Inside View

Competition

‘Constant Dialogue’ Makes Client Workflows Smoother, More Efficient

The BBJ speaks with Gábor Fülöp, Telenor Hungary’s Business Sales and Marketing Director, about the services the company offers businesses...

Deals

New Name, Same Dedication to Service

László Vágó, CEO of NEO Property Services, talks to the Budapest Business Journal about his company’s change of name, its...

Competition

Hungarian Competition Authority Acting Efficiently for Consumers

Misleading business-to-consumer information may lead to significant fines. Two recent decisions of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) prove that it...

Competition

Taxation of e-commerce

People spend time daily on the internet for work, study, and entertainment, which calls for life e-commerce, offering a great...

Analysis

Controversies Around the New Copyright Directive

After long debate, the EU’s new and controversial Copyright Directive was recently adopted by the Parliament and the Council of...

Awards

‘Land Safely’ With Your PV Investment in Hungary

The sudden boom in solar PV investments in Hungary raises a series of legal questions....

Weather

Risk Benefits to Using Transactional Insurance in M&A Transactions

I’ve been a transactional lawyer for 13 years, and the first time I encountered transactional insurance was in 2011. Until...

Issues

How Disastrous Can Early Termination of a Fixed-Term Lease Be?

Did you receive an offer for a new lease with more favorable terms than those of your actual lease? Do...

Office Market

Szervita Square Building: Perfect Office and Retail Hub

Straddling between being the most modern structure in downtown Budapest and fitting into a historic urban environment, Szervita Square Building...

Banking

Motivation of Employees by Stocks

At the time of total re-legislation of the cafeteria taxation, employers are actively seeking new instruments for the remuneration of...

Banking

Taxation that follows postings

Employment posting questions emerge in both short- and long-term relations. In practice, long term-postings are usually handled by the HR...

Tourism

Foreign Employees in Hungary: a Solution to Workforce Shortage?

Nowadays, lots of businesses struggle to fill vacant positions due to a general workforce shortage. Could importing foreign workers be...

Industrial

Airport City Logistic Park: new phase success

The E-F hall is the newest “big-box” building of CPI Property Group’s Airport City Logistics Park, completion of which will...

Competition

Schoenherr CEE experts advise Telenor on sale of regional assets to PPF Group

The Hungarian media has been abuzz with reports about major telecom acquisitions since last year. One of the major transactions...

Competition

The New EU Geo-blocking Regulation and why it Affects You

As of December 3, 2018, the EU Geo-blocking Regulation will apply. The regulation is relevant for all traders actively offering...

Inside View

Investing in Hungary’s Wind Renaissance: What Wind Tender Means for Stakeholders

Hungary has launched its most ambitious wind energy initiative in nearly two decades, opening a new chapter in the country’s...

Inside View

Energy Efficiency Also a Tax Opportunity

Diversifying Hungary’s energy supply has been on the agenda for years. The rapid expansion of solar power is a major...

Inside View

The Price of Medicine: How Discrediting a Competitor Became EUR 1 bln Competition law Risk

EU competition law does not prohibit a company from being a market leader; a dominant position can be a natural...

Inside View

Transfer Pricing Remains a Perennial Pharma Industry Issue: New Regulations Bring Fresh Challenges

Transfer pricing obligations in the pharmaceutical industry are considerably more complex than most other sectors. R&D activities, licensing and intellectual...

Tourism

We Must Offer High Culture Instead of Luxury

Budapest’s USP card may be its ability to attract affluent, culturally receptive upper-middle class travelers who return regularly because of...

Inside View

Pay Transparency: A Practical Tool for Comparing the Value of Different Roles

Although it is now clear that the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into Hungarian law has stalled, and...

Inside View

Energy Investment in Hungary: Sectors, Returns, and the Legal Infrastructure That Makes it Possible

Hungary has rewritten its electricity story in under a decade, and the numbers reward a careful reading. Solar, negligible in...

Inside View

Europe’s new Insolvency Rulebook: What it Means for Hungary

One of the long-standing shortcomings of EU economic integration has been the fragmentation of substantive insolvency law. With the adoption...

Inside View

Cyber Resilience Act: Companies Face First 2026 deadline

The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is set to shift cybersecurity from an IT concern to a product-compliance obligation. It...

Inside View

From Pay Reporting to Litigation Risk: The Impact of the EU Pay Transparency Directive

By 7 June 2026, Member States must transpose Directive (EU) 2023/970, which aims to strengthen transparency in equal pay between...

Inside View

Hungary’s Proposed Insolvency Regime: What Would the Draft Law Change?

A recently published draft law would fundamentally reshape how struggling businesses navigate financial distress, unifying two existing procedures into a...

Inside View

Sci-Fi Today: Tax Returns Entrusted to Machines

Just as administration, workflows, finances, and, indeed, almost every aspect of our lives are undergoing unprecedented transformation, the world of...

Inside View

Advantages of Hungarian Trust Asset Management Also Available to Foreigners

Although many people in the Hungarian market are already familiar with the trust asset management system, foreign investors and wealthy...

Inside View

Mind the 5%: Getting Ahead of Gender Pay Gap Rules in Hungary

It is widely known that by the summer of 2026, it will be mandatory to apply the principle of equal...

Inside View

Adaptive Reuse of Existing Office Building Stock: Legal Pitfalls

Hungary’s new Architecture Act reframes how projects are conceived, designed, approved, and protected. It elevates sustainability and heritage protection to...

Investing in Hungary’s Wind Renaissance: What Wind Tender Means for Stakeholders

Hungary has launched its most ambitious wind energy initiative in nearly two decades, opening a new chapter in the country’s...

Energy Efficiency Also a Tax Opportunity

Diversifying Hungary’s energy supply has been on the agenda for years. The rapid expansion of solar power is a major...

The Price of Medicine: How Discrediting a Competitor Became EUR 1 bln Competition law Risk

EU competition law does not prohibit a company from being a market leader; a dominant position can be a natural...

Transfer Pricing Remains a Perennial Pharma Industry Issue: New Regulations Bring Fresh Challenges

Transfer pricing obligations in the pharmaceutical industry are considerably more complex than most other sectors. R&D activities, licensing and intellectual...

We Must Offer High Culture Instead of Luxury

Budapest’s USP card may be its ability to attract affluent, culturally receptive upper-middle class travelers who return regularly because of...

Pay Transparency: A Practical Tool for Comparing the Value of Different Roles

Although it is now clear that the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into Hungarian law has stalled, and...

Energy Investment in Hungary: Sectors, Returns, and the Legal Infrastructure That Makes it Possible

Hungary has rewritten its electricity story in under a decade, and the numbers reward a careful reading. Solar, negligible in...

Europe’s new Insolvency Rulebook: What it Means for Hungary

One of the long-standing shortcomings of EU economic integration has been the fragmentation of substantive insolvency law. With the adoption...

Cyber Resilience Act: Companies Face First 2026 deadline

The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is set to shift cybersecurity from an IT concern to a product-compliance obligation. It...

From Pay Reporting to Litigation Risk: The Impact of the EU Pay Transparency Directive

By 7 June 2026, Member States must transpose Directive (EU) 2023/970, which aims to strengthen transparency in equal pay between...

Hungary’s Proposed Insolvency Regime: What Would the Draft Law Change?

A recently published draft law would fundamentally reshape how struggling businesses navigate financial distress, unifying two existing procedures into a...

Sci-Fi Today: Tax Returns Entrusted to Machines

Just as administration, workflows, finances, and, indeed, almost every aspect of our lives are undergoing unprecedented transformation, the world of...

Advantages of Hungarian Trust Asset Management Also Available to Foreigners

Although many people in the Hungarian market are already familiar with the trust asset management system, foreign investors and wealthy...

Mind the 5%: Getting Ahead of Gender Pay Gap Rules in Hungary

It is widely known that by the summer of 2026, it will be mandatory to apply the principle of equal...

Adaptive Reuse of Existing Office Building Stock: Legal Pitfalls

Hungary’s new Architecture Act reframes how projects are conceived, designed, approved, and protected. It elevates sustainability and heritage protection to...