639 result(s) for withdraw
Vast Majority Of Hungary’s Mayors Sign Petition Against Migrant Quotas
- 8 Dec 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 80 percent of Hungary’s mayors have joined a signature drive against the European Union’s migrant quotas, Károly Szita, the head of Hungary’s Association of County Seats, told a press conference on Wednesday. Szita said that 2,460 mayors had signed the letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, aimed at getting him to withdraw mandatory quotas.
Ten Injured In Budapest Metro Train Collision
- 6 Dec 2016 5:41 AM
- getting around
Two metro trains collided on Budapest’s M2 line early on Monday, injuring ten people, Máté Kisdi, a spokesman for Budapest’s disaster management authority said. The accident happened after one train travelling in the direction of Déli railway station caught up with and ran into the back of another. Both trains were carrying passengers.
BKV Withdraws Metro Line Renovation Tender
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest public transport company BKV has withdrawn a tender for the renovation of the capital’s third metro, the latest issue of the Public Procurement Gazette shows. Mayor István Tarlós said ten days earlier that the city’s public procurement manager had recommended invalidating the tender because all of the bids were well over the projected budget. It also proposed launching a new procurement ...
GreenGo Launches E-Car Sharing In Budapest
- 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Local startup GreenGo is launching Hungary’s first electric car sharing service in the heart of Budapest, offering a total of 45 cars for those looking to find an alternative way of transport in the capital, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Update: Suspect In Late Sept Budapest Blast Arrested
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have detained a young Hungarian in connection with the late September bomb attack in central Budapest, municipal prosecutor Imre Keresztes said. On September 24, two police officers were seriously injured when a homemade shrapnel bomb exploded on Grand Boulevard. Keresztes said that the suspect, who has no criminal record, appealed against his detention.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'The Battle Of Budapest'
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
60 years ago from this year (2016) on 23 October, The Hungarian Uprising of 1956 started. It became a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies.
Official: Rejection Of EU Quotas Brings New Obligations For Govt
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The result of last Sunday’s referendum, in which more than 3 million people rejected European Union migrant quotas, has established new obligations for the Hungarian government both at home and abroad, a government official said.
Orbán: Europe ‘Would Have Fallen ’ Without Hungary’s Border Measures
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Had Hungary not fulfilled its obligations concerning illegal migration, Europe “would have fallen” by now, the prime minister said in an interview to free-distribution daily Lokál. Viktor Orbán told the paper that by implementing strict border protection measures last year, Hungary “did what is done in sober parts of the world from the US to Israel: we protected Hungary and with it the European ...
Opposition Speaks Out Against Budapest Olympic Bid
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties reiterated their position on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that staging the Games was against the capital’s interest. Socialist Budapest deputy Csaba Horváth said that instead of supporting the Olympic bid, the Budapest Assembly should address the issue of the capital’s “broken-down hospitals and abandoned schools”.
Vast Majority Of Hungary’s Mayors Sign Petition Against Migrant Quotas
- 8 Dec 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 80 percent of Hungary’s mayors have joined a signature drive against the European Union’s migrant quotas, Károly Szita, the head of Hungary’s Association of County Seats, told a press conference on Wednesday. Szita said that 2,460 mayors had signed the letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, aimed at getting him to withdraw mandatory quotas.
Ten Injured In Budapest Metro Train Collision
- 6 Dec 2016 5:41 AM
- getting around
Two metro trains collided on Budapest’s M2 line early on Monday, injuring ten people, Máté Kisdi, a spokesman for Budapest’s disaster management authority said. The accident happened after one train travelling in the direction of Déli railway station caught up with and ran into the back of another. Both trains were carrying passengers.
BKV Withdraws Metro Line Renovation Tender
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest public transport company BKV has withdrawn a tender for the renovation of the capital’s third metro, the latest issue of the Public Procurement Gazette shows. Mayor István Tarlós said ten days earlier that the city’s public procurement manager had recommended invalidating the tender because all of the bids were well over the projected budget. It also proposed launching a new procurement ...
GreenGo Launches E-Car Sharing In Budapest
- 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Local startup GreenGo is launching Hungary’s first electric car sharing service in the heart of Budapest, offering a total of 45 cars for those looking to find an alternative way of transport in the capital, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Update: Suspect In Late Sept Budapest Blast Arrested
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have detained a young Hungarian in connection with the late September bomb attack in central Budapest, municipal prosecutor Imre Keresztes said. On September 24, two police officers were seriously injured when a homemade shrapnel bomb exploded on Grand Boulevard. Keresztes said that the suspect, who has no criminal record, appealed against his detention.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'The Battle Of Budapest'
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
60 years ago from this year (2016) on 23 October, The Hungarian Uprising of 1956 started. It became a nationwide revolt against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its Soviet-imposed policies.
Official: Rejection Of EU Quotas Brings New Obligations For Govt
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The result of last Sunday’s referendum, in which more than 3 million people rejected European Union migrant quotas, has established new obligations for the Hungarian government both at home and abroad, a government official said.
Orbán: Europe ‘Would Have Fallen ’ Without Hungary’s Border Measures
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Had Hungary not fulfilled its obligations concerning illegal migration, Europe “would have fallen” by now, the prime minister said in an interview to free-distribution daily Lokál. Viktor Orbán told the paper that by implementing strict border protection measures last year, Hungary “did what is done in sober parts of the world from the US to Israel: we protected Hungary and with it the European ...
Opposition Speaks Out Against Budapest Olympic Bid
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties reiterated their position on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that staging the Games was against the capital’s interest. Socialist Budapest deputy Csaba Horváth said that instead of supporting the Olympic bid, the Budapest Assembly should address the issue of the capital’s “broken-down hospitals and abandoned schools”.