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Uber Budapest Offers 50% Discount During Taxi Demo
- 26 Apr 2016 3:00 AM
- getting around
Shortly after taxi drivers began a demonstration against ride-sharing services in the capital today, Uber, the biggest ride-sharing service in Budapest, sent a mass email to their users offering a half-price discount on rides. The email suggests that using Uber would help people get around the traffic jams caused by the protest.
Peter Kovacs, CEO of xLabs
- 26 Apr 2016 12:00 AM
Peter is a serial entrepreneur and an enthusiastic startup ecosystem builder. He has been into tech recruitment since 2006, started his career in ProfiPower which got acquired by Randstad. In 2012 he joined Prezi as a talent scout and left that dream-job in 2013 to start up his new wave recruitment agency with his co-founders.
Historic Debrecen Church Vandalised
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The mayor of Debrecen spoke out yesterday against vandals who had painted a cross turned upside down and a swastika on the Grand Church, the city’s most prominent building. A pastor at the church has filed a report about the case and Debrecen police have launched an investigation.
Együtt Asks For Data On Castle Relocation Project
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The opposition Együtt party is filing an official request for public data on plans to relocate cabinet offices to the Buda Castle and the related construction work. Márton Pataki, a senior official of the party, told MTI that important information was missing on the construction being carried out on the Carmelite monastery building, such as what changes were planned to its facade.
Budapest Cyclists Pedal For Better Roads On 23 April
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian "I Bike Budapest" pro-cycling movement started its awareness-raising ride on Saturday afternoon. The parade started at 3pm from Fővám Square, by the Danube on the city’s eastern side, and made a big circle round the city following a route by the embankment, touching Heroes’ square in the north-east and back to the city centre before crossing over a bridge to the western side and ...
Civil Groups Hold Protest Against Liget Project
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Civil groups held a demonstration on Sunday against a development project in the City Park, dubbed the Liget Project, which includes constructing a museum quarter. Over five hundred participants adopted a symbol of their protest, a tree growing out of a clenched fist. Organisers said that civil groups demanded a halt to the project and planned changes to the park withdrawn.
Ritz-Carlton Leader Thrilled By Budapest
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest needs to market itself more intensively on the global tourism market, otherwise it is missing out on lots of opportunities, president Herve Humler of the newly opened Ritz-Carlton, told Népszabadság in an interview. The Ritz-Carlton opened its first Budapest hotel last week with 170 rooms and 30 suites following an extensive renovation of the building that once housed Le Meridien.
Open Air Design Fair: WAMP Returns To Erzsébet Square
- 21 Apr 2016 12:43 PM
- shopping
The first open air WAMP fair this year is eagerly awaited by shoppers with a keen eye for design, especially as after the grey winter days everyone is looking to spending time (and money) outdoors again. On the last weekend of April we all have the chance to check out designer products in the open air at Erzsébet square, in downtown Budapest.
See 1000 Years Of Hungarian History In 14 Minutes
- 21 Apr 2016 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Both locals and tourists may enjoy the high-tech 3D time travel experience through Hungarian history that’s taking place at the 700-year-old St. Michael’s Chapel in the Castle District.
Uber Budapest Offers 50% Discount During Taxi Demo
- 26 Apr 2016 3:00 AM
- getting around
Shortly after taxi drivers began a demonstration against ride-sharing services in the capital today, Uber, the biggest ride-sharing service in Budapest, sent a mass email to their users offering a half-price discount on rides. The email suggests that using Uber would help people get around the traffic jams caused by the protest.
Peter Kovacs, CEO of xLabs
- 26 Apr 2016 12:00 AM
Peter is a serial entrepreneur and an enthusiastic startup ecosystem builder. He has been into tech recruitment since 2006, started his career in ProfiPower which got acquired by Randstad. In 2012 he joined Prezi as a talent scout and left that dream-job in 2013 to start up his new wave recruitment agency with his co-founders.
Historic Debrecen Church Vandalised
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The mayor of Debrecen spoke out yesterday against vandals who had painted a cross turned upside down and a swastika on the Grand Church, the city’s most prominent building. A pastor at the church has filed a report about the case and Debrecen police have launched an investigation.
Együtt Asks For Data On Castle Relocation Project
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The opposition Együtt party is filing an official request for public data on plans to relocate cabinet offices to the Buda Castle and the related construction work. Márton Pataki, a senior official of the party, told MTI that important information was missing on the construction being carried out on the Carmelite monastery building, such as what changes were planned to its facade.
Budapest Cyclists Pedal For Better Roads On 23 April
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian "I Bike Budapest" pro-cycling movement started its awareness-raising ride on Saturday afternoon. The parade started at 3pm from Fővám Square, by the Danube on the city’s eastern side, and made a big circle round the city following a route by the embankment, touching Heroes’ square in the north-east and back to the city centre before crossing over a bridge to the western side and ...
Civil Groups Hold Protest Against Liget Project
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Civil groups held a demonstration on Sunday against a development project in the City Park, dubbed the Liget Project, which includes constructing a museum quarter. Over five hundred participants adopted a symbol of their protest, a tree growing out of a clenched fist. Organisers said that civil groups demanded a halt to the project and planned changes to the park withdrawn.
Ritz-Carlton Leader Thrilled By Budapest
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest needs to market itself more intensively on the global tourism market, otherwise it is missing out on lots of opportunities, president Herve Humler of the newly opened Ritz-Carlton, told Népszabadság in an interview. The Ritz-Carlton opened its first Budapest hotel last week with 170 rooms and 30 suites following an extensive renovation of the building that once housed Le Meridien.
Open Air Design Fair: WAMP Returns To Erzsébet Square
- 21 Apr 2016 12:43 PM
- shopping
The first open air WAMP fair this year is eagerly awaited by shoppers with a keen eye for design, especially as after the grey winter days everyone is looking to spending time (and money) outdoors again. On the last weekend of April we all have the chance to check out designer products in the open air at Erzsébet square, in downtown Budapest.
See 1000 Years Of Hungarian History In 14 Minutes
- 21 Apr 2016 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Both locals and tourists may enjoy the high-tech 3D time travel experience through Hungarian history that’s taking place at the 700-year-old St. Michael’s Chapel in the Castle District.