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Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
“We’re Giving Budapest A Future”: Mayor of Budapest Launches Re-Election Campaign
- 12 Feb 2024 6:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest who also leads a leftist opposition party, launched his re-election campaign on Saturday, declaring that he stood for a more European, greener city which stood for greater solidary, values which were associated with a republican form of governance.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.
- 9 Feb 2024 6:15 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Revamp of Budapest’s Downtown Ring Road on Horizon - Plans For Area Also Include Attracting Businesses “Other Than Pubs”
- 9 Feb 2024 7:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Planning for the revamp of a major section of Budapest’s Ring Road linking Petofi Bridge and Margaret Bridge is set to begin this year, with the first stage of the renovation works expected to get under way next year, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
City Park Ice Rink is Now Open
- 8 Feb 2024 1:26 PM
- entertainment
The planned closing date of the Ice Rink is February 25, 2024. The date may change depending on the weather conditions.
Base Rate Cut Down to 10% by National Bank of Hungary
- 31 Jan 2024 9:27 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungarian central bank (NBH) rate-setters cut the base rate by 75 basis points, to 10.00%, at a regular policy meeting.
Deal Done: Public Transport Passes to Remain Valid Throughout Budapest and Agglomeration
- 30 Jan 2024 9:56 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Commuters will continue to benefit from cheap and user-friendly public transport as monthly passes covering Budapest and other parts of the country will be accepted on routes operated by Budapest transport companies, Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, and János Lázár, the transport and construction minister agreed.
Budapest to Get HUF 300 Billion in EU Funding, to Turn Capital into “a Green, Open City of Opportunities”
- 26 Jan 2024 7:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest is set to receive 300 billion forints (EUR 775.8m) in European Union development funding over the coming years, the Mayor’s Office said.
Official: Hungary Aims to Be Among EU's Ten Most Innovative Countries by 2030
- 25 Jan 2024 8:11 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- tech
The government’s aim is for Hungary to be among the EU’s top ten innovative countries by 2030, by tapping the expertise of the country’s eminent scientists, teachers and organisations, the minister of culture and innovation has said.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
“We’re Giving Budapest A Future”: Mayor of Budapest Launches Re-Election Campaign
- 12 Feb 2024 6:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest who also leads a leftist opposition party, launched his re-election campaign on Saturday, declaring that he stood for a more European, greener city which stood for greater solidary, values which were associated with a republican form of governance.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.
- 9 Feb 2024 6:15 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Revamp of Budapest’s Downtown Ring Road on Horizon - Plans For Area Also Include Attracting Businesses “Other Than Pubs”
- 9 Feb 2024 7:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Planning for the revamp of a major section of Budapest’s Ring Road linking Petofi Bridge and Margaret Bridge is set to begin this year, with the first stage of the renovation works expected to get under way next year, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
City Park Ice Rink is Now Open
- 8 Feb 2024 1:26 PM
- entertainment
The planned closing date of the Ice Rink is February 25, 2024. The date may change depending on the weather conditions.
Base Rate Cut Down to 10% by National Bank of Hungary
- 31 Jan 2024 9:27 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungarian central bank (NBH) rate-setters cut the base rate by 75 basis points, to 10.00%, at a regular policy meeting.
Deal Done: Public Transport Passes to Remain Valid Throughout Budapest and Agglomeration
- 30 Jan 2024 9:56 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Commuters will continue to benefit from cheap and user-friendly public transport as monthly passes covering Budapest and other parts of the country will be accepted on routes operated by Budapest transport companies, Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, and János Lázár, the transport and construction minister agreed.
Budapest to Get HUF 300 Billion in EU Funding, to Turn Capital into “a Green, Open City of Opportunities”
- 26 Jan 2024 7:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest is set to receive 300 billion forints (EUR 775.8m) in European Union development funding over the coming years, the Mayor’s Office said.
Official: Hungary Aims to Be Among EU's Ten Most Innovative Countries by 2030
- 25 Jan 2024 8:11 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- tech
The government’s aim is for Hungary to be among the EU’s top ten innovative countries by 2030, by tapping the expertise of the country’s eminent scientists, teachers and organisations, the minister of culture and innovation has said.