Christian Keszthelyi

Tourism

Report: More than 5,000 refugees arrive to Hungary by noon

From midnight until noon today, an estimated 5,353 refugees arrived in Hungary from Serbia, the Hungarian Police announced today, according...

Crops

Rogán: EU’s immigration policy needs to be revised

The European Unionʼs immigration policy needs to be revised, given that the Dublin regulation, for example, is a failure, Hungary’s ruling...

Crops

Police bus refugees from Röszke; destination unknown

Hungarian Police cleared out the collecting center for refugees at Röszke overnight, asking volunteers to wake sleeping refugees, who were...

Tourism

Rise in refugee entries before new law kicks in tomorrow

Sunday saw a record number of 5,809 refugees arrive in Hungary from Serbia, and over the course of the weekend...

Interview

Three demos protest governmentʼs hard line on refugees

Opposition to the governmentʼs refugee policy was the subject of two demonstrations in Budapest today and a gathering outside of...

Social

Another demo scheduled for this evening

Another demonstration by NGO Migration Aid is being organized, this evening entitled: “Not in My Name II”, after thousands of...

Visits

Orbán: Schengen could be in danger

Commenting on the escalating refugee crisis, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote in the guest commentary of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,...

Visits

Orbán: Hungary is following EU rules on asylum

Hungary has done everything it can to comply with the rules of the European Union in the handling of the...

Deals

Refugees pack trains at Keleti, but they will be stopped

The Hungarian Police disappeared from Budapest’s Keleti Railway Station and refugees have been flocking onto trains, despite the fact that...

Transport

MÁV halts international trains

As of today, no direct trains will depart from Budapest bound for Western Europe, Hungarian State Railways MÁV said in...

EU

Maizière: Hungary should receive help, not only judgement

Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière, Germany’s Federal Minister of the Interior, said that Hungary should not simply be judged, but...

Tourism

Kovács: Hungary has been made a ‘scapegoat’

Hungary’s government spokesperson Zoltán Kovács objected to Hungary being made the “scapegoat” of Europe’s migrant crisis, a mantle he rejects...

History

Healthcare workers close bridge in protest

Hungarian healthcare workers held an impromptu demonstration and blocked Budapest’s Erzsébet bridge this morning to protest low wages nurses receive in...

Deals

Report: Budapest to build ‘temporary communal zone’

Budapest’s General Assembly has agreed to spend HUF 373 mln on receiving refugees, by establishing a central “temporary communal zone”...

History

Report: EC calls on to Hungary to ‘adhere to European norms’

While the European Commission called on Hungary to “adhere to European norms” in connection with its handling of refugees, the...

Analysis

Done Well, 4-day Week Could Boost Productivity, Employee Happiness

At face value, a four-day workweek looks tempting for the employee, but what about the employer? It could significantly benefit...

Manufacturing

Ganz Intelligent Solutions Launches new Tech for Transformers

Storied Hungarian manufacturer Ganz has introduced new technology that helps transformers reach their peak performance, saving costs and contributing towards...

Analysis

Banks Enjoy Digital Advances, Serving Increasingly Tech-savvy Customers

If anything, the adage of technology disrupting every industry is amplified in banking. Beyond the usual suspects of AI and...

Analysis

Economic Strains Grow, but Banks Will Weather the Storm

Rising inflation, the escalating energy crisis, interest rate freezes, and extra taxes have increased the strain on banks operating in...

Automotive

Global Energy Crisis Increases Electric Vehicle Expenditure

With motorists eyeing greener transport options, electric vehicles are gaining ground in Hungary. Yet, driving a pure EV has gotten...

Analysis

Chameleon Smart Home Solutions Developer Enters BSE Xtend

Innovative home solutions are rising in Hungary, even if the market lags internationally. Chameleon Smart Home Plc. recently floated its...

Automotive

Investment Prospects from China to Lift Automotive Sector in 2023

2023 comes with a challenging outlook, and the automotive industry seems likely to remain vulnerable to economic headwinds. However, for...

Analysis

SSCs Mature Into GBSs as They Provide Higher Added-value Functions

As shared services centers have graduated to business services centers and now, increasingly, to global business services centers, the industry’s...

Automotive

AutoWallis’s new Partnership, Acquisition Boosts 2023 Business Outlook

In less than 24 hours, the AutoWallis Group announced an acquisition (and hence entrance to anew market) and asustainable energy...

Telco

Consolidating Telcos Battle Challenges as Data Thirst Grows

The consolidating Hungarian telecommunications market is shaped by a handful of drivers mainly fuelled by technological advancement, changing customer behavior,...

Automotive

Speeding Automotive Sector Lifts Industrial Output but Future ‘Uncertain’

The automotive sector, Hungary’s leading manufacturing segment, has shown accelerated growth recently, boosting the headline industrial figure. While the improved...

Sustainability

Green Transition Comes with Challenges, Many Long-term Benefits

As Europe grapples with its energy crisis, more businesses in Hungary are thinking about making their operations greener and more...

Analysis

Challenges Await in Booming IT Integrators’ Market

The pandemic gave a much-needed push for businesses toward digital transformation, which has lifted the profile of IT integrators and...

Automotive

Incentives Boost E-car Adoption but Raise tax Uncertainties

Incentives and benefits created to bolster the broader adoption of electric vehicles are helping lift sales. But as rules and...

Telco

Normalizing 5G Sentiment Opens way to Expanding Services

Even as the Hungarian market is getting used to fifth-generation technology on the residential side of the business, the corporate...

Done Well, 4-day Week Could Boost Productivity, Employee Happiness

At face value, a four-day workweek looks tempting for the employee, but what about the employer? It could significantly benefit...

Ganz Intelligent Solutions Launches new Tech for Transformers

Storied Hungarian manufacturer Ganz has introduced new technology that helps transformers reach their peak performance, saving costs and contributing towards...

Banks Enjoy Digital Advances, Serving Increasingly Tech-savvy Customers

If anything, the adage of technology disrupting every industry is amplified in banking. Beyond the usual suspects of AI and...

Economic Strains Grow, but Banks Will Weather the Storm

Rising inflation, the escalating energy crisis, interest rate freezes, and extra taxes have increased the strain on banks operating in...

Global Energy Crisis Increases Electric Vehicle Expenditure

With motorists eyeing greener transport options, electric vehicles are gaining ground in Hungary. Yet, driving a pure EV has gotten...

Chameleon Smart Home Solutions Developer Enters BSE Xtend

Innovative home solutions are rising in Hungary, even if the market lags internationally. Chameleon Smart Home Plc. recently floated its...

Investment Prospects from China to Lift Automotive Sector in 2023

2023 comes with a challenging outlook, and the automotive industry seems likely to remain vulnerable to economic headwinds. However, for...

SSCs Mature Into GBSs as They Provide Higher Added-value Functions

As shared services centers have graduated to business services centers and now, increasingly, to global business services centers, the industry’s...

AutoWallis’s new Partnership, Acquisition Boosts 2023 Business Outlook

In less than 24 hours, the AutoWallis Group announced an acquisition (and hence entrance to anew market) and asustainable energy...

Consolidating Telcos Battle Challenges as Data Thirst Grows

The consolidating Hungarian telecommunications market is shaped by a handful of drivers mainly fuelled by technological advancement, changing customer behavior,...

Speeding Automotive Sector Lifts Industrial Output but Future ‘Uncertain’

The automotive sector, Hungary’s leading manufacturing segment, has shown accelerated growth recently, boosting the headline industrial figure. While the improved...

Green Transition Comes with Challenges, Many Long-term Benefits

As Europe grapples with its energy crisis, more businesses in Hungary are thinking about making their operations greener and more...

Challenges Await in Booming IT Integrators’ Market

The pandemic gave a much-needed push for businesses toward digital transformation, which has lifted the profile of IT integrators and...

Incentives Boost E-car Adoption but Raise tax Uncertainties

Incentives and benefits created to bolster the broader adoption of electric vehicles are helping lift sales. But as rules and...

Normalizing 5G Sentiment Opens way to Expanding Services

Even as the Hungarian market is getting used to fifth-generation technology on the residential side of the business, the corporate...