1,310 result(s) for budapest council
Nearly 1,000 EU - Financed Development Projects Delayed
- 4 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- business
A total of 962 development projects co-financed by the European Union are currently delayed, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing cabinet office information, the paper said that at the end of the third quarter the state sector and local councils were 150 billion forints (EUR 480m) behind schedule in taking up EU monies.
Cogwheel Could Go To Széll Kálmán Tér In Budapest
- 3 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
The 12th District council and the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) agreed on Monday to upgrade and extend the cogwheel rail line from its current terminus at the Szent János hospital to Széll Kálmán tér. BKK strategy and innovation director Zoltán Nyúl said plans are being drawn up to extend the cogwheel line, which carries passengers up to the hills of Buda, to Széll Kálmán tér beginning in 2017 ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Antony Hamilton Projects (AUS), Trafó Budapest, 29 - 30 October
- 30 Oct 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
The show comprises stroboscopic effects inadvisable for pregnant women, epileptic people or ones who have pace maker.
A post-apocalyptic world. A black hole into which all humanity and colour has vanished. These are just a few of the associations that arise with the images that enable Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton to completely mesmerize his audience in the impressive performance ...
A post-apocalyptic world. A black hole into which all humanity and colour has vanished. These are just a few of the associations that arise with the images that enable Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton to completely mesmerize his audience in the impressive performance ...
World Science Forum In Budapest Next Week
- 29 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
The scientific world will direct its attention towards Budapest next week as the biannual World Science Forum conference takes place at the Academy of Sciences. Nobel Prize scientists from more than 100 countries will attend, along with science policy decision makers from the EU. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and EU Culture and Education Commissioner Tibor Navracsics will open the forum on November ...
DK Wants To Name Square In Budapest After Göncz
- 22 Oct 2015 9:10 AM
- getting around
Democratic Coalition councillor Erzsébet Gy. Németh is suggesting that Nyugati tér be renamed in honour of former president Árpád Göncz, who died on October 6. The city council will vote on her proposal next week. Németh argues that Göncz should be honoured for his “unswerving political moral standing”. Göncz’s funeral is scheduled for November 6.
US Ambassador To Hungary: Strong Europe In America’s Interest
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States needs Europe to be strong and the same is true the other way round, the US ambassador to Hungary said in Budapest. Colleen Bell told a Hungarian Atlantic Council conference that it is in America’s interest that Europe should be successful. Among current challenges facing NATO, she highlighted the Ukraine crisis which she said had developed as a result of “Russian military ...
Budapest District Files Complaint Over Neglected Socialist Centre
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The council of Budapest’s District 8 has filed a criminal complaint concerning the neglected former headquarters of the Socialist Party in II János Pál square (formerly Köztársaság sq). The municipality said that the derelict building was a hazard and called for an investigation into the responsibility of the owners.
OktóberPest TangoFest, 1 - 4 October
- 30 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Dancers from Hungary and abroad present the modern, living face of tango, embracing all its possibilities, associations and styles. Besides the classic form as it is still danced today, we will be introduced to nuevo tango, neo-tango, contact tango, contemporary tango and more... just as the music ranges from classic tango, through the works of Piazzolla to today's modern version.
Nearly 1,000 EU - Financed Development Projects Delayed
- 4 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- business
A total of 962 development projects co-financed by the European Union are currently delayed, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing cabinet office information, the paper said that at the end of the third quarter the state sector and local councils were 150 billion forints (EUR 480m) behind schedule in taking up EU monies.
Cogwheel Could Go To Széll Kálmán Tér In Budapest
- 3 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- getting around
The 12th District council and the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) agreed on Monday to upgrade and extend the cogwheel rail line from its current terminus at the Szent János hospital to Széll Kálmán tér. BKK strategy and innovation director Zoltán Nyúl said plans are being drawn up to extend the cogwheel line, which carries passengers up to the hills of Buda, to Széll Kálmán tér beginning in 2017 ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Antony Hamilton Projects (AUS), Trafó Budapest, 29 - 30 October
- 30 Oct 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
The show comprises stroboscopic effects inadvisable for pregnant women, epileptic people or ones who have pace maker.
A post-apocalyptic world. A black hole into which all humanity and colour has vanished. These are just a few of the associations that arise with the images that enable Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton to completely mesmerize his audience in the impressive performance ...
A post-apocalyptic world. A black hole into which all humanity and colour has vanished. These are just a few of the associations that arise with the images that enable Australian choreographer Antony Hamilton to completely mesmerize his audience in the impressive performance ...
World Science Forum In Budapest Next Week
- 29 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
The scientific world will direct its attention towards Budapest next week as the biannual World Science Forum conference takes place at the Academy of Sciences. Nobel Prize scientists from more than 100 countries will attend, along with science policy decision makers from the EU. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and EU Culture and Education Commissioner Tibor Navracsics will open the forum on November ...
DK Wants To Name Square In Budapest After Göncz
- 22 Oct 2015 9:10 AM
- getting around
Democratic Coalition councillor Erzsébet Gy. Németh is suggesting that Nyugati tér be renamed in honour of former president Árpád Göncz, who died on October 6. The city council will vote on her proposal next week. Németh argues that Göncz should be honoured for his “unswerving political moral standing”. Göncz’s funeral is scheduled for November 6.
US Ambassador To Hungary: Strong Europe In America’s Interest
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States needs Europe to be strong and the same is true the other way round, the US ambassador to Hungary said in Budapest. Colleen Bell told a Hungarian Atlantic Council conference that it is in America’s interest that Europe should be successful. Among current challenges facing NATO, she highlighted the Ukraine crisis which she said had developed as a result of “Russian military ...
Budapest District Files Complaint Over Neglected Socialist Centre
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The council of Budapest’s District 8 has filed a criminal complaint concerning the neglected former headquarters of the Socialist Party in II János Pál square (formerly Köztársaság sq). The municipality said that the derelict building was a hazard and called for an investigation into the responsibility of the owners.
OktóberPest TangoFest, 1 - 4 October
- 30 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Dancers from Hungary and abroad present the modern, living face of tango, embracing all its possibilities, associations and styles. Besides the classic form as it is still danced today, we will be introduced to nuevo tango, neo-tango, contact tango, contemporary tango and more... just as the music ranges from classic tango, through the works of Piazzolla to today's modern version.