38 result(s) for new leadership in Getting around
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.
Mayor Stopping Budapest Public Transport 'May Constitute Crime' Claims Gov't Official
- 9 Jun 2025 10:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony's plan "not only penalises and blackmails Budapest citizens, it is also unlawful, and there is a good chance it constitutes a crime,' the parliamentary state secretary of the ministry for public administration and regional development said on social media on Friday, 6 June.
Public Transport to 'Pause' in Budapest on Friday 6 June
- 3 Jun 2025 10:33 AM
- getting around
The mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karacsony, has announced a pause in public transport services to take place on Friday as "a first warning", adding the decision was made after talks with trade unions "representing the 27,000 employees of the Budapest family … who trust in the solidarity of the capital's residents".
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Taxi Firms in Budapest
- 22 Aug 2024 11:47 AM
- getting around
Key taxi firms in the Hungarian capital were recently tested across multiple criteria by the local ‘Conscious Consumers Association’. The one aim was to determine which of seven key companies tested is the best choice when you need a cab in Budapest.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Revamp of Budapest’s Downtown Ring Road on Horizon - Plans For Area Also Include Attracting Businesses “Other Than Pubs”
- 9 Feb 2024 7:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Planning for the revamp of a major section of Budapest’s Ring Road linking Petofi Bridge and Margaret Bridge is set to begin this year, with the first stage of the renovation works expected to get under way next year, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
Mobility Week Programme Launched by Mayor Karácsony - Fewer Traffic Jams in Budapest?
- 16 Sep 2023 6:36 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The message of European Mobility Week is that Budapest is not just made up of motorists, cyclists and public transport passengers, but also residents who want to get around, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said on Friday, opening the environmental campaign in the capital.
"Rain Park" in Budapest: Winner of Hungary’s National Green Cities Europe Award to Represent at International Contest
- 7 Sep 2023 12:00 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Northern Budapest’s Pünkösdfürdő Park, the winner of Hungary’s National Green Cities Europe Award, will represent the country in the Green Cities Europe international contest in Brussels in October, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook.
Finally, Budapest's Arany János Metro Station Reopens
- 21 Mar 2023 5:52 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
The development project implemented through the upgrade of metro M3 is not only meant for the people of Budapest, and does not only serve the interests of the people of the capital city, Minister for Regional Development and EU Funds Tibor Navracsics said on Monday as he reopened the renovated line at the Arany János utca station.
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.
Mayor Stopping Budapest Public Transport 'May Constitute Crime' Claims Gov't Official
- 9 Jun 2025 10:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony's plan "not only penalises and blackmails Budapest citizens, it is also unlawful, and there is a good chance it constitutes a crime,' the parliamentary state secretary of the ministry for public administration and regional development said on social media on Friday, 6 June.
Public Transport to 'Pause' in Budapest on Friday 6 June
- 3 Jun 2025 10:33 AM
- getting around
The mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karacsony, has announced a pause in public transport services to take place on Friday as "a first warning", adding the decision was made after talks with trade unions "representing the 27,000 employees of the Budapest family … who trust in the solidarity of the capital's residents".
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Taxi Firms in Budapest
- 22 Aug 2024 11:47 AM
- getting around
Key taxi firms in the Hungarian capital were recently tested across multiple criteria by the local ‘Conscious Consumers Association’. The one aim was to determine which of seven key companies tested is the best choice when you need a cab in Budapest.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Revamp of Budapest’s Downtown Ring Road on Horizon - Plans For Area Also Include Attracting Businesses “Other Than Pubs”
- 9 Feb 2024 7:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Planning for the revamp of a major section of Budapest’s Ring Road linking Petofi Bridge and Margaret Bridge is set to begin this year, with the first stage of the renovation works expected to get under way next year, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
Mobility Week Programme Launched by Mayor Karácsony - Fewer Traffic Jams in Budapest?
- 16 Sep 2023 6:36 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
The message of European Mobility Week is that Budapest is not just made up of motorists, cyclists and public transport passengers, but also residents who want to get around, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said on Friday, opening the environmental campaign in the capital.
"Rain Park" in Budapest: Winner of Hungary’s National Green Cities Europe Award to Represent at International Contest
- 7 Sep 2023 12:00 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Northern Budapest’s Pünkösdfürdő Park, the winner of Hungary’s National Green Cities Europe Award, will represent the country in the Green Cities Europe international contest in Brussels in October, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook.
Finally, Budapest's Arany János Metro Station Reopens
- 21 Mar 2023 5:52 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
The development project implemented through the upgrade of metro M3 is not only meant for the people of Budapest, and does not only serve the interests of the people of the capital city, Minister for Regional Development and EU Funds Tibor Navracsics said on Monday as he reopened the renovated line at the Arany János utca station.















