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Szijjártó: Contact With Ten Hungarians Still To Be Made In Nepal
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foreign ministry has still not made contact with 10 of the 58 Hungarian citizens who were in the earthquakehit area of Nepal on Saturday, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. While 18 Hungarians have managed to leave Nepal safely according to the latest updates, and the whereabouts and the conditions of 30 other people are also known, the ministry has so far failed to make contact with 10 ...
Hungarian Leftist Parties To Stage Anti-Govt Demo
- 10 Apr 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition will hold a demonstration of “victims” of the past five years of the Fidesz-led government in central Budapest on Saturday. Socialist board member Károly Beke said that the last government cycle had left in its wake “broken tobacconists, farmers stripped of their land and people deprived of their private pension savings, as well as stranded Quaestor investors”.
Icy Weather Cuts Off Electricity Supply In Hungary
- 3 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 40 villages remained without electricity on Tuesday as freezing rain and ice caused power lines and trees to collapse, while many roads had to be closed to traffic. Authorities have banned entry to wooded areas more than 400 metres above sea level in the Pilis, Budai and Visegrádi hills.
Hungary’s Parliamentary Committee Calls Ukraine Situation “Dramatic”
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee met on Tuesday to hear representatives of the police and the secret services, as well as foreign affairs officials over recent developments in Ukraine. After the session, Socialist head of the committee Zsolt Molnár said that the situation in Ukraine had turned dramatic.
Hungarian Ministry Advises Against Travel To Crimea
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- travel
The Foreign Ministry has advised Hungarians against travelling to Crimea after the “uncertain and dangerous political and security situation” which has developed since the March 16 referendum. Hungarians who are already on Crimean territory should leave as soon as they can, a ministry statement said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Sólyom Airlines Stranded Before Take-Off
- 14 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
A business daily calls dreamers all those who believed for a moment that the amateurish adventure called Sólyom Airways was viable.Napi Gazdaság asserts that the attempt to set up a new Hungarian air company was doomed to failure from the very start, and that is why the over 70 staff members, mostly former MALÉV employees have to find new jobs after having worked unpaid since September.
MFB Sacks Hungary's Motorway Manager Heads
- 23 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
CEO Attila Bakó of state motorway manager ÁAK and chief operating officer Róbert Horváth have been fired as of Friday, Index reports. Their dismissals are linked to the problems with the launch of the electronic road toll system, introduced from July 1, Index claims. The MFB denied this.
Vehicles Stuck On Snowbound Roads In Hungary
- 27 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Fire-fighters freed more than 40 cars trapped in the snow in Somogy county yesterday, where 15-20cm of snow had fallen by Tuesday morning.
Xpat Opinion: Snowstorm Reveals Hungary’s Weaknesses & Strengths
- 21 Mar 2013 7:55 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government daily accuses the opposition of launching an irresponsible attack on the government after a snowstorm blocked major roads for several days, but also calls for the Prime Minister to explain what caused the delay in clearing the roads.
Szijjártó: Contact With Ten Hungarians Still To Be Made In Nepal
- 28 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foreign ministry has still not made contact with 10 of the 58 Hungarian citizens who were in the earthquakehit area of Nepal on Saturday, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. While 18 Hungarians have managed to leave Nepal safely according to the latest updates, and the whereabouts and the conditions of 30 other people are also known, the ministry has so far failed to make contact with 10 ...
Hungarian Leftist Parties To Stage Anti-Govt Demo
- 10 Apr 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition will hold a demonstration of “victims” of the past five years of the Fidesz-led government in central Budapest on Saturday. Socialist board member Károly Beke said that the last government cycle had left in its wake “broken tobacconists, farmers stripped of their land and people deprived of their private pension savings, as well as stranded Quaestor investors”.
Icy Weather Cuts Off Electricity Supply In Hungary
- 3 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 40 villages remained without electricity on Tuesday as freezing rain and ice caused power lines and trees to collapse, while many roads had to be closed to traffic. Authorities have banned entry to wooded areas more than 400 metres above sea level in the Pilis, Budai and Visegrádi hills.
Hungary’s Parliamentary Committee Calls Ukraine Situation “Dramatic”
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee met on Tuesday to hear representatives of the police and the secret services, as well as foreign affairs officials over recent developments in Ukraine. After the session, Socialist head of the committee Zsolt Molnár said that the situation in Ukraine had turned dramatic.
Hungarian Ministry Advises Against Travel To Crimea
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- travel
The Foreign Ministry has advised Hungarians against travelling to Crimea after the “uncertain and dangerous political and security situation” which has developed since the March 16 referendum. Hungarians who are already on Crimean territory should leave as soon as they can, a ministry statement said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Sólyom Airlines Stranded Before Take-Off
- 14 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
A business daily calls dreamers all those who believed for a moment that the amateurish adventure called Sólyom Airways was viable.Napi Gazdaság asserts that the attempt to set up a new Hungarian air company was doomed to failure from the very start, and that is why the over 70 staff members, mostly former MALÉV employees have to find new jobs after having worked unpaid since September.
MFB Sacks Hungary's Motorway Manager Heads
- 23 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
CEO Attila Bakó of state motorway manager ÁAK and chief operating officer Róbert Horváth have been fired as of Friday, Index reports. Their dismissals are linked to the problems with the launch of the electronic road toll system, introduced from July 1, Index claims. The MFB denied this.
Vehicles Stuck On Snowbound Roads In Hungary
- 27 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Fire-fighters freed more than 40 cars trapped in the snow in Somogy county yesterday, where 15-20cm of snow had fallen by Tuesday morning.
Xpat Opinion: Snowstorm Reveals Hungary’s Weaknesses & Strengths
- 21 Mar 2013 7:55 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government daily accuses the opposition of launching an irresponsible attack on the government after a snowstorm blocked major roads for several days, but also calls for the Prime Minister to explain what caused the delay in clearing the roads.