131 result(s) for winter in Current Affairs
Hungary: Ideal Gateway For West-Bound Asylum-Seekers
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By mid-February 2015 more asylum-seekers had entered Hungary than the whole of the European Union by late March 2014. Where are they coming from? Of all the countries of the European Union, why are they converging on Hungary? Why is this country a prime destination for Kosovars? Why is the ostensibly impenetrable Schengen frontier full of holes?
UNHCR Hungary Spox: Most Kosovars Escaping Poverty
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The overwhelming majority of Kosovars who leave their country do so to escape sheer poverty, a UNHCR Hungary spokesman told MTI in an interview. “Our experience really is that the wave from Kosovo is decidedly connected with economic reasons,” Ernő Simon said.
Hungary’s Highest Court Says No To Criminalizing Sleeping Rough
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thanks to Hungary’s highest court, soon this man will no longer be considered a criminal. Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, has nullified a number of Budapest district and city hall ordinances forbidding people from sleeping rough in a variety of public areas. The court found that the legal rationale for the ordinances, adopted over the course of 2013, does not provide sufficient basis for ...
Hungary May Soon Resume Gas Deliveries To Ukraine
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gas deliveries from Hungary to Ukraine could soon resume, business daily Napi Gazdaság said on Friday. FGSZ Földgázszállitó, the gas delivery unit of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, suspended gas deliveries to Ukraine on Sept. 25 for an unspecified period, citing increased need for domestic supplies for the winter period as a reason.
Dialogue For Hungary Starts Soup Kitchen
- 11 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) is launching a hot meal food kitchen programme for the poor at the weekends in the winter, the party’s co-leader said. Tímea Szabó said that big families, children, and the homeless had become poorer during the Fidesz government.
Hungary’s Govt Measures To Help Needy Through Winter
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning to take several measures to help the poor and homeless in the winter time, government spokeswoman Éva Kurucz told a press conference on Monday. Speaking at northern Hungary’s Sóshartyán, Kurucz said that the government would spend some 9 billion forints (EUR 29.4m) on services for the homeless, and would provide free firewood for poor families.
Gas Supply Secure To Hungary Says Gazprom Chief
- 19 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The 700 mln cubic meters of Russian natural gas currently stored in Hungarian facilities provides a guarantee of the security of Hungary's gas supply, Russia's Gazprom said yesterday after a meeting between Hungarian Ambassador János Balla and Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, MTI reports.
Hungary's PM Orbán On US Entry Ban, Gas Supply
- 31 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the US entry ban reportedly in force against six Hungarian individuals, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said there was no defence against generalised accusations, but it must be made clear that “we are expecting information on concrete cases."
Reminder: Daylight Saving Time Change In Hungary On 26 October
- 26 Oct 2014 5:04 AM
- current affairs
The practice of turning the clocks one hour forward to save energy is often called "daylight savings time". When Daylight Saving Time is not observed, it is called standard time, normal time or winter time. At 03:00 local time, the clock is moved back to 02:00 at 03.00 in Hungary.
Hungary: Ideal Gateway For West-Bound Asylum-Seekers
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By mid-February 2015 more asylum-seekers had entered Hungary than the whole of the European Union by late March 2014. Where are they coming from? Of all the countries of the European Union, why are they converging on Hungary? Why is this country a prime destination for Kosovars? Why is the ostensibly impenetrable Schengen frontier full of holes?
UNHCR Hungary Spox: Most Kosovars Escaping Poverty
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The overwhelming majority of Kosovars who leave their country do so to escape sheer poverty, a UNHCR Hungary spokesman told MTI in an interview. “Our experience really is that the wave from Kosovo is decidedly connected with economic reasons,” Ernő Simon said.
Hungary’s Highest Court Says No To Criminalizing Sleeping Rough
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thanks to Hungary’s highest court, soon this man will no longer be considered a criminal. Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, has nullified a number of Budapest district and city hall ordinances forbidding people from sleeping rough in a variety of public areas. The court found that the legal rationale for the ordinances, adopted over the course of 2013, does not provide sufficient basis for ...
Hungary May Soon Resume Gas Deliveries To Ukraine
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gas deliveries from Hungary to Ukraine could soon resume, business daily Napi Gazdaság said on Friday. FGSZ Földgázszállitó, the gas delivery unit of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, suspended gas deliveries to Ukraine on Sept. 25 for an unspecified period, citing increased need for domestic supplies for the winter period as a reason.
Dialogue For Hungary Starts Soup Kitchen
- 11 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) is launching a hot meal food kitchen programme for the poor at the weekends in the winter, the party’s co-leader said. Tímea Szabó said that big families, children, and the homeless had become poorer during the Fidesz government.
Hungary’s Govt Measures To Help Needy Through Winter
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning to take several measures to help the poor and homeless in the winter time, government spokeswoman Éva Kurucz told a press conference on Monday. Speaking at northern Hungary’s Sóshartyán, Kurucz said that the government would spend some 9 billion forints (EUR 29.4m) on services for the homeless, and would provide free firewood for poor families.
Gas Supply Secure To Hungary Says Gazprom Chief
- 19 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The 700 mln cubic meters of Russian natural gas currently stored in Hungarian facilities provides a guarantee of the security of Hungary's gas supply, Russia's Gazprom said yesterday after a meeting between Hungarian Ambassador János Balla and Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, MTI reports.
Hungary's PM Orbán On US Entry Ban, Gas Supply
- 31 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the US entry ban reportedly in force against six Hungarian individuals, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said there was no defence against generalised accusations, but it must be made clear that “we are expecting information on concrete cases."
Reminder: Daylight Saving Time Change In Hungary On 26 October
- 26 Oct 2014 5:04 AM
- current affairs
The practice of turning the clocks one hour forward to save energy is often called "daylight savings time". When Daylight Saving Time is not observed, it is called standard time, normal time or winter time. At 03:00 local time, the clock is moved back to 02:00 at 03.00 in Hungary.