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Budapest General Assembly Approves Metro 3 Revamp
- 30 Jun 2014 6:00 AM
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An agreement on the preparation of preliminary plans for revamping Budapest’s metro line 3 was approved by the Budapest City Council general assembly today. The agreement earmarks 1.2 billion forints (EUR 3.9m) from the local council budget for the revamp and the northern extension of the line. The total costs of the construction this year are projected at 361 million forints.
Video Article: Metro Line 4 Opens In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 11:40 AM
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Budapest's fourth metro line, linking Kelenföld and the Keleti railway stations, opened to the public last Friday. A formal ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós at the Kelenföld terminus. The metro line’s 15 vehicles, each with four wagons, will be controlled automatically, but monitoring will be present during the test phase to ...
Roads, Motorway Sections In Hungary To Be Upgraded By End-2015
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
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The development ministry announced an EU co-financed project to upgrade 314km of roads, including motorway sections, by the end of 2015. The budget planned for the upgrade is 49 billion forints (EUR 158m) provided partly by Brussels and partly by Hungary, the deputy state secretary in charge of infrastructure said.
Ecotourism Megaproject On Hortobágy Plain In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
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An EU-funded ecotourism megaproject costing over 2 billion forints (EUR 6.5 million) is beginning on the Hortobágy Plain of southeast Hungary thanks to cooperation between the local fishery, gene preservation company and national park, it was announced on Wednesday at the project launch organised in the famous Hortobágy Tavern.
Budapest Széll Kálmán Square ’s Rebuild Over Budget
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
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Rebuilding Szell Kálmán (formerly Moskva) Square in Buda is expected to end up costing up to 5 billion forints (EUR 166m) as opposed to the official 1.5 billion estimate, daily Népszabadság said on Wednesday.
Renovation Of Budapest Keleti Railway Station Unlikely Before 2023
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
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It is unlikely that Budapest’s dilapidated Keleti international railway station will be renovated before 2023, business daily Napi Gazdaság said. Citing the National Infrastructure Development Company, the paper said a project to relay tracks must be completed by 2020, the end of the next European Union budgetary period, before the station’s renovation can take place.
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
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In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Public Money Spent On Dangerous And Hardly Usable Bicycle Roads In Budapest
- 12 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
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Several bicycle roads have been built from a 50 billion HUF (~170 million EUR) EU budget – but some of them are unusable. After a few months of secrecy, the National Development Agency published a report about bicycle road development between 2007 – 2013 in Hungary. In summary, there were 773 partly or entirely bicycling-related projects, which resulted in 1670 km bicycle roads or other related ...
Public Transport Festivals In Budapest And Szeged, Hungary
- 3 May 2013 9:00 AM
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Public transport festivals can brighten the worn-out brand of public transport. This kind of relatively low-budget marketing tool can win the hearts and minds of the general public – and not just children! Building on great traditions, especially vintage vehicles are beloved.
Budapest General Assembly Approves Metro 3 Revamp
- 30 Jun 2014 6:00 AM
- getting around
An agreement on the preparation of preliminary plans for revamping Budapest’s metro line 3 was approved by the Budapest City Council general assembly today. The agreement earmarks 1.2 billion forints (EUR 3.9m) from the local council budget for the revamp and the northern extension of the line. The total costs of the construction this year are projected at 361 million forints.
Video Article: Metro Line 4 Opens In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 11:40 AM
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Budapest's fourth metro line, linking Kelenföld and the Keleti railway stations, opened to the public last Friday. A formal ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós at the Kelenföld terminus. The metro line’s 15 vehicles, each with four wagons, will be controlled automatically, but monitoring will be present during the test phase to ...
Roads, Motorway Sections In Hungary To Be Upgraded By End-2015
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
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The development ministry announced an EU co-financed project to upgrade 314km of roads, including motorway sections, by the end of 2015. The budget planned for the upgrade is 49 billion forints (EUR 158m) provided partly by Brussels and partly by Hungary, the deputy state secretary in charge of infrastructure said.
Ecotourism Megaproject On Hortobágy Plain In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
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An EU-funded ecotourism megaproject costing over 2 billion forints (EUR 6.5 million) is beginning on the Hortobágy Plain of southeast Hungary thanks to cooperation between the local fishery, gene preservation company and national park, it was announced on Wednesday at the project launch organised in the famous Hortobágy Tavern.
Budapest Széll Kálmán Square ’s Rebuild Over Budget
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
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Rebuilding Szell Kálmán (formerly Moskva) Square in Buda is expected to end up costing up to 5 billion forints (EUR 166m) as opposed to the official 1.5 billion estimate, daily Népszabadság said on Wednesday.
Renovation Of Budapest Keleti Railway Station Unlikely Before 2023
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
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It is unlikely that Budapest’s dilapidated Keleti international railway station will be renovated before 2023, business daily Napi Gazdaság said. Citing the National Infrastructure Development Company, the paper said a project to relay tracks must be completed by 2020, the end of the next European Union budgetary period, before the station’s renovation can take place.
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
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In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Public Money Spent On Dangerous And Hardly Usable Bicycle Roads In Budapest
- 12 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- getting around
Several bicycle roads have been built from a 50 billion HUF (~170 million EUR) EU budget – but some of them are unusable. After a few months of secrecy, the National Development Agency published a report about bicycle road development between 2007 – 2013 in Hungary. In summary, there were 773 partly or entirely bicycling-related projects, which resulted in 1670 km bicycle roads or other related ...
Public Transport Festivals In Budapest And Szeged, Hungary
- 3 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Public transport festivals can brighten the worn-out brand of public transport. This kind of relatively low-budget marketing tool can win the hearts and minds of the general public – and not just children! Building on great traditions, especially vintage vehicles are beloved.