Liget Budapest

28/07/2016

Asbestos found in City Park harmless, says constructor

Budapest, July 27 (MTI) – The asbestos found during recent demolition works in Budapest City Park “does not pose hazard to people living nearby or to […]
21/07/2016

Budapest prosecution to gather further info over incident in City Park

Budapest, July 21 (MTI) – The Budapest prosecutor’s office will gather further information concerning a private complaint over a recent incident in connection with the contested […]
20/07/2016

Plenary on contested Liget project abandoned – UPDATE

Budapest, July 20 (MTI) – The plenary session of parliament initiated by the opposition to debate the contested Liget project has been abandoned for lack of […]
15/07/2016

House speaker calls plenary session over Liget project for July 20

Budapest, July 15 (MTI) – The house speaker has convened a plenary session of parliament for next Wednesday at an opposition sponsored initiative over the contested […]
14/07/2016

Liget project vows to save some trees after protests

Budapest, July 14 (MTI) – The Liget project, a reconstruction of the City Park, will heed to protesters demands and leave all healthy trees in the […]
11/07/2016

DK calls on interior minister to probe security guard actions in City Park

Budapest, July 11 (MTI) – The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) on Monday called on Interior Minister Sandor Pinter to investigate the actions of security guards in […]
08/07/2016

Parliament’s committee addresses Liget project with opposition lawmakers

Budapest, July 8 (MTI) – Parliament’s sustainable development committee on Friday held a hearing on the Liget project, called together by the committee’s head Benedek Sallai […]
08/07/2016

Protesters to get a fair hearing on City Park project, says govt commissioner

Budapest, July 8 (MTI) – The company responsible for building developments in Budapest’s City Park, Városliget Zrt, has organised a forum to hear opinions on the […]
07/07/2016

Protest held at City Park

Budapest, July 6 (MTI) – Hundreds of people protested against a construction project planned at Budapest’s City Park (Városliget) on Wednesday evening, after police removed activists […]
06/07/2016

Liget Budapest – Demolition works start in City Park – Photos – UPDATE

Budapest, June 6 (MTI) – Demolition works have started in Budapest’s City Park in the face of protests by environmentalists. The company responsible for new building […]
02/07/2016

Probe called into City Park construction violence

Budapest, July 2 (MTI) – Városliget Zrt, the company responsible for overseeing the reconstruction of the Transport Museum in Budapest City Park, has called for an […]
30/06/2016

Weekly government press briefing – Hungary to remain Britain’s strategic ally

Budapest, June 30 (MTI) – Hungary aims to remain a strategic ally of Britain, a “strong western power”, government office chief János Lázár told a regular […]
28/06/2016

Police remove protesters against construction in City Park

Budapest, June 28 (MTI) – Budapest police BRFK removed 33 activists from a construction site at the City Park and detained one person on Tuesday. BRFK […]
28/06/2016

LMP voices support for civil protest against City Park construction

Budapest, June 28 (MTI) – The small opposition LMP party has expressed support for civil activists trying to block work under way in Budapest’s City Park […]
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 […]
26/05/2016

This is how the City Park will look like in 2019 – VIDEO

According to origo.hu, the winner of City Park’s landscape architectural contest was announced. They plan on planting more than a thousand new trees and establishing a […]
18/05/2016

Liget Budapest – Hungarian architectural company to design the new building of the Museum of Ethnography – PHOTO GALLERY

According to webradio.hu, the international jury found the Napur Architect Kft. led consortium’s plan the best by common consent, so the Hungarian architectural company will be […]
04/05/2016

Manager urges reluctant mayor to cooperate on Liget Project

Budapest (MTI) – Városliget Zrt, the company managing Liget Project, a scheme involving construction of a museum quarter in Budapest’s City Park, has welcomed a resolution […]
24/04/2016

Civil groups hold protest against Liget Project

Budapest, April 24 (MTI) – Civil groups held a demonstration on Sunday against a development project in the City Park, dubbed the Liget Project, which includes […]