564 result(s) for budapest city council
Budapest Metro Restoration Could Cost HUF 30-40 Billion More Than Expected
- 1 Jun 2017 6:00 AM
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Restoration of Budapest’s metro line M3 could cost a staggering HUF 30-40 billion (USD 108-145 million) more than the capital’s HUF 137.5 billion initial budget, according to mno.hu reports based on professional sources at the City Council.
Rat Population Growing In Budapest
- 10 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council will today consider a proposal to devote more than Ft 1.6 billion in 2018-22 to controlling the rat population in Budapest.
Chain Bridge & Castle Tunnel Closure Confirmed
- 7 Apr 2017 10:35 AM
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The iconic Chain Bridge and nearby castle tunnel will be closed for at least two years from this summer due to reconstruction work, Budapest City Council confirmed this week, with costs estimated at Ft 22.3 billion.
Controversy Over Flood Protection For Római Embankment In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- property
Opposition parties and civil groups on Wednesday called on Budapest local council representatives to vote against current plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment in northern Budapest, which environmentalists say would harm the local ecology.
Tolstoy Square Planned At Buda Site
- 23 Feb 2017 7:02 AM
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A public area near the intersection of Németvölgyi út and Bürök utca in the 12th District will be designated a square and named after Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, Budapest city council decided on Wednesday.
Budapest Decides Against Sale Of Rác Baths
- 23 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council discussed the sale of the Rác bath and hotel complex in a public session on Wednesday, rather than a previously planned closed session, due to media outrage. Representatives voted down the suggestion to sell the spa facility to state development bank MFB for Ft 2.2 billion.
Opinion: The Hungarian Opposition Shows Signs Of Life
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Momentum’s victory
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
Comments On Olympic Referendum Initiative
- 20 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Zsolt Borkai, head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB), said that the opposition parties had weakened the capital’s chances of staging the 2024 Games. It is now up to the municipal council to decide whether Budapest intends to stay in the running to host the event, he said.
Economy Ministry Refutes Report On E-Taxis
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
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The Economy Ministry has denied Wednesday’s reports that it would ban all conventional taxis in favour of electric cars by 2023.
Budapest Metro Restoration Could Cost HUF 30-40 Billion More Than Expected
- 1 Jun 2017 6:00 AM
- getting around
Restoration of Budapest’s metro line M3 could cost a staggering HUF 30-40 billion (USD 108-145 million) more than the capital’s HUF 137.5 billion initial budget, according to mno.hu reports based on professional sources at the City Council.
Rat Population Growing In Budapest
- 10 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council will today consider a proposal to devote more than Ft 1.6 billion in 2018-22 to controlling the rat population in Budapest.
Chain Bridge & Castle Tunnel Closure Confirmed
- 7 Apr 2017 10:35 AM
- getting around
The iconic Chain Bridge and nearby castle tunnel will be closed for at least two years from this summer due to reconstruction work, Budapest City Council confirmed this week, with costs estimated at Ft 22.3 billion.
Controversy Over Flood Protection For Római Embankment In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- property
Opposition parties and civil groups on Wednesday called on Budapest local council representatives to vote against current plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment in northern Budapest, which environmentalists say would harm the local ecology.
Tolstoy Square Planned At Buda Site
- 23 Feb 2017 7:02 AM
- getting around
A public area near the intersection of Németvölgyi út and Bürök utca in the 12th District will be designated a square and named after Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, Budapest city council decided on Wednesday.
Budapest Decides Against Sale Of Rác Baths
- 23 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council discussed the sale of the Rác bath and hotel complex in a public session on Wednesday, rather than a previously planned closed session, due to media outrage. Representatives voted down the suggestion to sell the spa facility to state development bank MFB for Ft 2.2 billion.
Opinion: The Hungarian Opposition Shows Signs Of Life
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Momentum’s victory
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
The major news of the day is the overwhelming success of Momentum’s signature drive for a referendum on holding the 2024 Olympic Games in Budapest. They needed 138,000 signatures; they collected 266,151. Although the young leaders of the movement don’t seem to be overly grateful, about 60,000 of these signatures were collected by political parties on the left. LMP and ...
Comments On Olympic Referendum Initiative
- 20 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Zsolt Borkai, head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB), said that the opposition parties had weakened the capital’s chances of staging the 2024 Games. It is now up to the municipal council to decide whether Budapest intends to stay in the running to host the event, he said.
Economy Ministry Refutes Report On E-Taxis
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Economy Ministry has denied Wednesday’s reports that it would ban all conventional taxis in favour of electric cars by 2023.


















