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Paks Upgrade Plans In Line With Int’l Standards, Says Hungary’s Govt Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade plans for the Paks nuclear plant comply with Hungarian, European Union and international standards, and feature a number of safety systems, Attila Aszódi, government commissioner for the project, told the Tuesday edition of the Austrian daily Die Presse. The project’s environmental impact assessment took into account several unlikely but potentially severe effects the plant may have, ...
LMP Proposes Daily HUF 700 Budapest Traffic Congestion Charge
- 29 Sep 2015 11:40 AM
- getting around
The green LMP party has proposed that Budapest should levy a congestion charge of 700 forints (EUR 2.3) per day in peak hours, the party’s municipal councillor said.The party’s proposal also calls for building more P+R lots and developing the city’s cycling infrastructure, Antal Csárdi told a press conference.LMP would set the boundary for the charge on the Könyves Kálmán, Hungária and Róbert ...
Hungary Creates Transit Zone In Letenye On Croatian Border
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian authorities have created a transit zone for migrants serving as a registration point in Letenye on the Hungary-Croatia border. Local officials on Thursday inspected the facility and a razor wire being laid on the border. The immigration authority is setting up containers for registering migrants. Zalaegerszeg Labour and Administrative Court has been designated as the court for ...
Five Markets To Explore In Budapest
- 21 Sep 2015 9:02 AM
- shopping
The Great Market Hall makes it onto pretty much every tourist’s Budapest itinerary, and for good reason. It’s a charming place, packed every day with locals and tourists trying to spot good grocery deals or negotiating the narrow paths of the upstairs gallery, looking for the perfect souvenir to take home.
Brave Warrior 2015 Military Exercise Starts In NW Hungary
- 17 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
An international military exercise codenamed Brave Warrior 2015 started in Győr, in northwest Hungary, with Hungarian and US soldiers crossing the Moson branch of the River Danube on Thursday. The exercise will run through October 21. The opening event was visited by US Ambassador in Hungary Colleen Bell, Defence Ministry state secretary Tamás Vargha and deputy commander of the US’s 4th Infantry ...
Hungary Starts Preparations For Fence Along Romania Border
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Preparations have started near Kübekháza to extend the recently built fence between Hungary and Serbia along Hungary’s border with Romania, MTI’s on-site correspondent reported. Wooden posts are being driven into the ground to mark the line of the new fence. The area is guarded by police and soldiers. Referring to information from the government, Róbert Molnár, the mayor of Kübekháza, said the ...
Fence Planed On Hungarian - Croatian Border
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will build a fence at certain places along its border with Croatia, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a Wednesday interview with foreign media. The Drava river forms a natural barrier along most of Hungary’s border with Croatia, although not the section closest to Serbia.
Jean Pierre Mifsud, General Manager, Corinthia Hotel Budapest
- 15 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
Maltese-born Mr. Mifsud launched his career at Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay in the mid-1990’s, and has since held senior management positions at several of the Corinthia hotels in Lisbon and Malta.
Security Fence To Be Constructed Along Hungarian-Romanian Border
- 15 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Cabinet has come to a decision regarding preparations for the possible construction of a border security fence along the Hungarian-Romanian border ‘up to a rational distance’ from the Hungarian-Serbian-Romanian triple border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Tuesday in Budapest.
Paks Upgrade Plans In Line With Int’l Standards, Says Hungary’s Govt Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade plans for the Paks nuclear plant comply with Hungarian, European Union and international standards, and feature a number of safety systems, Attila Aszódi, government commissioner for the project, told the Tuesday edition of the Austrian daily Die Presse. The project’s environmental impact assessment took into account several unlikely but potentially severe effects the plant may have, ...
LMP Proposes Daily HUF 700 Budapest Traffic Congestion Charge
- 29 Sep 2015 11:40 AM
- getting around
The green LMP party has proposed that Budapest should levy a congestion charge of 700 forints (EUR 2.3) per day in peak hours, the party’s municipal councillor said.The party’s proposal also calls for building more P+R lots and developing the city’s cycling infrastructure, Antal Csárdi told a press conference.LMP would set the boundary for the charge on the Könyves Kálmán, Hungária and Róbert ...
Hungary Creates Transit Zone In Letenye On Croatian Border
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian authorities have created a transit zone for migrants serving as a registration point in Letenye on the Hungary-Croatia border. Local officials on Thursday inspected the facility and a razor wire being laid on the border. The immigration authority is setting up containers for registering migrants. Zalaegerszeg Labour and Administrative Court has been designated as the court for ...
Five Markets To Explore In Budapest
- 21 Sep 2015 9:02 AM
- shopping
The Great Market Hall makes it onto pretty much every tourist’s Budapest itinerary, and for good reason. It’s a charming place, packed every day with locals and tourists trying to spot good grocery deals or negotiating the narrow paths of the upstairs gallery, looking for the perfect souvenir to take home.
Brave Warrior 2015 Military Exercise Starts In NW Hungary
- 17 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
An international military exercise codenamed Brave Warrior 2015 started in Győr, in northwest Hungary, with Hungarian and US soldiers crossing the Moson branch of the River Danube on Thursday. The exercise will run through October 21. The opening event was visited by US Ambassador in Hungary Colleen Bell, Defence Ministry state secretary Tamás Vargha and deputy commander of the US’s 4th Infantry ...
Hungary Starts Preparations For Fence Along Romania Border
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Preparations have started near Kübekháza to extend the recently built fence between Hungary and Serbia along Hungary’s border with Romania, MTI’s on-site correspondent reported. Wooden posts are being driven into the ground to mark the line of the new fence. The area is guarded by police and soldiers. Referring to information from the government, Róbert Molnár, the mayor of Kübekháza, said the ...
Fence Planed On Hungarian - Croatian Border
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will build a fence at certain places along its border with Croatia, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a Wednesday interview with foreign media. The Drava river forms a natural barrier along most of Hungary’s border with Croatia, although not the section closest to Serbia.
Jean Pierre Mifsud, General Manager, Corinthia Hotel Budapest
- 15 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
Maltese-born Mr. Mifsud launched his career at Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay in the mid-1990’s, and has since held senior management positions at several of the Corinthia hotels in Lisbon and Malta.
Security Fence To Be Constructed Along Hungarian-Romanian Border
- 15 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Cabinet has come to a decision regarding preparations for the possible construction of a border security fence along the Hungarian-Romanian border ‘up to a rational distance’ from the Hungarian-Serbian-Romanian triple border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Tuesday in Budapest.