Mayor Karácsony Under Fire for Planned Changes to Budapest Transport Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, recently announced a series of measures that will bring radical changes to transport in... 2021.08.30.
Budapest Mayor’s Plan to Veto Hosting of 2023 World Athletics Championships Generates Outcry Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has caused a huge uproar after he announced that he will veto the 2023 Budapest Athletics... 2021.08.27.
Karácsony Pushes for Free Public Transport for Under-14s Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony on Thursday proposed making public transport free for children under the age of 14. Addressing a... 2021.08.27.
Budapest Prepares for Redesigning Danube Embankment Area The head of the Budapest Public Transportation Centre (BKK) Katalin Walter on Thursday met with the representatives of companies that... 2021.08.26.
Karácsony Targets Withdrawal of Budapest’s Approval to Host 2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest's mayor will propose to the Budapest general assembly a withdraw of its approval for the city to host the... 2021.08.26.
Budapest Public Transport Operator Launches Public Tender for Frankfurt’s Used Trams Budapest public transport operator BKV Zrt. has launched a public procurement tender for the replacement of the aging tram fleet... 2021.08.25.
Budapest May Become Insolvent by Year-End, Deputy Mayor Warns "If we don't intervene right now, the Metropolitan Government will become insolvent by the end of the year," Budapest Deputy... 2021.08.25.
Five-Story Mural in Budapest to Pay Tribute to mRNA Pioneer Katalin Karikó A huge, five-story mural depicting Hungarian-American biochemist Katalin Karikó will be created on a firewall in Budapest to pay tribute... 2021.08.24.
Budapest Council to Carry Out HUF 1 Bn Worth Projects Based on Residents’ Proposals The Budapest metropolitan council will carry out fifteen projects worth a total of one billion forints (EUR 2.9 million) based... 2021.08.24.
Chain Bridge’s Iconic Roaring Lion Statues to be Removed for Renovation Perhaps one of the biggest spectacles to the restoration of Budapest's Széchenyi Chain Bridge is the removal of the first... 2021.08.05.
Fighting Underrepresentation One Statue at a Time – Interview with Borbála Koniorczyk We sat down for a discussion with Borbála Koniorczyk, co-founder and director of Hosszúlépés, a company specializing in unique guided... 2021.08.02.
Budapest Not on UNESCO List of Endangered Heritage Sites UNESCO has not included Budapest in its list of World Heritage Sites in Danger, according to a decision passed by... 2021.07.25.
“A Bite of Heaven” – Pastry of International Eucharistic Congress Elected On the occasion of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Budapest in September 2021, the "Pastry of... 2021.07.22.
Jewish Cultural Festival in Budapest to Be Held Aug 22-29 Budapest's Jewish Cultural Festival will be held at five venues between August 22 and 25, and will feature concerts, thematic... 2021.07.21.
Pope Francis to Meet President Áder, PM Orbán in September Pope Francis will meet Hungarian President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on September 12 in Budapest, the day... 2021.07.21.
Huge Storm Hits Budapest Within just a short time, emergency services were alerted to almost 50 locations in Budapest and its surrounding areas as... 2021.07.19.
Hungary’s Chain Bridge Renovation: Restoring a Monument – Photos! It is now exactly one month ago that the historic Chain Bridge was closed off from the public, the Centre... 2021.07.16.
International Volunteers to Clean up Budapest Jewish Cemetery An international group of young volunteers will visit Budapest next week to help clean up the Kozma Street Jewish cemetery,... 2021.07.15.
Many of Hungary’s Elderly Face Low Antibody Levels With Sinopharm The results of large-scale antibody tests from both the Municipality of Budapest and Semmelweis University have become available. The most... 2021.07.14.
Fidesz Calls on Budapest Mayor to Investigate Danube Boat Procurement Tender Hungary's ruling Fidesz has called on Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony to order an investigation into the public procurement process of... 2021.07.14.
Budapest Offers Living Accommodations to Homeless Elderly People 25 elderly, formerly homeless people have been provided living accommodations by the Municipality of Budapest. In a Facebook post, Budapest... 2021.07.13.
