The first winner of the “Un Articolo Per La Camera” writing competition, run by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (CCIU), will be named today. 

One of the less well-known aspects of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising will be discussed at a public lecture on October 5.  

The presentation of Open Studios is among the programs of Budapest Design Week, running this year from October 6-15. Visitors to the selected 17 workshops can gain an insight into design and often even manufacturing processes.

Only 5% of the Budapest residents are totally satisfied with the cityʼs cleanliness and one-third are at least somewhat satisfied, according to a recent research by Eurostat, the EUʼs statistical office.

The 17th edition of the FINA World Masters Championships ended on Sunday evening in Budapest. The championships, for adults aged 25 and over, are held biennially, with competition in all five of FINAʼs disciplines: swimming, diving, water polo, open water swimming, and synchronized swimming.

Among activities connected to the recent Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix, HUF 4 million was collected for the International Children’s Safety Service (Nemzetközi Gyermekmentő Szolgálat, or NGYSZ) with the help of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.

After being beset by repeated delays, renovation of the northern stretch of Budapestʼs Metro 3 line will begin in late October or early November at the latest, while a new tender will be issued for the renovation of the other two stretches, according to economic daily Világgazdaság.

Özyer Group has signed an agreement with Marriott International to launch the acclaimed Luxury Collection brand in Hungary with Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, according to a recent announcement made by Özyer Group.

The construction of the new, 225-meter-long pier adjoining Terminal 2B and related expansion works are progressing well at the capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport, operator Budapest Airport said in a press statement today.

The space at the meeting of Bükköny and Sáfrány streets in Budapest’s District IX was today named Ljubljana Square, after the capital’s General Assembly decided on the move on June 21, according to Hungarian news portal index.hu.

The Hungarian Police has confirmed that all international trains crossing Hungary have been stopped and are being searched in response to a bomb threat, according to Hungarian online news portal index.hu.

Alongside the official FINA mobile application, another app with the name of Budapest 2017 has been launched, chiefly aimed at providing leisure-related information in connection with the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Hungary has been awarded the right to host the 2024 World Short Course Swimming Championships in the capital Budapest, the International Swimming Federation FINA decided yesterday during the 17th World Aquatics Championships, according to reports.

The daily national heat record measured at dawn was broken Tuesday morning, state news wire MTI reported citing the National Meteorological Service (OMSz).

This year for the first time, some 100 business leaders will march together at Budapest Pride, at the initiative of WeAreOpen (Nyitottak vagyunk), a community initiative launched in summer 2013 by Prezi, espell and Google, with Citi as principal sponsor, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

On the occasion of the 22nd Budapest Pride Festival, the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section forwarded a Joint Press Release to the Budapest Business Journal today, issued by a host of embassies in Hungary ahead of the annual Budapest Pride march this Saturday, July 8.

Hungarian Olympic swimming champion Katinka Hosszú has established an association for professional swimmers, recruiting 30 members already, with the intention of giving athletes more say in how the sport is run, according to Reuters.

Budapest Airport, the operator of the capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport, has recently added 1,000 new parking spaces to its parking lot near Terminal 2 of the airport, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal. 

The Budapest Public Area Maintenance Company (FKF) has been roaming Budapest with twenty sprinkler vehicles in recent weeks, using a daily 3,500-3,800 cubic meters of water to cool roads in the summer heat, according to a report by business news site Mfor.hu.

Labor shortages, which experts say are becoming graver than ever in several Hungarian sectors, have reached the bus drivers of Budapest public transport company BKV, according to a report by household finance news portal Pénzcentrum.