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Uber is planning a comeback to Budapest through a partnership with Főtaxi, after their 2016 exit. Meanwhile, taxi drivers are pushing for another fare increase.

Theories are rising among conservative circles as to why would the government put itself into a disadvantaged position regarding such a crucial post.

The way for cities today to protect their values is by “tearing down walls and building bridges”, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony on Wednesday told an internat

The message of European Mobility Week is that Budapest is not just made up of motorists, cyclists and public transport passengers, but also residents who want t

Bins in the capital are filling up fast as a result of a strike action by waste collectors, but as always, a political blame-game was guaranteed to follow.

Budapest Assembly's committee investigating the City Hall case, began working. Karácsony considers it obvious that the case is politically motivated.

Dalai Lama, Uyghur martyrs, Free Hongkong would be the new public street names around the future site of Fudan University after the opposition mayor's move.

Press Roundup: Karácsony Launches His Movement Hungarian press roundup by budapost.eu Népszava’s Róbert Friss finds the idea of 99 extremely promising. The mere alliance of the disparate parties of the opposition, he explains, cannot guarantee the end of Fidesz rule in next year’s election. A positive image of the future is also necessary and that is precisely what Karácsony’s movement offers, by announcing its intention to serve the 99 per cent majority against a tiny ruling minorit...

Commentators react to Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony’s admission that his English is not good enough to participate in international negotiations.

Press Roundup: Chinese Fudan University to Build Campus in Budapest Hungarian press roundup by budapost.eu Magyar Narancs in a first page editorial lambasts the government’s plan to finance the campus from Chinese state loans. The left-liberal weekly thinks that such loans are beneficial only for China – and to the corrupt government officials who approve them. Magyar Narancs recalls that Montenegro has been begging the EU for help so that its governments can repay its own huge Chinese lo...