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NEW ORLEANS, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Mercedes-Benz of New Orleans, a New Orleans Mercedes-Benz dealer, is proud to announce that Mercedes-Benz is expanding into Eastern Europe with a new factory that was recently constructed in Hungary. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120329/CG79009) Mercedes-Benz's new plant will be located in Kecskemet, Hungary which is roughly 60 miles away from Budapest, Hungary's capital. The plant will offer 3,000 new jobs to the...
KECSKEMET, Hungary, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Daimler started production at its new passenger car plant in Kecskemet today. Passenger cars are now rolling off the assembly line in Hungary less than four years after the location decision was made in summer 2008. Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Plant Manager Frank Klein and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban welcomed around 600 Hungarian and German...
KECSKEMET, Hungary, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Daimler AG sees Mercedes-Benz well on its way to achieving the goals of its 2020 growth strategy and reclaiming the number one position in the premium segment by the end of the decade. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080409/NYW017LOGO ) Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, stated to investors and analysts at the opening of the new plant in Kecskemet,...
HIGH WYCOMBE, United Kingdom, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the world's most dynamic mobile markets, Hungary has a high mobile device penetration, mobile-data-hungry consumers and innovative service providers. Moreover, its government is focused on delivering mobile Internet services to the whole population. Vodafone Hungary, one of the leading service providers in Hungary, is dedicated to offering innovative, reliable mobile services to its customers. Vodafone Hungary...
ANTI-JEWISH SENTIMENT "OFF THE CHARTS" IN HUNGARY, SPAIN AND POLAND NEW YORK, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Anti-Semitic attitudes in ten European countries remain at "disturbingly high levels," according to a new poll from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released today, with large swaths of the population subscribing to classical anti-Semitic notions such as Jews having too much power in business, being more loyal to Israel than their own country, or "talking too...
The first satellites entirely designed and built by Hungary, Poland, and Romania are now orbiting Earth after today’s successful maiden flight of ESA's small Vega launcher. The latest addition to Europe’s versatile family of space launchers, Vega carried nine satellites, seven of them built by European universities. This group of ESA-sponsored educational CubeSats included Goliat from Romania, PW-Sat from Poland and Masat-1 from Hungary. The unique opportunity to launch the first...
BUDAPEST, Hungary, February 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oleg Golovin, a publicist from Hungary has claimed that Brussels "does not accept strong politicians who have an opinion of their own." Golovin said: "The protests today are shaking not only Moscow. The capital of Hungary, Budapest, has not seen so many meetings for quite a long time, especially considering the fact that unlike the general European crisis these rallies are for the current government. "The...
Mobile handset maker Nokia plans to eliminate 4,000 manufacturing jobs in Hungary and Mexico, along with positions in its oldest factory, in Finland, as it shifts manufacturing to Asia, its largest market, reports Diana ben-Aaron for Bloomberg. The cuts of 8 percent of the phone business workforce bring total planned job cuts at the group under Chief Executive Stephen Elop to more than 30,000. Finland-based Nokia said most of the company’s existing production will move to existing...
MAUMEE, Ohio, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE: DAN) announced today the opening of a new distribution center in Gyor, Hungary, marking the first step in the company's plans to establish a global aftermarket distribution network. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/19990903/DANA ) The 65,000-square-foot (6,000-square-meter) facility, which shipped its first order this month, is expected to be fully operational on Feb. 1. The facility will ship and...
ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AMRI (NASDAQ: AMRI), a global contract services organization with services spanning the entire R&D continuum, today announced that as part of its ongoing global operations review to improve efficiency and customer service, it is considering a restructuring of its European operations focused on a reduction of the workforce in the second quarter of 2012 and potential further actions at its Budapest, Hungary operation. As a...
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The Magyar Agár, also known as the Hungarian Greyhound is a hunting breed which originated in Transylvania and Hungary. The breed is a sight hound used for coursing. It is an ancient, elegant breed. The Magyar Agár resembles the Greyhound in its build. It stands 25 to 27 inches high and weighs 49 to 68 pounds. The breed has small button-shaped ears and bright oval eyes. Its coat is smooth and short and can be any variety of color. The breed is generally well-behaved and very...
The Hungarian Vizsla is a hunting breed which originated in Hungary. The breed's ancestors can be traced back to 9th century Hungary; they were a toy breed used by tribesmen to hunt rats. The breed has neared extinction several times in its history, first when they were overrun by Pointers in the 1800s, and then after World War II. They survived and became founders for breeds such as the German Shorthaired Pointer and the Weimaraner. The breed was recognized by the American Kennel Club in...
Whiskered Bats (Myotis mystacinus), and related species, are small European bats with long fur. M. alcathoe is the smallest among the European whiskered bats and uses the highest-frequency echolocation calls of all the European Myotis species. It prefers to hunt in small valleys with deciduous trees and flowing water. Initial records from Greece and Hungary indicate a distribution range in south-eastern Europe. The analysis of morphological, behavioral and especially genetic characters...
