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Weekend Heat Warning Issued By Hungarian Health Authority
- 17 Jul 2015 12:58 PM
- current affairs
Hungary’s health authority (ANTSZ) has issued the highest-degree heat alert for midnight on Friday to 4pm on Monday, the authority told MTI. In the next few days daily maximum temperatures will surge to around 38-39 C, the National Weather Service said. Daily average temperatures will reach 28 and 30 C.
Lorry Ban Lifted In Hungary This Weekend
- 17 Jul 2015 12:56 PM
- getting around
Hungary will lift a ban on lorries this weekend because of a heat wave that could pose a risk to truckers’ health, the National Development Ministry said. Under normal circumstances, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes would be banned from Hungary’s roads from 3pm on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. Hungary’s chief doctor has issued a third-degree heat alert in effect from midnight Friday to 4pm on Monday.
CBA Store In Balatonfenyves, Hungary For Sale
- 14 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Zso-Li, the company that operates the CBA store in Balatonfenyves recently in the news has put up a “for sale” sign, Népszabadság reports. The company came under fire from the Economy Ministry for circumventing the ban on Sunday shopping by obtaining a license as a farmers market, as markets are exempt from the ban.
One Dies, 29 Injured In Hungary In Storm
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
One person died and 29 others were injured in the storms that hit Hungary on Wednesday, a spokesman for the disaster management authority said. The man suffered an electric shock after he entered a basement flooded in the downpour, Dániel Mukics said. Authorities were called to help at over 3,500 locations nationwide with uprooted trees, broken electric lines, flooded facilities and collapsed or ...
Civil Activists Thwart Attempts To Exploit Refugees In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A glass of milk, a pair of new shoes, a couple of good words. A small group of volunteers are trying to make the situation of refugees stranded in Szeged’s train station more tolerable. Hungarian immigration authorities routinely transport registered border jumpers to the station right after the departure of the last Budapest-bound train. They were supposed to catch a train to their open refugee ...
Hungarian Health Authority Issues Heat Warning
- 3 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian health authority ÁNTSZ has issued a heat alert for the weekend, the authority told MTI. From midnight on Saturday a third degree alert— the highest—will be in place for the following five days, with daily mean temperatures expected to exceed 27 C. in the country. The weather services forecast daily highs of 36, 37 and 38 C. from Monday to Wednesday.
Generic Cigarette Packs Lie Ahead In Hungary
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Parliament will consider a proposal to impose uniform packaging on packs of cigarettes in the autumn, Prime Minister’s Office chief János Lázár announced yesterday. If approved, cigarette packs would feature only health warnings along with the name of the manufacturer in an identical font and size without any logos.
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Bokros: Hungary Needs Immigrants
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs immigrants, Lajos Bokros, leader of the non-parliamentary party Modern Hungary Movement, said at a demonstration against the government’s immigration policy held in front of Parliament. “Taking in economic immigrants is a national interest, as they help create jobs and pay taxes … provided there is good governance,” Bokros told some 150 protesters, adding that immigrants needed to ...
Weekend Heat Warning Issued By Hungarian Health Authority
- 17 Jul 2015 12:58 PM
- current affairs
Hungary’s health authority (ANTSZ) has issued the highest-degree heat alert for midnight on Friday to 4pm on Monday, the authority told MTI. In the next few days daily maximum temperatures will surge to around 38-39 C, the National Weather Service said. Daily average temperatures will reach 28 and 30 C.
Lorry Ban Lifted In Hungary This Weekend
- 17 Jul 2015 12:56 PM
- getting around
Hungary will lift a ban on lorries this weekend because of a heat wave that could pose a risk to truckers’ health, the National Development Ministry said. Under normal circumstances, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes would be banned from Hungary’s roads from 3pm on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. Hungary’s chief doctor has issued a third-degree heat alert in effect from midnight Friday to 4pm on Monday.
CBA Store In Balatonfenyves, Hungary For Sale
- 14 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Zso-Li, the company that operates the CBA store in Balatonfenyves recently in the news has put up a “for sale” sign, Népszabadság reports. The company came under fire from the Economy Ministry for circumventing the ban on Sunday shopping by obtaining a license as a farmers market, as markets are exempt from the ban.
One Dies, 29 Injured In Hungary In Storm
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
One person died and 29 others were injured in the storms that hit Hungary on Wednesday, a spokesman for the disaster management authority said. The man suffered an electric shock after he entered a basement flooded in the downpour, Dániel Mukics said. Authorities were called to help at over 3,500 locations nationwide with uprooted trees, broken electric lines, flooded facilities and collapsed or ...
Civil Activists Thwart Attempts To Exploit Refugees In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A glass of milk, a pair of new shoes, a couple of good words. A small group of volunteers are trying to make the situation of refugees stranded in Szeged’s train station more tolerable. Hungarian immigration authorities routinely transport registered border jumpers to the station right after the departure of the last Budapest-bound train. They were supposed to catch a train to their open refugee ...
Hungarian Health Authority Issues Heat Warning
- 3 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian health authority ÁNTSZ has issued a heat alert for the weekend, the authority told MTI. From midnight on Saturday a third degree alert— the highest—will be in place for the following five days, with daily mean temperatures expected to exceed 27 C. in the country. The weather services forecast daily highs of 36, 37 and 38 C. from Monday to Wednesday.
Generic Cigarette Packs Lie Ahead In Hungary
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Parliament will consider a proposal to impose uniform packaging on packs of cigarettes in the autumn, Prime Minister’s Office chief János Lázár announced yesterday. If approved, cigarette packs would feature only health warnings along with the name of the manufacturer in an identical font and size without any logos.
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Bokros: Hungary Needs Immigrants
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs immigrants, Lajos Bokros, leader of the non-parliamentary party Modern Hungary Movement, said at a demonstration against the government’s immigration policy held in front of Parliament. “Taking in economic immigrants is a national interest, as they help create jobs and pay taxes … provided there is good governance,” Bokros told some 150 protesters, adding that immigrants needed to ...