100 result(s) for liget project
Demolition Of Petőfi Csarnok Begins
- 13 Mar 2017 11:30 AM
- property
Work has begun on demolishing the Petõfi Csarnok concert hall in the City Park ahead of construction of the Museum Quarter, project director Attila Sághi said on Saturday. The arena was Budapest’s first youth entertainment centre when it opened in 1985. It was closed in 2015.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Civil Orgs Demonstrate To Protect Budapest Trees
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several civil organisations held a joint demonstration on Saturday to protest against the cutting of trees as part of Budapest development projects in the City Park, the Orczy Garden and the Római embankment. Budapest’s City Park was the first planned public city park in the world, head of the Town Protection Association for Budapest Mihály Ráday told the event from a stage set up in Heroes ...
Bikes, Buses, Cars: A Question Of Balance In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The former director of Budapest Transportation Centre BKK, Dávid Vitézy, is an important of a more sustainable transportation policy. He has been working tirelessly years to expand cycling infrastructure and greenery, and improve public transport. Here he also shares his opinion about the Liget project and Hungarian bus production.
Persányi Appointed Commissioner For Liget Project Landscaping
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Miklós Persányi, the head of Budapest Zoo, has been appointed ministerial commissioner in charge of the ongoing City Park (Liget) development project’s landscaping investments, the minister of human resources said.
Prosecution To Gather Further Info Over Budapest City Park Incident
- 22 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest prosecutor’s office will gather further information concerning a private complaint over a recent incident in connection with the contested Liget project in City Park, Bettina Bagoly, a spokeswoman for the authority, said. The complaint was submitted to the national police headquarters ORFK by individuals over their disturbance at the site by unknown perpetrators during the night on ...
Plenary On Contested Liget Project Abandoned
- 21 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The plenary session of parliament initiated by the opposition to debate the contested Liget project has been abandoned for lack of a quorum. Wednesday’s session was convened by the parliamentary speaker to debate the initiative of the co-leader of the Dialogue for Hungary party, Tímea Szabó, who wants the law that greenlighted the contested Liget project in City Park to be scrapped.
Budapest City Park Lake Poisoned
- 20 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The lake in Budapest’s City Park has been polluted with a toxic substance, possibly asbestos, according to reports. The anti-catastrophe authority sampled the water after two ducks died in the lake.
Liget Project Vows To Save Some Trees After Protests
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Liget project, a reconstruction of the City Park, will heed to protesters demands and leave all healthy trees in the park untouched, the technical director of project manager Városliget Zrt told free-distribution daily Lokál. The project affects about 150-200 trees out of altogether 7,000 found in the park, Attila Sághi said.
Demolition Of Petőfi Csarnok Begins
- 13 Mar 2017 11:30 AM
- property
Work has begun on demolishing the Petõfi Csarnok concert hall in the City Park ahead of construction of the Museum Quarter, project director Attila Sághi said on Saturday. The arena was Budapest’s first youth entertainment centre when it opened in 1985. It was closed in 2015.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Civil Orgs Demonstrate To Protect Budapest Trees
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several civil organisations held a joint demonstration on Saturday to protest against the cutting of trees as part of Budapest development projects in the City Park, the Orczy Garden and the Római embankment. Budapest’s City Park was the first planned public city park in the world, head of the Town Protection Association for Budapest Mihály Ráday told the event from a stage set up in Heroes ...
Bikes, Buses, Cars: A Question Of Balance In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The former director of Budapest Transportation Centre BKK, Dávid Vitézy, is an important of a more sustainable transportation policy. He has been working tirelessly years to expand cycling infrastructure and greenery, and improve public transport. Here he also shares his opinion about the Liget project and Hungarian bus production.
Persányi Appointed Commissioner For Liget Project Landscaping
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Miklós Persányi, the head of Budapest Zoo, has been appointed ministerial commissioner in charge of the ongoing City Park (Liget) development project’s landscaping investments, the minister of human resources said.
Prosecution To Gather Further Info Over Budapest City Park Incident
- 22 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest prosecutor’s office will gather further information concerning a private complaint over a recent incident in connection with the contested Liget project in City Park, Bettina Bagoly, a spokeswoman for the authority, said. The complaint was submitted to the national police headquarters ORFK by individuals over their disturbance at the site by unknown perpetrators during the night on ...
Plenary On Contested Liget Project Abandoned
- 21 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The plenary session of parliament initiated by the opposition to debate the contested Liget project has been abandoned for lack of a quorum. Wednesday’s session was convened by the parliamentary speaker to debate the initiative of the co-leader of the Dialogue for Hungary party, Tímea Szabó, who wants the law that greenlighted the contested Liget project in City Park to be scrapped.
Budapest City Park Lake Poisoned
- 20 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The lake in Budapest’s City Park has been polluted with a toxic substance, possibly asbestos, according to reports. The anti-catastrophe authority sampled the water after two ducks died in the lake.
Liget Project Vows To Save Some Trees After Protests
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Liget project, a reconstruction of the City Park, will heed to protesters demands and leave all healthy trees in the park untouched, the technical director of project manager Városliget Zrt told free-distribution daily Lokál. The project affects about 150-200 trees out of altogether 7,000 found in the park, Attila Sághi said.