Inside View

Competition

Employment in Healthcare

In the recent years, Hungarian healthcare providers (hospitals, clinics) have been confronted with a significant human resource crisis....

Retail

AI: Control it or be Controlled

Governments and industry recognize that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is opening up transformational opportunities in all areas of human activity. At...

Telco

Magyar Suzuki’s Esztergom Facility to Become a Smart Factory

A new, multi-phase innovation development project has begun at Magyar Suzuki’s factory. The HUF 5.3 billion R&D project supported by...

Issues

It’s always dawn raid season – but now also for transactions

The Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) has never shied away from using its most effective investigative tool: the dawn raid. Since...

Competition

GDPR Considerations in M&A Transactions

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on May 25 and introduced unified EU rules on personal data...

Pharma

New measures to support the establishment and expansion of R&D centers

The Hungarian government introduced a new R&D cash incentive under its VIP cash grant system for large enterprises in 2017...

Awards

PropTech Already at the Doorstep of Real Estate Business

BlabDroids are tiny cute robots asking strange questions such as: “What would you do if there were no laws?” Terrible...

Deals

Horizon Development Announces Bentley Home Partnership at EXPO REAL

Last week’s EXPO REAL featured a truly engaging Budapest-stand with numerous projects presented by developers active in the capital and...

Awards

REITs as Real Estate Developers: New Rules to Promote Investors’ Confidence

The Hungarian Parliament has adopted new rules on the real estate investment trust (“REIT”), supporting the establishment of more such...

Office Market

New Law On Remodeling Commercial Buildings

Due to new legislative amendments, the number of cases in which a special permit is required for work on commercial...

Office Market

Creating Value by Making the Most of Smart and Green

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups is driven by a strong commitment to have a...

Awards

Key Factors of Employee Retention in the Real Estate Sector

The recruitment and retention of well-qualified employees is a growing concern for experts in the real estate sector....

Awards

Altering the energy market and the rise of the state. Legal safeguard for foreign owners of energy assets?

The Hungarian state is well on track to implementing one of its primary energy policy goals: strengthening its position in...

Sustainability

Future of 5% VAT on residential properties in Hungary

The reduced 5% VAT rate on residential properties undeniably played an important role in strengthening the real estate industry. Although...

Office Market

Skanska’s Journey to green

Skanska, the Sweden-based multinational construction and development company, embedded green thinking into its culture and ways of working. András Schmidt,...

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...