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The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
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Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Ecotourism Megaproject On Hortobágy Plain In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
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An EU-funded ecotourism megaproject costing over 2 billion forints (EUR 6.5 million) is beginning on the Hortobágy Plain of southeast Hungary thanks to cooperation between the local fishery, gene preservation company and national park, it was announced on Wednesday at the project launch organised in the famous Hortobágy Tavern.
Foreign Tram Drivers To Hit Budapest Tracks
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
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The city of Budapest will host the 2nd European Tram Championship with competitors from 14 other cities, through the coming weekend, public transport company BKV told MTI on Wednesday.
Personnel Recruitment First Job Wins Budapest Transport Centre Contract
- 29 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
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Personnel recruitment firm First Job has won the Ft 80.2 million tender announced by Budapest Transport Centre, the European public procurement journal Tenders Electronic Daily reveals. The agency will supply 50 ticket inspectors for Budapest transport company BKV for an eight-month period.
New Electric Car Charging Station Opens In Budapest
- 16 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
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The Ministry of Rural Development has inaugurated a new electric car charging station in Budapest. The new charging pylon, which contains two charging stations, is the tenth in the capital.
Public Money Spent On Dangerous And Hardly Usable Bicycle Roads In Budapest
- 12 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
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Several bicycle roads have been built from a 50 billion HUF (~170 million EUR) EU budget – but some of them are unusable. After a few months of secrecy, the National Development Agency published a report about bicycle road development between 2007 – 2013 in Hungary. In summary, there were 773 partly or entirely bicycling-related projects, which resulted in 1670 km bicycle roads or other related ...
Tata Wins Hungarian Landscape Award
- 5 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
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Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas presented the accolade to the winner of the Hungarian Landscape Award competition, the Tata-based Által Brook Catchment Area Restoration and Development Association, at a ceremony in Tata on Friday. Second prize was awarded to Szentes local authority for its programme to restore the wildlife of the Kurca watercourse.
Baths Join Budapest Tourism Campaign
- 2 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
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BGYH, the company which runs Budapest’s city-owned thermal baths, has reached a strategic agreement with tourism promotion agency Magyar Turizmus. BGYH will be a main sponsor of the Budapest Winter Invitation campaign, which offers guests a free third or fourth night in a Budapest hotel along with free entry to the Széchenyi, Gellért, Rudas and Lukács baths.
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Ecotourism Megaproject On Hortobágy Plain In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
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An EU-funded ecotourism megaproject costing over 2 billion forints (EUR 6.5 million) is beginning on the Hortobágy Plain of southeast Hungary thanks to cooperation between the local fishery, gene preservation company and national park, it was announced on Wednesday at the project launch organised in the famous Hortobágy Tavern.
Foreign Tram Drivers To Hit Budapest Tracks
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
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The city of Budapest will host the 2nd European Tram Championship with competitors from 14 other cities, through the coming weekend, public transport company BKV told MTI on Wednesday.
Personnel Recruitment First Job Wins Budapest Transport Centre Contract
- 29 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
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Personnel recruitment firm First Job has won the Ft 80.2 million tender announced by Budapest Transport Centre, the European public procurement journal Tenders Electronic Daily reveals. The agency will supply 50 ticket inspectors for Budapest transport company BKV for an eight-month period.
New Electric Car Charging Station Opens In Budapest
- 16 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
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The Ministry of Rural Development has inaugurated a new electric car charging station in Budapest. The new charging pylon, which contains two charging stations, is the tenth in the capital.
Public Money Spent On Dangerous And Hardly Usable Bicycle Roads In Budapest
- 12 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
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Several bicycle roads have been built from a 50 billion HUF (~170 million EUR) EU budget – but some of them are unusable. After a few months of secrecy, the National Development Agency published a report about bicycle road development between 2007 – 2013 in Hungary. In summary, there were 773 partly or entirely bicycling-related projects, which resulted in 1670 km bicycle roads or other related ...
Tata Wins Hungarian Landscape Award
- 5 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
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Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas presented the accolade to the winner of the Hungarian Landscape Award competition, the Tata-based Által Brook Catchment Area Restoration and Development Association, at a ceremony in Tata on Friday. Second prize was awarded to Szentes local authority for its programme to restore the wildlife of the Kurca watercourse.
Baths Join Budapest Tourism Campaign
- 2 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
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BGYH, the company which runs Budapest’s city-owned thermal baths, has reached a strategic agreement with tourism promotion agency Magyar Turizmus. BGYH will be a main sponsor of the Budapest Winter Invitation campaign, which offers guests a free third or fourth night in a Budapest hotel along with free entry to the Széchenyi, Gellért, Rudas and Lukács baths.