Based on the order made by the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) VOLÁNBUSZ Ltd. is taking over the operation of bus services in community transport in certain lines in the agglomeration, which have an important role in the Budapest traffic. BKK and VOLÁNBUSZ will provide higher quality services to the population of the capital and the 11 agglomeration settlements with MAN and RABA-VOLVO Accessible Low Floor (ALF) buses also equipped with AC systems.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared a resounding victory for his Fidesz-led conservative alliance on Sunday after getting re-elected for another four years by the Hungarian voters. According to the National Election Office’s preliminary results, based on a count of over 98.97% of the votes, Fidesz-KDNP won 44.54% of the vote, giving the incumbent party a projected 133 seats, in a Parliament of 199 seats.
Altogether 160 delegates from foreign organisations have registered to be present as observers at Hungary’s general election on 6 April, the National Election Office (NVI) said on its website.
The integration of Europe's Roma minority has gained momentum in recent years, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog told a summit meeting in Brussels on Friday. Closing the gap between the Roma and mainstream society requires new solutions, achieved through "a straightforward approach which squares up to reality," the Minister added.
Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér has recognised four settlements that have launched new public work programmes.
On 3 April 2014, Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Szabolcs Takács met a group of volunteers who worked in Maidan Square in Kiev during the recent riots in the Ukrainian capital.
The Visegrád Group’s expansion is not on the agenda, Hungarian foreign affairs spokesman Gábor Kaleta stated, responding to a suggestion by Slovenian President Borut Pahor that Slovenia and Austria would in future participate in V4 meetings.
The 9th district of Budapest inaugurated on Thursday the renewed and expanded “Pixie House” nursery. The nursery had its existing 40 places refurbished and an additional 28 were created at a total cost of 168 million forints (EUR 547,000), Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész said at the inauguration.
One of the key strategic goals of the Government is to turn Hungary into an R&D hub within Europe, and to this end special attention will be paid to supporting FDI, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the presentation ceremony for the “Award for Successful Enterprises” held in the building of the Ministry for National Economy in Budapest.
The recently renovated Royal Garden Pavilion or Castle Bazaar at the foot of the Buda Castle will host two major exhibitions in the near future: am exhibition gathering the works of famous Hungarian painter Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka this summer and a memorial exhibition marking the beginning of World War I next year, Government Commissioner László L. Simon said at a press event on Thursday in Budapest.