Budapest council

08/09/2016

Budapest mayor visits Montreal to prepare twinning

Washington (MTI) – Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós visited Montreal as part of a Hungarian Week organised there. Tarlós prepared plans with the local mayor Denis […]
06/09/2016

Hungarian bus procurement committee approves funding for purchase of 436 new buses

Budapest, September 5 (MTI) – Hungary’s National Bus Procurement Committee, a body established to coordinate purchases by public transport companies with the aim of supporting local […]
02/09/2016

Metro line 3 upgrade to be speeded up, says Budapest mayor

Budapest, September 2 (MTI) – The upgrade of Budapest’s third metro line will be speeded up, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday after a lengthy […]
01/09/2016

Weekly government press briefing about new border fence and immigration

Budapest, September 1 (MTI) – The government will set up an advisory board tasked with putting together a plan to improve Hungarian medical education, the government […]
31/08/2016

Budapest approves cooperation deal with Vientiane

Budapest, August 31 (MTI) – The Budapest city assembly approved on Wednesday a deal with Vientiane, the capital of Laos, to develop cooperation in the areas […]
31/08/2016

Suburban railways to be separated from Budapest transport company – UPDATE

Budapest, August 31 (MTI) – The operations of suburban railway (HÉV) will be separated from those of the Budapest transport company (BKV) from Nov. 1, the […]
31/08/2016

City Assembly changes decree on homeless to expand banned areas

Budapest, August 31 (MTI) – The Budapest City Assembly on Wednesday changed the decree on homelessness to expand the number of areas where living in public […]
31/08/2016

Jobbik: Metro upgrade slippage govt’s responsibility

Budapest, August 31 (MTI) – The slippage in the schedule to upgrade Budapest’s Metro 3 is clearly the responsibility of the government, and if there is […]
25/08/2016

Contract for metro bus replacement tipped for late September, early October

  Budapest, August 25 (MTI) – The municipal council of Budapest is expected to sign a contract in late September or early October on leasing buses […]
24/08/2016

Socialists: City lawmakers should decide on public transport policy

Budapest (MTI) – The right to decide on public transport issues, such as whether services should be reduced or not, should be returned to city lawmakers, […]
21/07/2016

A prestigious bath in Budapest is said to be bought by Chinese investors

24.hu reports that a major Chinese investor is said to open the Rác bath and the hotel next to it, in Budapest, as the purchase price […]
15/07/2016

Budapest mayor expects EU support for metro renovation

Budapest, July 15 (MTI) – Budapest expects European Union support to cover no less than 60 percent of the cost of renovating the capital’s third metro […]
08/07/2016

Budapest’s mayor: Budapest not ready to set start date for metro revamp

Budapest, July 8 (MTI) – Budapest’s municipal council has yet to set a start date for upgrading the third metro line, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said […]
30/06/2016

Government to decide on metro replacement buses by July 5

Budapest, June 30 (MTI) – The government supports the revamp of Budapest’s third metro line and will be ready with a plan to secure replacement buses […]
29/06/2016

Budapest mayor: Budapest to buy M3 replacement buses if no govt decision made by deadline

Budapest, June 29 (MTI) – The capital will use its own funds to buy replacement buses for the M3 metro line while it is being revamped, […]
21/06/2016

Economy minister, Budapest mayor discuss natl bus industry strategy

Budapest (MTI) – Economy Minister Mihály Varga met Budapest Mayor István Tarlós on Monday to discuss the government’s national bus industry strategy as well as questions concerning […]
19/06/2016

Honorary citizens of Budapest

The Budapest City Council rewarded 8 outstanding people of the world of culture, science and sports with the title of honorary citizenships of Budapest on Friday, […]
11/06/2016

Tarlos: Russian metro cars for Budapest not new

Budapest, June 11 (MTI) – The metro cars that have arrived under a Russian procurement contract are refurbished, not new, Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós told […]
08/06/2016

Liget project – City Park plans harmonised with 2015 government decree

Budapest, June 8 (MTI) – Budapest Municipal Council on Wednesday voted to bring building regulations for the City Park (Városliget) area in line with a government […]
08/06/2016

Liget project: Municipal leaders plan to chop down more than 2,000 trees?

Budapest, June 8 (MTI) – The capital should seek an expert opinion from UNESCO on the planned Liget Project, a scheme involving the construction of a […]