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Budapest Paid 19 Percent More For Refurbished Subway Cars Than Russia Did For New Ones
- 9 Nov 2017 7:40 AM
- business
Index.hu reports that Budapest signed a contract with Russian engineering firm Metrowagonmash in 2015 worth HUF 69 billion (USD 256.5 million) for 222 refurbished metro cars, an average price of HUF 308.9 million per car. The cars had been running on the badly deteriorated M3 metro line for 40 years before being renovated.
LMP Faults City Leaders For ‘Poor Management’ Of Metro Replacement Service
- 7 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition LMP says Budapest city leaders’ “poor management” of replacement bus service during the renovation of the third metro line could cause a “total collapse” of the capital’s public transport network. From Monday, the northern stretch of the line, between the Lehel ter station and the Újpest-Központ terminus, will be closed for a year.
Budapest Dodges Traffic Chaos
- 7 Nov 2017 7:48 AM
- getting around
Budapest Monday morning escaped traffic chaos on the first day of the upgrade of the M3 line, news websites reported yesterday.
Northern Half Of Metro Line 3 To Be Closed For Reconstruction
- 3 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
Six stations on the northern section of metro line 3 in Budapest are to be closed down on Monday for an approximately year-long reconstruction. The line is being closed down from Lehel tér to the northern terminus Újpest Központ, Mayor István Tarlós said. Tunnel reconstruction on the whole line is to start simultaneously, and is expected to last until late 2020, he said.
New Richest Hungarian List: OTP Chairman Still At Top
- 2 Nov 2017 2:55 AM
- current affairs
Sándor Csányi, the food industry magnate and head of OTP Bank, remains at the top of Forbesʼ annual ranking of the richest Hungarians. The magazine puts Csányiʼs wealth at HUF 294.3 billion, some HUF 11 bln more than one year earlier.
A Web Of Corruption Enmeshes Budapest’s 9th District
- 31 Oct 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
While some 1,500 needy families wait for social apartments in Budapest’s 9th district, Fidesz politicians, members of the district council and their business affiliates increase their wealth by trading in council property, 444.hu reports.
Budapest Expands Pay Parking
- 26 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
City council expanded the zones in which drivers must pay to park on streets, as it modified regulations in Budapest yesterday.
Budapest Assembly Approves Report Blaming Socialist-Liberal City Leadership In Metro Corruption Case
- 26 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly has approved a report blaming the former Socialist-liberal city leadership for irregularities highlighted by OLAF, the European anti-fraud office, in connection with construction of the capital’s fourth metro line.
Együtt, Dialogue To Join Forces For 2018 General Election
- 17 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The small opposition Együtt and Dialogue parties are preparing to run a joint campaign for next year’s general election, their leaders announced. The parties have yet to commit to running a joint party list, as organisational aspects of the alliance will be worked out at a later time, Együtt and Dialogue leaders Péter Juhász and Tímea Szabó told a press conference after a meeting.
Budapest Paid 19 Percent More For Refurbished Subway Cars Than Russia Did For New Ones
- 9 Nov 2017 7:40 AM
- business
Index.hu reports that Budapest signed a contract with Russian engineering firm Metrowagonmash in 2015 worth HUF 69 billion (USD 256.5 million) for 222 refurbished metro cars, an average price of HUF 308.9 million per car. The cars had been running on the badly deteriorated M3 metro line for 40 years before being renovated.
LMP Faults City Leaders For ‘Poor Management’ Of Metro Replacement Service
- 7 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition LMP says Budapest city leaders’ “poor management” of replacement bus service during the renovation of the third metro line could cause a “total collapse” of the capital’s public transport network. From Monday, the northern stretch of the line, between the Lehel ter station and the Újpest-Központ terminus, will be closed for a year.
Budapest Dodges Traffic Chaos
- 7 Nov 2017 7:48 AM
- getting around
Budapest Monday morning escaped traffic chaos on the first day of the upgrade of the M3 line, news websites reported yesterday.
Northern Half Of Metro Line 3 To Be Closed For Reconstruction
- 3 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
Six stations on the northern section of metro line 3 in Budapest are to be closed down on Monday for an approximately year-long reconstruction. The line is being closed down from Lehel tér to the northern terminus Újpest Központ, Mayor István Tarlós said. Tunnel reconstruction on the whole line is to start simultaneously, and is expected to last until late 2020, he said.
New Richest Hungarian List: OTP Chairman Still At Top
- 2 Nov 2017 2:55 AM
- current affairs
Sándor Csányi, the food industry magnate and head of OTP Bank, remains at the top of Forbesʼ annual ranking of the richest Hungarians. The magazine puts Csányiʼs wealth at HUF 294.3 billion, some HUF 11 bln more than one year earlier.
A Web Of Corruption Enmeshes Budapest’s 9th District
- 31 Oct 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
While some 1,500 needy families wait for social apartments in Budapest’s 9th district, Fidesz politicians, members of the district council and their business affiliates increase their wealth by trading in council property, 444.hu reports.
Budapest Expands Pay Parking
- 26 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
City council expanded the zones in which drivers must pay to park on streets, as it modified regulations in Budapest yesterday.
Budapest Assembly Approves Report Blaming Socialist-Liberal City Leadership In Metro Corruption Case
- 26 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly has approved a report blaming the former Socialist-liberal city leadership for irregularities highlighted by OLAF, the European anti-fraud office, in connection with construction of the capital’s fourth metro line.
Együtt, Dialogue To Join Forces For 2018 General Election
- 17 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The small opposition Együtt and Dialogue parties are preparing to run a joint campaign for next year’s general election, their leaders announced. The parties have yet to commit to running a joint party list, as organisational aspects of the alliance will be worked out at a later time, Együtt and Dialogue leaders Péter Juhász and Tímea Szabó told a press conference after a meeting.