2001 (English) Republic of Hungary Basic Facts The History of Hungary Hungaryâs Weather and Air Quality Background Pollution Values Atmospheric Gases Precipitation Hungaryâs Weather in 1996 Unseasonable Weather in Hungary Weather Records in Hungary Heavy Rains, Snowfall and Showers From the Chronicles Hail Heavy Snows Floods Wind and Tornadoes Years of Drought From the Chronicles Variation in Groundwater Levels The Unseasonable Snows of Early November 1995 Unusual events in 1996 Natural Thermometers Natural Clocks Hungary and the European Union 1. The Environmental Policy of the European Union 2. Hungaryâs Environmental Policy and Environmental Law and Order 3. Hungaryâs Accession to the European Union Free Flow of People Within the European Union Hungarian Employees in the Member States of the European Union Migration Into Hungary 1. Conditions for Cooperation in Internal Affairs and Justice 2. Cooperation Between Hungary and the European Union in the Areas of Internal Affairs and Justice 3. Key Issues of Internal Affairs and Justice Cooperation 4. The Status of the Accession Negotiations Concerning Internal and Justice Affairs Agreements Regulating Trade between Hungary and the EU Trends in Foreign Trade in Goods in 1999 Most Important Trade Partners Key Product Groups Trends in Foreign Trade in the First Ten Months of 2000 Hungary and the World Economy Some Major Indices of the World Economy International Demographic Data Agriculture Raw Materials Industry Trade and Finance Transportation National Economy Economic Processes Main Indices of the Hungarian Economy Foreign capital investment in Hungary until late 1996 Agriculture Transport Trade Hungarian Space Research Office The Past Two Years of Hungarian Tourism Environmental Protection in Hungary Budapest for EU Accession Hungarian State, Society, Politics Political Developments Politlcal Institutions The Government Ministries The Political System and Parties Independent State-run Organizations Local Government Councils Two and a Half Years of Parliament Parties represented in Parliament Political groups in the National Assembly Parties not in Parliament Trade Union Headquarters The Hungarian Customs and Finance Guardâs Preparations for Hungaryâs Integration with Europe Defence SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY The Status of Hungaryâs Defence The Budget Weapons History of Defence-related Legislation Agreements and the Distribution of Forces Education, Culture, Science The Cultural Heritage Hungaryâs Artistic Output at Home and Worldwide Subsidization of Research and Development on the Verge of a Breakthrough Nobel Prize Winners of Hungarian Nationality and Descent Sports Hungarian Olympic Champions,1896-1996 Hungarian Sport in the Mirror of the 2000 Olympic Games Sports, Youth, and Drugs