Budapest’s Investigative Committee Suspects Corruption in Former Fidesz Leadership Estate Dealings More than 1,200 municipality-owned apartments were privatized at a significantly discounted price in downtown Budapest between 2014 and 2018 during... 2022.04.22.
Budapest Assembly Approves Measures to Help Ukraine Refugees The Budapest municipal assembly on Wednesday approved several measures aimed at helping refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. The municipal... 2022.04.14.
Budapest Assembly Approves Purchase of New Trolley Buses Budapest's municipal assembly on Wednesday approved the purchase of 48 new low-floor trolley buses by the end of 2023. Under... 2021.10.28.
Karácsony Issues Decree on Rules of Budapest Citizens’ Initiative Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has issued a decree detailing the rules of a citizens' initiative which the capital's residents can... 2021.02.25.
Karácsony: Former Mayors Demszky, Tarlós Recognised for their Achievements Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Thursday that former mayors Gábor Demszky and István Tarlós have been recognised for their... 2020.10.01.
After Gov’t Decree, Budapest Assembly Votes to Nix Further Construction, but Gov’t Denies Extra Building Plans Following that out of the blue, the central government voted on Tuesday to strip the capital of its authority over... 2020.10.01.
Coronavirus: Budapest Tightens Mask-Wearing Rules, Introduces Fines At a special session of Budapest's City Assembly on Monday, summoned by Gergely Karácsony, councillors voted to tighten regulations on... 2020.09.15.
Budapest Assembly to Investigate Suspected Cases of Corruption The Budapest city assembly is setting up a committee to investigate suspected cases of corruption in recent years. The leftist... 2020.06.24.
Coronavirus: Fidesz Calls on Budapest Leadership to Help Save Struggling Local Businesses The ruling alliance of Fidesz and the Christian Democrats has called on Budapest's leadership to help save local businesses hit... 2020.04.16.
Coronavirus: Constructive Meeting between Gov’t and Local Council Leaders The government views local councils as partners in the fight against the novel coronavirus, the head of the Prime Minister's... 2020.04.08.
Gov’t and Budapest Agree Theater Deal The government and Budapest's municipal leadership signed an agreement on Monday on the running of the capital city's theaters. The... 2020.04.07.
Budapest Mayor Allocates HUF 3 Billion for ‘Budapest Allowance’ The Mayor of Budapest has decided to allocate almost 3 billion forints (EUR 8.5m) for the purpose of paying a... 2020.03.27.
Coronavirus: Mayor Karácsony Takes over Budapest Assembly Tasks and Competencies During the state of emergency introduced as a response to the new coronavirus epidemic, Mayor Gergely Karácsony will take over... 2020.03.24.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Budapest Theater Directors Appointed under Double Political Pressure A right-wing columnist castigates the Budapest Mayor for taking what he calls politically motivated decisions against the advice of a... 2020.02.28.
Budapest Assembly Adopts 2020 Budget, Chain Bridge Renovation to Begin The Budapest Assembly on Wednesday adopted the municipality's 2020 budget. Revenue is set at just over 284 billion forints (EUR... 2020.02.27.
Liget Project: Budapest Assembly Bans Construction in City Park The municipal assembly of Budapest on Wednesday banned any further construction within the Liget Project, which involves plans to build... 2020.02.27.
Two Socialist Budapest District Mayors Leave MSZP to Join DK The Socialist mayors of two Budapest districts have decided to quit their party and join the Democratic Coalition (DK), the... 2020.02.21.
New Budapest Coordination Council Főét Founded A new municipal interest coordination council (Főét) held its founding session on Tuesday. The three-party body comprises representatives of five... 2020.02.12.
Budapest Assembly Votes for Review of Chain Bridge Reconstruction Plans to Cut Costs A municipal review of Chain Bridge reconstruction plans aimed at cutting costs got the go-ahead from Budapest city lawmakers on... 2020.01.29.
Who Will Pay Remaining HUF 20 Billion Cost of Pannon Park Biodome? The Budapest local government doesn't want and cannot pay the rest of the money needed for the completion of the Biodome, a flashy... 2019.12.19.
Budapest Assembly Votes to Set up Municipal Interest Coordination Council Budapest's assembly on Wednesday unanimously voted to set up a three-party municipal interest coordination council (Főét). The Főét will be... 2019.12.11.
