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Statue Of Peter Falk Unveiled In Budapest
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
Fifth District Mayor Antal Rogán on Thursday unveiled a life-size bronze statue of American actor Peter Falk on Falk Miksa utca. Falk, who had Hungarian ancestry, is very popular in Hungary for his role as TV detective Lt. Columbo. However, there is no evidence that he was related to Miksa Falk, who was a 19th-century journalist.
Budapest Signs HUF 27bn Tram Contract With CAF
- 6 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The City of Budapest on Wednesday signed a 27-billion-forint contract on the delivery of 37 trams from Spain’s CAF, the mayor’s office told MTI. The contract includes an option for a further 87 trams. CAF was announced the winner of the tender last August.
Memorial Of Bulgarian Market Gardeners Unveiled In Budapest
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A memorial dedicated to Bulgarian market gardeners was inaugurated in Budapest on Monday. In the late 19th and early 20th century, tens of thousands of Bulgarian market gardeners appeared in Hungary to introduce new vegetables and revolutionise gardening with the application of new irrigation technologies. They played a key role in Hungarian vegetable growing for over a century.
Opposition Slams Budapest 2014 Budget Draft Before Vote
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Spending contained in the 2014 draft budget of the Budapest City Council, to be voted on later on Wednesday, is significantly lower than last year and could jeopardise basic services, opposition municipal lawmakers have said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Party's Vice Chairman’s Undeclared Assets Case Still In Focus
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly suggests that the mishandling of public funds in the 18th district of Budapest (in the pre-2010 period) must have given ample opportunity for Socialist luminaries to enrich themselves. A liberal commentator thinks that accusing Fidesz of having an even bigger appetite since then is no answer to the present case in which a leading Socialist politician was caught red handed.
Rock Music Museum Opened In Budapest
- 13 Feb 2014 8:55 AM
- entertainment
Budapest mayor István Tarlós and 13th District mayor József Tóth opened a museum of Hungarian rock music at the Radnóti Miklós Cultural Centre on Thursday. Several members of the great generation of Hungarian pop, who forged careers in the 1960s and 1970s, attended.
Event Report: Far East At Millenáris Park Budapest
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, Far East and Hungarian artists, musicians, as well as sportsmen have greeted the Year of the Horse on February 1st, at the Millenáris. The festival awaited its visitors with kung-fu, traditional Chinese medicine, children programmes, exhibitions, calligraphy, Far East gastronomy, concerts, and movies previously unknown to the Hungarian audience. At the ...
Passenger Test - Runs To Start On 4th Metro In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The authorities have issued an operation permit for the last Metro 4 underground station, the Mayor’s Office said on Tuesday. Now that the Kelenföld station in the south of the city has received the all-clear, all stops are ready for a passenger test-run, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said in a statement.
Budapest Fővám Square Stop On 4th Metro Ready For Service
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
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The authorities have issued an operating permit for the Fővám Square stop of Budapest’s new fourth metro line, now remaining only one stop without a permit, the Mayor’s Office said on Thursday. The Fővám Square stop in central Budapest will serve the Corvinus University, the local Great Market Hall and tram lines.
Statue Of Peter Falk Unveiled In Budapest
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
Fifth District Mayor Antal Rogán on Thursday unveiled a life-size bronze statue of American actor Peter Falk on Falk Miksa utca. Falk, who had Hungarian ancestry, is very popular in Hungary for his role as TV detective Lt. Columbo. However, there is no evidence that he was related to Miksa Falk, who was a 19th-century journalist.
Budapest Signs HUF 27bn Tram Contract With CAF
- 6 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The City of Budapest on Wednesday signed a 27-billion-forint contract on the delivery of 37 trams from Spain’s CAF, the mayor’s office told MTI. The contract includes an option for a further 87 trams. CAF was announced the winner of the tender last August.
Memorial Of Bulgarian Market Gardeners Unveiled In Budapest
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A memorial dedicated to Bulgarian market gardeners was inaugurated in Budapest on Monday. In the late 19th and early 20th century, tens of thousands of Bulgarian market gardeners appeared in Hungary to introduce new vegetables and revolutionise gardening with the application of new irrigation technologies. They played a key role in Hungarian vegetable growing for over a century.
Opposition Slams Budapest 2014 Budget Draft Before Vote
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Spending contained in the 2014 draft budget of the Budapest City Council, to be voted on later on Wednesday, is significantly lower than last year and could jeopardise basic services, opposition municipal lawmakers have said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Party's Vice Chairman’s Undeclared Assets Case Still In Focus
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly suggests that the mishandling of public funds in the 18th district of Budapest (in the pre-2010 period) must have given ample opportunity for Socialist luminaries to enrich themselves. A liberal commentator thinks that accusing Fidesz of having an even bigger appetite since then is no answer to the present case in which a leading Socialist politician was caught red handed.
Rock Music Museum Opened In Budapest
- 13 Feb 2014 8:55 AM
- entertainment
Budapest mayor István Tarlós and 13th District mayor József Tóth opened a museum of Hungarian rock music at the Radnóti Miklós Cultural Centre on Thursday. Several members of the great generation of Hungarian pop, who forged careers in the 1960s and 1970s, attended.
Event Report: Far East At Millenáris Park Budapest
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, Far East and Hungarian artists, musicians, as well as sportsmen have greeted the Year of the Horse on February 1st, at the Millenáris. The festival awaited its visitors with kung-fu, traditional Chinese medicine, children programmes, exhibitions, calligraphy, Far East gastronomy, concerts, and movies previously unknown to the Hungarian audience. At the ...
Passenger Test - Runs To Start On 4th Metro In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The authorities have issued an operation permit for the last Metro 4 underground station, the Mayor’s Office said on Tuesday. Now that the Kelenföld station in the south of the city has received the all-clear, all stops are ready for a passenger test-run, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said in a statement.
Budapest Fővám Square Stop On 4th Metro Ready For Service
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The authorities have issued an operating permit for the Fővám Square stop of Budapest’s new fourth metro line, now remaining only one stop without a permit, the Mayor’s Office said on Thursday. The Fővám Square stop in central Budapest will serve the Corvinus University, the local Great Market Hall and tram lines.