768 result(s) for infrastructure
Budapest’s M3 Metro Line Could Face Shutdown At Any Moment
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s public transport company BKV has disclosed dramatic information on the condition of the capital’s metro line 3, arguing that the line’s renovation cannot be delayed further. According to figures cited in a letter to the municipality’s Public Procurement Arbitration Board, over 4000 errors have occurred on metro trains running on the line since 2011, of which 36 resulted in smoke being ...
Budapest Olympics 2024: Hungarian Bid Not Without Risks
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
A feasibility study on the 2024 Summer Olympics – for which the Hungarian capital is to submit its application – obtained by the left-wing newspaper Népszabadság points out that the necessity of a strong political and social consensus over the issue while underlining the risks of tight deadlines in the case of some investments and the HUF 6-700bn (USD214m) price tag of the needed public transport ...
DK Calls On Govt To Abandon 2024 Budapest Summer Olympics Bid
- 24 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demands that the government should stop preparations for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and wasteful spending on related “pointless” infrastructure projects, the party spokesman said, making reference to a recent impact study. The study concludes that Budapest is unsuitable for hosting the Games for which the city would need to spend ...
Hungarian-Serbian River Border Crossing Opens In Szeged
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A Hungarian-Serbian border crossing on the Tisza river has been inaugurated in Szeged, southern Hungary. Foreign ministry state secretary László Szabó said the government aims to improve infrastructure between Hungary and neighbouring countries. Szabó said there are a total of 100 border crossings in Hungary, sixteen of which have been established since 2010.
Budapest-Belgrade Rail Line Revamp Set To Start This Year
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The revamp of the Budapest-Belgrade rail line could begin this year once the necessary agreements between the Hungarian and Chinese governments are signed, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The Hungarian-Serbian-Chinese working group dealing with the modernisation of the railway line held its third session at the foreign ministry on Thursday.
Report: Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary A Success
- 13 Jul 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
This year’s MasterCard Balaton Sound attracted the same record number of visitors as it did last year. A total of 145 000 fans from almost 60 countries came together to celebrate at the sunny shores of Lake Balaton. The festival even had a sold-out day on Saturday, when more than 35 000 visitors enjoyed Faithless and Afrojack.
“Europe & Hungary Are Experiencing A Refugee Crisis”
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a very real refugee crisis unfolding in Hungary, and nobody knows how long it will last. The government provides funding for everything except essentials: billions of forints squandered on billboard campaigns and a 175-kilometre border fence, while the migrant servicing system is overwhelmed. The answer has yet to be found on a European level, as well.
Hungary’s World Aquatics Championships Budget At Huf 49bn
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hosting the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships could cost Hungary 49 billion forints (EUR 157m), though the budget would recover about 10 billion forints in the form of VAT, the government’s commissioner for priority investments in the capital said. Balázs Fürjes said the construction of an aquatics centre in the north of the capital that will serve as the event’s main venue would cost net ...
Interview 2: Anna Jankovich de Jeszenice, Writer, Coach
- 1 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Budapest’s M3 Metro Line Could Face Shutdown At Any Moment
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s public transport company BKV has disclosed dramatic information on the condition of the capital’s metro line 3, arguing that the line’s renovation cannot be delayed further. According to figures cited in a letter to the municipality’s Public Procurement Arbitration Board, over 4000 errors have occurred on metro trains running on the line since 2011, of which 36 resulted in smoke being ...
Budapest Olympics 2024: Hungarian Bid Not Without Risks
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
A feasibility study on the 2024 Summer Olympics – for which the Hungarian capital is to submit its application – obtained by the left-wing newspaper Népszabadság points out that the necessity of a strong political and social consensus over the issue while underlining the risks of tight deadlines in the case of some investments and the HUF 6-700bn (USD214m) price tag of the needed public transport ...
DK Calls On Govt To Abandon 2024 Budapest Summer Olympics Bid
- 24 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demands that the government should stop preparations for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and wasteful spending on related “pointless” infrastructure projects, the party spokesman said, making reference to a recent impact study. The study concludes that Budapest is unsuitable for hosting the Games for which the city would need to spend ...
Hungarian-Serbian River Border Crossing Opens In Szeged
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A Hungarian-Serbian border crossing on the Tisza river has been inaugurated in Szeged, southern Hungary. Foreign ministry state secretary László Szabó said the government aims to improve infrastructure between Hungary and neighbouring countries. Szabó said there are a total of 100 border crossings in Hungary, sixteen of which have been established since 2010.
Budapest-Belgrade Rail Line Revamp Set To Start This Year
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The revamp of the Budapest-Belgrade rail line could begin this year once the necessary agreements between the Hungarian and Chinese governments are signed, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The Hungarian-Serbian-Chinese working group dealing with the modernisation of the railway line held its third session at the foreign ministry on Thursday.
Report: Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary A Success
- 13 Jul 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
This year’s MasterCard Balaton Sound attracted the same record number of visitors as it did last year. A total of 145 000 fans from almost 60 countries came together to celebrate at the sunny shores of Lake Balaton. The festival even had a sold-out day on Saturday, when more than 35 000 visitors enjoyed Faithless and Afrojack.
“Europe & Hungary Are Experiencing A Refugee Crisis”
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a very real refugee crisis unfolding in Hungary, and nobody knows how long it will last. The government provides funding for everything except essentials: billions of forints squandered on billboard campaigns and a 175-kilometre border fence, while the migrant servicing system is overwhelmed. The answer has yet to be found on a European level, as well.
Hungary’s World Aquatics Championships Budget At Huf 49bn
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hosting the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships could cost Hungary 49 billion forints (EUR 157m), though the budget would recover about 10 billion forints in the form of VAT, the government’s commissioner for priority investments in the capital said. Balázs Fürjes said the construction of an aquatics centre in the north of the capital that will serve as the event’s main venue would cost net ...
Interview 2: Anna Jankovich de Jeszenice, Writer, Coach
- 1 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?