136 result(s) for war emergency
ISKCON Hungary Sends Aid To The Flood Affected Bosnia
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On May 23rd, ISKCON Hungary has sent a group of volunteers to the flood and landslide affected Bosnia. The group will assist ISKCON Bosnia’s humanitarian work and will deliver emergency funds collected by the Hungarian community. The floods in the Balkans have hit tens of thousands in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia, affecting Krishna-believers, too. The local ISKCON devotees responded immediately, ...
Woman Falls Onto Funicular Track In Budapest
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A middle-aged woman fell into the track of the Buda Castle funicular Tuesday afternoon, National Police announced.
Firstmed Opens Its Newest Location In Budapest 2nd District
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
"We are proud to announce the opening of our second Budapest location. The new clinic brings our high standard of medical care and attentive customer support to the north-west of Budapest, located at the junction of Hűvösvölgyi and Nagykovácsi út, directly across from the Stop.Shop’s MOL station.
Doctor Warns Of Mindaltering Substances In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of drug addicts is not Hungary’s main problem; rather that around 350,000 take some kind of mind-altering substance on an average weekend, a toxicology expert told Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet. There are 20,000 drug addicts in Hungary. But there are around 60,000 people dependent on tranquilisers or sleeping pills, said Gábor Zacher, the new head of Honvéd Hospital’s emergency unit.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
Xpat Opinion: Water Restrictions At 37° Centigrade In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators accuse the local council of playing to the anti-Roma gallery, as the capacity of roadside water pumps was reduced in Ózd, a rust-belt city in northern Hungary during the hottest days of summer. The main pro-government daily believes the left-wing opposition has used the case to launch a coordinated political campaign.
Flood Defence Success Demonstrates Hungary's Strength & Confidence
- 18 Jun 2013 9:04 AM
- current affairs
In his pre-agenda speech in Parliament, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that the biggest flood Hungary had ever experienced has left the country without causing any casualties or major damage, adding that through recent protection efforts along the flooding river Danube, the country has proved that it stands united and strong when people are needed on the dikes.
ISKCON Hungary Sends Aid To The Flood Affected Bosnia
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On May 23rd, ISKCON Hungary has sent a group of volunteers to the flood and landslide affected Bosnia. The group will assist ISKCON Bosnia’s humanitarian work and will deliver emergency funds collected by the Hungarian community. The floods in the Balkans have hit tens of thousands in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia, affecting Krishna-believers, too. The local ISKCON devotees responded immediately, ...
Woman Falls Onto Funicular Track In Budapest
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A middle-aged woman fell into the track of the Buda Castle funicular Tuesday afternoon, National Police announced.
Firstmed Opens Its Newest Location In Budapest 2nd District
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
"We are proud to announce the opening of our second Budapest location. The new clinic brings our high standard of medical care and attentive customer support to the north-west of Budapest, located at the junction of Hűvösvölgyi and Nagykovácsi út, directly across from the Stop.Shop’s MOL station.
Doctor Warns Of Mindaltering Substances In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of drug addicts is not Hungary’s main problem; rather that around 350,000 take some kind of mind-altering substance on an average weekend, a toxicology expert told Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet. There are 20,000 drug addicts in Hungary. But there are around 60,000 people dependent on tranquilisers or sleeping pills, said Gábor Zacher, the new head of Honvéd Hospital’s emergency unit.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
Xpat Opinion: Water Restrictions At 37° Centigrade In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators accuse the local council of playing to the anti-Roma gallery, as the capacity of roadside water pumps was reduced in Ózd, a rust-belt city in northern Hungary during the hottest days of summer. The main pro-government daily believes the left-wing opposition has used the case to launch a coordinated political campaign.
Flood Defence Success Demonstrates Hungary's Strength & Confidence
- 18 Jun 2013 9:04 AM
- current affairs
In his pre-agenda speech in Parliament, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that the biggest flood Hungary had ever experienced has left the country without causing any casualties or major damage, adding that through recent protection efforts along the flooding river Danube, the country has proved that it stands united and strong when people are needed on the dikes.