443 result(s) for budapest district mayor
Green Groups Welcome Decision Not To Build On Normafa Hill
- 30 May 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
Green groups have welcomed a decision by Zoltán Pokorni, the Fidesz mayor of Budapest’s leafy 12th district in Buda, not to go ahead with a project to build a skiing centre on Normafa hill, a popular place for hikers. The Normafa Nature Coalition, which includes Greenpeace Hungary and WWF Hungary, noted in a statement that Pokorni had ruled out the project, which included a piste and various ...
Budapest District Council Sells Landmark To Mellow Mood Group
- 22 May 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The local council of Budapest’s 5th district has sold the landmark Párizsi Udvar building near the Danube for 2.1 billion forints (EUR 6.9m) to Mellow Mood Group, which operates a luxury hotel in the neighbouring Klotild Palace. District mayor Antal Rogán said the local council lacked the several billions of forints required to renovate the building.
Hungary’s Supreme Court Kúria Acquits Former Budapest District Leaders
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, acquitted on Tuesday the former mayor and his deputy of abusing their office. The two former officials, Socialist Mayor Gyula Molnár of the 11th district and Imre Lakos, his Free Democrat deputy, were accused of attempting to sell a valuable property owned by the local council to a private company without a public tender in 2006.
Indictment In Budapest Andrássy Ave Property Case
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The Municipal Chief Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against 13 former district government officials and the former deputy notary in connection with the sale of a prestigious property on Andrássy Avenue, a World Heritage Site, in 2004, the Budapest chief prosecutor told MTI.
Top Court Rejects Complaint Over Margaret Island In Budapest
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court has rejected a constitutional complaint lodged by a Budapest district council concerning authority over Margaret Island, according to the ruling posted on the court’s website on Tuesday.
Opposition Calls On Rogán To Account For “Luxuries”
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz parliamentary leader Antal Rogán should explain how he can afford his “luxuries” which exceed his legal income, the left-of-centre Unity alliance said.
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
Budapest Spring Festival Opens
- 24 Mar 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition entitled Painters in the Mirror, compiled from Hungarian self-portraits taken from the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, kicked off the 34th Budapest Spring Festival at the Museum of History on Friday.
Green Groups Welcome Decision Not To Build On Normafa Hill
- 30 May 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
Green groups have welcomed a decision by Zoltán Pokorni, the Fidesz mayor of Budapest’s leafy 12th district in Buda, not to go ahead with a project to build a skiing centre on Normafa hill, a popular place for hikers. The Normafa Nature Coalition, which includes Greenpeace Hungary and WWF Hungary, noted in a statement that Pokorni had ruled out the project, which included a piste and various ...
Budapest District Council Sells Landmark To Mellow Mood Group
- 22 May 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The local council of Budapest’s 5th district has sold the landmark Párizsi Udvar building near the Danube for 2.1 billion forints (EUR 6.9m) to Mellow Mood Group, which operates a luxury hotel in the neighbouring Klotild Palace. District mayor Antal Rogán said the local council lacked the several billions of forints required to renovate the building.
Hungary’s Supreme Court Kúria Acquits Former Budapest District Leaders
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, acquitted on Tuesday the former mayor and his deputy of abusing their office. The two former officials, Socialist Mayor Gyula Molnár of the 11th district and Imre Lakos, his Free Democrat deputy, were accused of attempting to sell a valuable property owned by the local council to a private company without a public tender in 2006.
Indictment In Budapest Andrássy Ave Property Case
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The Municipal Chief Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against 13 former district government officials and the former deputy notary in connection with the sale of a prestigious property on Andrássy Avenue, a World Heritage Site, in 2004, the Budapest chief prosecutor told MTI.
Top Court Rejects Complaint Over Margaret Island In Budapest
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court has rejected a constitutional complaint lodged by a Budapest district council concerning authority over Margaret Island, according to the ruling posted on the court’s website on Tuesday.
Opposition Calls On Rogán To Account For “Luxuries”
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz parliamentary leader Antal Rogán should explain how he can afford his “luxuries” which exceed his legal income, the left-of-centre Unity alliance said.
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
Budapest Spring Festival Opens
- 24 Mar 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition entitled Painters in the Mirror, compiled from Hungarian self-portraits taken from the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, kicked off the 34th Budapest Spring Festival at the Museum of History on Friday.