192 result(s) for paks project
Now On Until 30 January: In The Workshop Of Lajos Csertő, Kunsthalle Budapest
- 4 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Lajos Csertő is the classic polyhistor for our age. He has been living and working in his Dunaújváros studio far from the maddening crowd for many decades, experimenting with newer and newer artforms with the same enthusiasm and curiosity as when he was in this twenties. He uses different metals, porcelain, alabaster and wood for his works and most of his public space art production is made of ...
Lázár: Hungary To Consultt Brussels On Paks Upgrade But Prepared To Sue
- 20 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ready to hold coordination talks with Brussels in the next two months over the 12 billion euro project to upgrade the Paks nuclear power plant but will take the issue to court if necessary, the government office chief said in connection with the European Commission’s decision to launch an infringement procedure over related public procurement rules.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Vows To Press Ahead With Paks Upgrade
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the European Commission’s infringement procedure in connection with the planned expansion of the Paks nuclear power station, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio that it is in Hungary’s basic interest to operate and expand the Paks plant because electricity prices would sharply rise without Paks. “Cheap electricity equals Paks”, he said, adding that “we will continue moving ...
Paks Nuclear Plant Expansion Consultation Completed
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public consultation which is part of the environmental licensing of the Paks nuclear power station’s planned expansion has been completed and the licence is expected to be issued in two months. The project’s implementation licence is expected to be received by the end of 2017 and construction could be started in 2018, government commissioner Attila Aszódi said said. A total of 6,000 licences ...
Hungarian Opposition Party DK Demands Termination Of Paks Upgrade
- 18 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demanded that the government stops the upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant, a project the party described as “benefitting Russia and (ruling) Fidesz’s corrupt oligarchs”. Bruxinfo on Tuesday suggested that the European Commission could call on Hungary to suspend all Paks-related procurement as Hungary has allegedly violated European public procurement rules ...
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador Criticizes Hungary
- 6 Nov 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s concerns about the state of affairs in Hungary, pro-government columnists are in no doubt that the US wants to pressurize Hungary into submission. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, criticize the Hungarian government’s response and expect further US-Hungarian diplomatic skirmishes.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Szijjártó: Hungary Already Discussed US Concerns With EU
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has already discussed the most recent concerns raised by US Ambassador Colleen Bell with the European Union, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Szijjártó said in a statement that the Hungarian government “has heard many times” the concerns raised by the US ambassador at a lecture she gave at the Budapest Corvinus University on Wednesday, adding that these concerns “are nothing new”.
Hungarian Business Leaders Continue To Press For Country Strategy
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian European Business Council (HEBC), a body of business leaders established by the European Round Table of Industrialists, continued to press for the creation of a tangible country strategy in an annual report released on Monday. The Council said such a strategy was necessary to make Hungary’s competitiveness sustainable.
Now On Until 30 January: In The Workshop Of Lajos Csertő, Kunsthalle Budapest
- 4 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Lajos Csertő is the classic polyhistor for our age. He has been living and working in his Dunaújváros studio far from the maddening crowd for many decades, experimenting with newer and newer artforms with the same enthusiasm and curiosity as when he was in this twenties. He uses different metals, porcelain, alabaster and wood for his works and most of his public space art production is made of ...
Lázár: Hungary To Consultt Brussels On Paks Upgrade But Prepared To Sue
- 20 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ready to hold coordination talks with Brussels in the next two months over the 12 billion euro project to upgrade the Paks nuclear power plant but will take the issue to court if necessary, the government office chief said in connection with the European Commission’s decision to launch an infringement procedure over related public procurement rules.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Vows To Press Ahead With Paks Upgrade
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the European Commission’s infringement procedure in connection with the planned expansion of the Paks nuclear power station, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio that it is in Hungary’s basic interest to operate and expand the Paks plant because electricity prices would sharply rise without Paks. “Cheap electricity equals Paks”, he said, adding that “we will continue moving ...
Paks Nuclear Plant Expansion Consultation Completed
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public consultation which is part of the environmental licensing of the Paks nuclear power station’s planned expansion has been completed and the licence is expected to be issued in two months. The project’s implementation licence is expected to be received by the end of 2017 and construction could be started in 2018, government commissioner Attila Aszódi said said. A total of 6,000 licences ...
Hungarian Opposition Party DK Demands Termination Of Paks Upgrade
- 18 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demanded that the government stops the upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant, a project the party described as “benefitting Russia and (ruling) Fidesz’s corrupt oligarchs”. Bruxinfo on Tuesday suggested that the European Commission could call on Hungary to suspend all Paks-related procurement as Hungary has allegedly violated European public procurement rules ...
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador Criticizes Hungary
- 6 Nov 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s concerns about the state of affairs in Hungary, pro-government columnists are in no doubt that the US wants to pressurize Hungary into submission. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, criticize the Hungarian government’s response and expect further US-Hungarian diplomatic skirmishes.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Szijjártó: Hungary Already Discussed US Concerns With EU
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has already discussed the most recent concerns raised by US Ambassador Colleen Bell with the European Union, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Szijjártó said in a statement that the Hungarian government “has heard many times” the concerns raised by the US ambassador at a lecture she gave at the Budapest Corvinus University on Wednesday, adding that these concerns “are nothing new”.
Hungarian Business Leaders Continue To Press For Country Strategy
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian European Business Council (HEBC), a body of business leaders established by the European Round Table of Industrialists, continued to press for the creation of a tangible country strategy in an annual report released on Monday. The Council said such a strategy was necessary to make Hungary’s competitiveness sustainable.