Budapest

Awards

Allianz acquires Eiffel Square Office Building in Budapest

Allianz Real Estate has acquired the 23,500 sqm Eiffel Square Office Building in Budapest in one of the CEE regionʼs...

Sights

NÉBIH launches campaign against ragweed

The National Food Chain Safety Agency (NÉBIH) launched an intensive communication campaign to pass on important knowledge for defense against...

Food

Average rent HUF 162,000 in Budapest

According to Rentingo, the average price of apartments in the capital was HUF 162,000 in May, rising 9% compared to...

Food

Bulgaria will introduce FiTs for solar systems

The Bulgarian government is planning to re-introduce FiT payments for rooftop photovoltaic (PV) for a year, in a move which...

In Hungary

Lithuania’s GDP contracts in 1st quarter

Lithuania’s economy shrank for the first time since late 2009, second estimates from Statistics Lithuania (LS) show. Gross domestic product...

Tourism

Serbiaʼs GDP grows 5.0% y.o.y. in Q1

Serbiaʼs gross domestic product grew by a real 5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020, the Statistical Office of...

City

Balaton train line to be electrified along northern shore

This year, the planning of the electrification of the Balatonfüred-Tapolca-Keszthely railway line will begin, thus completing the modernization on the...

Sights

Poor rainfall damaging cereal crop outlook

Last week’s rains were not enough to end the drought; rapeseed is in a very bad condition and wheat is...

Conferences

Hungary to join 3SI Investment Fund with EUR 20 mln

Hungary has decided to become a member of the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund, investing EUR 20 million, according to...

Art

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reaches 3,931

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Hungary has increased to 3,931, up 10 compared to yesterday, according to...

Museums

SHARE NOW registers more than 3 mln minutes driven by clients

Car-sharing company SHARE NOW has been operating in the Hungarian market for a year now, registering more than 3 million...

Art

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rises to 3,921

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Hungary has increased to 3,921, up 29 compared to yesterday, according to...

Art

Coronavirus update for Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe

While the number of people infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has risen faster globally in the last week, led...

Conferences

Bulgarian REEF buys 49.99-MW PV park in Spain

Bulgaria-based solar company REEF Development Ltd. has acquired a 49.99-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) park in the Spanish region of Extremadura,...

History

Death tally from COVID-19 reaches 527, more than 2,150 recovered

The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 3,892, according to the latest figures...

History

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Social

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Hotels

Creating Value by Pairing Hotel Character with an International Brand

The Hotel Erzsébet has been renovated and relaunched as the Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest, a member of Radisson Individuals,...

Budapest

MGYOSZ Backs Preparations for Budapest 2036 Olympics Bid

The Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) has endorsed preparations for a Budapest bid to host the 2036 Summer...

Budapest Airport Winter Schedule Adds Marsa Alam and More Flights to Asia and Europe

Budapest Airport's 2026/27 winter schedule, which began on October 25, offers more than 185 destinations and approximately 10% more bookable...

Budapest’s Castle District Proposes Short-Term Rental Ban From 2028

Budapest’s District I council has published a draft decree that would ban short-term rentals in the Buda Castle area from...

Holdvölgy Wines Win Three Gold Medals at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

Tokaj wine estate Holdvölgy has won three gold medals at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles competition in Thuir, France, according...

Hungary Marks 70th Anniversary of 1956 Revolution With Nationwide Commemorations

Commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 revolution and fight for freedom will take place nationwide and abroad Oct....

Genomate Health Wins BE100 Award, Selected for GBP 100,000 Investment

Genomate Health, which conducts Hungarian research and clinical operations through Oncompass Medicine, has won the BE100 Health & Wellness category...

Energy Efficiency and Financing Shape Construction Industry’s Future

Energy efficiency, access to financing and closer cooperation will be critical to the construction industry’s prospects, speakers told HAD Group’s...

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Budapest Mayor Announces ‘Wave of Development Projects’

A “wave of development projects” will begin in Budapest soon, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said this week. Investments will proceed with...

Creating Value by Pairing Hotel Character with an International Brand

The Hotel Erzsébet has been renovated and relaunched as the Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest, a member of Radisson Individuals,...

Budapest Reaches 100 Short CAF Trams as Fleet Expansion Continues

Budapest’s 100th short CAF tram has entered service, marking a milestone in the capital’s fleet renewal program, the Budapest Transport...

Margrethe Vestager to Deliver Keynote at ABSL Forum in Budapest

Margrethe Vestager, former European Commission Executive Vice President and EU Competition Commissioner, will deliver a keynote at the ABSL Forum...

MGYOSZ Backs Preparations for Budapest 2036 Olympics Bid

The Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) has endorsed preparations for a Budapest bid to host the 2036 Summer...

Pizza Hut to Expand Hungarian Network to 31 Restaurants

Pizza Hut plans to open restaurants in Nagykanizsa and Budapest in 2027, expanding its Hungarian network to 31 locations, local...

Budapest Hotels Outperform Regional Rivals Despite Lower Guest Numbers

Budapest’s hotels delivered some of the strongest results in CEE, posting an 81.3% occupancy rate, and leading the region with...