Jobbik: Wind Farms Vital to Creating Energy Security
The opposition Jobbik party is calling on the government to lift the ban on building wind farms, arguing that wind power would be a vital component of Hungarian energy security.
Adam
National
Former Chief Medical Officer Ferenc Falus Dies
Former chief medical officer Ferenc Falus died in the early hours of Tuesday.
Every parent’s nightmare: two elementary school children were left on a class trip
Every parent’s nightmare happened on a class trip to Eger. The incident, which seemed unbelievable, was reported by a reader of Blikk.
LMP Opposes Relaunching Uranium Mining in Hungary
The green opposition LMP party firmly opposes relaunching uranium mining in Hungary, a lawmaker of the party has said, arguing that it would pose grave environmental and economic risks.
Hungary Records 40 Covid Deaths, 2,063 New Infections Over Past Week
Fully 40 people with Covid-19 symptoms died last week, while 2,063 new infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said in a weekly release of data on Wednesday.
DK Slams Government for “Pushing Health Care to the Brink of Ruin”
The opposition Democratic Coalition said on Tuesday that the government had “pushed health care in Hungary to the brink of ruin”, with nearly 60,000 people on waiting lists for operations, 18,000 for cataract surgery, and some 20,000 for hip and knee replacements.
Digital Hungary Agency Heralds ‘New Era’ in Digitalization
The establishment of the Digital Hungary Agency — an umbrella organisation mainly for the digitalisation of government and the creation of digital citizenship on a single platform — heralds a new era in digitalisation in the country, the Government Information Centre (KTK) said in a statement on Monday.
Monkeypox Detected in Hungary
Monkeypox infection has appeared in Hungary, a 38-year-old man was diagnosed with the disease – the national chief medical officer said at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday.
Agriculture Minister Discusses Sajó River Pollution With Slovak Counterpart
Work will start at the end of the week to curb the environmental damage on the River Sajó, Slovak Agricultural Minister Jan Budaj told his counterpart, István Nagy, on Monday. Some 2.5 tonnes of contaminated water has flowed into the Sajó from an abandoned mine over the past three months, the authorities said last week, […]
Transylvania to Be Main Site of National Cohesion Day Events
Several programmes will be organised in Hungary and beyond the borders to mark the Day of National Cohesion, the anniversary of the Trianon peace treaty concluding WWI, on June 4, according to the state secretary in charge of policies for Hungarian communities abroad in the Prime Minister’s Office.