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European Voluntary Service: Learn While You Help
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Volunteers do good in foreign countries
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
Ferencváros Block Rehabilitation Has Won A Property Development Oscar
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Press release: The Ferencváros block rehabilitation scheme launched in 1990 has won the most eminent international accolade in the architecture profession, the FIABCI Prix d’Excellence for the year 2016. Top architectural achievements are recognised by the international award, equivalent to an Oscar in the profession, and for the first time in the 61 years since its inception, a Hungarian entry ...
Xpat Opinion: Speculation About President Áder’s Future
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators give credence to rumours that the Prime Minister doesn’t want Mr Áder to be re-elected next year. Opinions diverge, however about the reasons and one source claims that the President took the job four years ago for a single term anyway.
Hungary Committed To Developing Electromobility
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government is committed to developing electromobility and wants to make Hungary a regional leader in this area, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said, addressing a ceremony welcoming new additions to the government’s electronic car fleet.
Nearly 600 Green Licence Plates Registered In Six Months
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Fully 591 electric or hybrid cars were registered between September 2015 and April 2016, receiving green licence plates for environmentally friendly cars, the daily Magyar Idők said. Green plates entitle owners to free parking and charging in some cities as well as a vehicle tax waiver.
Park Manager Urges Reluctant Mayor To Cooperate On Liget Project
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Városliget Zrt, the company managing Liget Project, a scheme involving construction of a museum quarter in Budapest’s City Park, has welcomed a resolution by the district council supporting the project and called on mayor Gergely Karácsony to come up with a “cooperation proposal”.
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 ...
President Áder To Address UN Debate, Paris Agreement Signing In NY
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder will address a high-level debate on the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on April 21 as well as the formal signing ceremony of the Paris Climate Agreement on April 22 at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York, the president’s office said. Áder is scheduled to deliver a speech at the debate at 11am local time on Thursday and also at the signing ...
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
European Voluntary Service: Learn While You Help
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Volunteers do good in foreign countries
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
Ferencváros Block Rehabilitation Has Won A Property Development Oscar
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Press release: The Ferencváros block rehabilitation scheme launched in 1990 has won the most eminent international accolade in the architecture profession, the FIABCI Prix d’Excellence for the year 2016. Top architectural achievements are recognised by the international award, equivalent to an Oscar in the profession, and for the first time in the 61 years since its inception, a Hungarian entry ...
Xpat Opinion: Speculation About President Áder’s Future
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators give credence to rumours that the Prime Minister doesn’t want Mr Áder to be re-elected next year. Opinions diverge, however about the reasons and one source claims that the President took the job four years ago for a single term anyway.
Hungary Committed To Developing Electromobility
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government is committed to developing electromobility and wants to make Hungary a regional leader in this area, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said, addressing a ceremony welcoming new additions to the government’s electronic car fleet.
Nearly 600 Green Licence Plates Registered In Six Months
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Fully 591 electric or hybrid cars were registered between September 2015 and April 2016, receiving green licence plates for environmentally friendly cars, the daily Magyar Idők said. Green plates entitle owners to free parking and charging in some cities as well as a vehicle tax waiver.
Park Manager Urges Reluctant Mayor To Cooperate On Liget Project
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Városliget Zrt, the company managing Liget Project, a scheme involving construction of a museum quarter in Budapest’s City Park, has welcomed a resolution by the district council supporting the project and called on mayor Gergely Karácsony to come up with a “cooperation proposal”.
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 ...
President Áder To Address UN Debate, Paris Agreement Signing In NY
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder will address a high-level debate on the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on April 21 as well as the formal signing ceremony of the Paris Climate Agreement on April 22 at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York, the president’s office said. Áder is scheduled to deliver a speech at the debate at 11am local time on Thursday and also at the signing ...
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.