10 result(s) for media authority in Getting around
Updated: Warning Issued Due to Risk of Freezing Rain in Hungary
- 14 Jan 2026 6:37 AM
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HungaroMet, the national weather service, has withdrawn its 2nd degree (orange) alerts issued on Tuesday for freezing rain in Budapest and other parts of the country. The weather service, has however, maintained a first-degree alert for some areas in south-eastern Hungary, where further, scattered sleet is expected.
Motorway Vignette Sales for 2026 Start in Hungary
- 17 Dec 2025 1:20 PM
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Sales of Hungary’s 2026 motorway vignettes began on December 8, 2025, and by December 14 around 23,000 annual vignettes had already been sold, the National Toll Payment Service (NÚSZ) said on Tuesday. This includes 8,500 nationwide passes, 13,000 county passes, and 1,500 passes restricted to the M1 motorway.
Missing Section of Danube Cycle Path in N Budapest Finally Receives Permit
- 15 Oct 2025 7:19 AM
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The road building authority has green-lighted a 3.5km section of the cycle path along the River Danube in the 4th district of Budapest, a section of the Eurovelo 6 international route, Budapest transport company BKK said on Tuesday.
Fresh Inspection of Budapest Buses Reveals Dangerous Deficiencies - Low % Fit for Duty
- 22 Aug 2025 2:39 PM
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The government's recent inspection of BKV buses has revealed worrying and dangerous deficiencies, the Budapest Metropolitan Government Office told MTI today.
Fire Destroys Buses & Disrupts Downtown Budapest
- 14 Aug 2025 9:52 AM
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A castle bus was destroyed by fire in downtown Budapest on Wednesday, and a second bus caught fire on Thursday. Despite the fires and disruption to the downtown area, "nobody was injured", public transport company BKV announced.
Unofficial Pissoirs: 6th District Mayor Acts Against Filthy Phone Booths in Budapest
- 19 Jul 2023 10:43 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
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Sixth District mayor Tamás Soproni has run out of patience with Magyar Telekom over the company’s failure to dismantle disused phone booths in the district, as promised.
Hungarian Parliament Bans Uber Application
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
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The National Assembly of Hungary voted on Monday to allow authorities to block websites that offer unauthorized livery services, reports Hungarian news site 444.hu. The law, which is scheduled to come into effect over the next month, was approved by MPs with a 119-61 vote, and three abstentions. The bill had been submitted ny Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták.
New regulations Require Uber To Match Hungarian Taxi cars
- 29 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
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New regulations posted on the website of the Hungarian National Transport Authority today in connection with requirements related to personal transportation, essentially require Uber to remodel its services and cars to exactly match those of Hungarian taxis, online daily origo.hu reported today.
Budapest Chooses Russian Bidder To Refurbish 222 Subway Cars
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
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Russian-owned Metrovagonmas has been awarded a HUF 69 billion (USD 250 million) contract to refurbish 222 of Budapest Transportation Authority’s (BKV Zrt.) subway cars, many of which are more than thirty years old. Hungarian news site Index.hu reports BKV rejected an offer from Estonia’s Skinest Rail that was 11 percent cheaper for “being too low”, even though it was only some 2.5 percent lower ...
Updated: Warning Issued Due to Risk of Freezing Rain in Hungary
- 14 Jan 2026 6:37 AM
- getting around
HungaroMet, the national weather service, has withdrawn its 2nd degree (orange) alerts issued on Tuesday for freezing rain in Budapest and other parts of the country. The weather service, has however, maintained a first-degree alert for some areas in south-eastern Hungary, where further, scattered sleet is expected.
Motorway Vignette Sales for 2026 Start in Hungary
- 17 Dec 2025 1:20 PM
- getting around
Sales of Hungary’s 2026 motorway vignettes began on December 8, 2025, and by December 14 around 23,000 annual vignettes had already been sold, the National Toll Payment Service (NÚSZ) said on Tuesday. This includes 8,500 nationwide passes, 13,000 county passes, and 1,500 passes restricted to the M1 motorway.
Missing Section of Danube Cycle Path in N Budapest Finally Receives Permit
- 15 Oct 2025 7:19 AM
- getting around
The road building authority has green-lighted a 3.5km section of the cycle path along the River Danube in the 4th district of Budapest, a section of the Eurovelo 6 international route, Budapest transport company BKK said on Tuesday.
Fresh Inspection of Budapest Buses Reveals Dangerous Deficiencies - Low % Fit for Duty
- 22 Aug 2025 2:39 PM
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The government's recent inspection of BKV buses has revealed worrying and dangerous deficiencies, the Budapest Metropolitan Government Office told MTI today.
Fire Destroys Buses & Disrupts Downtown Budapest
- 14 Aug 2025 9:52 AM
- getting around
A castle bus was destroyed by fire in downtown Budapest on Wednesday, and a second bus caught fire on Thursday. Despite the fires and disruption to the downtown area, "nobody was injured", public transport company BKV announced.
Unofficial Pissoirs: 6th District Mayor Acts Against Filthy Phone Booths in Budapest
- 19 Jul 2023 10:43 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
Sixth District mayor Tamás Soproni has run out of patience with Magyar Telekom over the company’s failure to dismantle disused phone booths in the district, as promised.
Hungarian Parliament Bans Uber Application
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
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The National Assembly of Hungary voted on Monday to allow authorities to block websites that offer unauthorized livery services, reports Hungarian news site 444.hu. The law, which is scheduled to come into effect over the next month, was approved by MPs with a 119-61 vote, and three abstentions. The bill had been submitted ny Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták.
New regulations Require Uber To Match Hungarian Taxi cars
- 29 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
New regulations posted on the website of the Hungarian National Transport Authority today in connection with requirements related to personal transportation, essentially require Uber to remodel its services and cars to exactly match those of Hungarian taxis, online daily origo.hu reported today.
Budapest Chooses Russian Bidder To Refurbish 222 Subway Cars
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
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Russian-owned Metrovagonmas has been awarded a HUF 69 billion (USD 250 million) contract to refurbish 222 of Budapest Transportation Authority’s (BKV Zrt.) subway cars, many of which are more than thirty years old. Hungarian news site Index.hu reports BKV rejected an offer from Estonia’s Skinest Rail that was 11 percent cheaper for “being too low”, even though it was only some 2.5 percent lower ...