58 result(s) for metropolitan council in Current Affairs
'Absurd': Charges Proposed Against Budapest Mayor
- 12 Dec 2025 8:03 AM
- current affairs
An investigation into the Budapest Pride march in June has concluded with a recommendation to raise charges, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Thursday, adding that he is accused of violating the right of assembly.
Budapest Crisis: Lifeline Loan or Power Grab?
- 11 Dec 2025 6:17 AM
- current affairs
The government's aid loan programme is a "safety belt" for Budapest to ensure that the city remains functional, its employees get paid, and "nobody pockets the money owed to them", Alexandra Szentkirályi, the group leader of the ruling parties in the city assembly, said on Facebook on Monday.
Updated: Budapest Mayor Questioned as a Suspect Linked to Budapest Pride
- 15 Aug 2025 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, has been questioned as a suspect in connection with the organisation of the Budapest Pride event in Budapest.
Bankruptcy Averted: Budapest Metropolitan Council's Credit Limit Raised by 20 Billion Forints
- 17 Jul 2025 8:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s OTP Bank has agreed to modifying its contract with the Budapest metropolitan council by raising the city's current account credit limit by 20 billion forints (EUR 49.9m), the Mayor’s Office said.
Biggest Budapest Pride Event Ends Incident-Free
- 30 Jun 2025 9:38 AM
- current affairs
Shortly before 8pm, the Budapest Pride event ended on the Műegyetem embankment in the capital.
“We made history here today,” said Viktória Radványi - according to the President of Budapest Pride, over 200,000 took part in the march this year. This year’s Pride attracted international attention, with delegations from over 30 countries, including more than 70 members of the European Parliament ...
Despite Police Ban Budapest Pride Will Go Ahead on 28 June to 'Celebrate Freedom'
- 20 Jun 2025 11:08 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s metropolitan council will go ahead with organising its "celebration of freedom" next Saturday, Gergely Karacsony, the city’s mayor has said, arguing that a prohibition order issued by Budapest police concerned "a non-existent gathering".
Budapest Public Transport Boss ‘Driven Away by Political Situation’
- 30 May 2025 11:04 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, has expressed regret over the resignation of Katalin Walter, the chief executive of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), saying she had been "driven away by the political situation in the capital".
'Unlawful' Withdrawal of HUF 10 Billion from Budapest Accounts by Treasury, Reports Mayor
- 30 May 2025 9:22 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian State Treasury has "unlawfully" withdrawn more than 10 billion forints (EUR 24.8m) from Budapest's accounts, and the municipality has halted payments to some municipality-owned companies to preserve liquidity, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference.
Biggest Pride Ever? March Will Go Ahead Even If Government Prohibits It, Says Mayor
- 21 Mar 2025 10:25 AM
- current affairs
This year’s Budapest Pride march will go ahead as planned "and will be the biggest one yet", Gergely Karacsony, the city’s mayor, said on Facebook.
'Absurd': Charges Proposed Against Budapest Mayor
- 12 Dec 2025 8:03 AM
- current affairs
An investigation into the Budapest Pride march in June has concluded with a recommendation to raise charges, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Thursday, adding that he is accused of violating the right of assembly.
Budapest Crisis: Lifeline Loan or Power Grab?
- 11 Dec 2025 6:17 AM
- current affairs
The government's aid loan programme is a "safety belt" for Budapest to ensure that the city remains functional, its employees get paid, and "nobody pockets the money owed to them", Alexandra Szentkirályi, the group leader of the ruling parties in the city assembly, said on Facebook on Monday.
Updated: Budapest Mayor Questioned as a Suspect Linked to Budapest Pride
- 15 Aug 2025 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, has been questioned as a suspect in connection with the organisation of the Budapest Pride event in Budapest.
Bankruptcy Averted: Budapest Metropolitan Council's Credit Limit Raised by 20 Billion Forints
- 17 Jul 2025 8:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s OTP Bank has agreed to modifying its contract with the Budapest metropolitan council by raising the city's current account credit limit by 20 billion forints (EUR 49.9m), the Mayor’s Office said.
Biggest Budapest Pride Event Ends Incident-Free
- 30 Jun 2025 9:38 AM
- current affairs
Shortly before 8pm, the Budapest Pride event ended on the Műegyetem embankment in the capital.
“We made history here today,” said Viktória Radványi - according to the President of Budapest Pride, over 200,000 took part in the march this year. This year’s Pride attracted international attention, with delegations from over 30 countries, including more than 70 members of the European Parliament ...
Despite Police Ban Budapest Pride Will Go Ahead on 28 June to 'Celebrate Freedom'
- 20 Jun 2025 11:08 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s metropolitan council will go ahead with organising its "celebration of freedom" next Saturday, Gergely Karacsony, the city’s mayor has said, arguing that a prohibition order issued by Budapest police concerned "a non-existent gathering".
Budapest Public Transport Boss ‘Driven Away by Political Situation’
- 30 May 2025 11:04 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, has expressed regret over the resignation of Katalin Walter, the chief executive of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), saying she had been "driven away by the political situation in the capital".
'Unlawful' Withdrawal of HUF 10 Billion from Budapest Accounts by Treasury, Reports Mayor
- 30 May 2025 9:22 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian State Treasury has "unlawfully" withdrawn more than 10 billion forints (EUR 24.8m) from Budapest's accounts, and the municipality has halted payments to some municipality-owned companies to preserve liquidity, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference.
Biggest Pride Ever? March Will Go Ahead Even If Government Prohibits It, Says Mayor
- 21 Mar 2025 10:25 AM
- current affairs
This year’s Budapest Pride march will go ahead as planned "and will be the biggest one yet", Gergely Karacsony, the city’s mayor, said on Facebook.