311 result(s) for budapest public transport company
Hungarian Socialists: Fidesz Using ‘Show Trials’ To Increase Popularity
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to increase its popularity. Gergely Bárándy, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee, told a press conference that the embezzlement trial of Miklós Hagyó, in which the former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest was given ...
Former Budapest Vicemayor Gets Suspended Prison Term For Embezzlement
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A court in south-eastern Hungary handed a two-year prison term, suspended for four years, to Miklós Hagyó, Budapest’s former Socialist deputy mayor, on charges of embezzlement. Five other defendants out of a total 15 in the case, initiated under suspicion of major corruption, have similarly been sentenced to suspended prison terms of various lengths.
Stands Move Closer At Talks On Hungarian State Takeover Of Public Transport For Suburban Commuters
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The stands of the sides moved “much closer” at talks between the municipal council of Budapest and the national development ministry on public transport for Hungarians who commute from communities around the capital, the press departments of the two said in a joint statement.
State Taking Over Agglomeration Transport From Budapest
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The state will take over transport services in the agglomeration of Budapest from the municipality and is ready to also take over the suburban HÉV railway, the government office chief, János Lázár told a weekly government press briefing. The government accepts Budapest Mayor István Tarlós’s view that Budapest should only finance services that it is legally obliged to.
Mayor: Budapest Agglomeration Public Transport Funded Until Feb 17
- 11 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
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Public transport services to the agglomeration of Budapest will operate until February 17, when the city’s new municipal budget is scheduled for approval, Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós, said. In talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in December last year it was agreed that Budapest has no obligation to finance transport in the agglomeration area, Tarlós told a press conference.
Agglomeration Services Remain Budapest Transport Centre’s Duty Until 2022
- 28 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The municipality of Budapest is not obliged to provide agglomeration transport services but it is the Budapest transport centre BKK’s duty to organise it until 2022, daily Magyar Idők said on Thursday citing the economy ministry. The financing of Budapest transport company BKV services beyond the city limits will be negotiated between the municipalities of Budapest and Pest County, with the ...
Govt To Finance Electric Buses For Budapest
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
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The economy minister signed a financing agreement with Budapest’s public transport company BKV, under which 20 Hungarian-made electric midibuses and the necessary charger technology will be purchased. Addressing the ceremony, Mihály Varga hailed the beginning of a “new era” in the city’s transport, benefiting “the people of Budapest, Hungarian industry and busmaking”.
Budapest To Spend ‘Necessary Amount’ Of A Rising Revenue Share On Public Transport
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
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The share of the Budapest municipality in revenues will increase at the expense of the capital’s 23 districts but it will have to spend “the necessary amount” rather than a specified ratio of its dues on providing public transport services under a bill of amendment submitted by the government to parliament. The proposal is in the same bill as a proposed cut of the VAT on home construction, which ...
Tarlós: Budapest May Accept Nationalisation Of Transport Company BKV
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
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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 ...
Hungarian Socialists: Fidesz Using ‘Show Trials’ To Increase Popularity
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to increase its popularity. Gergely Bárándy, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee, told a press conference that the embezzlement trial of Miklós Hagyó, in which the former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest was given ...
Former Budapest Vicemayor Gets Suspended Prison Term For Embezzlement
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A court in south-eastern Hungary handed a two-year prison term, suspended for four years, to Miklós Hagyó, Budapest’s former Socialist deputy mayor, on charges of embezzlement. Five other defendants out of a total 15 in the case, initiated under suspicion of major corruption, have similarly been sentenced to suspended prison terms of various lengths.
Stands Move Closer At Talks On Hungarian State Takeover Of Public Transport For Suburban Commuters
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The stands of the sides moved “much closer” at talks between the municipal council of Budapest and the national development ministry on public transport for Hungarians who commute from communities around the capital, the press departments of the two said in a joint statement.
State Taking Over Agglomeration Transport From Budapest
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The state will take over transport services in the agglomeration of Budapest from the municipality and is ready to also take over the suburban HÉV railway, the government office chief, János Lázár told a weekly government press briefing. The government accepts Budapest Mayor István Tarlós’s view that Budapest should only finance services that it is legally obliged to.
Mayor: Budapest Agglomeration Public Transport Funded Until Feb 17
- 11 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Public transport services to the agglomeration of Budapest will operate until February 17, when the city’s new municipal budget is scheduled for approval, Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós, said. In talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in December last year it was agreed that Budapest has no obligation to finance transport in the agglomeration area, Tarlós told a press conference.
Agglomeration Services Remain Budapest Transport Centre’s Duty Until 2022
- 28 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The municipality of Budapest is not obliged to provide agglomeration transport services but it is the Budapest transport centre BKK’s duty to organise it until 2022, daily Magyar Idők said on Thursday citing the economy ministry. The financing of Budapest transport company BKV services beyond the city limits will be negotiated between the municipalities of Budapest and Pest County, with the ...
Govt To Finance Electric Buses For Budapest
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The economy minister signed a financing agreement with Budapest’s public transport company BKV, under which 20 Hungarian-made electric midibuses and the necessary charger technology will be purchased. Addressing the ceremony, Mihály Varga hailed the beginning of a “new era” in the city’s transport, benefiting “the people of Budapest, Hungarian industry and busmaking”.
Budapest To Spend ‘Necessary Amount’ Of A Rising Revenue Share On Public Transport
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The share of the Budapest municipality in revenues will increase at the expense of the capital’s 23 districts but it will have to spend “the necessary amount” rather than a specified ratio of its dues on providing public transport services under a bill of amendment submitted by the government to parliament. The proposal is in the same bill as a proposed cut of the VAT on home construction, which ...
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 ...