689 result(s) for local mayor
Residents Evicted In Hungarian City Miskolc Slum Area
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents have been evicted in the north-eastern city of Miskolc as part of the local government’s efforts to eliminate slums in the outskirts of the city. A woman and a family with three children were evicted based on a court order.
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Nearing Agreement On Candidates For Local Elections
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition have prepared a draft agreement concerning their candidates running for the mayor of Budapest and for district mayors. The leadership of each party will make their decision on the draft by the next day, and further details will be published on Wednesday, Viktor Szigetvári, co-leader of the E-PM alliance, told a press conference.
Socialists Pledge To Improve Budapest Public Safety
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The opposition Socialists pledge to improve public safety and establish a network to care for pensioners and single mothers in Budapest, the party’s Budapest group leader has said.
Govt Offers Help To Restore Andrassy Ave Building Damaged In Fire In Budapest
- 24 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government will contribute to efforts to rebuild a historic apartment block in Budapest’s Andrassy Avenue, whose roof and upper storey were consumed in a disastrous fire last week, the Prime Minister’s Office told MTI on Wednesday.
Hungary’s Metropolitan Court Rejects Referendum On WWII Memorial
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Metropolitan Court has rejected in a final ruling a local referendum initiated by the Socialists on the construction of a contested memorial to the victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation in central Budapest, a lawmaker of the party said on Saturday. The ruling disallows any further possibility of legal remedy and has thwarted stopping the construction of the memorial in the 5th ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Busch-Hungária Kft To Start HUF 6.5 Billion Project In Győr
- 14 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Busch-Hungária Kft, a leading supplier of high value added nodular cast components for the automotive industry, announced at an event held at the company’s headquarters this Wednesday to initiate a HUF 6.4 billion expansion project in Győr. Subsidized by the Hungarian government with HUF 505 million according to a discretional government decision, the project is going to increase current staffing ...
Hungary’s Socialist Deputy Suspected Of Bribery Attempt
- 13 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief prosecutor has asked parliament to remove the immunity of Socialist lawmaker Dezső Hiszékeny. Péter Polt made his request in connection with a suspicion of attempted bribery and “other crimes”.
The 22nd VOLT Festival In Hungary Ended As A Success
- 9 Jul 2014 9:08 AM
- entertainment
The 22nd VOLT Festival has ended Monday morning and has proved again that it is one of the most beloved festivals in Hungary. A record number of visitors have attended this time: during 5 days 120.000 guests have arrived to Lővér Camping and thanks to the live stream of Telekom and Ustream more than 500.000 people viewed the festival from outside the festival area.
Residents Evicted In Hungarian City Miskolc Slum Area
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents have been evicted in the north-eastern city of Miskolc as part of the local government’s efforts to eliminate slums in the outskirts of the city. A woman and a family with three children were evicted based on a court order.
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Nearing Agreement On Candidates For Local Elections
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition have prepared a draft agreement concerning their candidates running for the mayor of Budapest and for district mayors. The leadership of each party will make their decision on the draft by the next day, and further details will be published on Wednesday, Viktor Szigetvári, co-leader of the E-PM alliance, told a press conference.
Socialists Pledge To Improve Budapest Public Safety
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The opposition Socialists pledge to improve public safety and establish a network to care for pensioners and single mothers in Budapest, the party’s Budapest group leader has said.
Govt Offers Help To Restore Andrassy Ave Building Damaged In Fire In Budapest
- 24 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government will contribute to efforts to rebuild a historic apartment block in Budapest’s Andrassy Avenue, whose roof and upper storey were consumed in a disastrous fire last week, the Prime Minister’s Office told MTI on Wednesday.
Hungary’s Metropolitan Court Rejects Referendum On WWII Memorial
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Metropolitan Court has rejected in a final ruling a local referendum initiated by the Socialists on the construction of a contested memorial to the victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation in central Budapest, a lawmaker of the party said on Saturday. The ruling disallows any further possibility of legal remedy and has thwarted stopping the construction of the memorial in the 5th ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Busch-Hungária Kft To Start HUF 6.5 Billion Project In Győr
- 14 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Busch-Hungária Kft, a leading supplier of high value added nodular cast components for the automotive industry, announced at an event held at the company’s headquarters this Wednesday to initiate a HUF 6.4 billion expansion project in Győr. Subsidized by the Hungarian government with HUF 505 million according to a discretional government decision, the project is going to increase current staffing ...
Hungary’s Socialist Deputy Suspected Of Bribery Attempt
- 13 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief prosecutor has asked parliament to remove the immunity of Socialist lawmaker Dezső Hiszékeny. Péter Polt made his request in connection with a suspicion of attempted bribery and “other crimes”.
The 22nd VOLT Festival In Hungary Ended As A Success
- 9 Jul 2014 9:08 AM
- entertainment
The 22nd VOLT Festival has ended Monday morning and has proved again that it is one of the most beloved festivals in Hungary. A record number of visitors have attended this time: during 5 days 120.000 guests have arrived to Lővér Camping and thanks to the live stream of Telekom and Ustream more than 500.000 people viewed the festival from outside the festival area.