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Budapest 50th On New Best Cities List
- 28 Aug 2014 7:00 AM
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Budapest ranked middle-of-the-field this year on a list of most liveable cities published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Budapest received an overall score of 88.9 out of a maximum of 100. It scored 100 for the quality of education, 90 for culture and environment, 91.7 for health care services and 83.9 for infrastructure.
Budapest Council Approves Raising Loan For Metro 3 Upgrade
- 25 Aug 2014 5:04 AM
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The Municipal Council of Budapest has voted to move ahead on the financing of renovations on the city’s Metro Line 3, including making preparations for a loan to fund the project. The councillors voted with 28 in favour and two against, with only representatives of the opposition E-PM party opposing the motion.
Hungary’s Government To Boost Role In Tourism
- 1 Aug 2014 9:02 AM
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The government will continue with its investment programme in tourism both in Budapest and the countryside, with the goal of ensuring that the sector makes an ever bigger contribution to Hungarian economic growth, a government spokesperson said.
Budapest General Assembly Approves City Park Building Regulations
- 30 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
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The Budapest City Council’s general assembly on Monday approved the building regulations for the City Park which includes a project to establish a museum quarter. The Liget Budapest project based on a government programme will involve setting up museums for fine arts, architecture, ethnography, music and photography by making use of the museum buildings already in the area and building five new ...
Private Mobile Parking Payment Operator In Hungary Launches Infringement
- 26 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
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EME, a company providing settlement services related to the payment of parking fees through mobile phones, has initiated an infringement procedure against Hungary with the European Commission, claiming that the state monopolised the service, Development Ministry Deputy State Secretary Károly Balázs Solymár said. Solymár argued that the state is only one of the players in the nationwide ...
Govt Backs Reconstruction Of Metro Line 3 In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
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The government in March this year undertook a guarantee for the reconstruction of Budapest's third metro line and supports the project, regional news portal delmagyar.hu said, citing cabinet chief János Lázár.
’Ride Your Bike To Work’ Spring Campaign In Budapest
- 2 May 2014 9:00 AM
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The Ministry of National Development and the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club have launched their joint campaign again to promote cycling, which runs until 30 May. The number of people joining the campaign has increased year by year: last spring the number of people becoming regular cyclists for the first time was 2,800 of the 8,000 participants, while in the autumn campaign 2,000 cyclists of the 7000 ...
Video Article: Metro Line 4 Opens In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 11:40 AM
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Budapest's fourth metro line, linking Kelenföld and the Keleti railway stations, opened to the public last Friday. A formal ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós at the Kelenföld terminus. The metro line’s 15 vehicles, each with four wagons, will be controlled automatically, but monitoring will be present during the test phase to ...
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 ...
Budapest 50th On New Best Cities List
- 28 Aug 2014 7:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest ranked middle-of-the-field this year on a list of most liveable cities published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Budapest received an overall score of 88.9 out of a maximum of 100. It scored 100 for the quality of education, 90 for culture and environment, 91.7 for health care services and 83.9 for infrastructure.
Budapest Council Approves Raising Loan For Metro 3 Upgrade
- 25 Aug 2014 5:04 AM
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The Municipal Council of Budapest has voted to move ahead on the financing of renovations on the city’s Metro Line 3, including making preparations for a loan to fund the project. The councillors voted with 28 in favour and two against, with only representatives of the opposition E-PM party opposing the motion.
Hungary’s Government To Boost Role In Tourism
- 1 Aug 2014 9:02 AM
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The government will continue with its investment programme in tourism both in Budapest and the countryside, with the goal of ensuring that the sector makes an ever bigger contribution to Hungarian economic growth, a government spokesperson said.
Budapest General Assembly Approves City Park Building Regulations
- 30 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
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The Budapest City Council’s general assembly on Monday approved the building regulations for the City Park which includes a project to establish a museum quarter. The Liget Budapest project based on a government programme will involve setting up museums for fine arts, architecture, ethnography, music and photography by making use of the museum buildings already in the area and building five new ...
Private Mobile Parking Payment Operator In Hungary Launches Infringement
- 26 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
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EME, a company providing settlement services related to the payment of parking fees through mobile phones, has initiated an infringement procedure against Hungary with the European Commission, claiming that the state monopolised the service, Development Ministry Deputy State Secretary Károly Balázs Solymár said. Solymár argued that the state is only one of the players in the nationwide ...
Govt Backs Reconstruction Of Metro Line 3 In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
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The government in March this year undertook a guarantee for the reconstruction of Budapest's third metro line and supports the project, regional news portal delmagyar.hu said, citing cabinet chief János Lázár.
’Ride Your Bike To Work’ Spring Campaign In Budapest
- 2 May 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Ministry of National Development and the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club have launched their joint campaign again to promote cycling, which runs until 30 May. The number of people joining the campaign has increased year by year: last spring the number of people becoming regular cyclists for the first time was 2,800 of the 8,000 participants, while in the autumn campaign 2,000 cyclists of the 7000 ...
Video Article: Metro Line 4 Opens In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 11:40 AM
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Budapest's fourth metro line, linking Kelenföld and the Keleti railway stations, opened to the public last Friday. A formal ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós at the Kelenföld terminus. The metro line’s 15 vehicles, each with four wagons, will be controlled automatically, but monitoring will be present during the test phase to ...
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
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 ...