6 result(s) for political reasons in Getting around
Statue of Liberty Revamp in Budapest: 'Freer & Greener' Renovated Citadel
- 15 Jul 2025 6:09 AM
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The renovated Citadel and the area around the the Statue of Liberty overlooking the Danube from Gellert Hill set to open next spring will be a "worthy refurbishment of a national memorial site that has been neglected for decades", a state secretary at the construction and transport ministry said.
Lake in Héviz Attracts 1 Million Visitors a Year - Key Bath House to be Resurrected?
- 9 Jul 2025 11:44 AM
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The lake bath house in Heviz, home to Europe's largest biologically active thermal lake, could reopen with the support of HUF 381m in central government funding, Balint Nagy, the MP for the region and a state secretary at the Construction and Transportation Ministry, told MTI.
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.
Budapest Transport Authority Books HUF 4.7 Billion Loss In 2019
- 10 Aug 2020 8:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
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Budapest public transport authority BKK booked a 4.7 billion forint (EUR 13.6m) loss in 2019 due in large part to “the failed launch” of the electronic ticketing system which cost the company 6.1 billion forints, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said.
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 ...
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.
Statue of Liberty Revamp in Budapest: 'Freer & Greener' Renovated Citadel
- 15 Jul 2025 6:09 AM
- getting around
The renovated Citadel and the area around the the Statue of Liberty overlooking the Danube from Gellert Hill set to open next spring will be a "worthy refurbishment of a national memorial site that has been neglected for decades", a state secretary at the construction and transport ministry said.
Lake in Héviz Attracts 1 Million Visitors a Year - Key Bath House to be Resurrected?
- 9 Jul 2025 11:44 AM
- getting around
The lake bath house in Heviz, home to Europe's largest biologically active thermal lake, could reopen with the support of HUF 381m in central government funding, Balint Nagy, the MP for the region and a state secretary at the Construction and Transportation Ministry, told MTI.
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.
Budapest Transport Authority Books HUF 4.7 Billion Loss In 2019
- 10 Aug 2020 8:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
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Budapest public transport authority BKK booked a 4.7 billion forint (EUR 13.6m) loss in 2019 due in large part to “the failed launch” of the electronic ticketing system which cost the company 6.1 billion forints, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said.
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 ...
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.