327 result(s) for deputy mayor
No Traffic On Liberty Bridge For Four Weekends In Summer
- 9 Jun 2017 12:42 PM
- getting around
Budapestʼs Liberty Bridge (Szabadság híd) will be closed to vehicles and trams for four weekends during this summer in order to enable cyclists and pedestrians to take the bridge over, Deputy Mayor Alexandra Szalay-Bobrovniczky said on Friday, according to reports.
Fidesz To File Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Graft In N Hungary
- 25 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szilárd Németh, the deputy leader of ruling Fidesz, has announced he will file a criminal complaint over a leaked recording which suggests that municipal leaders of Ózd, in northern Hungary, gave preferential treatment to a company during a public bidding process.
Fidesz MP: No Chance Of Referendums Until After 2018 Election
- 24 Apr 2017 2:34 AM
- current affairs
There is no chance of Hungary holding any kind of referendum before the general election in April 2018, according to Fidesz deputy delegation leader Gergely Gulyás. The MP told pro-government Magyar Idők that a recent wave of referendum proposals coming before the National Elections Commission from “opposition parties and civilians” would not be able to pass through all required legal processes ...
Top Court Annuls Local Rules Restricting Muslim Religious Practices In Ásotthalom
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The top court has ruled that local council regulations in Ásotthalom, in southern Hungary, that banned certain Muslim religious practices were unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court annulled the sections of the regulations banning muezzins operating in public areas, the ban on burkas and chadors and the ban of propaganda activities that present marriage in other ways than the bond between a ...
Metropolitan Council Supports Levee At Danube Embankment In N Budapest
- 6 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest local council representatives voted in support of plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment of the Danube in northern Budapest. The general assembly meeting approved the plan with 19 votes in support, 2 against and 4 abstentions.
Controversy Over Flood Protection For Római Embankment In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- property
Opposition parties and civil groups on Wednesday called on Budapest local council representatives to vote against current plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment in northern Budapest, which environmentalists say would harm the local ecology.
Orbán: Foreign Attempts At Influence Are “Real And Constant” And Come From Multiple Directions
- 22 Mar 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Orbán paid a visit to the northern Hungarian city of Salgótarján Tuesday as part of the Modern Cities program, where in a press conference he responded to journalists’ questions regarding national security, foreign influence and the independence of his Fidesz party.
Opposition Party Turns To EU’s Antifraud Office Over M4 Motorway Tender
- 9 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) plans to submit a complaint to the European Union’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) concerning the outcome of a tender to build the M4 motorway, deputy party leader László Varju said. He cited press reports showing that a consortium linked to Lőrinc Mészáros, the mayor of Felcsút, won the bid despite another consortium’s being 25 billion forints (EUR 80m) cheaper.
Olaf: Officials Cited Before Committee
- 28 Feb 2017 5:20 AM
- current affairs
Former senior officials of Budapest are expected to appear before parliament’s economic committee on Tuesday in connection with the metro 4 construction project, “the largest corruption scandal of all time”, ruling Fidesz said.
No Traffic On Liberty Bridge For Four Weekends In Summer
- 9 Jun 2017 12:42 PM
- getting around
Budapestʼs Liberty Bridge (Szabadság híd) will be closed to vehicles and trams for four weekends during this summer in order to enable cyclists and pedestrians to take the bridge over, Deputy Mayor Alexandra Szalay-Bobrovniczky said on Friday, according to reports.
Fidesz To File Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Graft In N Hungary
- 25 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szilárd Németh, the deputy leader of ruling Fidesz, has announced he will file a criminal complaint over a leaked recording which suggests that municipal leaders of Ózd, in northern Hungary, gave preferential treatment to a company during a public bidding process.
Fidesz MP: No Chance Of Referendums Until After 2018 Election
- 24 Apr 2017 2:34 AM
- current affairs
There is no chance of Hungary holding any kind of referendum before the general election in April 2018, according to Fidesz deputy delegation leader Gergely Gulyás. The MP told pro-government Magyar Idők that a recent wave of referendum proposals coming before the National Elections Commission from “opposition parties and civilians” would not be able to pass through all required legal processes ...
Top Court Annuls Local Rules Restricting Muslim Religious Practices In Ásotthalom
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The top court has ruled that local council regulations in Ásotthalom, in southern Hungary, that banned certain Muslim religious practices were unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court annulled the sections of the regulations banning muezzins operating in public areas, the ban on burkas and chadors and the ban of propaganda activities that present marriage in other ways than the bond between a ...
Metropolitan Council Supports Levee At Danube Embankment In N Budapest
- 6 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest local council representatives voted in support of plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment of the Danube in northern Budapest. The general assembly meeting approved the plan with 19 votes in support, 2 against and 4 abstentions.
Controversy Over Flood Protection For Római Embankment In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- property
Opposition parties and civil groups on Wednesday called on Budapest local council representatives to vote against current plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment in northern Budapest, which environmentalists say would harm the local ecology.
Orbán: Foreign Attempts At Influence Are “Real And Constant” And Come From Multiple Directions
- 22 Mar 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Orbán paid a visit to the northern Hungarian city of Salgótarján Tuesday as part of the Modern Cities program, where in a press conference he responded to journalists’ questions regarding national security, foreign influence and the independence of his Fidesz party.
Opposition Party Turns To EU’s Antifraud Office Over M4 Motorway Tender
- 9 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) plans to submit a complaint to the European Union’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) concerning the outcome of a tender to build the M4 motorway, deputy party leader László Varju said. He cited press reports showing that a consortium linked to Lőrinc Mészáros, the mayor of Felcsút, won the bid despite another consortium’s being 25 billion forints (EUR 80m) cheaper.
Olaf: Officials Cited Before Committee
- 28 Feb 2017 5:20 AM
- current affairs
Former senior officials of Budapest are expected to appear before parliament’s economic committee on Tuesday in connection with the metro 4 construction project, “the largest corruption scandal of all time”, ruling Fidesz said.