3 result(s) for political editor in Getting around
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
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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.
EU Postpones Budapest Metro 4 Deadline
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
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The EU has informally told Hungary that it would accept completion of the EU-subsidised metro 4 project by the end of 2016, a year later than agreed, Népszabadság has learnt. It is still questionable whether the new line will have the number of passengers necessary to justify the EU subsidy, and some or all of it may have to be repaid, the daily adds.
Tarlós Defends Margaret Island Budapest Move
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
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Revenue from Margaret Island should go to the city if the 13th District spends the money on “unknown projects,” Budapest mayor István Tarlós told reporters on Wednesday. He announced last week that the city will take the island park from the 13th District and administrate it directly.
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.
EU Postpones Budapest Metro 4 Deadline
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The EU has informally told Hungary that it would accept completion of the EU-subsidised metro 4 project by the end of 2016, a year later than agreed, Népszabadság has learnt. It is still questionable whether the new line will have the number of passengers necessary to justify the EU subsidy, and some or all of it may have to be repaid, the daily adds.
Tarlós Defends Margaret Island Budapest Move
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Revenue from Margaret Island should go to the city if the 13th District spends the money on “unknown projects,” Budapest mayor István Tarlós told reporters on Wednesday. He announced last week that the city will take the island park from the 13th District and administrate it directly.