106 result(s) for metropolitan council
5th District Council Says Budapest is “Irresponsible & Careless Owner“ of Key Squares
- 17 Jun 2022 8:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The metropolitan council is an “irresponsible and careless owner” of Podmaniczky and Vörösmarty Squares, and Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony “should not be surprised” that the central government wants to take over the management of these parts of downtown Budapest, the Fidesz-run fifth district council has said.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Delegation Holds Talks in Budapest
- 6 May 2022 6:14 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A delegation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Director-General of Swiss-based charitable international humanitarian organisation Terre des Hommes, Barbara Hintermann, had talks with Deputy Mayor of Budapest Ambrus Kiss and his team at City Hall on Wednesday.
Some 10,000 Refugees Arrived from Ukraine to Hungary on Monday, Says Police
- 30 Mar 2022 8:45 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully 5,156 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 4,741 who crossed from Romania said they had come from Ukraine, the national police headquarters said.
Over 13,000 Refugees Arrived from Ukraine to Hungary on Sunday
- 29 Mar 2022 6:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully 4,934 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Sunday, while another 8,781 who crossed from Romania said they had come from Ukraine, the national police headquarters said.
Over 12,000 Refugees Arrived to Hungary From Ukraine on Thursday, Confirms Police
- 25 Mar 2022 8:13 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully 5,824 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Thursday, while another 6,411 who crossed from Romania said they had come from Ukraine, the national police headquarters said.
Budapest Aiding Refugees With Free Travel, Information Centre
- 4 Mar 2022 6:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Refugees from Ukraine will be given the chance to travel free of charge on Budapest’s public transport network from Friday, the city’s mayor announced. Also, from Monday, a 24-hour information centre in the Nyugati Square underpass will be available, Gergely Karácsony said.
Palkovics Invites Karácsony for Talks on Budapest Public Transport
- 29 Nov 2021 5:10 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Minister of Innovation and Technology László Palkovics has invited Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony to hold coordination talks on Budapest public transport on Monday morning, the ministry said.
Public Transport is Main Task of Budapest Administration, Claims IT Ministry
- 25 Nov 2021 7:32 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Public transport provision is the Budapest administration’s main task, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, would be unfit for office if he failed to solve the city’s transport financing.
Budapest Won't Host World Athletics Championships if Student Quarter Plans Axed, City Assembly Rules
- 2 Sep 2021 1:42 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- sport
The Budapest metropolitan assembly on Wednesday approved a proposal declaring that the city will not host the 2023 World Athletics Championships if the government approves the construction of a campus for China’s Fudan University in place of a students’ quarter in the capital’s 9th district.
5th District Council Says Budapest is “Irresponsible & Careless Owner“ of Key Squares
- 17 Jun 2022 8:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The metropolitan council is an “irresponsible and careless owner” of Podmaniczky and Vörösmarty Squares, and Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony “should not be surprised” that the central government wants to take over the management of these parts of downtown Budapest, the Fidesz-run fifth district council has said.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Delegation Holds Talks in Budapest
- 6 May 2022 6:14 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A delegation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Director-General of Swiss-based charitable international humanitarian organisation Terre des Hommes, Barbara Hintermann, had talks with Deputy Mayor of Budapest Ambrus Kiss and his team at City Hall on Wednesday.
Some 10,000 Refugees Arrived from Ukraine to Hungary on Monday, Says Police
- 30 Mar 2022 8:45 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully 5,156 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 4,741 who crossed from Romania said they had come from Ukraine, the national police headquarters said.
Over 13,000 Refugees Arrived from Ukraine to Hungary on Sunday
- 29 Mar 2022 6:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully 4,934 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Sunday, while another 8,781 who crossed from Romania said they had come from Ukraine, the national police headquarters said.
Over 12,000 Refugees Arrived to Hungary From Ukraine on Thursday, Confirms Police
- 25 Mar 2022 8:13 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully 5,824 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Thursday, while another 6,411 who crossed from Romania said they had come from Ukraine, the national police headquarters said.
Budapest Aiding Refugees With Free Travel, Information Centre
- 4 Mar 2022 6:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Refugees from Ukraine will be given the chance to travel free of charge on Budapest’s public transport network from Friday, the city’s mayor announced. Also, from Monday, a 24-hour information centre in the Nyugati Square underpass will be available, Gergely Karácsony said.
Palkovics Invites Karácsony for Talks on Budapest Public Transport
- 29 Nov 2021 5:10 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Minister of Innovation and Technology László Palkovics has invited Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony to hold coordination talks on Budapest public transport on Monday morning, the ministry said.
Public Transport is Main Task of Budapest Administration, Claims IT Ministry
- 25 Nov 2021 7:32 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Public transport provision is the Budapest administration’s main task, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, would be unfit for office if he failed to solve the city’s transport financing.
Budapest Won't Host World Athletics Championships if Student Quarter Plans Axed, City Assembly Rules
- 2 Sep 2021 1:42 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- sport
The Budapest metropolitan assembly on Wednesday approved a proposal declaring that the city will not host the 2023 World Athletics Championships if the government approves the construction of a campus for China’s Fudan University in place of a students’ quarter in the capital’s 9th district.
















