64 result(s) for flood protection in Current Affairs
Hungary To Open Vice-Consulate In Miami
- 29 Oct 2018 10:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary will open a vice-consulate in Miami, President János Áder announced after talks with Francis Suarez, Miami’s mayor.
Budapest City Council Allocates HUF 1Bn For Flood Protection
- 30 Aug 2018 7:07 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The municipal assembly of Budapest decided to contribute another one billion forints (EUR 3m) to flood protection works in District 3 in the city’s north. The council decided to increase the budget for the complex project after changes in the plans necessitated by further inspection of the project sites.
Government Proposes Special Tax Changes
- 21 Jun 2018 8:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government submitted a bill to parliament that would introduce tax changes and amendments as well as a 25% special tax on organisations supporting migration.
Opposition Outraged By Margaret Island Tree Cutting
- 10 May 2018 6:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Green opposition LMP has slammed the cutting of trees on Budapest’s Margaret Island to make way for a tennis stadium to be built there.
Völner: Hungary Won’t Fall Victim To ‘Migration Business’
- 19 Apr 2018 7:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Just as it has done until now, Hungary will continue to protect its borders in the future, too and will not allow itself to become a victim of “the migration business”, a justice ministry official said.
Budapest Mayor Open To Referendum On Danube Levee
- 21 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Budapest mayor István Tarlós has said he would be willing to examine the option of holding a referendum on a controversial proposal to build a mobile levee on the Római embankment of the Danube in Budapest. He added, however, that his view on the need to build the levee had not changed.
Local Opinion: Attitudes To Migration As A Test For East & West Within EU
- 18 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
In the heat of the German electoral campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel has lambasted Hungary for refusing to accept the redistribution of refugees within the European Union. In the light of her comments, Hungarian weeklies wonder how relations between Hungary and the EU, and in a wider context, between Western and Eastern Europe will evolve over the years to come.
Socialists Gather Sufficient Support For Special Session Of Parliament
- 11 Aug 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has collected the required number of signatures to initiate a special session of parliament for later this month, the party’s group leader told a press conference on Thursday.
President Áder: Global Water Crisis Becoming ‘Threatening Reality’
- 21 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The global water crisis has become a “threatening reality”, János Áder, Hungary’s president, said at a high-level UN session on water and disasters in New York on Thursday. Summing up the social, economic, health and welfare consequences of the situation, the president said that the number of water-related disasters and the damage caused by them had increased exponentially over the recent period.
Hungary To Open Vice-Consulate In Miami
- 29 Oct 2018 10:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary will open a vice-consulate in Miami, President János Áder announced after talks with Francis Suarez, Miami’s mayor.
Budapest City Council Allocates HUF 1Bn For Flood Protection
- 30 Aug 2018 7:07 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The municipal assembly of Budapest decided to contribute another one billion forints (EUR 3m) to flood protection works in District 3 in the city’s north. The council decided to increase the budget for the complex project after changes in the plans necessitated by further inspection of the project sites.
Government Proposes Special Tax Changes
- 21 Jun 2018 8:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government submitted a bill to parliament that would introduce tax changes and amendments as well as a 25% special tax on organisations supporting migration.
Opposition Outraged By Margaret Island Tree Cutting
- 10 May 2018 6:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Green opposition LMP has slammed the cutting of trees on Budapest’s Margaret Island to make way for a tennis stadium to be built there.
Völner: Hungary Won’t Fall Victim To ‘Migration Business’
- 19 Apr 2018 7:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Just as it has done until now, Hungary will continue to protect its borders in the future, too and will not allow itself to become a victim of “the migration business”, a justice ministry official said.
Budapest Mayor Open To Referendum On Danube Levee
- 21 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Budapest mayor István Tarlós has said he would be willing to examine the option of holding a referendum on a controversial proposal to build a mobile levee on the Római embankment of the Danube in Budapest. He added, however, that his view on the need to build the levee had not changed.
Local Opinion: Attitudes To Migration As A Test For East & West Within EU
- 18 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
In the heat of the German electoral campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel has lambasted Hungary for refusing to accept the redistribution of refugees within the European Union. In the light of her comments, Hungarian weeklies wonder how relations between Hungary and the EU, and in a wider context, between Western and Eastern Europe will evolve over the years to come.
Socialists Gather Sufficient Support For Special Session Of Parliament
- 11 Aug 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has collected the required number of signatures to initiate a special session of parliament for later this month, the party’s group leader told a press conference on Thursday.
President Áder: Global Water Crisis Becoming ‘Threatening Reality’
- 21 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The global water crisis has become a “threatening reality”, János Áder, Hungary’s president, said at a high-level UN session on water and disasters in New York on Thursday. Summing up the social, economic, health and welfare consequences of the situation, the president said that the number of water-related disasters and the damage caused by them had increased exponentially over the recent period.