Several passengers fell ill on Budapest’s newly procured Mercedes Citaro buses last week as the windows on the second-hand vehicles cannot be opened and the air-conditioning system is not functioning. Passengers complained that the air-conditioning system does not work or that it blows hot air into the buses. more »

In the presence of government commissioner Dr. Ferenc Zumbok the completion of the first phase of the touristic development of the Esterházy Palace in Fertőd has been announced. The costs comprising a total of 1,56 billion HUF were covered by the New Széchenyi Plan. more »

For the next three weeks, filming in Budapest of the new Bruce Willis movie in the Die Hard action series will result in many traffic restrictions in the Capital. These include around the TV headquarters, Vörösmarty út and Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út. Between April 23 and May 14, Budapest will be used as the location for several scenes in the latest film in the hugely successful Die Hard franchise. The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) is pleased that the capital has been selected as a suitable location for the film, a clear indication that Budapest is being chosen for more large-scale film productions. more »