Budapest offers free public transport to children
The municipal assembly of Budapest decided to make public transport free for users under 14 in a unanimous vote on Wednesday.
Budapest Socialists for athletics championships, Student City
Budapest won’t host World Athletics Championships if student quarter plans axed, city assembly rules
The Budapest metropolitan assembly on Wednesday approved a proposal declaring that the city will not host the 2023 World Athletics Championships if the government approves the construction of a campus for China's Fudan University in place of a students' quarter in the capital's 9th ...
Budapest municipality has no competence in hosting World Athletics Championship, says federation
As the municipality of Budapest is not a signatory to the agreement on the capital city's hosting the World Athletics Championships in 2023, it has no competence in taking decisions concerning the event, the Hungarian Athletics Federation (MASZ) said on Tuesday.
Finance minister: Education spending, family support tripled since 2010
Government funding for public education and family support has tripled since 2010, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said at the inauguration of a new school building in Budapest on Tuesday.
LMP urges pay hike for teachers
DK calls for restoring respect to teaching profession
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will be determined to restore respect to the teaching profession if the party enters government next year, DK's prime ministerial candidate said on Tuesday.
Finance minister: Government spending on higher education at record high
The government is spending more on higher education than ever before, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said at a ceremony at Budapest's Obuda University marking the start of the academic year.
Philip Morris inaugurates HUF 3 billion e-cigarette recycling centre in Hungary
Tobacco company Philip Morris inaugurated a 3 billion forint (EUR 86m) e-cigarette recycling centre in Gyal, on the outskirts of Budapest, on Monday.
Minister: Record 110,000 children in state-sponsored summer camps
A record number of 110,000 children attended state-sponsored Erzsebet camps this summer, the family affairs minister said on Monday.
Karacsony presents honorary citizenship titles, public service awards
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony presented honorary citizen's titles to artists, writers, journalists, politicians and academics, and handed out prizes for public service on Monday.
Gyurcsany: ‘We will sweep current regime from power’
Ferenc Gyurcsany, the leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), vowed on behalf of the allied opposition "to sweep from power" the currently ruling "robbers and traitors of the nation" at next spring's general election and to fight "the current regime's ambition to drive ...
