Budapest council

24/05/2016

Budapest committee for Alstom case to hear former Socialist city leaders

Budapest, May 24 (MTI) – The ad-hoc committee planned by the Budapest municipal assembly to investigate corruption allegations connected to French company Alstom’s Budapest metro contract […]
23/05/2016

LMP councillor complains Metro 3 renovation could be delayed

Budapest, May 23 (MTI) – The renovation of Budapest’s third metro line could be delayed, said Antal Csárdi, a councillor for the opposition LMP party, on […]
19/05/2016

Budapest local government plans to renovate Chain Bridge among other projects

Budapest, May 19 (MTI) – Budapest mayor, István Tarlós, has announced plans to renovate the city’s iconic Chain Bridge and remodel Blaha Lujza Square in central […]
12/05/2016

Budapest assembly to set up cttee for investigating Alstom case

Budapest, May 12 (MTI) – The municipal assembly on Thursday approved setting up an ad hoc committee with the task to investigate corruption allegations connected to […]
09/05/2016

Budapest mayor: City council to continue supporting Budapest Festival Orchestra as best it can

Budapest, May 9 (MTI) – The Budapest city council will in the future continue to support the Budapest Festival Orchestra to the extent that its budget […]
08/05/2016

Budapest Festival Orchestra stages musical demonstration in downtown Budapest

Budapest (MTI) – The internationally celebrated Budapest Festival Orchestra staged a musical demonstration in downtown Budapest on Saturday to protest against the Municipal Assembly’s decision to […]
06/05/2016

Mayor’s office says Fischer has no permit to hold impromptu concert

Budapest, May 6 (MTI) – Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra have no permit to hold an impromptu concert on Saturday in central Budapest’s Vorosmarty […]
06/05/2016

Budapest transport, ministry sign metro 3 renovation contract

Budapest, May 5 (MTI) – The renovation of Budapest’s metro 3 under a contract signed on Thursday is scheduled to receive 120 billion forints in European […]
30/04/2016

Socialist councillor slams Budapest mayor over projects

Budapest, April 29 (MTI) – Csaba Horváth, a councillor for the opposition Socialists in the Municipal Council, criticised Budapest’s mayor for his handling of several large-scale […]
24/04/2016

Major revamp project on the M3 metro line

Reconstruction work on metro line M3 could begin between Lehel tér and Újpest-Központ stops as well as on the Kőbánya-Kispest and Nagyvárad tér section in November. […]
14/03/2016

Smog regulation becomes more rigorous in Budapest

The General Assembly of Budapest approved the modification of smog regulation; as a result, much more vehicles can be banned during smog alert from the middle […]
15/02/2016

Budapest would ban one-third of the cars from the streets during a smog alert

The Municipality of Budapest would ban most of the older cars from the streets during a smog alert, and the number of vehicles which are listed […]
27/01/2016

City Council approves proposed venues for 2024 Olympics

Budapest, January 27 (MTI) – The Budapest City Council on Wednesday approved the proposed venues where the capital would organise the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. The […]
24/06/2015

Budapest Aquatics could promote 2024 Olympic bid, says Budapest Mayor Tarlos

Budapest, June 24 (MTI) – A successful Budapest World Aquatic Championships in 2017 could help Hungary in its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, Budapest Mayor […]
12/06/2015

Decided: Budapest applies for the 2024 Olympics

According to origo.hu, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) voted for applying for the 2024 Olympics. Budapest has to say yes, but according to Mayor Istvan Tarlos […]
23/01/2015

OLAF probes Budapest development project

Budapest, January 23 (MTI) – The European Union’s anti-fraud office has screened public procurement deals connected to a refurbishment project of central Budapest, for alleged fraud […]
22/07/2014

Tarlós welcomes broadened powers for Budapest mayor

Budapest, July 22 (MTI) – Broadened powers for the mayor of Budapest will allow the city’s management to be less constrained, István Tarlós, the current mayor, […]
06/01/2014

Budapest mayor lifts smog alert

Budapest, January 6 (MTI) – Budapest Mayor István Tarlós on Monday lifted a smog alert in the capital after weather conditions had improved, the mayor’s office […]