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Best Café Terraces In Budapest
- 28 Apr 2016 12:55 PM
- entertainment
One of the best things about spring time in Budapest is that we can finally have our coffees on the café terraces while enjoying the warm weather. Fortunately, there are lots of cafés in Budapest that come with a terrace, so now that the weather is warmer, your only challenge will be to find your favorite spot. But don’t worry: we put together a list with some great café terraces in Budapest so ...
Budapest Council Supports Metro Line Upgrade
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest city council on Wednesday supported a contract between public transport company BKV and the Development Ministry on upgrading the M3 metro line with 28 affirmative votes and one abstention. The overall cost of the project on the north-south Pest line is Ft 139.5 billion.
City Council Cuts Budapest Festival Orchestra Funding By HUF 200 M
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest general assembly voted to cut funding for the internationally celebrated Budapest Festival Orchestra from last year’s 260 million forints (EUR 840,000) to 60 million forints. Budapest Deputy Mayor Alexandra Szalay- Bobrovniczky said in the debate on the orchestra’s funding that it receives a significant amount of state support alongside the money it gets from the city.
Rosalia – Rosé & Sparkling Wine Festival, City Park, 6 – 8 May
- 27 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- food & drink
The event organisers sent us the following to keep Xpats in the loop: Rosé and sparkling wines, an easy-going welcome of summer, street food and live concerts in the most famous park of Budapest. Rosalia Festival has become a tradition. Thousands of people meet in May to welcome the upcoming summer with a few glasses of rosé and/or sparkling wine. You can taste all kinds of wines from light ...
Cabinet To Examine Further Tightening Sanctions Against Illegal Taxis
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday will consider the option of introducing further sanctions against illegal taxi services, and it will also examine whether the taxi payment system should be electronically connected to the tax office, the National Development Ministry said on Tuesday, reacting to news of a demonstration held in Budapest by taxi drivers against Uber.
Xpat Opinion: Metro Bribe For Former Socialist PM?
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Idők accuses former Socialist Prime inister Péter Medgyessy’s consultancy company of receiving 600 thousand Euros from Alstom. The French company sold a fleet of underground railway carriages to Budapest under the previous, left-liberal administration.
Budapest Taxis To Block Roads In New Protest
- 26 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- getting around
The Lánchíd bridge was blocked by demonstrating taxis this morning. Approximately 1,000 Hungarian taxis are expected to close the main roads of Budapest today in a demonstration against ride-sharing services, which they claim still operate unlawfully in the capital because of lack of effective government action, according to reports.
The World Of Gastronomy Is Watching Budapest
- 26 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Thanks to the outstanding teamwork within the professional community, Budapest is preparing for the Bocuse d’Or European Selection, the competition of world's top chefs, an event that promises to further boost the development of Hungarian gastronomy. The Bocuse d'Or European Selection will also have a number of exciting features that neither the audience nor participants will ever have seen ...
More Than 600 Turn Out To Protest Liget Budapest Project
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 600 people took part in a demonstration yesterday to protest plans to transform Városliget (City Park) into a museum quarter, and protest organizers said the area should instead be turned into a “real park”, according to a press release issued by Greenpeace and “Ligetvédők”
Best Café Terraces In Budapest
- 28 Apr 2016 12:55 PM
- entertainment
One of the best things about spring time in Budapest is that we can finally have our coffees on the café terraces while enjoying the warm weather. Fortunately, there are lots of cafés in Budapest that come with a terrace, so now that the weather is warmer, your only challenge will be to find your favorite spot. But don’t worry: we put together a list with some great café terraces in Budapest so ...
Budapest Council Supports Metro Line Upgrade
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest city council on Wednesday supported a contract between public transport company BKV and the Development Ministry on upgrading the M3 metro line with 28 affirmative votes and one abstention. The overall cost of the project on the north-south Pest line is Ft 139.5 billion.
City Council Cuts Budapest Festival Orchestra Funding By HUF 200 M
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest general assembly voted to cut funding for the internationally celebrated Budapest Festival Orchestra from last year’s 260 million forints (EUR 840,000) to 60 million forints. Budapest Deputy Mayor Alexandra Szalay- Bobrovniczky said in the debate on the orchestra’s funding that it receives a significant amount of state support alongside the money it gets from the city.
Rosalia – Rosé & Sparkling Wine Festival, City Park, 6 – 8 May
- 27 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- food & drink
The event organisers sent us the following to keep Xpats in the loop: Rosé and sparkling wines, an easy-going welcome of summer, street food and live concerts in the most famous park of Budapest. Rosalia Festival has become a tradition. Thousands of people meet in May to welcome the upcoming summer with a few glasses of rosé and/or sparkling wine. You can taste all kinds of wines from light ...
Cabinet To Examine Further Tightening Sanctions Against Illegal Taxis
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday will consider the option of introducing further sanctions against illegal taxi services, and it will also examine whether the taxi payment system should be electronically connected to the tax office, the National Development Ministry said on Tuesday, reacting to news of a demonstration held in Budapest by taxi drivers against Uber.
Xpat Opinion: Metro Bribe For Former Socialist PM?
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Idők accuses former Socialist Prime inister Péter Medgyessy’s consultancy company of receiving 600 thousand Euros from Alstom. The French company sold a fleet of underground railway carriages to Budapest under the previous, left-liberal administration.
Budapest Taxis To Block Roads In New Protest
- 26 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- getting around
The Lánchíd bridge was blocked by demonstrating taxis this morning. Approximately 1,000 Hungarian taxis are expected to close the main roads of Budapest today in a demonstration against ride-sharing services, which they claim still operate unlawfully in the capital because of lack of effective government action, according to reports.
The World Of Gastronomy Is Watching Budapest
- 26 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Thanks to the outstanding teamwork within the professional community, Budapest is preparing for the Bocuse d’Or European Selection, the competition of world's top chefs, an event that promises to further boost the development of Hungarian gastronomy. The Bocuse d'Or European Selection will also have a number of exciting features that neither the audience nor participants will ever have seen ...
More Than 600 Turn Out To Protest Liget Budapest Project
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 600 people took part in a demonstration yesterday to protest plans to transform Városliget (City Park) into a museum quarter, and protest organizers said the area should instead be turned into a “real park”, according to a press release issued by Greenpeace and “Ligetvédők”