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First 56-Meter-Long CAF Trams Will Start Operating In Budapest Next Spring
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The 56 meter long CAF trams are expected to start running on line nr 1 next spring. Tram drivers are already practising to drive it on simulators. Deputy Mayor Balázs Szeneczey explained during the ceremony that the new, Spanish-made tram is the longest one in the world, it has 86 seats and its passenger capacity is 345.
Winter Festival & Christmas Fair @ Városháza Park, Budapest
- 7 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Since lighting the first candle on the Advent wreath, the Advent in Budapest winter festival and Christmas fair in Városháza Park has been opened. Till 31 December, almost two hundred programmes area awaiting the visitors here as well as at Vörösmarty square and St. Stephen’s square.
Tarlós: Budapest May Accept Nationalisation Of Transport Company BKV
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The city of Budapest is ready to turn cash-strapped transport company BKV over to central government ownership but it will not accede to the nationalisation of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós said on Friday. Government office chief János Lázár said on Thursday that if there is no change in BKV’s long-term financing, he would support efforts by the Prime ...
Juhász Offers To Buy Budapest Council Property
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Fifth District councillor Péter Juhász has made an offer of Ft 139 million to buy a property on Deák tér which the local council plans to sell to a law firm with which it often does business for Ft 79 million. The Together politician has raised the money on Facebook. Juhász hopes to prove that the council will be guilty of misuse of funds if it goes ahead with plans to sell the property at half ...
Budapest To Become European Capital Of Sport In 2019
- 19 Nov 2015 8:33 AM
- sport
Budapest will become the European Capital of Sport in 2019, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) reported on its website. The title has been granted to the city by the European Capitals of Sport Association (ACES). Budapest’s rivals for the honour were Malaga, Yerevan and Valletta. “This title will help attract media attention to Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Summer Games,” MOB cited ...
Updated: Smog Alert In Budapest
- 10 Nov 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Smog alert was cancelled on Tuesday 10 November. A smog alert entered into force on Sunday for the city of Budapest until further notice. As a result, the most polluting cars, fitted with black environmental stickers (pictured), may not use streets between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The restriction does not apply to the M0 motorway nor to those roads linking Nagykovácsi and Remeteszõlõs to the city ...
Budapest Mayor Asks PM For Money For BKV
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós has written to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complaining that if the state does not help Budapest in funding the operations of public transport company BKV, then the cost to passengers will have to be raised five-fold. Tarlós raised the possibility of introducing a registration fee for children and pensioners, who travel free of charge.
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Of The Renewed Nyugati Tér In Budapest
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The refurbished Nyugati tér has been inaugurated. At the ceremony Mayor István Tarlós and Zsófia Hassay, Mayor of Terézváros District have made a speech. After several decades one of the most dense and crowded squares at Nyugati railway station has been renewed, and with that Budapest became richer with yet another cultural, more liveable, and greener public space, said István Tarlós.
A Street In Budapest Has Been Named After Ángel Sanz-Briz, The Angel Of Budapest
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The street named after the Spanish saviour Ángel Sanz-Briz has been inaugurated in Budapest. As a diplomat, Sanz-Briz also known as the Angel of Budapest, saved more than 5000 Jews during the Second world War.
First 56-Meter-Long CAF Trams Will Start Operating In Budapest Next Spring
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The 56 meter long CAF trams are expected to start running on line nr 1 next spring. Tram drivers are already practising to drive it on simulators. Deputy Mayor Balázs Szeneczey explained during the ceremony that the new, Spanish-made tram is the longest one in the world, it has 86 seats and its passenger capacity is 345.
Winter Festival & Christmas Fair @ Városháza Park, Budapest
- 7 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Since lighting the first candle on the Advent wreath, the Advent in Budapest winter festival and Christmas fair in Városháza Park has been opened. Till 31 December, almost two hundred programmes area awaiting the visitors here as well as at Vörösmarty square and St. Stephen’s square.
Tarlós: Budapest May Accept Nationalisation Of Transport Company BKV
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The city of Budapest is ready to turn cash-strapped transport company BKV over to central government ownership but it will not accede to the nationalisation of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós said on Friday. Government office chief János Lázár said on Thursday that if there is no change in BKV’s long-term financing, he would support efforts by the Prime ...
Juhász Offers To Buy Budapest Council Property
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Fifth District councillor Péter Juhász has made an offer of Ft 139 million to buy a property on Deák tér which the local council plans to sell to a law firm with which it often does business for Ft 79 million. The Together politician has raised the money on Facebook. Juhász hopes to prove that the council will be guilty of misuse of funds if it goes ahead with plans to sell the property at half ...
Budapest To Become European Capital Of Sport In 2019
- 19 Nov 2015 8:33 AM
- sport
Budapest will become the European Capital of Sport in 2019, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) reported on its website. The title has been granted to the city by the European Capitals of Sport Association (ACES). Budapest’s rivals for the honour were Malaga, Yerevan and Valletta. “This title will help attract media attention to Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Summer Games,” MOB cited ...
Updated: Smog Alert In Budapest
- 10 Nov 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Smog alert was cancelled on Tuesday 10 November. A smog alert entered into force on Sunday for the city of Budapest until further notice. As a result, the most polluting cars, fitted with black environmental stickers (pictured), may not use streets between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The restriction does not apply to the M0 motorway nor to those roads linking Nagykovácsi and Remeteszõlõs to the city ...
Budapest Mayor Asks PM For Money For BKV
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós has written to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complaining that if the state does not help Budapest in funding the operations of public transport company BKV, then the cost to passengers will have to be raised five-fold. Tarlós raised the possibility of introducing a registration fee for children and pensioners, who travel free of charge.
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Of The Renewed Nyugati Tér In Budapest
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The refurbished Nyugati tér has been inaugurated. At the ceremony Mayor István Tarlós and Zsófia Hassay, Mayor of Terézváros District have made a speech. After several decades one of the most dense and crowded squares at Nyugati railway station has been renewed, and with that Budapest became richer with yet another cultural, more liveable, and greener public space, said István Tarlós.
A Street In Budapest Has Been Named After Ángel Sanz-Briz, The Angel Of Budapest
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The street named after the Spanish saviour Ángel Sanz-Briz has been inaugurated in Budapest. As a diplomat, Sanz-Briz also known as the Angel of Budapest, saved more than 5000 Jews during the Second world War.