17 result(s) for granted in Getting around
Top 7 Places Tourists Don’t Go But Which Expats Know In Budapest
- 20 Sep 2022 1:45 PM
- getting around
“Take me to a good typical place in Budapest where there are no tourists” – this is one of the recurring requests from foreign friends and relatives who come to stay with expats.
Budapest Receives European Best Destination 2019 Award
- 8 Mar 2019 9:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós received the European Best Destination 2019 Award, granted to Budapest earlier this year, from Maximilien Lejeune, head of the European Best Destination (EBD) agency.
EU To Fund New Stretch Of Motorway To Romanian Border
- 1 Jun 2018 8:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Hungary can use 265 million euros from the European Union cohesion fund to build a new stretch of the M4 motorway all the way to the Romanian border, the European Commission said.
Economy Ministry Refutes Report On E-Taxis
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Economy Ministry has denied Wednesday’s reports that it would ban all conventional taxis in favour of electric cars by 2023.
Hungarian City Gets UNESCO Award
- 23 Jan 2017 9:22 AM
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Pécs is the first Hungarian city to have won UNESCO’s Global Learning City Award this year, the local council and Pécs University said on Friday. UNESCO has granted the award to the south Hungarian city along with other 15 cities in recognition of their outstanding and tangible efforts in “promoting access to education and lifelong learning,” they said in a joint statement.
Hungary’s Longest Narrow-Gauge Forest Railway Opens In The Börzsöny Hills
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
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Hungary’s longest, 22-kilometre narrow-gauge forest railway has reopened in the hills north of the capital Budapest after almost a quarter-centurey of being closed down.
World’s Longest Tram Will Be Launched In Budapest In March
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Type authorisation of the long CAF trams has been issued by the National Transport Authority; furthermore, the first train has been granted approval for operation, as well. Thus the world’s longest tram can be launched in Budapest at the end of March.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Relaunch Protest Against Uber
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A group of taxi drivers relaunched protests against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest by partly blocking traffic at Deák Square. Taxi drivers blocked a parking lane, a bus lane and a bicycle lane at the square with 18 cars to demand stricter enforcement of the passenger transport sector rules that were changed earlier this year to create fairer market conditions for taxi drivers.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Questions Free BKV For Elderly
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest mayor István Tarlós raised the possibility of abolishing free public transport for those over 65 years of age at his regular weekly press briefing in Budapest on Friday. “Bread and cold cuts are not given away free, why should BKV passes be free of charge?” he asked.
Top 7 Places Tourists Don’t Go But Which Expats Know In Budapest
- 20 Sep 2022 1:45 PM
- getting around
“Take me to a good typical place in Budapest where there are no tourists” – this is one of the recurring requests from foreign friends and relatives who come to stay with expats.
Budapest Receives European Best Destination 2019 Award
- 8 Mar 2019 9:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós received the European Best Destination 2019 Award, granted to Budapest earlier this year, from Maximilien Lejeune, head of the European Best Destination (EBD) agency.
EU To Fund New Stretch Of Motorway To Romanian Border
- 1 Jun 2018 8:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Hungary can use 265 million euros from the European Union cohesion fund to build a new stretch of the M4 motorway all the way to the Romanian border, the European Commission said.
Economy Ministry Refutes Report On E-Taxis
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Economy Ministry has denied Wednesday’s reports that it would ban all conventional taxis in favour of electric cars by 2023.
Hungarian City Gets UNESCO Award
- 23 Jan 2017 9:22 AM
- getting around
Pécs is the first Hungarian city to have won UNESCO’s Global Learning City Award this year, the local council and Pécs University said on Friday. UNESCO has granted the award to the south Hungarian city along with other 15 cities in recognition of their outstanding and tangible efforts in “promoting access to education and lifelong learning,” they said in a joint statement.
Hungary’s Longest Narrow-Gauge Forest Railway Opens In The Börzsöny Hills
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s longest, 22-kilometre narrow-gauge forest railway has reopened in the hills north of the capital Budapest after almost a quarter-centurey of being closed down.
World’s Longest Tram Will Be Launched In Budapest In March
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Type authorisation of the long CAF trams has been issued by the National Transport Authority; furthermore, the first train has been granted approval for operation, as well. Thus the world’s longest tram can be launched in Budapest at the end of March.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Relaunch Protest Against Uber
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A group of taxi drivers relaunched protests against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest by partly blocking traffic at Deák Square. Taxi drivers blocked a parking lane, a bus lane and a bicycle lane at the square with 18 cars to demand stricter enforcement of the passenger transport sector rules that were changed earlier this year to create fairer market conditions for taxi drivers.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Questions Free BKV For Elderly
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest mayor István Tarlós raised the possibility of abolishing free public transport for those over 65 years of age at his regular weekly press briefing in Budapest on Friday. “Bread and cold cuts are not given away free, why should BKV passes be free of charge?” he asked.