclear power plant expansion project was being finalised and he raised no objection to classifying the contract for 30 years, the commissioner in charge of the project said.
Xpat Opinion: Waiting For Merkel
- 8 Jan 2015 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is expected to pay a short visit to Hungary next month at a time when Hungarian-American relations are strained and when government circles consider Germany to be Hungary’s main reference point in international politics.
Xpat Opinion: Escalation In Hungarian-US Diplomatic Skirmishes
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government reveals an aide memoire by the US Embassy’s document on corruption, a conservative columnist accuses the US of trying to pressure the Hungarian government in defense of American business interest. Left-wing commentators accuse the Hungarian government of closing its eyes over institutional corruption.
Xpat Opinion: US Pressure On Hungary Is Here To Stay
- 13 Nov 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
Analysts agree that the American pressure on Hungary is largely motivated by geopolitical considerations and is bound to increase unless the government makes resolute concessions. They admit however that it is difficult for Hungary’s leaders to retreat from positions they have vehemently defended so far.
Hungarian MEP Jávor Appeals To Strasbourg Court
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian MEP Benedek Jávor has decided to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg over the refusal of house speaker László Kövér to let him speak about the Paks expansion in the Hungarian assembly. Kövér did not allow Jávor, a member of the E-PM opposition alliance, to address the chamber on the ground that he is a representative in the European Parliament and should only ...
Hungarian Minister Gives Details Of Nuclear Waste Shipment
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary returned damaged fuel rods from the Paks nuclear plant to Russia under control by international nuclear authorities, development minister Miklós Seszták said on parliament’s website. Seszták responded to a question by a green opposition LMP deputy, which suggested safety risks around the recent shipment.
DK Accuses Hungarian Govt Of Scheme To Quit EU
- 28 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An MEP of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the prime minister and the government to drop “preparations to quit the European Union”. Speaking to MTI on Wednesday, Péter Niedermüller, who is also DK’s deputy leader, insisted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was using every opportunity to criticise European values, which he interpreted as preparations for a shift “to a different ...
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
Hungary’s Top Court Rules Out Popular Ballot On Paks Expansion
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Wednesday upheld a decision by the National Election Committee (NVB) ruling out a referendum on the expansion of the Paks nuclear power station.
Paks Data Handling Conforms With Hungarian, Intl Rules - Official
- 5 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s data protection authority head was consulted when the law on the Paks nuclear power plant expansion project was being finalised and he raised no objection to classifying the contract for 30 years, the commissioner in charge of the project said.
Xpat Opinion: Waiting For Merkel
- 8 Jan 2015 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is expected to pay a short visit to Hungary next month at a time when Hungarian-American relations are strained and when government circles consider Germany to be Hungary’s main reference point in international politics.
Xpat Opinion: Escalation In Hungarian-US Diplomatic Skirmishes
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government reveals an aide memoire by the US Embassy’s document on corruption, a conservative columnist accuses the US of trying to pressure the Hungarian government in defense of American business interest. Left-wing commentators accuse the Hungarian government of closing its eyes over institutional corruption.
Xpat Opinion: US Pressure On Hungary Is Here To Stay
- 13 Nov 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
Analysts agree that the American pressure on Hungary is largely motivated by geopolitical considerations and is bound to increase unless the government makes resolute concessions. They admit however that it is difficult for Hungary’s leaders to retreat from positions they have vehemently defended so far.
Hungarian MEP Jávor Appeals To Strasbourg Court
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian MEP Benedek Jávor has decided to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg over the refusal of house speaker László Kövér to let him speak about the Paks expansion in the Hungarian assembly. Kövér did not allow Jávor, a member of the E-PM opposition alliance, to address the chamber on the ground that he is a representative in the European Parliament and should only ...
Hungarian Minister Gives Details Of Nuclear Waste Shipment
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary returned damaged fuel rods from the Paks nuclear plant to Russia under control by international nuclear authorities, development minister Miklós Seszták said on parliament’s website. Seszták responded to a question by a green opposition LMP deputy, which suggested safety risks around the recent shipment.
DK Accuses Hungarian Govt Of Scheme To Quit EU
- 28 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An MEP of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the prime minister and the government to drop “preparations to quit the European Union”. Speaking to MTI on Wednesday, Péter Niedermüller, who is also DK’s deputy leader, insisted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was using every opportunity to criticise European values, which he interpreted as preparations for a shift “to a different ...
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
Hungary’s Top Court Rules Out Popular Ballot On Paks Expansion
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Wednesday upheld a decision by the National Election Committee (NVB) ruling out a referendum on the expansion of the Paks nuclear power station.