News Hungary: Online Retail Commerce Grows In Hungary
Hungary’s online retail commerce has increased from 2.4 percent of the total retail trade in 2011 to about 2.9 percent at the end of 2012. By 2013 online retail commerce sales are expected to jump by ...
News Hungary: A Comedy of Justice: Hungary as Defender of the Rule of Law
By granting asylum to a former Polish deputy justice minister and preventing his surrender to the authorities, the Hungarian government is doing precisely what it accuses the government in Poland of: politically interfering in judicial decisions.
News Hungary: Climate shocks hit EU maize heartland in Hungary and Romania
By Krisztina Fenyo, Luiza Ilie, Gergely Szakacs and Gus Trompiz HAJDUSZOBOSZLO, Hungary, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Standing in a field of withered maize in northeast Hungary, farmer Karoly Kovacs recalls harvests that now seem almost unimaginable. "I could hardly believe when we reaped 17 tons a hectare back around 2010," Kovacs said. "But then, we used to have 1,000 millimetres of rain and now, almost
News Hungary: Record-low Danube River levels put Hungary's only nuclear plant on brink of shutting down
Three of four units of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant were not in operation and the fourth was operating at about 50%, as of Wednesday morning.
News Hungary: Hungary, Viktor Orban and the weaponisation of a national football team
Sign up for The Athletic today with our limited-time Tournament Sale offer. Viktor Orban could not have been clearer. “Today, we have a national team that goes into ...
News Hungary: The largest banks in Hungary are building infrastructure and improving inclusion
Major Banks Leading the Hungarian Market With a banked population of 74.7%, the largest banks in Hungary still have market share to grab and inclusion to promote. With a population of 9.8 million, Hungary may not seem like the hugest market, but it is improving. According to GlobalData, the annual value of card transactions is…
News Hungary: UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom Worried by Situation in Hungary
Despite claiming to be a defender of Christian values, Viktor Orban’s government has long faced accusations from critics that it restricts religious freedom at home. A UN expert has now also raised concerns.
News Hungary: Second worker dies at BYD's Hungary factory already under scrutiny for labor practices
A second worker died on June 18 at the construction site of BYD's electric vehicle factory in Szeged, Hungary. The death comes after BYD has denied previous allegations of labor abuses at the site.
News Hungary: Record-low Danube River levels threaten shutdown of Hungary's nuclear plant
Three of four units of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant were not in operation and the fourth was operating at about 50%, as of Wednesday morning.
News Hungary: Hungary drained its waters for generations. Now drought is exposing the cost
GÁRDONY, Hungary (AP) — A fisherman disembarked from his boat in a small harbor on Lake Velence in Hungary last week, trudging up the dock plank that had become extremely steep as the water receded to record lows. Árpád Selmeci said navigating even a small fishing boat on Hungary's third-largest lake is becoming increasingly difficult as the water ...
News Hungary: After the fall of the Orbán regime, can Hungary mend its damaged democracy?
Former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ruled Hungary with an iron fist for 16 years. After he was unseated in a landslide election last April, many Hungarians wonder if the new government led by Peter Magyar can mend the deeply damaged democracy. This episode was produced and edited by Michael Levitt.Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at [email protected] public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This showâs perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.
News Hungary: Analysis-record-low Danube exposes climate risk to Hungary's and Romania's nuclear power
BUDAPEST/BUCHAREST, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Record low river levels have left Hungary straining to keep its nuclear power plant running while Romania was forced to shut down its last working reactor, raising questions about how to adapt atomic energy to an increasingly extreme climate. Reliance on river water for cooling nuclear reactors has long been an issue and has repeatedly led to reduced power
News Hungary: Hungary faces nuclear plant crisis as Danube river levels remain dangerously low
Hungary’s main nuclear plant has been operating at approximately 10 per cent of its full capacity since late last week ...
News Hungary: Hungary expects Danube to rise but nuclear plant still facing output curbs
BUDAPEST, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Water levels on the Danube river are expected to temporarily rise thanks to rains in Austria, but the situation at the Paks nuclear plant remains "difficult", Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in a Facebook video on Friday. The plant has been running at around 10% of its capacity since the end of last week due to a prolonged heatwave and record-low water
News Hungary: Verstappen sees Red Bull struggling in Hungary: 'It was a difficult day'
Max Verstappen did not have a flawless day during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Here's how the Dutchman reacted after the practice sessions.
News Hungary: Hungary, Location for ‘F1: The Movie,’ ‘Dune,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ Removes Break on New Registrations for Production Incentive
The Hungarian government has removed the cap on new registrations, which was introduced last year by the outgoing administration.
News Hungary: Hungary's PM says he must oust Orbán's 'puppet' president. Some say he's going too far
Hungary's new prime minister says he's enacting the will of the people by doing everything in his power to oust his predecessor's allies. But human rights advocates are cautioning him to slow down.
News Hungary: Face-to-face with ancient Rome: Exhibition in Hungary brings forgotten faces to life
A new exhibition in Hungary brings ancient residents of the Roman frontier city of Aquincum to life with detailed facial reconstructions.
