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Update: Warning Issued Due to Risk of Freezing Rain in Hungary
- 14 Jan 2026 6:37 AM
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HungaroMet, the national weather service, has withdrawn its 2nd degree (orange) alerts issued on Tuesday for freezing rain in Budapest and other parts of the country. The weather service, has however, maintained a first-degree alert for some areas in south-eastern Hungary, where further, scattered sleet is expected.
Motorway Vignette Sales for 2026 Start in Hungary
- 17 Dec 2025 1:20 PM
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Sales of Hungary’s 2026 motorway vignettes began on December 8, 2025, and by December 14 around 23,000 annual vignettes had already been sold, the National Toll Payment Service (NÚSZ) said on Tuesday. This includes 8,500 nationwide passes, 13,000 county passes, and 1,500 passes restricted to the M1 motorway.
Hungarian Parliament Bans Uber Application
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
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The National Assembly of Hungary voted on Monday to allow authorities to block websites that offer unauthorized livery services, reports Hungarian news site 444.hu. The law, which is scheduled to come into effect over the next month, was approved by MPs with a 119-61 vote, and three abstentions. The bill had been submitted ny Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták.
New regulations Require Uber To Match Hungarian Taxi cars
- 29 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
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New regulations posted on the website of the Hungarian National Transport Authority today in connection with requirements related to personal transportation, essentially require Uber to remodel its services and cars to exactly match those of Hungarian taxis, online daily origo.hu reported today.
Budapest Chooses Russian Bidder To Refurbish 222 Subway Cars
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
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Russian-owned Metrovagonmas has been awarded a HUF 69 billion (USD 250 million) contract to refurbish 222 of Budapest Transportation Authority’s (BKV Zrt.) subway cars, many of which are more than thirty years old. Hungarian news site Index.hu reports BKV rejected an offer from Estonia’s Skinest Rail that was 11 percent cheaper for “being too low”, even though it was only some 2.5 percent lower ...
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
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Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Update: Warning Issued Due to Risk of Freezing Rain in Hungary
- 14 Jan 2026 6:37 AM
- getting around
HungaroMet, the national weather service, has withdrawn its 2nd degree (orange) alerts issued on Tuesday for freezing rain in Budapest and other parts of the country. The weather service, has however, maintained a first-degree alert for some areas in south-eastern Hungary, where further, scattered sleet is expected.
Motorway Vignette Sales for 2026 Start in Hungary
- 17 Dec 2025 1:20 PM
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Sales of Hungary’s 2026 motorway vignettes began on December 8, 2025, and by December 14 around 23,000 annual vignettes had already been sold, the National Toll Payment Service (NÚSZ) said on Tuesday. This includes 8,500 nationwide passes, 13,000 county passes, and 1,500 passes restricted to the M1 motorway.
Hungarian Parliament Bans Uber Application
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
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The National Assembly of Hungary voted on Monday to allow authorities to block websites that offer unauthorized livery services, reports Hungarian news site 444.hu. The law, which is scheduled to come into effect over the next month, was approved by MPs with a 119-61 vote, and three abstentions. The bill had been submitted ny Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták.
New regulations Require Uber To Match Hungarian Taxi cars
- 29 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
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New regulations posted on the website of the Hungarian National Transport Authority today in connection with requirements related to personal transportation, essentially require Uber to remodel its services and cars to exactly match those of Hungarian taxis, online daily origo.hu reported today.
Budapest Chooses Russian Bidder To Refurbish 222 Subway Cars
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
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Russian-owned Metrovagonmas has been awarded a HUF 69 billion (USD 250 million) contract to refurbish 222 of Budapest Transportation Authority’s (BKV Zrt.) subway cars, many of which are more than thirty years old. Hungarian news site Index.hu reports BKV rejected an offer from Estonia’s Skinest Rail that was 11 percent cheaper for “being too low”, even though it was only some 2.5 percent lower ...
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
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Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...