75 result(s) for water development fund
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
International Water Summit To Be Held In October In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén declared that the International Water Summit is to be held in October in Budapest, after participating in the summit of world leaders' from the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santiago de Chile.
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
Hungarian Parliament Makes Historic Decision
- 19 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Parliament came to a historic decision on 17 December 2012 when it amended Hungary's Fundamental Law to include the obligation to provide the highest possible level of protection, maintenance and preservation for farmland, water stocks and biological diversity.
Update: Caledonia Budapest Expat Pub Faces Shocking Closure
- 15 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Fresh news is that The Caledonia must close on the 4th of March for two months, apparently NAV has just contacted the pub's owners saying they made an "administrative mistake" about the closing date of 3 January. All related appeals by the pub were rejected regarding this punishment, and the authorities insist on closure since two bottles of the same spirit were open behind the bar, and ...
Hungarian Government Urges Enterprises To Recycle
- 10 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"600 tons of plastic waster are generated in Hungary each year, of which 6 0tons are PET bottles", the Ministry of Rural Development's State Secretary for Environmental Affairs stated in Mezőfalva, at the inauguration of a plastic recycling plant. Zoltán Illés stressed, that "the remaining 540 tons should also be recycled, and so the Government is calling on enterprises that deal in waste ...
The 2013 Budapest Water Summit
- 21 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Water is one of the most precious natural resources of our Planet. Only 2% of the world’s water resources are made up by freshwater. This scarce resource however plays a crucial role in all segments of nature, society and economy. In view of the projected growth in popular demand for water and an accelerating climate change it is expected that by 2030 some 40% of the world population will suffer ...
Balázs Tapasztó, Former CEO TaxiLike
- 12 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
Balazs Tapaszto is the CEO of the newly established Hungarian start-up TaxiLike. This new company developed their own taxi application for smart phones and offering this for taxi drivers, taxi companies and passengers. The idea is to create direct connection between taxi passengers and taxi drivers using TaxiLike app when passengers can request taxis and select the taxi as they want depending on ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
International Water Summit To Be Held In October In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén declared that the International Water Summit is to be held in October in Budapest, after participating in the summit of world leaders' from the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santiago de Chile.
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
Hungarian Parliament Makes Historic Decision
- 19 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Parliament came to a historic decision on 17 December 2012 when it amended Hungary's Fundamental Law to include the obligation to provide the highest possible level of protection, maintenance and preservation for farmland, water stocks and biological diversity.
Update: Caledonia Budapest Expat Pub Faces Shocking Closure
- 15 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Fresh news is that The Caledonia must close on the 4th of March for two months, apparently NAV has just contacted the pub's owners saying they made an "administrative mistake" about the closing date of 3 January. All related appeals by the pub were rejected regarding this punishment, and the authorities insist on closure since two bottles of the same spirit were open behind the bar, and ...
Hungarian Government Urges Enterprises To Recycle
- 10 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"600 tons of plastic waster are generated in Hungary each year, of which 6 0tons are PET bottles", the Ministry of Rural Development's State Secretary for Environmental Affairs stated in Mezőfalva, at the inauguration of a plastic recycling plant. Zoltán Illés stressed, that "the remaining 540 tons should also be recycled, and so the Government is calling on enterprises that deal in waste ...
The 2013 Budapest Water Summit
- 21 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Water is one of the most precious natural resources of our Planet. Only 2% of the world’s water resources are made up by freshwater. This scarce resource however plays a crucial role in all segments of nature, society and economy. In view of the projected growth in popular demand for water and an accelerating climate change it is expected that by 2030 some 40% of the world population will suffer ...
Balázs Tapasztó, Former CEO TaxiLike
- 12 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
Balazs Tapaszto is the CEO of the newly established Hungarian start-up TaxiLike. This new company developed their own taxi application for smart phones and offering this for taxi drivers, taxi companies and passengers. The idea is to create direct connection between taxi passengers and taxi drivers using TaxiLike app when passengers can request taxis and select the taxi as they want depending on ...