Another Renewed Budapest Metro Section Reopens A central stretch of Budapest's Metro 3, covering Kálvin Square, Corvin, and Semmelweis Klinikák, reopened on Saturday. The opening of... 2022.05.15.
IOC Vice-President: ‘Hungary should bid to host Olympic Games’ The Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suggested that Hungary should bid to host the Summer Olympics. Juan... 2022.05.03.
Budapest Leadership Found Out about World Aquatics Championships from Media Ambrus Kiss, the Deputy Mayor General of Budapest, said that the Budapest municipality was not informed about the 2022 World... 2022.02.08.
Budapest Assembly Concludes City Hall Investigation, Finds No Evidence of Alleged “Commission System” The municipal assembly of Budapest's committee examining alleged plans to sell City Hall, produced a report on the investigations on... 2022.01.25.
Police Hold House Searches in City Hall Case, Budapest Mayor Speaks of Fidesz’s ‘Russian Methods’ The police conducted searches at the homes of Budapest deputy mayor Ambrus Kiss, and the Chief Notary and Budapest Capital... 2021.12.14.
Budapest Threatens to Halt Public Transport on Thursday if Gov’t Continues to Withhold Payment If the government won't provide Budapest with some HUF 12 billion (EUR 32.4 million) for running public transport, the leadership... 2021.11.23.
Budapest Leadership Says Plan to Sell City Hall was Taken Off Table Long Ago As a new recording was leaked in connection with the sale of City Hall, Budapest's leadership hasn't ruled out that... 2021.11.11.
Budapest Sues German Supplier after E-ticket Implementation Failure German electronic ticketing system supplier, Scheidt & Bachmann, will be sent to international arbitration by Budapest Transport Center (BKK) following... 2021.09.13.
Rác Baths Now Belong to Company Operating Budapest’s Public Spas Budapest's landmark Rac Baths and the adjoining hotel are now the property of Budapest Gyógyfürdői es Hévizei (BGYH) Zrt. and... 2021.08.05.
Karácsony: Budapest Pays Four Times More Tax Now than Under Fidesz-backed Tarlós Budapest pays more tax than the government support it receives, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Facebook on Monday in... 2021.02.16.
Fidesz: Chain Bridge Revamp to Cost Huf 5 Bn More than Previous Leadership’s Plan Construction company A-Híd's renovation of Budapest's landmark Chain Bridge will cost 5 billion forints more than it would have done... 2021.01.20.
Affected Hungarian Politicians Asked about Chinese Surveillance Database The name of many Hungarian politicians, diplomats, and their families appeared in a recently leaked database created by a mysterious... 2020.10.15.
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.
Fidesz Slams Municipal Council for Delays in Chain Bridge Revamp Decisions The Budapest group of ruling Fidesz slammed the Municipal Council for not making "the most important decisions" connected to the... 2020.07.20.
Govt Official: Budapest Losing Development Funds Due to Karácsony’s ‘Blunders’ Budapest is losing significant developments and funding due to "blundering" on the part of Mayor Gergely Karácsony, a government official... 2020.07.17.
Gov’t to Take Away Chain Bridge From Budapest Leadership? The blame game that started a few months ago, continues between the government and the opposition leadership of the capital... 2020.07.07.
After Facing Corruption Allegations, Former Budapest Mayor Tarlós Urges Police to Investigate Cases Former Fidesz-backed Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has filed charges against all eight cases in which the current opposition-led Budapest city... 2020.07.02.
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.
Blame Game About Chain Bridge Renovation Delay The condition of the Chain Bridge is deteriorating, and its renovation must begin without delay, each political party says. However,... 2020.06.19.
Budapest Leadership Considers “Brick Tickets” to Finance Chain Bridge Renovation As funds are scarce, Budapest leadership is considering the additional implementation of "brick tickets" for the Chain Bridge renovation, Deputy... 2020.06.17.
Former Budapest Mayor Tarlós: A Mayor Cannot Escape from Responsibility After an elderly home in Budapest got hit by the coronavirus epidemic, a strong debate over the political liability arose... 2020.04.16.
