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You have 82.97% of this article left to read Lecture du Monde en cours sur un autre appareil Vous pouvez lire Le Monde sur un seul appareil à la fois Ce message s’affichera sur l’autre appareil Parce qu’une autre personne (ou vous) est en train de lire Le Monde avec ce compte sur un autre appareil Vous ne pouvez lire Le Monde que sur un seul appareil à la fois (ordinateur En cliquant sur « Continuer à lire ici » et en vous assurant que vous êtes la seule personne à consulter Le Monde avec ce compte Que se passera-t-il si vous continuez à lire ici Ce dernier restera connecté avec ce compte Vous pouvez vous connecter avec votre compte sur autant d’appareils que vous le souhaitez mais en les utilisant à des moments différents Nous vous conseillons de modifier votre mot de passe Votre abonnement n’autorise pas la lecture de cet article merci de contacter notre service commercial Work on Hungary’s M4 motorway continues to progress with its 29.5 km-long easternmost section under construction Starting at the junction with the M35 motorway the M4 will pass the town of Berettyóújfalu and the village of Nagykereki before reaching the Hungarian-Romanian border The M35 is also under construction and will run 68.8 km from the country’s second largest city The entire section of road covered by the project is built on a new alignment and located in Hajdú-Bihar county the new section of the M4 will be a paved dual carriageway with two lanes in each direction a design speed of 130 km/h and a width of 26.6 m on river bridges along the route Grade-separated junctions with three other roads – main road number 47 and two lower-class roads – are to be built as part of the section near Berettyóújfalu) and one border crossing point (at Nagykereki) will also be set up the latter can be turned into a service area with a petrol station and high-capacity car and lorry park Other ancillary facilities developed under the project include an axle-load weighing station a motorway operation and maintenance centre and a police station for both the M4 and the M35 These will be located around Berettyóújfalu a state-of-the-art intelligent transport system will be installed to cover the entire section of road It will encompass a traffic counting system traffic information boards with digital displays and a video camera network As the land on which the motorway is being built is flat and given the high groundwater levels observed during the design and preparation phase the extensive presence of inland waterways and poor natural drainage of precipitation most of the road will on top of an embankment of at least 2 m high a stable road base and resilience to the effects of climate change the M4 will have a total length of 233 km the ring road around Hungary’s capital seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county where it will include a junction with the M8 motorway it will connect with Romania’s A3 motorway which is planned to run for 603 km past a number of major cities The project thus makes an important contribution to ensuring a modern and fast road transport link between the two capitals Total investment for the project “M4 motorway between Berettyóújfalu and Nagykereki with the EU’s Cohesion Fund contributing EUR 264 965 201 through the “Integrated Transport” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “Network infrastructures in transport and energy” NFM Közlekedési Operatív Programokért Felelős Helyettes Államtitkárság National Infrastructure Development Company (NIF) This article was published more than 13 years ago Kalman Kovacs's love of learning was evident at a young age he decided to begin using his middle name of Kalman and declared to any questioning teacher that it was how he would henceforth be known a tale Kalman liked to recount with mischievous delight While his father cautioned him that a musical career could be a difficult path and entered the Zoltan Kodaly Conservatory of Music in Debrecen at 14 He subsequently graduated from the Faculty of Music at the University of Debrecen and by 22 he was teaching at a music school in Berettyoujfalu who had launched a practice in Berettyoujfalu They soon fell in love but decided not to marry as they were considering leaving Hungary; it was well known that the regime would not permit married couples to vacation outside the country After obtaining one-month exit visas for separate destinations Kalman and Judit left without even telling their families of their plans Both qualified as refugees in Vienna and found work in their respective fields but worried that Austria was still too close to the aggressive Soviet Union Upon being accepted as immigrants to Canada they married and flew to Edmonton in mid-1975 As their professional credentials were accorded no weight by the provincial regulatory bodies Although teaching provided his primary income Kalman never denied students who couldn't afford lessons lessons were not always about music: "Sometimes we just talked instead of me playing songs for him I learned so much from him and consider myself very fortunate to have had him for my teacher." 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions the Bihar Thermal Resort in Berettyóújfalu celebrated its grand inauguration marking a significant addition to Hungary’s wellness destinations officially earning the prestigious designation of a Hungarian thermal spa According to the thermal resort’s official page now officially recognised as a thermal spa has a rich history dating back to 1927 when its first pool was built alongside the “Leventehouse” (now the Zoltán Nadányi Cultural Centre) The spa expanded in the 1960s and 1970s with the addition of two new pools including a medicinal water relaxation pool and a children’s pool Significant upgrades were made in 1995 with the addition of a 25-metre whirlpool the operator renovated the main pool area and added new amenities for visitors A development project in 2009 further transformed the spa adding five new pools and various leisure and sports facilities As HAON reports Berettyóújfalu celebrates the town’s day on 23 May commemorating the receipt of a letter of privilege from Transylvanian prince Gábor Báthory in 1608 The annual celebration features a variety of events This year’s council meeting was particularly special the Bihar Thermal Resort will bear the official title of a thermal spa making it the newest Hungarian thermal spa According to a statement from the company operating the spa, a recent government decision concludes a multi-year process of renewing and expanding the former swimming pool and beach bath funded by a HUF 3.5 billion (EUR 9.1 million) development supported by the Hungarian state included the addition of a medical section The local government secured new medical equipment through a fresh tender allowing the medical department to commence operations this year The professional expertise of the University of Debrecen’s hospital also supports this project Péter Zámbori, the spa operator, announced that the Hungarian thermal spa complex is now complete with the addition of a modern medical centre, making it a regional spa Further developments include the opening of the Bihar Thermal Resort caravan camping site in May and ongoing hotel development projects associated with the Hungarian thermal spa and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list SupportUs Newsletter © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved