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Cigarettes Smuggled From Dubai To Budapest
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Customs officers seized 3,700 packs of untaxed cigarettes at Budapest airport from two passengers arriving from Dubai. They had six suitcases with 4,000 packets of cigarettes and a further 51kg of tobacco. The value of the goods seized is estimated at Ft 7.5 million.
Report: Budapest Public Transport Plans ‘Surprise’ Strike
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Workers of Budapest Transport Company (BKV) have set up a strike committee and are preparing to strike after not receiving a pay rise for an extended period, and hearing news of the companyʼs plans to carry out additional layoffs, according to Hungarian online daily origo.hu.
Budapest Fourth Metro Line Seeks Retailers
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest city asset manager BFVK will invite bids for the rental of commercial spaces in stations along the fourth metro line, which are currently empty, Népszabadság reports. The BFVK collected Ft 29.2 million in rent in 2014, when the line was opened, rising to Ft 46.8 million in 2015.
Uber Requires Drivers To Get Hungarian Tax Number
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
All Uber taxi drivers must provide their tax number and personal data in order to stay in the ride-sharing company’s system as of February 1, the company announced yesterday. Also from February 1, Uber will issue invoices on all fares, in the name of the driver, in line with Hungarian regulations.
Budapest Combino Trams Equipped With CCTV
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The first two Siemens Combino trams equipped with CCTV cameras, began running along the 4-6 line in Budapest on Tuesday. The so-called Futár passenger information system has also been installed on board. All of the city’s Combino trams will soon be similarly equipped in hopes of preventing violence.
Launch Of The Interconnected Tram Network In Buda
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
As of 16 January 2016 travelling through Buda is possible with less or even no changes. Thanks to one of the most significant rail transport development projects of the last decades, the tram lines compose a single network again.
Hungarian Government Official: “Taxi Drivers Are Right”
- 21 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Taxi drivers demonstrating in Budapest should be supported in their call for fair conditions on the passenger transport market, state secretary Bence Tuzson said, citing the government’s position after a cabinet meeting. The Hungarian government sees strict regulation justified in this case, which would apply to all players, he said.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Protest Continues
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers continued to block traffic at the intersection of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Andrássy út all through Monday night and throughout Tuesday in protest against the Uber ride-sharing service. Their numbers shrank from over 100 on Monday to around 30 overnight and 60 yesterday afternoon.
Updated: Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demo Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers demonstrating against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest closed a section of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy Zsilinszky Road, on Monday. The protesters completely blocked traffic in both directions of the two major routes but reopened one lane in each direction after the Budapest police warned them that a complete blockade was illegal.
Cigarettes Smuggled From Dubai To Budapest
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Customs officers seized 3,700 packs of untaxed cigarettes at Budapest airport from two passengers arriving from Dubai. They had six suitcases with 4,000 packets of cigarettes and a further 51kg of tobacco. The value of the goods seized is estimated at Ft 7.5 million.
Report: Budapest Public Transport Plans ‘Surprise’ Strike
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Workers of Budapest Transport Company (BKV) have set up a strike committee and are preparing to strike after not receiving a pay rise for an extended period, and hearing news of the companyʼs plans to carry out additional layoffs, according to Hungarian online daily origo.hu.
Budapest Fourth Metro Line Seeks Retailers
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest city asset manager BFVK will invite bids for the rental of commercial spaces in stations along the fourth metro line, which are currently empty, Népszabadság reports. The BFVK collected Ft 29.2 million in rent in 2014, when the line was opened, rising to Ft 46.8 million in 2015.
Uber Requires Drivers To Get Hungarian Tax Number
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
All Uber taxi drivers must provide their tax number and personal data in order to stay in the ride-sharing company’s system as of February 1, the company announced yesterday. Also from February 1, Uber will issue invoices on all fares, in the name of the driver, in line with Hungarian regulations.
Budapest Combino Trams Equipped With CCTV
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The first two Siemens Combino trams equipped with CCTV cameras, began running along the 4-6 line in Budapest on Tuesday. The so-called Futár passenger information system has also been installed on board. All of the city’s Combino trams will soon be similarly equipped in hopes of preventing violence.
Launch Of The Interconnected Tram Network In Buda
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
As of 16 January 2016 travelling through Buda is possible with less or even no changes. Thanks to one of the most significant rail transport development projects of the last decades, the tram lines compose a single network again.
Hungarian Government Official: “Taxi Drivers Are Right”
- 21 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Taxi drivers demonstrating in Budapest should be supported in their call for fair conditions on the passenger transport market, state secretary Bence Tuzson said, citing the government’s position after a cabinet meeting. The Hungarian government sees strict regulation justified in this case, which would apply to all players, he said.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Protest Continues
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers continued to block traffic at the intersection of Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út and Andrássy út all through Monday night and throughout Tuesday in protest against the Uber ride-sharing service. Their numbers shrank from over 100 on Monday to around 30 overnight and 60 yesterday afternoon.
Updated: Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demo Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers demonstrating against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest closed a section of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy Zsilinszky Road, on Monday. The protesters completely blocked traffic in both directions of the two major routes but reopened one lane in each direction after the Budapest police warned them that a complete blockade was illegal.