46 result(s) for orban in Property
Hungarian Cabinet Backs Down From Plans To Allow Gigantic Mosque To Be Built In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian government has backed down from earlier plans to allow a gigantic Turkish-funded mosque to be built in the capital Budapest’s District X. Despite the plan winning over the support of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in May, Bence Rétvári, State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources, has now said in a statement that the cabinet will not give the scheme the go-ahead because “the ...
Opposition DK, PM Parties Savage Budapest Várkert Bazár Restoration
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Shoddy construction and nepotism are the main features of the statebacked project to restore the royal garden pavilions at the foot of Castle Hill in Budapest, according to opposition parties that slammed the project. The neo-Renaissance Várkert Bazár, designed by iconic Hungarian architect Miklós Ybl in 1883, was closed off in 1984 and remained in an appalling state of repair until a project to ...
Budapest Corvinus University Feared To Lose Campus In Alleged Sell -Off
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Students and staff of Budapest Corvinus University (BCE) held a forum at the university’s western Budapest campus, in response to press reports raising fears about the sale of several Corvinus campus buildings. The university said it had no official information about government plans concerning any restructuring at Corvinus, but it would defend the unity of the institution if such plans were ...
Hungary To Complete Aquatics Championships Construction In Double Time
- 19 May 2015 9:02 AM
- property
"Time constraints and other obstacles can be resolved through joint effort", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Dagály swimming centre in Budapest, to be built for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Less than 800 days are left for the construction of the facilities, but Hungary should prove that it can complete the project in two years instead of four, ...
Government Supports The Development Of Budapest Zoo
- 13 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- property
The government provides a twenty-five billion forint subsidy for the new area of Budapest Zoo, to be called the Pannon Park, pronounced Mayor István Tarlós, Zoltán Kovács government spokesperson and Miklós Persányi, director general of the Zoo, at the press conference.
No Money For City Park Project In Budapest
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The 2015 budget earmarks only Ft 8.8 million for the large-scale museum construction project in the City Park, Népszabadság reports. There is a 50% chance that the project can start next year, culture state secretary Péter Hoppál told ATV on Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Parliament To Rewrite FX Loan Contracts
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
In their commentaries on the Constitutional Court’s verdict on forex loans, analysts from across the political spectrum agree that it is the government’s responsibility to help indebted families. It is, however, unclear how loans denominated in foreign currencies could be converted into Forint credits without severe economic consequences.
Ybl Year Honouring Great Hungarian Architect To Feature 200 Programmes
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Great Hungarian 19th-century architect Miklós Ybl (1814-1891) will be celebrated with about 200 programmes in 2014, to mark his birth bicentenary, officials in charge of the programme told a press conference on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Kúria Rules Forex Based Mortgage Loans Valid
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
A pro-government daily accuses the top court of siding with banks, avoiding relevant questions and undermining public faith in the courts, while the leading opposition daily says the story is far from over and suspects that this resolution is exactly what the government hoped for.
Hungarian Cabinet Backs Down From Plans To Allow Gigantic Mosque To Be Built In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian government has backed down from earlier plans to allow a gigantic Turkish-funded mosque to be built in the capital Budapest’s District X. Despite the plan winning over the support of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in May, Bence Rétvári, State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources, has now said in a statement that the cabinet will not give the scheme the go-ahead because “the ...
Opposition DK, PM Parties Savage Budapest Várkert Bazár Restoration
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Shoddy construction and nepotism are the main features of the statebacked project to restore the royal garden pavilions at the foot of Castle Hill in Budapest, according to opposition parties that slammed the project. The neo-Renaissance Várkert Bazár, designed by iconic Hungarian architect Miklós Ybl in 1883, was closed off in 1984 and remained in an appalling state of repair until a project to ...
Budapest Corvinus University Feared To Lose Campus In Alleged Sell -Off
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Students and staff of Budapest Corvinus University (BCE) held a forum at the university’s western Budapest campus, in response to press reports raising fears about the sale of several Corvinus campus buildings. The university said it had no official information about government plans concerning any restructuring at Corvinus, but it would defend the unity of the institution if such plans were ...
Hungary To Complete Aquatics Championships Construction In Double Time
- 19 May 2015 9:02 AM
- property
"Time constraints and other obstacles can be resolved through joint effort", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Dagály swimming centre in Budapest, to be built for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Less than 800 days are left for the construction of the facilities, but Hungary should prove that it can complete the project in two years instead of four, ...
Government Supports The Development Of Budapest Zoo
- 13 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- property
The government provides a twenty-five billion forint subsidy for the new area of Budapest Zoo, to be called the Pannon Park, pronounced Mayor István Tarlós, Zoltán Kovács government spokesperson and Miklós Persányi, director general of the Zoo, at the press conference.
No Money For City Park Project In Budapest
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- property
The 2015 budget earmarks only Ft 8.8 million for the large-scale museum construction project in the City Park, Népszabadság reports. There is a 50% chance that the project can start next year, culture state secretary Péter Hoppál told ATV on Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Parliament To Rewrite FX Loan Contracts
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
In their commentaries on the Constitutional Court’s verdict on forex loans, analysts from across the political spectrum agree that it is the government’s responsibility to help indebted families. It is, however, unclear how loans denominated in foreign currencies could be converted into Forint credits without severe economic consequences.
Ybl Year Honouring Great Hungarian Architect To Feature 200 Programmes
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Great Hungarian 19th-century architect Miklós Ybl (1814-1891) will be celebrated with about 200 programmes in 2014, to mark his birth bicentenary, officials in charge of the programme told a press conference on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Kúria Rules Forex Based Mortgage Loans Valid
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
A pro-government daily accuses the top court of siding with banks, avoiding relevant questions and undermining public faith in the courts, while the leading opposition daily says the story is far from over and suspects that this resolution is exactly what the government hoped for.