415 result(s) for city leaders
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
LMP Faults City Leaders For ‘Poor Management’ Of Metro Replacement Service
- 7 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition LMP says Budapest city leaders’ “poor management” of replacement bus service during the renovation of the third metro line could cause a “total collapse” of the capital’s public transport network. From Monday, the northern stretch of the line, between the Lehel ter station and the Újpest-Központ terminus, will be closed for a year.
Budapest Assembly Approves Report Blaming Socialist-Liberal City Leadership In Metro Corruption Case
- 26 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly has approved a report blaming the former Socialist-liberal city leadership for irregularities highlighted by OLAF, the European anti-fraud office, in connection with construction of the capital’s fourth metro line.
Pre Whisky Show Reception @ British Ambassador’s Residence In Budapest
- 20 Oct 2017 6:55 AM
- food & drink
What better way to kick off the weekend than a few drams of the golden stuff? Last Friday evening a fine array of the city’s gentry gathered together for a pre-Whisky Show taster, with some lovely gin thrown in for good measure.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
BP Opens 2nd Hungarian Shared Services Center In Szeged
- 3 Oct 2017 8:44 AM
- business
British multinational oil and gas company BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, opened a shared services center with a staff of 170 in a repurposed clothing factory in Szeged, southern Hungary.
Hundreds Protest Against Mobile Dam
- 2 Oct 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people held a demonstration against the mobile dam planned for the Római-part resort area in Budapest’s Third District on Sunday afternoon.
Budapest Council Working Team Head: Socialists, Former Liberals Responsible For Corruption In Metro 4 Project
- 29 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
The metro 4 construction project was carried out under direct influence and control by the Socialist-Liberal leaders before 2010 and they are fully responsible for the irregularities and contracts that raise the suspicion of corruption, the head of a working team at the Budapest city government which investigated corruption linked to the project said on Thursday.
Budapest Assembly Rules To Sell Bálna Shopping Centre
- 28 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- property
The Budapest Assembly at its regular Wednesday session voted to announce an open tender to sell the Bálna Shopping and Cultural Centre.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
LMP Faults City Leaders For ‘Poor Management’ Of Metro Replacement Service
- 7 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition LMP says Budapest city leaders’ “poor management” of replacement bus service during the renovation of the third metro line could cause a “total collapse” of the capital’s public transport network. From Monday, the northern stretch of the line, between the Lehel ter station and the Újpest-Központ terminus, will be closed for a year.
Budapest Assembly Approves Report Blaming Socialist-Liberal City Leadership In Metro Corruption Case
- 26 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly has approved a report blaming the former Socialist-liberal city leadership for irregularities highlighted by OLAF, the European anti-fraud office, in connection with construction of the capital’s fourth metro line.
Pre Whisky Show Reception @ British Ambassador’s Residence In Budapest
- 20 Oct 2017 6:55 AM
- food & drink
What better way to kick off the weekend than a few drams of the golden stuff? Last Friday evening a fine array of the city’s gentry gathered together for a pre-Whisky Show taster, with some lovely gin thrown in for good measure.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
BP Opens 2nd Hungarian Shared Services Center In Szeged
- 3 Oct 2017 8:44 AM
- business
British multinational oil and gas company BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, opened a shared services center with a staff of 170 in a repurposed clothing factory in Szeged, southern Hungary.
Hundreds Protest Against Mobile Dam
- 2 Oct 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people held a demonstration against the mobile dam planned for the Római-part resort area in Budapest’s Third District on Sunday afternoon.
Budapest Council Working Team Head: Socialists, Former Liberals Responsible For Corruption In Metro 4 Project
- 29 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
The metro 4 construction project was carried out under direct influence and control by the Socialist-Liberal leaders before 2010 and they are fully responsible for the irregularities and contracts that raise the suspicion of corruption, the head of a working team at the Budapest city government which investigated corruption linked to the project said on Thursday.
Budapest Assembly Rules To Sell Bálna Shopping Centre
- 28 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- property
The Budapest Assembly at its regular Wednesday session voted to announce an open tender to sell the Bálna Shopping and Cultural Centre.