State secretary for developments in the capital Balázs Fürjes is proposing weighing plans to build a tunnel connecting Déli and Nyugati train stations in the city centre, Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

Budapest has moved up seven spots to 32nd place on the latest Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index, an annual ranking of global cities based on visitor volume and spending, Hungarian news agency MTI reported Thursday.

The 2018 edition of the World Press Photo exhibition, located in the National Museum, will be open to the public until October 23, according to the exhibitionʼs official website.

Transavia France will operate a seasonal flight between Budapest and Nantes, starting April 7, 2019, with the French carrierʼs Boeing 737-800 commuting to the city in western France twice a week, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The sixth edition of Budapest Airportʼs Runway Run attracted more than 1,100 runners, representing a new record in the history of the charity fun run event, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The Budapest Public Transport Center (BKK) has signed a framework agreement with employee-owned civil engineering company Főmterv for planning of the renovation of the 5-kilometer M1 Millennium Underground Railway line in Budapest.

This yearʼs Sziget Festival, the annual week-long musical extravaganza on an island in the Danube in Budapest, drew a new record 565,000 visitors, the festival organizers said on Wednesday at the end of the event, national news agency MTI reported.

Budapest is placed relatively high as a liveable city, in 34th place on a list of 140 world cities compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Most European cities earned lower scores.

Hungaryʼs government has discussed a ban on skyscrapers in Budapest to preserve the traditional profile of the capital. However, the ban would not apply to the planned office building of national oil and gas company MOL.

The governing body of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) approved the recommendation that Budapest be declared the preferred European city to host the IAAF World Championships in 2023 at a meeting in Buenos Aires on Friday.

Heineken Hungary and the National Police Force (ORKF) are to sign a letter of intent about curbing drunk driving accidents, with Scottish former F1 driver David Coulthard as the guest of honor.

Hungary might have to repay a substantial part of the EUR 600 million in EU funding it received for the construction of metro line M4 due to the failure to implement a congestion charge in Budapest, according to one NGO.

Ferenc Liszt International Airport is set to host the sixth edition of its Runway Run, with the money raised going to two charity foundations.

The government submitted a bill on priority developments in Budapest on Monday. The bill defines how the state will be involved in major developments in Budapest, including a new Student City and the area of Buda Castle.

Budapest Pride, the annual parade event of the LGBTQ community in Hungary, closed on Saturday without major incidents. This was the 22nd edition of the march, started in 1997.

Fans of padel, a hybrid of tennis and squash, can now enjoy their favorite sport in Hűvösvölgy, in Buda’s District 2.

AccorHotels has opened the country’s first WineStone restaurant in Budapest, with local specialties and wines in focus.

During the ongoing renovation of Budapestʼs metro line M3, the number of people using the MOL BuBi bike-sharing scheme in affected areas has significantly risen, business daily Világgazdaság reported on Wednesday, citing the Center for Budapest Transport (BKK), which operates the scheme.

Budapest Marriott Hotel says it has finished the complete redesign of 363 rooms and suites, along with the fitness area, in the record time of four months. 

Teams in Design Terminal’s latest mentor program have said the Hungarian capital is emerging as an important location for startup firms. Three foreign and three local startups participated in Design Terminal’s 2018 spring mentor program.