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Dr. Pál Völner participating in the Council Meeting of the World Road Association
Ministry of National Development, October 26, 2012 6:23 PM
The World Road Association - founded more than 100 years ago - held its annual Council Meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland between 23-25 October 2012. The delegation of Hungary, one of the founding countries of the Association, was led by First Delegate Dr. Pál Völner, Minister of State for Infrastructure.
High Priority Assigned to Southern Stream
Ministry of National Development, October 12, 2012 2:38 PM
The Hungarian Government declares every public administration authority case priority that is in relation to the implementation of projects linked to the construction and regular operation of the Southern Stream natural gas pipeline’s 229 km Hungarian section.
Ministerial statement in favour of the Nabucco West gas pipeline
Ministry of National Development, October 9, 2012 3:13 PM
The participants reinforced their commitment to the Nabucco West project by signing a ministerial statement during a consultation of the Nabucco Commission on 8 October 2012 in Vienna. Head of the Hungarian delegation Pál Kovács, Minister of State for Climate Change and Energy welcomed this definite step towards Europe’s energy independence.
A competitive regional gas market may be in place by 2017
Ministry of National Development, October 5, 2012 12:56 PM
“The physical infrastructure of the North-South Energy Corridor is expected to become suitable to form the basis for a competitive regional gas market in 2017, and at the latest by that time we also want to have the Croatian resources connected to the system,” said Pál Kovács, Minister of State for Climate Change and Energy of the Ministry of National Development on Thursday at the conference held on “Co-operation in Energy Industry in the Visegrád Countries”.
Hungarian–South Korean Cooperation in Nuclear Studies
Ministry of National Development, September 24, 2012 4:31 PM
Pál Kovács, Minister of State for Climate Change and Energy, discussed the opportunities of a future co-operation in the field of education in nuclear sciences with Goon Cherl Park, President of the KEPCO KINGS nuclear training centre of South Korea on 20 September 2012 in Budapest.
President of the Indonesian Atomic Agency visited the Paks Nuclear Power Plant
Ministry of National Development, September 18, 2012 4:22 PM
On the invitation of Minister of State for Climate Change and Energy Pál Kovács and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent UN Representative Balázs Csuday, President of the Indonesian Atomic Agency As Natio Lasman and his deputies visited the Paks Nuclear Power Plant on 15 September. The purpose of the visit was to strengthen professional relations between the two countries and map cooperation opportunities in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Policy Strategy to Improve Energy Conditions in Buildings in Hungary
Ministry of National Development, September 5, 2012 11:57 AM
The Ministry of National Development has undertaken to prepare a National Building Energy Strategy, to be completed by the summer of 2013 with assistance from ÉMI Construction Quality Control Innovation Non-profit Kft. Harmonised with the directives of the European Union, the policy document will record long-term concepts for the energy-efficient renovation of the existing buildings and the construction of new energy-saving edifices. The strategy will be a significant guide to planning building energy improvement projects.
Hungarian pavilion at the 13th International Architecture Biennale in Venice
Ministry of National Development, August 28, 2012 6:14 PM
Ernő Kálmán architect, board member of the International Union of Architects and Judit Hammerstein Deputy State Secretary for Cultural Affairs viewing the Hungarian pavilion at 13th International Architecture Biennale in Venice. The Hungarian pavilion titled Spacemaker displays models 560 architect students and 50 children. The Biennial is open until 25 November.
All-time high number of spectators at the Formula 1 ENI Hungarian Grand Prix
Ministry of National Development, July 30, 2012 2:30 PM
Minister of National Development Zsuzsanna Németh conducted discussions with Bernie Ecclestone, manager of the commercial rights of the Formula 1 championship, on the site of the Formula 1 ENI Hungarian Grand Prix.
Legal dispute with AES definitively decided in favour of Hungary - No international regulations violated by the price control imposed on power plants
Ministry of National Development, July 6, 2012 9:12 AM
An award was adopted by ICSID*, World Bank’s dispute resolution forum, in favour of Hungary on 29 June, 2012 in an investment protection dispute started by AES Summit and AES Tisza. The committee that heard the case closed the invalidation proceedings by upholding the September 2010 award of the ICSID arbitration tribunal, which ruled that Hungary had not violated the provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty by regulating power plant prices.