13,077 result(s) for state
New Low Temperature Record: -28.1 C
- 9 Jan 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
The temperature on January 8 fell to an all-time record low for this date at -28.1 C measured in the village of Tésa in northern Hungary, the National Meteorological Service said in a statement on Sunday. The previous record for this date was -26.5 C measured in Romhány, also in northern Hungary, in 1985, the statement added.
Hungarian State Secretary Has Talks In Iraq
- 9 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
State secretary Bence Rétvári had talks with Christian leaders in Iraq on huminatarian aid to persecuted Christians. Rétvári told MTI on Saturday that he had met Metropolitan Nicodemus Daoud Matti Sharaf, Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda, Assyrian Patriarch Gewargis III, and Archbishop Yohanna Petros Mouche.
Hungary’s Weather Service Warns Of Extreme Cold, Snow Drifts
- 9 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Daytime highs on Monday will be above -10 C, but the national weather service has warned of storm-force winds and possible snow drifts in several parts of Hungary.
Video: Local US Ambassador To Leave Her Post
- 9 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell will leave her post after completing her assignment on January 20. “I will be departing Budapest on January 20 after completing my assignment here as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary,” she said in a post in English and Hungarian on the US Embassy’s Facebook page.
500th Anniversary Of Reformation – The Opening Ceremony In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2017 8:28 AM
- community & culture
House Speaker László Kövér opened Hungary’s memorial year marking the 500th anniversary of Reformation in Europe in Budapest’s Palace of Arts (Müpa) on Friday.
Police Arresting Swedish Man Spot Car On Fire In IKEA Garage
- 9 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police officers who had just arrested a Swedish national wanted for committing economic crimes on Wednesday in an IKEA underground car park in the Zugló suburb of Budapest spotted a car in flames nearby and instructed the store to be evacuated.
Hungary’s Government Official Praises Homeless Services But Two Homeless Frozen To Death
- 9 Jan 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s homeless services system has passed the “pressure test” of extreme weather conditions, state secretary Károly Czibere told MTI on Sunday. Czibere noted that homeless shelters have been enlarged, and said that there was still “an abundance” of beds to accommodate more people.
Hungary Jobless Rate Falls To 4.5 Pc
- 6 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate reached 4.5 percent in September-November, dropping from 4.7 percent in the previous month and 6.2 percent in the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday. The rate covers unemployment among those between the ages of 15 and 74.
Demographics Behind Labour Shortage
- 6 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s labour shortage is the result of demographic decline, hence wage hikes will not address the problem, the National Federation of Employers and Industrialists (Mgyosz) vice president Ferenc Rolek told state news channel M1.
New Low Temperature Record: -28.1 C
- 9 Jan 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
The temperature on January 8 fell to an all-time record low for this date at -28.1 C measured in the village of Tésa in northern Hungary, the National Meteorological Service said in a statement on Sunday. The previous record for this date was -26.5 C measured in Romhány, also in northern Hungary, in 1985, the statement added.
Hungarian State Secretary Has Talks In Iraq
- 9 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
State secretary Bence Rétvári had talks with Christian leaders in Iraq on huminatarian aid to persecuted Christians. Rétvári told MTI on Saturday that he had met Metropolitan Nicodemus Daoud Matti Sharaf, Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda, Assyrian Patriarch Gewargis III, and Archbishop Yohanna Petros Mouche.
Hungary’s Weather Service Warns Of Extreme Cold, Snow Drifts
- 9 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Daytime highs on Monday will be above -10 C, but the national weather service has warned of storm-force winds and possible snow drifts in several parts of Hungary.
Video: Local US Ambassador To Leave Her Post
- 9 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell will leave her post after completing her assignment on January 20. “I will be departing Budapest on January 20 after completing my assignment here as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary,” she said in a post in English and Hungarian on the US Embassy’s Facebook page.
500th Anniversary Of Reformation – The Opening Ceremony In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2017 8:28 AM
- community & culture
House Speaker László Kövér opened Hungary’s memorial year marking the 500th anniversary of Reformation in Europe in Budapest’s Palace of Arts (Müpa) on Friday.
Police Arresting Swedish Man Spot Car On Fire In IKEA Garage
- 9 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police officers who had just arrested a Swedish national wanted for committing economic crimes on Wednesday in an IKEA underground car park in the Zugló suburb of Budapest spotted a car in flames nearby and instructed the store to be evacuated.
Hungary’s Government Official Praises Homeless Services But Two Homeless Frozen To Death
- 9 Jan 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s homeless services system has passed the “pressure test” of extreme weather conditions, state secretary Károly Czibere told MTI on Sunday. Czibere noted that homeless shelters have been enlarged, and said that there was still “an abundance” of beds to accommodate more people.
Hungary Jobless Rate Falls To 4.5 Pc
- 6 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate reached 4.5 percent in September-November, dropping from 4.7 percent in the previous month and 6.2 percent in the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday. The rate covers unemployment among those between the ages of 15 and 74.
Demographics Behind Labour Shortage
- 6 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s labour shortage is the result of demographic decline, hence wage hikes will not address the problem, the National Federation of Employers and Industrialists (Mgyosz) vice president Ferenc Rolek told state news channel M1.