564 result(s) for budapest city council
Budapest General Assembly Approves City Park Building Regulations
- 30 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest City Council’s general assembly on Monday approved the building regulations for the City Park which includes a project to establish a museum quarter. The Liget Budapest project based on a government programme will involve setting up museums for fine arts, architecture, ethnography, music and photography by making use of the museum buildings already in the area and building five new ...
OTP To Lend Budapest HUF 20 Billion
- 26 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Online daily napi.hu reports that Budapest has signed six loan agreements with the OTP Bank for a total of HUF 20 billion (USD 89 million), proceeds of which are to be used to help fill a huge hole in the city budget this year.
World Industrial Design Day 2014 Celebrated In Budapest
- 24 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Icsid (Industrial Council of Societies of Industrial Design) first announced the World Industrial Design Day on its 50th anniversary, on 29th June 2007 with the aim of promoting design and its role in everyday life. Reflecting on this year’s topic „Renew ID”, the Hungarian Design Council invited Maarten Hendriks, Dutch designer, the creator and leader of the Eindhoven-based Founded By All ...
Hungary's President János Áder Signs Local Elections Act
- 18 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is asking the fundamental rights ombudsman to send the new local council election law to the Constitutional Court for a review after President János Áder signed it yesterday.
Govt Backs Reconstruction Of Metro Line 3 In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government in March this year undertook a guarantee for the reconstruction of Budapest's third metro line and supports the project, regional news portal delmagyar.hu said, citing cabinet chief János Lázár.
Hungary’s President Áder Signs Municipal Election, Ad Tax Laws
- 17 Jun 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has signed an amendment containing changes to the local election system under which Budapest’s city council will comprise the mayor of Budapest, 23 district mayors and 9 members from election lists rather than directly elected councillors.
Speaker Of Hungarian Parliament Kövér Envisages More Predictable Government
- 10 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A “steadier and more predictable” government is to be expected in the next four years, alongside with a slower pace of legislation, László Kövér, the parliamentary speaker, told MTI. The current international economic environment and the pick-up in Hungary’s growth rate will underpin more predictable governmental operations, he said in the interview, adding he trusted that “external factors will ...
Hungary’s Socialists To Appeal Against Municipal Election Changes
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party will appeal to the Constitutional Court and to the ombudsman over changes to the municipal election system in Budapest as proposed by the ruling Fidesz party. Csaba Horváth, Socialist group leader of the capital, told reporters that his party will work to prevent the planned changes from taking effect.
Hungary’s Socialists Mulling Candidates For Leadership
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several names have emerged as possible candidates to succeed Attila Mesterházy as the leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Mesterházy resigned from the post on Thursday and said he would stay away from party elections. He said he would assume full responsibility for his party’s crushing defeats in the general and EP elections.
Budapest General Assembly Approves City Park Building Regulations
- 30 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest City Council’s general assembly on Monday approved the building regulations for the City Park which includes a project to establish a museum quarter. The Liget Budapest project based on a government programme will involve setting up museums for fine arts, architecture, ethnography, music and photography by making use of the museum buildings already in the area and building five new ...
OTP To Lend Budapest HUF 20 Billion
- 26 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Online daily napi.hu reports that Budapest has signed six loan agreements with the OTP Bank for a total of HUF 20 billion (USD 89 million), proceeds of which are to be used to help fill a huge hole in the city budget this year.
World Industrial Design Day 2014 Celebrated In Budapest
- 24 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Icsid (Industrial Council of Societies of Industrial Design) first announced the World Industrial Design Day on its 50th anniversary, on 29th June 2007 with the aim of promoting design and its role in everyday life. Reflecting on this year’s topic „Renew ID”, the Hungarian Design Council invited Maarten Hendriks, Dutch designer, the creator and leader of the Eindhoven-based Founded By All ...
Hungary's President János Áder Signs Local Elections Act
- 18 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is asking the fundamental rights ombudsman to send the new local council election law to the Constitutional Court for a review after President János Áder signed it yesterday.
Govt Backs Reconstruction Of Metro Line 3 In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government in March this year undertook a guarantee for the reconstruction of Budapest's third metro line and supports the project, regional news portal delmagyar.hu said, citing cabinet chief János Lázár.
Hungary’s President Áder Signs Municipal Election, Ad Tax Laws
- 17 Jun 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has signed an amendment containing changes to the local election system under which Budapest’s city council will comprise the mayor of Budapest, 23 district mayors and 9 members from election lists rather than directly elected councillors.
Speaker Of Hungarian Parliament Kövér Envisages More Predictable Government
- 10 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A “steadier and more predictable” government is to be expected in the next four years, alongside with a slower pace of legislation, László Kövér, the parliamentary speaker, told MTI. The current international economic environment and the pick-up in Hungary’s growth rate will underpin more predictable governmental operations, he said in the interview, adding he trusted that “external factors will ...
Hungary’s Socialists To Appeal Against Municipal Election Changes
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party will appeal to the Constitutional Court and to the ombudsman over changes to the municipal election system in Budapest as proposed by the ruling Fidesz party. Csaba Horváth, Socialist group leader of the capital, told reporters that his party will work to prevent the planned changes from taking effect.
Hungary’s Socialists Mulling Candidates For Leadership
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several names have emerged as possible candidates to succeed Attila Mesterházy as the leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Mesterházy resigned from the post on Thursday and said he would stay away from party elections. He said he would assume full responsibility for his party’s crushing defeats in the general and EP elections.


















